Information
- Overall status: On track
- Published: 2 January 2020
Achievements at a glance
Ocean Conservancy continues to partner closely with the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance). The OA Alliance has grown and developed a secretariat-style structure that no longer needs support from external staff. We have held joint events with the OA Alliance at international climate meetings, including the Global Climate Action Summit, Our Ocean 2018, COP25, and more. These events have shown how leaders at all governance levels can take action on ocean acidification, from joining the Alliance to enacting official policy. These events have contributed to the Alliances continued growth and the increased attention to ocean acidification by leaders at the highest levels.
We have worked with OA Alliance staff on creating resources for members, including the OA Action Plan Toolkit, informational webinars, and a self-test style worksheet to identify relative strengths and weaknesses that can influence local ocean acidification. We have also worked with OA Alliance members, including U.S. state task forces and cultural groups like the U.S. Gullah/Geechee community to develop meaningful OA Action Plans. We continue to work on developing practical, appropriate, local adaptation and mitigation options to combat ocean acidification, and policies to implement those options across governance levels.
Challenges faced in implementation (if any)
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Beneficaries & Actions
Who are the beneficaries?
Local, regional, and national governments
What specific actions have been taken to positively impact beneficaries?
Education and awareness-raising
Direct assistance to develop strategic plans
Targeted knowledge transfer
Information
- Overall status: On track
- Published: 1 February 2018
Achievements at a glance
Ocean Conservancy's work supporting the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance) is well underway. In 2017, we hired a full-time fellow who works closely with OA Alliance leadership to recruit new members and support development of members' OA Action Plans. The fellow has supported the OA Alliance's presence at several international convenings to date (e.g., UN Ocean Conference, Our Ocean Conference, and COP23), helping prepare presentation materials and determining opportunities to recruit additional members. The fellow is also gathering information on how individual members plan to engage with the OA Alliances main goals, using a survey that identifies critical areas of concern, expertise, efforts currently underway, etc. This process will provide fundamental information to connect relevant affiliate members with government members to support them in the process of creating regional OA Action plans.
During 2018, the fellow will be facilitating one-on-one conversations with members to identify tools, information, and partnerships to support the development of OA Action Plans. In addition, after a successful convening of the OA Alliance at Our Ocean Conference 2017, members showed enthusiasm for the OA Action Plan Toolkit, founded on research published by Ocean Conservancy, and expressed interest in further developing it into an interactive and adaptable resource. The fellow will be working closely with members to incorporate best practices, regional interests, and solutions into the new toolkit.
In addition, Ocean Conservancy has dedicated capacity to growing the OA Alliances international size and impact, leveraging our worldwide network of stakeholders and governments. With our support, Alliance member governments have already helped recruit other new members. And Ocean Conservancy is facilitating conversations among member governments about how OA can be best integrated into international climate policy and addressed by the global community.
Challenges faced in implementation (if any)
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Next steps
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Beneficaries & Actions
Who are the beneficaries?
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What specific actions have been taken to positively impact beneficaries?
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