News Headline
Oceans Action Day, Other COP 22 Events Launch Initiatives, Propose Roadmap for Oceans and Climate
Source
IISD
Publication Date
2016-11-21
18 November 2016: At the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, numerous events, including the first-ever Oceans Action Day, underscored the role of the ocean in mitigating climate change and regulating the climate while recognizing the challenges that ocean acidification and habitat degradation pose to the conservation and sustainable development of oceans and the livelihoods and well-being of coastal and island communities. UN agencies and others also launched roadmaps, initiatives and publications related to oceans and climate change.