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Climate Action through Protecting the Global Commons, Oceans and Blue Economy
Ocean is responsible for about 50 to 80% of oxygen on earth as well as absorption of 23% of emissions. There is scientific and political consensus that ‘Oceans’ plays a critical role in climate action and that oceans have helped in slowing the rate of climate change by acting as a carbon sink. However, in doing so it had to undergo the repercussions due to the changing climate such as acidification, warming, changing circulation patterns, and rising sea levels. A healthy ocean can not only support all life on earth but also aid in mitigation and adaptation options for climate change.
There is a need to better understand the ocean-climate interface. With this background, The Centre of Excellence for Research and Applied Studies on Climate Change and Sustainable Development (C3SD-NRC), Egypt and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India are organizing an event titled “Climate Action through Protecting the Global Commons, Oceans and Blue Economy”.
- Highlight the need for inclusion of ocean in UNFCCC activities. Formulation of ocean governance concepts.
- Identification of Blue carbon potentials including Nature Based Solutions.
- Importance of Blue growth strategy in ocean conservation
Speakers
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Deputy Director, The Centre of Excellence for Research and Applied Studies on Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the National Research Centre (C3SDNRC)
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Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Centre for Sustainable Development Research and Leadership, TERI
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Director of Erasmus MSc of Climate Change Management, Coral Chemical Ecologist, Suez Canal University
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Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde
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Associate Professor, National Research Center, Egypt
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Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science