Events

Session ST 2.1: Strategic Collaboration in Tackling the Triple Planetary Crises in the East Asian Seas Region: Climate Change and Marine Impacts; Nature and Marine Biodiversity Loss; Marine Pollution

When: Wednesday 7 November, 14:30-17:30 (GMT+8)

Where: Xiamen city, China

The 2024 IWC resumes after 6 years, in its 10th edition, hosted by the Government of Uruguay, in Punta del Este, under the theme: "Transformative actions and impacts for the water and ocean SDGs: The GEF IW response to the global challenge", to reunite the IW portfolio and celebrate 30 years of the GEF IW focal area.  

Date: 23-26 September 2024 (pre-conference workshops: 21-22 September 2024)

Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay

COBSEA is part of two sessions during IWC10: 

This event is open to everyone — industry and consumers.

Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2024

February 21, 11:30-12:45 GMT+7, Room nr. G United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok

Meeting Link: Click Here

When: Wednesday 15 November at 14:00-15:00 (GMT+8)

Where: Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Malaysia. Room: Tanjung Puteri 305

Organizers: Global EbA Fund (UNEP and IUCN), COBSEA, GCF

Considered Asia-Pacific’s largest and longest-standing gathering of adaptation practitioners to share information, knowledge and best practices in adaptation and resilience-building, the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum) is the biennial flagship event of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) Secretariat, hosted within the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretariat, in cooperation with the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment of Indonesia and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is delighted to invite you to the 3rd Regional Ocean Policy Dialogue on Marine Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia. It will discuss common challenges in data collection and analysis, policy coherence, and financing to tackle marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia.

This event is open to everyone joining ADEX — industry and consumers.

Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2023

Sustainable Diving Dialogue: Transforming your business for a Blue Economy

Sunday, 2 April | Time: 12:00-13:00 hrs (UTC/GMT+8)

Underwater360 Main Stage (Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore)

Overview

Side Event: 10th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development

29 March 2023, 17:15-18:30 GMT+7 (Bangkok time)
Meeting Room A, 1st floor, United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

Organizers
The Government of Republic of Korea, Secretariats of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) and the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) [administered by United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP]

Title: Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Global Action on Marine Litter in the East Asian Seas and Northwest Pacific

(previously: Strengthening Partnership and Improving Policy to Address Marine Debris Issues)

Track 9: International Collaboration

Date & time: Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 11.00-12.00 KST

Venue: Room 109-110