Let's talk about   Ocean & Climate

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🗓️ Thursday, June 12 | 10:30 – 13:30

🧭 Moderated by Karina von Schuckmann   (Mercator Ocean International) &  · Alex Godoy-Faundez (Chile Scientific Committee on Climate Change. Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation & Ministry of Environment, Chile)

🎤 Master of Ceremony: Henri Landes

This session aims to facilitate a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the evolving, interdependend relationship between climate change and the ocean. With contributions from leading voices in science, diplomacy, civil society, and youth engagement, the session will explore the profound and accelerating changes in the ocean driven by anthropogenic climate change, including the decline of the cryosphere, ocean warming, acidification, shifts in circulation, and disruptions to ecological and biogeochemical processes. 
Experts and institutional leaders will share the latest advancements in ocean observations and modeling tools. Additionally, the session will highlight actionable, scalable solutions to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, focusing on ocean-based climate adaptation strategies, the role of digital technologies, nature-positive economic models, and the strengthening of science-policy interfaces across governance levels. Insights from the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, research institutions, and small island states will emphasize collaborative pathways and equity. By bringing together a broad coalition of stakeholders and knowledge holders, this session seeks to reaffirm the ocean’s central role in global climate governance, multilateral cooperation, and long-term resilience.
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Speakers

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State of the Ocean

Johan Rockström - Director Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact

The Ocean and Climate

Julio Cordano, Director of Environment and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile

High-level statement


Heïdi Sevestre

AMAP - The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme


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Advances on Monitoring

Pierre-Yves Le Traon - Mercator Ocean International

Ocean monitoring at Mercator Ocean international

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Samantha Burgess - ECMWF

Ocean & climate monitoring: Copernicus Climate change service


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Susanne Mecklenburg - ESA

How observations from space advance our knowledge of the oceans


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Holger Brix - EuroGOOS

Advances in observing the ocean for climate

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Lucie Cocquempot - IFREMER

IMOCA – Competitive sailor collect ocean data

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Actions for SDG 14: Solutions

Rashid Sumaila - University of British Colombia

Ocean & Climate: sustainable development

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Hans Otto Pörtner - AWI

The role of the Ocean for climate resilient futures


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Cynthia Barzuna - World Resources Institute

Ocean Action 2030 Coalition


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Christophe Menkes - IRD

Future Climates for Pacific Islands Countries and Territories

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Starfish Barometer

Karina von Schuckmann - Mercator Ocean International & Marina Levy - LOCEAN-IPSL, CNRS/IRD/MNHN

Keynotes


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Wrap-up

Alex Muñoz Wilson - Vital Oceans – C Minds

Breaking the Status Quo: Towards Massified, Community-Led Ocean Protection and Climate

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Alex Godoy-Faundez - Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation & Ministry of Environment - Chile Chile Scientific Committee on Climate Change

NDC 2025 & Thematic Report Oceans-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus


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Haakon Vatle - Statsraad Lehmkuhl foundation & Craig Donlon ESA

One Ocean Expedition


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