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A Blue Line for Nature and Climate Action
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WWF EVENT

21 November 2024, 10:30 -11:30AM (GMT +4) 
COP 29, WWF Pavillion, Area/Zone E, G28, Blue Zone
The event will be livestreamed HERE


Climate change is rapidly altering the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea regions, where rising temperatures, increased sea levels and coastal ecosystem degradation are posing serious threats to natural ecosystems and communities. 
 
The good news is that the solutions to these threats are embedded within these same regions. By harnessing the power of nature-based solutions, we can boost natural ecosystems and biodiversity and reduce the risk of climate change. 
 
WWF would like to invite you to the high-level event “A Blue Line for Nature and Climate Action” to present the new Blue Line Programme, a first large-scale nature protection and restoration initiative across the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspian regions that will pilot and replicate nature-based solutions to restore some of the most vulnerable ecosystems, protect biodiversity and safeguard the lives of millions of people living along these coasts. 
 
During the side event WWF will present and discuss with scientists and policy experts the most recent data on climate risks, explore the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) and identify the policy and financial measures needed to support their implementation. 
 

Agenda 

Opening by Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Head of WWF’s Climate Practice

Launch of WWF Blue Line Programme

Panel debate moderated by Alessio Satta, Director of WWF Mediterranean:

 
  • Anna Pirani,  Senior Research Associate, CMCC - Accelerating climate impacts: Assessing the urgency for marine and coastal resilience in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Caspian Regions.
     
  • Tunisian Government Representative - Climate change and recent natural disasters in Tunisia.
     
  • Najma Mohamed, Head of Nature-Based Solutions, UNEP WCMC -  Nature-Based Solutions as a holistic approach: Integrating climate, biodiversity, and societal resilience into policy and action.
     
  • Elizabeth Sellwood, Senior Programme Manager, Environmental Security Unit, UNEP - Scaling up climate adaptation: global frameworks for resilience across borders and regions.
     
  • Maheen Khan,  Climate Advisor, WWF Netherlands - The power of Nature-Based Solutions: WWF’s Role in advancing climate and biodiversity goals through NbS

Closing remarks 
 

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE 

For more information: Mona Moeller, mmoeller@wwwfmedpo.org