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OPRI team will be at the UNFCCC COP30!
2025.11.06
will be updated as needed
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), COP30, will be held in Belém, Brazil from November 10 - 21 2025. The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF), with collaboration with various partners and support of Nippon Foundation, will be hosting multiple sessions in person and online. Details of each event are as follows. Please join us if you are participating in the COP30!
Events in the Ocean Pavilion
[Schedule] 14:00 - 15:00 (BRT), November 11 (Tuesday), 2025
[Organizer] OPRI-SPF
[Co-Organizer]
[Location] Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (in-person only)
Macroalgal ecosystems—especially seaweed beds, kelp forests, seaweed farms, and mangroves—are fast-cycling coastal carbon engines. As nature-led, low-risk climate-repair options, they require rigorous MRV and lifecycle checks, and should be assessed alongside other climate interventions and solutions. Together with our global partners, we will showcase various efforts to demonstrate how these different climate solutions could be assessed and implemented across the globe.
Please click here for the event details.
[Organizer] OPRI-SPF
[Co-Organizer]
[Location] Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (in-person only)
Macroalgal ecosystems—especially seaweed beds, kelp forests, seaweed farms, and mangroves—are fast-cycling coastal carbon engines. As nature-led, low-risk climate-repair options, they require rigorous MRV and lifecycle checks, and should be assessed alongside other climate interventions and solutions. Together with our global partners, we will showcase various efforts to demonstrate how these different climate solutions could be assessed and implemented across the globe.
Please click here for the event details.
[Schedule] 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (BRT), November 13 (Thursday), 2025,
[Organizer] OPRI-SPF
[Co-Organizer] Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
[Location] Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (in-person only)
Accelerating loss of ice, glaciers, snow, and permafrost is raising seas, disrupting circulation, deepening acidification, and fueling extremes. In our session we are trying to traces these ocean impacts and converts evidence into COP30 policy pathways—adaptation and the GGA, Article 6, and Loss & Damage—braiding insights from the Arctic, Himalaya, and South America to spark cross-regional action.
Please click here for the event details.
[Organizer] OPRI-SPF
[Co-Organizer] Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
[Location] Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (in-person only)
Accelerating loss of ice, glaciers, snow, and permafrost is raising seas, disrupting circulation, deepening acidification, and fueling extremes. In our session we are trying to traces these ocean impacts and converts evidence into COP30 policy pathways—adaptation and the GGA, Article 6, and Loss & Damage—braiding insights from the Arctic, Himalaya, and South America to spark cross-regional action.
Please click here for the event details.
[Schedule] 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (BRT), November 19 (Wednesday), 2025,
[Organizer] OPRI-SPF
[Co-Organizer] Africa Union, African Development Bank
[Location] Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (in-person only)
Climate change is adversely affecting marine ecosystems and undermining blue economies due to rising sea temperatures and stronger storms, and prolonged droughts that alter fish stocks habitats and locations and exacerbate local community livelihoods. These impacts differ across countries and communities, while human pressures such as pollution, overfishing, IUU fishing, and weak nutrient management intensify vulnerabilities. To respond effectively, stakeholders must build stronger capacity to assess and communicate climate impacts, tailor adaptation strategies to local realities, and integrate solutions into broader governance frameworks. Improved access to climate adaptation funds and blue financing is essential to foster resilience of coastal and island communities and improve their livelihood. Speakers will address policy and capacity development, innovative approaches, regional cooperation, international partnership and future challenges.
Please click here for the event details.
[Organizer] OPRI-SPF
[Co-Organizer] Africa Union, African Development Bank
[Location] Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (in-person only)
Climate change is adversely affecting marine ecosystems and undermining blue economies due to rising sea temperatures and stronger storms, and prolonged droughts that alter fish stocks habitats and locations and exacerbate local community livelihoods. These impacts differ across countries and communities, while human pressures such as pollution, overfishing, IUU fishing, and weak nutrient management intensify vulnerabilities. To respond effectively, stakeholders must build stronger capacity to assess and communicate climate impacts, tailor adaptation strategies to local realities, and integrate solutions into broader governance frameworks. Improved access to climate adaptation funds and blue financing is essential to foster resilience of coastal and island communities and improve their livelihood. Speakers will address policy and capacity development, innovative approaches, regional cooperation, international partnership and future challenges.
Please click here for the event details.
Virtual Ocean Pavilion
Cryosphere Pavilion
# Other Pavilions TBD
Cryosphere Pavilion
# Other Pavilions TBD
For more information on the above events, please contact as following.
[Contact]
Email: k-tanaka（@）spf.or.jp, a-watanabe（@）spf.or.jp
[Contact]
Email: k-tanaka（@）spf.or.jp, a-watanabe（@）spf.or.jp