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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is in Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Today, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is participating in several UN Ocean Decade events at COP28 UAE. We are speaking about our work with the #FoundationsDialogue and the UN Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to develop the science we need for the Ocean we want.If you can’t join us in person at the #cop28, you can stream the events online here: https://oceandecade.org/events/2023-un-climate-change-conference-cop28/“Ocean Decade Foundations Dialogue: Philanthropic Cooperation for Effective Action in Ocean Science for Climate Action” Dec. 3rd @ 13:15-14:45 (GST) Blue Zone, Science for Climate Action PavilionIn this event, we will discuss how philanthropic institutions can improve coordination and increase synergies of their initiatives at different scales to achieve greater collective impact. The discussion at the event will lay the groundwork for the development of a statement of best practice in developing actions in the service of ocean science, which was identified as a priority action at the 3rd Foundations Dialogue in June 2023. “Ocean Decade 2030: Science, Action and Partnerships for Climate Action through the Ocean Decade” Dec. 3rd @ 9:30-12:00 (GST) Blue Zone, Science for Climate Action Pavilion This session will focus on key gaps and priorities in ocean science for climate action including: the Role of Ocean Decade in filling these gaps including via the Vision 2030 process, and a call to action to the community for strong engagement in the Decade to accelerate the generation and uptake of ocean knowledge for climate action. ... See MoreSee Less

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

Today we’re at the Ocean Pavilion at #COP28, you can live stream the talks here: https://oceanpavilion-cop.org/Our CEO, Alexandra Dempsey, will be speaking at on a panel about the UN Ocean Decade.“Ocean Decade 2030: Science, Action and Partnerships for Climate Action through the Ocean Decade” Dec. 3rd @ 9:30-12:00 (GST) Blue Zone, Science for Climate Action Pavilion COP28 UAEThis session will focus on key gaps and priorities in ocean science for climate action including: the Role of Ocean Decade in filling these gaps including via the Vision 2030 process, and a call to action to the community for strong engagement in the Decade to accelerate the generation and uptake of ocean knowledge for climate action. ... See MoreSee Less

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

📣 We will be speaking at the #COP28 Coral Reef Breakthrough launch event, which will be live-streamed on 2 December. This session will serve to mobilize greater action for #coralreefs; the resilience of our ocean and one billion people are depending on it! 🌊 This session will convene public & private leaders to launch global targets for #coralreefs.🎉 Join this #COP28 Event #ForCoral online on 2 Dec from 16:30-17:30 GST. ... See MoreSee Less

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

🌎The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation will be at COP28 UAE! The 28th annual United Nations climate meeting is being hosted by the UAE and will be held at Expo City in Dubai. The United Nations COP or “Conference of Parties” is the highest decision-making process on climate issues as it convenes over 70,000 delegates, heads of state, and world leaders. KSLOF is honored to be participating in several events at COP28 this year to discuss the role of philanthropy in ocean conservation, upcoming projects that focus on monitoring and restoration of coral reefs, and the importance of preserving global biodiversity through coral reef protection. We'll be speaking at a number of events at #COP28, find them all here: https://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/the-khaled-bin-sultan-living-oceans-foundation-at-cop28/#ClimateChange #ScienceWithoutBorders #CoralConservation ... See MoreSee Less

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