Southeast Asia Framework for Oceans Action in Mitigation - Indonesian Pilot Study by Climateworks Centre
Quantedge Advancement Initiative is supporting Climateworks Centre in a pilot programme that focuses on incorporating oceans-based mitigation action into national climate commitments.
The Southeast Asia Framework for Oceans Action in Mitigation (SEAFOAM) Indonesian Pilot Study will scope, convene, and present ocean-based climate mitigation options for Indonesia. As the largest archipelagic country in the world and host to 17% of the world’s blue carbon ecosystems, Indonesia is one of the most important countries in the world for oceans-based climate change mitigation. Sustainable management of the oceans around Indonesia offers dual benefits: it could achieve significant climate mitigation impact while providing coastal communities with climate resilience.
The Southeast Asia Framework for Oceans Action in Mitigation (SEAFOAM) Indonesian Pilot Study will scope, convene, and present ocean-based climate mitigation options for Indonesia. As the largest archipelagic country in the world and host to 17% of the world’s blue carbon ecosystems, Indonesia is one of the most important countries in the world for oceans-based climate change mitigation. Sustainable management of the oceans around Indonesia offers dual benefits: it could achieve significant climate mitigation impact while providing coastal communities with climate resilience.
Coastal region in Kelingking Beach, Indonesia. (Photo by Paolo Nicolello, Unsplash)
SEAFOAM will identify solutions across sectors including shipping, nature-based solutions and offshore energy, to produce spatial maps of high-potential intervention areas for Indonesia. It will also highlight blue carbon project opportunities that could be developed to benefit the livelihoods of local communities. During the one-year programme, Climateworks Centre will engage local stakeholders and showcase SEAFOAM at the international level to encourage the adoption of ocean-based mitigation action amongst coastal nations and strengthen collective ambition on the topic.
The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy has shown that ocean-based action can deliver 21% of the annual greenhouse gas emissions reduction needed to reach the Paris Agreement target by 2050. SEAFOAM targets this opportunity by supporting the inclusion of ocean-based action within countries’ climate commitments. This can catalyse change in reducing ocean-based carbon emissions, and protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems in Indonesia and beyond.
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The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy has shown that ocean-based action can deliver 21% of the annual greenhouse gas emissions reduction needed to reach the Paris Agreement target by 2050. SEAFOAM targets this opportunity by supporting the inclusion of ocean-based action within countries’ climate commitments. This can catalyse change in reducing ocean-based carbon emissions, and protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems in Indonesia and beyond.
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