The ocean plays a central role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, climate and ocean policies have been historically siloed. After decades of slow convergence, the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue, decided at COP25 and launched online in December 2020, was the first forum for ...
It covered a main forum, a thematic dialogue titled East Asia: Towards A New Future of Maritime Cooperation, four parallel summits, and six special events, highlighting key fields such as marine biotechnology, deep-sea resources, marine disaster prevention and reduction, port shipping, marine scienc...
These developments have enabled evidence-based policy and management solutions for Taiwan's water issues such overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, and climate change [4]. Taiwanese maritime law enforcement needs marine science and technology research. New technology is required to traverse Taiwan'...
Drawing from these, we used a rigorous, iterative, transparent and quantitative consensus-building approach to evaluate and synthesize this breadth of knowledge on the basis of a dialogue across ecological, social and legal sciences, as well as on the basis of our own diverse and complementary exp...
Since the early days of OL, seven essential principles have been articulated including that the Ocean is a unified system with distinct subcomponents, possesses life- and Earth-shaping features, directly influences weather and climate, enables Earth’s habitability, supports diverse species, habitats,...
“The fourth quarter saw the launch of a new engagement theme that will start in 2025, while making good progress with two other themes, both linked to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.” “As 2025 progresses, we look forward to updating clients and stakeholders ...
While the ocean community has taken steps over the last few years to discuss existing inequities and power imbalances publicly, many issues still need to be addressed, some of which have been identified here. While honest and transparent dialogue is the first necessary step for change, it is eq...
The ocean’s wide range of ecosystem services (including food, energy, recreational/ cultural services and trading/transport routes) is vital for the well-being of society. However, climate change, overfishing, pollution and a loss of biodiversity and coastal ecosystems are eroding the ability of ...
marine biodiversity is now facing the unprecedented challenges because of the climate change, ocean pollution and expanding human activities. Our expectation is to arouse the public’s attention to protect marine biodiversity and sustainab...
payments, effectively addressing the challenge of low consumer income and limited savings, which often hinder high-ticket purchases. Additionally, the hot climate in Southeast Asia makes shopping malls popular leisure and cooling destinations, driving significant foot traffic and boosting offline economic ...