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Fugro to advance ocean science

and ocean climate action agenda

at COP28

By Eric Van Rees - 24th November 2023 - 09:02

Fugro will join a consortium of prominent ocean science organisations

as a partner of the Ocean Pavilion at the 28th Conference of the Parties
(COP28) in Dubai, UAE.

Convened under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change (UNFCCC), COP28 will take place from 30 November to 12

December. The event will bring together delegates from around the globe,
including heads of state and leaders in research, policy and business, to build

consensus and advance climate action commitments outlined in the Paris

Agreement.

The Ocean Pavilion is now in its second year at COP and will once again be

located in the ‘Blue Zone’, a designated area for UNFCCC formal negotiations,
panel discussions and speaking events. Co-led by the Woods Hole

Oceanographic Institution and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the

University of California San Diego, the Ocean Pavilion serves as a focal point
for conference delegates to exchange ideas on harnessing ocean science and

solutions to address the climate crisis, all while underscoring the ocean’s

critical role in climate regulation.

Though Fugro participated in Ocean Pavilion activities during COP27, this is
their first year as a partner organisation. This increased commitment is in line

with Fugro’s support of global ocean science initiatives like the United Nations

Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) and

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project (Seabed 2030). It also
fits with their membership in corporate sustainability programmes such as the

United Nations Global Compact Ocean Stewardship Coalition.

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