COP30 (30th Annual Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)) will take place in Belém, Brazil from 10 to 21 November, 2025
POGO will participate in the conference via several channels – more information to follow.
Official side event
How to be SMART in meeting ocean-climate-societal challenges in a changing landscape
As planetary boundaries are breached the ocean & society are increasingly impacted & there is an urgent need for climate-smart scientific solutions, policy & enabling conditions. Speakers will share adaptation, governance & finance examples to address challenges in this dynamic landscape.
Side event room 8, Blue Zone, 19 November 2025, 16:45 – 18:15
Event partners: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Delta Electronics Foundation, Fondation, BNP Paribas (Fondation BNP Paribas), International Coral Reef Society (ICRS), and Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO)
OTHER side event SPEAKING SLOTS
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Official EXHIBIT
(with co-hosts: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and International Coastal and Ocean Organization (ICO)
Monday 17 to Thursday 20 November 2025
Booth 47
Blue Zone
Why the Ocean Matters in Climate Negotiations: Sharing the latest developments in climate challenges, impacts & options towards sustainable ocean development connecting science, industry, policy & society on ocean action in the UNFCCC processes and strengthening NDCs.
VIRTUAL OCEAN PAVILION EXHIBIT
The COP30 Virtual Ocean Pavilion is an online platform which aims to raise the visibility of the ocean and showcase why the ocean matters in climate negotiations and to all life on our planet. A virtual format ensures that the Pavilion is able to respond to changes in the COP28 schedule and will reach a much wider audience than just those able to attend COP28.
The portal will be live from 3 November – 21 November 2025, at https://cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com/
COP30 Belém Ocean Declaration
POGO is a signatory on the COP30 Belém Ocean Declaration, whereby the partners of the Ocean Pavilion at COP30 and associated stakeholders call on world leaders to recognize the ocean’s vital role, alongside forests, as a regulator of global climate, and entreat UNFCCC negotiators to integrate ocean action into the Global Stocktake outcomes and into the next round of nationally determined contributions, ensuring that commitments are measurable, transparent and enforceable.
Read the full declaration here:
https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/belem-ocean-declaration/
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