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At the opening session of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a significant climate initiative the Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (Blue NDC) Challenge was formally introduced. The initiative is designed to galvanize international support for incorporating ocean-centric measures into national climate action plans, aiming to significantly strengthen marine and coastal resilience in the face of climate change.
About Blue NDC Challenge
The Blue NDC Challenge is a pioneering global campaign initiated by France and Brazil, calling on all nations to explicitly integrate ocean-based climate solutions into their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These updates are expected ahead of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, which is scheduled to take place in Belém, Brazil, in 2025.
This ocean-focused initiative has already secured support from six additional countries:
Australia
Fiji
Kenya
Mexico
Palau
Republic of Seychelles
The initiative receives institutional support from several major environmental organizations, including:
Ocean Conservancy
Ocean & Climate Platform
World Resources Institute (WRI)
(via the Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance (ORCA))
It has also been officially endorsed by WWF-Brazil, enhancing its credibility and global outreach.
Oceans are essential regulators of the Earth’s climate they absorb over 25% of global CO? emissions and 90% of excess heat generated by greenhouse gases. Despite this critical role, marine ecosystems and coastal communities often remain underrepresented in national climate policies. The Blue NDC Challenge aims to correct this imbalance by ensuring that countries commit to specific, actionable goals for marine protection, sustainable blue economies, and coastal adaptation.
Understanding NDCs
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are key components of the Paris Agreement, which was adopted during COP21 in Paris, France, on December 12, 2015, and ratified by 195 Parties. NDCs represent each country’s official climate plan, detailing actions to:
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Adapt to the impacts of climate change
Contribute to the global objective of limiting temperature rise
Under the Paris Agreement, countries pledged to:
Keep the rise in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
Pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C, which is crucial for minimizing catastrophic climate impacts.
The Road Ahead To COP30
With COP30 scheduled to be held in Brazil, the Blue NDC Challenge serves as a timely call to action. By including ocean-specific strategies such as marine biodiversity conservation, restoration of coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses, sustainable fisheries management, and ocean-based renewable energy countries can build resilient, low-carbon pathways that benefit both people and the planet.
Conclusion
The launch of the Blue NDC Challenge at UNOC3 marks a major advancement in the global effort to align ocean conservation with climate policy. By encouraging governments to enshrine ocean-related goals within their NDCs, this initiative could drive large-scale transformation toward climate-resilient marine ecosystems and sustainable coastal livelihoods.
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