IPBC members Australia and Conservation International held an awareness-raising and knowledge sharing workshop on blue carbon last week in Tagaytay, Philippines. The workshop was held for government and academic members of the Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group (CCA TWG) of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF).
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Partners meet for the second annual workshop in Abu Dhabi
More than 60 participants gathered in Abu Dhabi, UAE for the second annual workshop of the International Partnership for Blue Carbon to track the Partnership’s progress and set future priorities.
The workshop, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative and the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, was held on 11-13 July 2017 and involved governments, regional and non-government organisations and research institutions.
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‘Sell-out’ side event on blue carbon at SGD14
The Partnership’s packed side event at SDG14 The Ocean Conference identified policy guidance and de-risking investment as priorities for blue carbon. The event promoted the potential for coastal blue carbon ecosystems to support food security, sustainable oceans and climate action. National and subnational examples demonstrated how coastal blue carbon ecosystems can contribute to the implementation of SDG14 and other goals under the 2030 Agenda.
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Blue Carbon Side Event at SDG14 The Ocean Conference
Australia, with NGO partners, will host a side event on behalf of the International Partnership for Blue Carbon at the SDG14 Conference in New York this June.
The event will bring together senior government representatives, and scientific and technical experts, to examine how coastal blue carbon ecosystems can support Sustainable Development Goals on food security, oceans and climate action.
To participate or find out more see the flyer below or contact the International Partnership for Blue Carbon via the contact form on this website.
www.BlueCarbonPartnership.org/about/contact
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Partners star on National Geographic Blog
The International Partnership for Blue Carbon has had a busy year in 2016. As well as being showcased at the UNFCCC’s COP22 in Marrakech, the Partnership featured at the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Hawai‘i in September 2016. A blog piece published by National Geographic in December gives a report on the workshop at the Congress titled ‘Using blue carbon to foster conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems’, which was led by our partner, the Blue Carbon Initiative.
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High level discussions on blue carbon at COP22
High level representatives of the International Partnership for Blue Carbon met at the Gulf Cooperation Council Pavilion at COP22, on Monday 14 November 2016, to share insights and discuss action on blue carbon.
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Blue carbon’s important role in NDCs: COP22 side event
The International Partnership for Blue Carbon, the Australian Government and Wetlands International hosted an official COP22 side event in Marrakech on Saturday 12 November 2016.
The event focused on reasons and avenues to include blue carbon in Nationally Determined Contributions. The topic received a high level of interest with representatives from NGOs, policy makers and academics filling the audience and reflecting the diversity of speakers and topics discussed.
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The Partnership on international media
Australian Ambassador for the Environment, Patrick Suckling, was recently interviewed for a guest article on IISD’s Global Climate Bulletin about the International Partnership for Blue Carbon, COP22 events, and blue carbon policy in Australia.
Our website goes LIVE!
We are online! The International Partnership for Blue Carbon website went live on 8 November 2016. Thank you to our Partners CSIRO and the Australian Government who collaborated on this activity.
Featuring at COP22 in Marrakech
The International Partnership for Blue Carbon, along with Wetlands International and the Australian Government, will be holding an official COP22 side-event at the upcoming UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco.