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2025 UN Ocean Conference
The Conference brought together all stakeholders and allowed for a holistic debate and adoption of a political declaration that covered the depth and breadth of actions necessary to conserve and sustainably use the Ocean and marine resources.
Conférence des Nations Unies sur les océans 2025
Lors de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur les océans 2025, les pays présenteront leurs engagements en faveur de la protection des océans et rencontreront un large éventail de parties prenantes afin de discuter de solutions concrètes et de promouvoir la coopération sur les questions océaniques.
The Future is Now: Let’s Dive into an Ocean of Possibilities
Civil society voices stressed the need to think outside the box to explore bold visions, transformative solutions, and actionable pathways for a sustainable and regenerative Ocean future.
Ocean Rise and Coastal Resilience Summit
Representatives of coastal cities and regions as well as from island States met to discuss how to secure their futures against the multidimensional threats posed by climate change and sea level rise.
Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF)
As part of the Third UN Ocean Conference, the Blue Economy and Finance Forum brought together stakeholders from the public, business, banks, insurance companies, and philanthropies, to share their experiences and analyze how to scale up solutions to restore the Ocean’s health.
69th Meeting of the GEF Council
Through the “family” of GEF trust funds, Council Members approved over USD 250 million in funding for projects and programs targeting biodiversity, climate change, land degradation, chemicals and waste, and shared marine and freshwater ecosystems issues. Talks occurred in the shadow of recently commenced negotiations for the GEF’s ninth replenishment period, which many expect will be challenging due to shifting geopolitics and donor priorities.
8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR2025)
This meeting will feature discussions on financing disaster risk reduction, which may touch on countries’ agreement at the Dubai Climate Change Conference to operationalize the Loss and Damage Fund.
GEF Consultation with Civil Society - Operationalizing the GEF Whole of Society Approach: Enhancing engagement and support to Civil Society in GEF-9
Ahead of the 69th Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council, over 200 participants gathered online for the GEF Secretariat and Council Members’ consultation with civil society organizations (CSOs) on the theme, “Operationalizing the GEF Whole of Society Approach: Enhancing engagement and support to Civil Society in GEF-9.”
6th Global Climate and SDG Synergies Conference
The Sixth Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies sought to feed into the upcoming third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, where countries express their climate action plans for achieving the goals of the Agreement.