{"id":340118,"date":"2025-06-12T14:37:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=340118"},"modified":"2025-06-15T19:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T13:47:17","slug":"blue-ndc-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blue-ndc-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue NDC Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Recently, Brazil and France launched Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge initiative at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action. <strong>Blue NDC Challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-340463 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blue-NDC-Challenge.png?resize=496%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue NDC Challenge\" width=\"496\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blue-NDC-Challenge.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blue-NDC-Challenge.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blue-NDC-Challenge.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blue-NDC-Challenge.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Blue NDC Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a global initiative launched by <strong>Brazil and France<\/strong> on <strong>June 9, 2025<\/strong>, at the <strong>UN Ocean Conference<\/strong> in <strong>Nice, France<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is aligned with Ocean Breakthroughs under the Marrakech Partnership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> To place the <strong>ocean at the center of national climate strategies<\/strong> (Nationally Determined Contributions \u2013 NDCs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Institutional Support and Partnerships<\/strong>: It is being supported by: Ocean Conservancy, World Resources Institute (WRI), Ocean &amp; Climate Platform, Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance (ORCA) and NDC Partnership<\/li>\n<li><strong>Founding countries:<\/strong> <strong>Brazil<\/strong> and <strong>France<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eight inaugural participants:<\/strong> <strong>Australia, F<\/strong><strong>iji, <\/strong><strong>Kenya, <\/strong><strong>Mexico, <\/strong><strong>Palau and <\/strong><strong>Republic of Seychelles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Objectives of the Blue NDC Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrate <strong>ocean-based mitigation and adaptation<\/strong> in updated NDCs under the <strong>Paris Agreement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight the <strong>climate-regulating role of oceans<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Support <strong>resilient, net-zero, and nature-positive development<\/strong> by 2050.<\/li>\n<li>Mobilize global cooperation and ambition for <strong>ocean-climate solutions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Key Areas of Ocean-Based Climate Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Marine Ecosystem Restoration and Conservation: P<\/strong>rotecting and restoring mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrasses, and expand Marine Protected Areas to safeguard biodiversity and support carbon sequestration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marine Spatial Planning and Coastal Management: <\/strong>Integrated, climate-smart planning can guide sustainable coastal development and reduce climate risks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clean Ocean Energy: <\/strong>Nations can scale up offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy while phasing out offshore oil and gas production.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate-Resilient Fisheries and Aquaculture: <\/strong>Strengthening sustainability and adaptive practices will help secure ocean health and food security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decarbonization of Marine Sectors: <\/strong>Reducing emissions from shipping and seafood industries is key to achieving ocean-related climate goals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Brazil and France launched Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge initiative at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action. 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About Blue NDC Challenge It is a global initiative launched by Brazil and France on June 9, 2025, at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blue-ndc-challenge\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blue NDC Challenge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":340463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1236,12039],"tags":[11872,12130],"class_list":["post-340118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-wri-org","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Blue-NDC-Challenge.png?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}