Events

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is increasingly recognized as a key driver for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14 and advancing the Blue Economy. Countries around the world are adopting MSP as a vital tool for sustainable ocean management.

A successful Blue Economy depends on multiple enabling factors working together—including integrated governance, stakeholder engagement, science, monitoring, financing, and climate adaptation. MSP complements these efforts by helping to organize human activities at sea, balancing economic, environmental, and social needs.

When: 29 April 2025, 16h30 - 18h00 (KST)

Where: Room 216, BEXCO, Busan, Republic of Korea

The East Asian Seas is home to the richest marine biodiversity globally. Regional organizations are committed to undertaking joint actions, allowing for streamlined initiatives in support of the 30x30. The session will establish the East Asian Seas Regional Collaborative Network of MPAs, to accelerate initiatives to achieve 30x30.

When: 29 April 2025 at 11:00-12:30 (KST)

Where: 201+202, Convention Hall, BEXCO, Busan, Republic of Korea

The world faces multiple planetary crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – often referred to as the “Triple Planetary Crises”. Addressing these challenges requires integrated and comprehensive solutions, as solving the challenges separately in a “one-by-one” approach is not sufficient given the urgency of the situation. 

The 10th Our Ocean Conference will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea from April 28-30, 2025.

COBSEA will co-organize side events and moderate side events during the 10th Our Ocean Conference in Busan, Republic of Korea.

Titled "Our Ocean, Our Action" 2025’s hosts aim to make significant progress in the next decade by highlighting the need to transition from an "ocean in crisis" to an "ocean of hope" through the delivery of smart, concrete, and intuitive governance actions.

Session ST 2.1: Strategic Collaboration in Tackling the Triple Planetary Crises in the East Asian Seas Region: Climate Change and Marine Impacts; Nature and Marine Biodiversity Loss; Marine Pollution

When: Wednesday 7 November, 14:30-17:30 (GMT+8)

Where: Xiamen city, China

The 2024 IWC resumes after 6 years, in its 10th edition, hosted by the Government of Uruguay, in Punta del Este, under the theme: "Transformative actions and impacts for the water and ocean SDGs: The GEF IW response to the global challenge", to reunite the IW portfolio and celebrate 30 years of the GEF IW focal area.  

Date: 23-26 September 2024 (pre-conference workshops: 21-22 September 2024)

Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay

COBSEA is part of two sessions during IWC10: 

This event is open to everyone — industry and consumers.

Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2024

February 21, 11:30-12:45 GMT+7, Room nr. G United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok

Meeting Link: Click Here

When: Wednesday 15 November at 14:00-15:00 (GMT+8)

Where: Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Malaysia. Room: Tanjung Puteri 305

Organizers: Global EbA Fund (UNEP and IUCN), COBSEA, GCF

Considered Asia-Pacific’s largest and longest-standing gathering of adaptation practitioners to share information, knowledge and best practices in adaptation and resilience-building, the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum) is the biennial flagship event of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) Secretariat, hosted within the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.