A Side Event on “Enhancing climate resilience of SIDS coasts, communities and ecosystems” will be held on Thursday 17 November 2022 at 14.00-14.55 (Egypt local time) at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at the ongoing COP27 meeting at the Sharm-el-Sheikh International Convention Center in Egypt.
The event, which will last 55 minutes, will also have a live feed broadcast on social media pages, with the hashtag #MoanaBluePacific.
The Moderator for the event will be Ms. Angélica Jácome, Director of FAO Office of Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries.
This event aims to:
• present new climate data and findings of studies commissioned by FAO on climate change in relation to SIDS;
• gather diverse stakeholders to discuss responses and opportunities to address climate vulnerabilities in SIDS coastal areas; and
• showcase climate solutions coming out of the aquatic food systems in SIDS.
The presentations will include one on a study on “Trends and gaps in social protection in SIDS coastal areas: the example of the fisheries sector” by Mr Sebastian Mathew of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF).
Background information
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the most impacted countries that suffer disproportionately from the damaging impacts of climate change. To help address climate change impacts and foster adaptation in coastal areas and ocean economies in SIDS, FAO is leading a global initiative to generate climate data and information for SIDS through a series of studies. These studies cover various topics including: identification of opportunities for nature-based solutions in SIDS; multi-hazard assessments of coastal areas of SIDS; mapping of projected distributional shifts of most relevant marine fish species for capture fisheries in SIDS exclusive economic zones (EEZs) under different warming scenarios; climate vulnerability and capacity assessments with a focus on coastal communities; and adequacy of social protection programmes and early warning systems to enhance climate action in SIDS. This event will launch new climate data and findings coming out of these studies and gather a wide range of stakeholders to discuss responses and opportunities to address climate vulnerabilities of fisheries, aquaculture and other ocean economies in SIDS.