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LOCATION:Belém\, Brazil
SUMMARY:COP30 side event: Ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus – leveraging s
 ynergies across frameworks
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:As the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus gains more recognition 
 in international fora\, this side event will examine how UN-Oceans can ass
 ist States in leveraging opportunities for synergies across frameworks and
  instruments\, address interrelated challenges\, and achieve sustainable d
 evelopment. The ocean is a vital component of the climate system and a ke
 y part of climate solutions. It regulates global temperatures and absorbs 
 around 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by human activities. Marine ecos
 ystems play a crucial role in maintaining climate stability and supporting
  the global carbon cycle\, but are impacted by changes in climate. Blue ca
 rbon habitats store carbon and support marine life by providing key breedi
 ng and feeding grounds. As one of the planet’s richest reservoirs of bio
 diversity and largest carbon sink\, the ocean is home to an estimated 500\
 ,000 to 10 million species\, many of which remain to be classified. In add
 ition\, ocean-based activities are essential to achieve sustainable develo
 pment and key to effective climate change adaptation and mitigation action
 . The interlinkages between the ocean\, climate and biodiversity are incr
 easingly mainstreamed in global policy\, legal instruments and frameworks 
 and multilateral processes. Actions that leverage these interlinkages betw
 een existing instruments and frameworks\, such as the BBNJ Agreement and t
 he Paris Agreement\, are critical to maximize impact\, avoid duplication o
 f efforts\, and ensure coherent\, effective responses to the challenges of
  the triple planetary crisis. This side event aims to explore how UN-Ocea
 ns\, an interagency mechanism for cooperation on ocean and coastal matters
 \, through its members\, can support States in leveraging these synergies\
 , including through capacity-building activities.&lt\;p&gt\;As the ocean-c
 limate-biodiversity nexus gains more recognition in international fora\, t
 his side event will examine how UN-Oceans can assist States in leveraging 
 opportunities for synergies across frameworks and instruments\, address in
 terrelated challenges\, and achieve sustainable development.&amp\;nbsp\;&l
 t\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The ocean is a vital component of the climate system 
 and a key part of climate solutions. It regulates global temperatures and 
 absorbs around 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by human activities. Mar
 ine ecosystems play a crucial role in maintaining climate stability and su
 pporting the global carbon cycle\, but are impacted by changes in climate.
  Blue carbon habitats store carbon and support marine life by providing ke
 y breeding and feeding grounds. As one of the planet’s richest reservoir
 s of biodiversity and largest carbon sink\, the ocean is home to an estima
 ted 500\,000 to 10 million species\, many of which remain to be classified
 . In addition\, ocean-based activities are essential to achieve sustainabl
 e development and key to effective climate change adaptation and mitigatio
 n action.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The interlinkages between the 
 ocean\, climate and biodiversity are increasingly mainstreamed in global p
 olicy\, legal instruments and frameworks and multilateral processes. Actio
 ns that leverage these interlinkages between existing instruments and fram
 eworks\, such as the BBNJ Agreement and the Paris Agreement\, are critical
  to maximize impact\, avoid duplication of efforts\, and ensure coherent\,
  effective responses to the challenges of the triple planetary crisis.&amp
 \;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This side event aims to explore how UN-Ocea
 ns\, an interagency mechanism for cooperation on ocean and coastal matters
 \, through its members\, can support States in leveraging these synergies\
 , including through capacity-building activities.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meet
 ing on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop30-side-event-ocean-clima
 te-biodiversity-nexus-leveraging-synergies-across-frameworks
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