Graphic courtesy of Local weather Champions.
The world is gathered in Dubai for the 28th Convention of the Events below the United Nations Framework for Local weather Change Conference, in any other case generally known as COP28. Over a two-week span, authorities delegations come collectively to barter what actions the world must take to attain a future below 1.5 levels. This can set the tone for presidency motion and assist information insurance policies to attain the ambitions of the Paris Settlement.
Very often, these negotiations dominate the splashy, dramatic media headlines — who’s supporting a selected proposal, who’s in staunch opposition and disagreements occur on the plenary ground! Much less coated is how the non-party actors that means — the remainder of the world, together with civil society, the non-public sector, philanthropies, universities, Indigenous peoples, native communities and youth — are activated at COP and in help of the Paris Settlement. Taking part in an totally essential position, non-state actors drive motion on the bottom and inspire actions internationally to help local weather motion.
The Marrakech Partnership for World Local weather Motion (MP-GCA) is one instance of a non-state actor effort launched by the Excessive-Degree Champions for Local weather Change. Conceived as an thought at COP21 and established at COP22, MP-GCA is a cooperation between non-party stakeholders and governments “that goals to help implementation of extra local weather motion now, in step with the achievement of the nationwide decided contributions (NDCs), and to foster better ambition over time on mitigation, adaptation, and the supply of finance, expertise and capability constructing to growing nations.”
To place it succinctly: how non-party stakeholders can advance local weather ambitions by capturing and monitoring voluntary efforts to finally perceive the worldwide initiatives in help of reaching 1.5 levels.
The MP-GCA is organized into seven thematic areas to drive motion in these important sectors: land use, water, human settlements, transport, power, business, and ocean and coastal zones. For COP-28, every MP-GCA will launch a sequence of 2030 breakthroughs to catalyze mitigation and adaptation efforts that can enable for folks and nature to thrive.
Throughout the ocean and coastal sector, 5 breakthroughs have been recognized as “transformative pathways the place accelerated motion and investments might ship as much as 35% of greenhouse fuel emissions discount and contribute to a resilient, nature-positive and internet zero future by 2050.
I’m excited to have co-led the Aquatic Meals Sector Breakthrough in partnership with the UN Meals and Agriculture Group (FAO). Along with FAO, we’ve got articulated the next Aquatic Meals Breakthrough for 2030:
- By 2030, present no less than US$ 4 billion per yr to help resilient aquatic meals programs that can contribute to wholesome, regenerative ecosystems and maintain the meals and diet safety for 3 billion folks
We consider that this breakthrough can assist to advance not solely local weather ambitions but additionally commitments to biodiversity below the World Biodiversity Framework and for the well being and well-being of communities all over the world. Elevating this matter on the world stage is important, as climate-related measures are largely absent from fisheries and aquaculture insurance policies and administration and minimal local weather funding is directed to meals programs (lower than 4%!) — regardless of meals programs driving one-third of greenhouse fuel emissions and is the most important trigger of worldwide biodiversity loss.
Non-state actors have a vital position to play on this breakthrough. From the non-public sector supporting the transition to low-carbon manufacturing strategies, to academia supporting the event of science-based to reinforce local weather resilient administration of blue meals sources, to communities main transformation on the bottom — there are various methods wherein actors can contribute to reaching this imaginative and prescient.
We hope you could be part of as properly and welcome you all to monitoring the progress made at COP28 on blue meals. In case you are in Dubai, we encourage you to affix the beneath occasions to study extra concerning the Marrakech Partnership and the 2030 Breakthrough on Aquatic Meals. In case you are unable to affix in particular person, a reside stream and video recordings can be out there.
Excessive-Degree Occasion on Ocean: Powering the Ocean Breakthroughs with 100% Sustainable Ocean Administration
- December 9, 2023, 14:00 – 15:30 (UTC+04:00)
- WCAS Theatre
- This high-level occasion will solid a highlight on the ocean put forth nation commitments in direction of the 100% Sustainable Ocean Administration purpose and showcase tangible actions supporting implementation of the Ocean Breakthroughs.
Nature, Land-Use & Ocean Motion Day: “Nature First: From Land to Ocean, Our Finest Ally for Local weather Motion”
- December 9, 2023 – 10:00 – 14:30 (UTC+04:00)
- Local weather Motion Zone
- This Marrakech Partnership occasion will spotlight how the entire nature system, from land to ocean, is the elemental pillar of life on Earth and should be entrance and heart in local weather motion for a resilient, net-zero and biodiversity-positive world.
Marrakech Partnership Implementation Lab: Aquatic Meals and Protein Transition
- December 10, 2023 – 14:00 -15:00 (UTC+04:00)
- Lab 1 (Al Shaheen)
- This occasion will convene civil society, non-public sector champions and policymakers to debate the required actions for increasing the contribution of other proteins and aquatic meals programs to local weather, meals safety and diet, recognizing {that a} meals system transformation solely targeted on local weather advantages will overlook, and even exacerbate, impacts associated to biodiversity, water, air and human well being.
