Ocean Solutions to Climate Change

Ocean-based solutions to climate change offer promising opportunities to protect and enhance the ocean's natural systems, while also providing sustainable solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The ocean and its ecosystems play a critical role in regulating the Earth's climate and absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Examples of ocean-based solutions to climate change include: marine protected areas, blue carbon (for example seagrass ecosystems that absorb and store carbon) and ocean-based renewable energy.

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We're working on growing this page to create a resource of Ocean Decade initiatives in the Northeast Pacific region. To help us in this effort please contact us.

Partners in this work

• Ocean Visions – UN Decade Collaborative Centre for Ocean-Climate Solutions

News

• The Pacific eDNA Coastal Observatory (PECO): A Framework for Transboundary Collaboration - March 19th, 2024
• New UNESCO Report - Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests - May 12th, 2023
• Ocean Decade launches fifth Call for Decade Actions - April 17th, 2023
• Article: Kelp is disappearing from parts of the West Coast. These scientists are trying to save it - December 5th, 2022
• Article: Researchers look to Canada’s oceans to sink planet-warming carbon - October 18th, 2022
• Ocean Decade Activity: Seaforestation Report by Ocean Wise - June 28th, 2022

Events

• A Resilient Pacific: Building Connections, Envisioning Solutions - 2024-03-14 - 2024-03-15 | PT | In Person
• Alaska Marine Science Symposium - 2024-01-29 - 2024-02-02 | PT | In Person
• Vision 2030 White Paper Review Process and Webinars - 2024-01-22 - 2024-02-22 | 06:00 PT | Online
• An Inclusive and Equitable Ocean: A Workshop (Virtual Town Hall Pt. 1 & 2) - 2024-01-11 - 2024-01-16 | 10:00 PT | Online
• Nurturing Ocean Young Innovators: The Brilliant Blue Challenge - 2023-12-16 | PT | Online
• SOA & ECOP: Marine Protected Areas for Climate Resilience: Insights from COP28 - 2023-12-14 | PT | Online
• Developing Digital Twins of the Ocean for Canada - 2023-11-22 | 13:00 ET | Online
• El Poder de los Mapas: Uniendo Herramientas, Tecnología y Personas para Entender cómo Gestionar y Proteger los Bosques de Algas Marinas - 2023-11-07 | 10:00 PT | Online
• Vision 2030 Public Webinar - 2023-11-02 | 18:00 PT |
• The Power of Maps: Bringing Together Tools, Technology & People to Understand, Manage and Protect Kelp Forests - 2023-10-18 | 12:00 PT | Online
• How to be a Community Resilience Warrior in the Face of Ocean Hazards - 2023-10-16 | 14:00 PT | Online
• Climate Ready BC Seafood Program: RFP Info Session - 2023-09-06 | 10:00 PT | Online
• Alaska Educators Ocean Acidification Listening Session - 2023-08-31 | 13:00 PT | Online
• Green Shipping Corridors: Multisector Collaboration for Emissions Reduction - 2023-08-29 | 09:00 PT | Online
• West Coast Educators Ocean Acidification Listening Session - 2023-08-22 | 10:00 PT | Online
• Boiling Over: Marine Heatwaves, What are They and What Can We Expect? - 2023-08-10 | 01:00 PT | Online
• Emerging Innovations at the Ocean-Climate Nexus: Shore to Sea - 2023-07-27 | 09:00 PT | Online
• Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators funding opportunity - Webinar - 2023-07-19 | 11:00 PT | Online
• Living Blue Carbon Road Map: Community Sessions - 2023-05-25 - 2023-06-01 | 08:00 PT | Online
• Kelp Farming: Promises, Pitfalls, and What We Still Don’t Know - 2023-04-11 | 11:30 PT | Online
• Ocean Visions Biennial Summit - 2023-04-04 - 2023-04-06 | PT | Hybrid
• Putting Canada’s Ocean Economy on the Path to Net Zero - 2022-06-22 - 2022-06-23 | 09:30 PT | Online

Projects

• Blue Carbon as a Canadian Climate Change Solution: Modelling the Mitigation Potential of Kelp Under Future Climate Change Scenarios

Programs

• Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions (GEOS)
• Global Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon (GO-BC)

Opportunities

See the opportunities section for all opportunities.