Launched by France and Brazil at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the Blue NDC Challenge has quickly become a rallying call to embed ocean solutions at the heart of global climate action. As countries prepare their new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), COP30 in Belém represents a critical milestone to translate this momentum into measurable ambition and implementation.

 

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This high-level session will launch the report, The State of Ocean-Based Climate Action in 2025 NDCs, and spotlight progress made since UNOC3, showcasing how ocean-based solutions are being integrated into national strategies for mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Leaders and practitioners will highlight opportunities, lessons, gaps, and challenges as we enter the decisive next decade—charting a path from COP30 toward COP31 and beyond to ensure ocean action delivers for people, nature, and the Paris Agreement.