Striving for Ambitious Ocean-Based Action: How UN-Oceans Can Support States in Scaling Up Ocean-Related Actions, Including in the Context of the Next Round of NDCs

This side event aims to explore how UN-Oceans, an inter-agency mechanism for cooperation and coordination among UN entities and the International Seabed Authority with competence in oceans and coastal matters, through its members, can support States in raising ambition and scaling up equitable and sustainable ocean-related actions in the next round of NDCs. These include leveraging the mandates and expertise of UN-Oceans members, including building on available ocean-related NDC guidelines (e.g. the NDC-Fish guidelines developed by FAO and partners).?

Speakers

• Mr. Stephen Mathias, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, UN-Oceans Focal Point
• Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga, Director, Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress Division, UNFCCC secretariat
• Co-facilitators, UNFCCC ocean and climate dialogue, Niall O’Dea (Canada) and/or Julio Cordano (Chile)
• Ms. Jana Friedrich, Section Head, Radioecology, IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories
• Prof Nayerah Shaltout, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Egypt?
• Mr. Sainivalati S. Navoti I, Chief of SIDS Unit, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN-DESA
• Mr. Roel Hoenders, Head, Climate Change and Clean Air Section, Marine Environment Division, IMO?
• Mr. Fernando Cabrera Diaz, Legal Officer (OLA/DOALOS) ?
• Mr. James Leslie, Global Programme Manager for Food and Agricultural Commodities Systems, UNDP?
• Ms. Regina Asariotis, Chief, Policy and Legislation Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)?
• Ms. Elisa Morgera, Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change?
• Ms. Xuechan Ma, Fishery Officer (Climate Change) of Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Ms. Mirey Atallah, Chief of the Adaptation and Resilience Branch, UNEP, Climate Change Division?