Rare at COP28 | Rare

Financing ocean climate action and OECMs through innovative approaches

Date: Friday, December 8  | 13:15pm – 14:45pm GST
Venue: The Blue Zone SE Room 6
Host: Rare & Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
Description: We will showcase innovative financial mechanisms to support locally-led, nature-based solutions like OECMs to achieve global goals on climate change and biodiversity (e.g., 30×30), like an Impact Bond for Small-Scale Fisheries, to empower coastal communities to sustainably manage coastal ecosystems. Potential Speakers include representatives from finance institutions like ORRAA, Indonesian government, NGOs like Rare, and other finance partners.

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Local Climate Action Summit

Date: December 1-2 2023
Description: The Local Climate Action Summit (LCAS) aims to bring together hundreds of national and subnational climate leaders to recognize the critical role local leaders play in reducing carbon emissions, addressing climate risk, and supercharging national efforts to move further and faster on climate progress. Four mayors from Rare’s Fish Forever communities will be in attendance, representing the work of the Coastal500 network.

Let’s Talk About Money: The Why and How of Marine Nature-based Solutions Financing

Date: December 9, 2023 | 17:00 – 18:00 GST
Venue: Panda Hub
Host: Rare, WWF International, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Description: Coastal ecosystems offer adaptation and mitigation benefits while serving as a fundamental cornerstone for millions of coastal livelihoods. Yet the integrity of these critical ecosystems is threatened by unsustainable use and a changing climate. To preserve coastal ecosystems, new, innovative financing approaches are needed. Join us as we discuss how to scale marine NbS and innovative financing approaches to support sustainable, resilient coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.

We Don’t Have Time: The Power of Storytelling

Date: December 7, 2023 | 21:40 pm GST/12:40 pm EST
Venue: American University, Washington, DC, USA and virtual
Description: In conjunction with COP28, We Don’t Have Time and American University’s Center for Environment, Community, & Equity, and the School of International Service are presenting a day of the COP28 Climate Hub at American University. Brandon Schauer, Senior Vice President of Rare’s Climate Culture program, will join a panel of experts as to discuss the pivotal role storytelling plays in amplifying awareness, cultivating empathy, and driving positive environmental action.

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How Businesses Are Enabling Consumer Sustainable Living

Date: December 6, 2023 | 13:30-14:30 GST
Venue: Business Pavilion, Blue Zone
Description: In this event hosted by Visa, Rare CEO Brett Jenks will join a terrific set of panelists representing a diversity of approaches to and roles in enabling sustainable living. Panelists include Douglas Sabo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Visa (Moderator); Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Sustainability Officer, Netflix; Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA); Friedrich Hubel, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Ecolytiq; Antonia Gawel, Director, Sustainability Partnerships and Engagement, Google.
Livestream: https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/cop28-business-pavilion/events/

Global Fund for Coral Reefs Launch Event 2030: The Coral Reef Breakthrough

Date: December 2, 2023 | 16:30-17:45 GST
Venue: UNEP Pavilion
Description: The Global Fund for Coral Reefs assembly will witness state and private sector leaders launching the first-ever global targets for coral reef conservation, as well as announcing new financial commitments and actions to scale solutions globally. Rare CEO Brett Jenks will join the panel discussion.