DAY 1
January 26 (Americas & Europe) / January 27 (Africa, Asia, & Oceania)
High-level sessions: Driving global ocean-climate ambition
15:00 – 19:00 (Washington, DC)
Recording of Day 1 available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7IbHQybWPI.
Remarks from the Honorable John F. Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, available at https://www.state.gov/special-guest-remarks-at-ocean-climate-ambition-summit/.
15:00: Opening remarks
- Open of the program: Janis Searles Jones, Ocean Conservancy & Elizabeth Cousens, U.N. Foundation
- Welcoming remarks: Ambassador Satyendra Prasad, Fiji & Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin, Sweden
- Special guest remarks: The Honorable John F. Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, United States
- Keynote remarks: Lord Zac Goldsmith, United Kingdom
Intersession remarks: State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte, Norway, on the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
15:30: Elevating the ocean in climate action: Ambition & ocean-based solutions in national climate goals
- Minister Andrés Allamand, Chile
- Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgium
- Minister Milciades Concepción, Panama
- Minister Flavien Joubert, Seychelles
- Minister Lea Wermelin, Denmark
- Moderator: Thomas Hickey, Pew Charitable Trusts
Intersession remarks: Rémi Parmentier, Because the Ocean secretariat
16:30: Promoting multilateral progress: Next steps in the UNFCCC & international fora
- Ambassador Satyendra Prasad, Fiji
- Ambassador Patricia Fuller, Canada
- Sue Biniaz, Department of State, United States
- Ambassador Stéphane Crouzat, France
- Minister Andrea Meza, Costa Rica
- Moderator: Gwynne Taraska, Ocean Conservancy
Intersession remarks: Luis Estévez-Salmerón, Pacific Rim Ocean-Climate Action Partnership
17:30: Mobilizing a holistic response to the climate crisis: Non-state actor engagement
- Governor David Ige, Hawaii, United States
- Nigel Topping, High-Level Champion for Climate Action, COP26
- Florencia Gonzalez, EarthEcho, Argentina
- Louie Porta, Oceans North, Canada
- Karen Sack, Ocean Unite and Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance
- Loreley Picourt, Ocean and Climate Platform
- Moderator: Monica Dean, U.N. Foundation
18:30: Closing remarks: Looking to 2021 as a “super year” for ocean and climate
- Ambassador Yusra Khan, Indonesia
- Minister Teresa Ribera, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition, Spain
- Moderator: Lisa Speer, NRDC
DAY 2
January 27 (Americas & Europe) / January 28 (Africa, Asia, & Oceania)
Progress in the water: Advancing ocean-based climate solutions
15:00 – 19:00 (Washington, DC)
Recording of Day 2 available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPEbBd3cY4M.
15:00: Keynote conversation
- Ambassador Helen Ågren, Ambassador for the Ocean, Sweden
- H. E. Dr. Muhammad Shahid Amin Khan, 4th World Chairman of the International Human Rights Commission
- Moderator: Anna-Marie Laura, Ocean Conservancy
15:30: Overview of ocean-based climate solutions in nationally determined contributions
- Taryn Fransen, World Resources Institute
- Mario Finch, World Resources Institute
- Olivia Lopez, Ocean Conservancy
16:00: Maximizing nature-based solutions: Blue carbon and marine protected areas
- Haydée Rodríguez, Vice Minister of Oceans, Costa Rica
- Sophie Mirgaux, Special Envoy for the Ocean, Belgium
- Julio Cordano, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
- Nadia Bood, World Wildlife Fund Mesoamerica / Belize Blue Carbon & NDC Working Group
- Maria Claudia Diazgranados, Conservation International
- Torsten Thiele, Global Ocean Trust
- Moderators: Thomas Hickey, Pew Charitable Trusts; Loreley Picourt, Ocean-Climate Platform; and Tamara Thomas, Conservation International
17:00: Creating resilient communities and economies: Fisheries and coastal adaptation
- Beverly Wade, Fisheries Administrator, Belize
- Vanessa Sierra, Mancomunidad de Municipios Garifunas de Honduras
- Maria Claudia Diazgranados, Conservation International
- Emily Corwin, Conservation International
- Moderators: Tim Fitzgerald, Environmental Defense Fund and Lisa Schindler Murray, Rare
18:00: Decarbonizing the global economy: The role of shipping and ports
- Tomas Anker Cristensen, Climate Ambassador, Denmark
- Alexis Rodriguez, Panama Canal Authority, Panama
- Joshua Berger, Governor’s Maritime Sector Lead, Washington State, United States
- Rasmus Bach Nielsen, Global Head of Fuel Decarbonization, Trafigura
- Aoife O’Leary, Environmental Defense Fund
- Moderator: Dan Hubbell, Ocean Conservancy
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