Serie de seminarios web: Elevando juntos nuestras ambiciones de cara a la Conferencia Nuestro Océano en Kenia

Organizada por el Mecanismo de Coordinación Oceánica del Gran Caribe y sus socios

Background Information

The Wider Caribbean's marine resources are vital to the region's biodiversity, climate resilience, economic development and human well-being. Yet progress toward sustainable ocean management has often been constrained by fragmented initiatives, overlapping mandates and limited coordination across national and regional institutions. 

The Wider Caribbean Ocean Coordination Mechanism (OCM) was established to address this challenge.The OCM is a groundbreaking governance platform that provides a permanent, inclusive structure for aligning action, sharing knowledge, and optimizing the use of limited resources by enhancing coordination and collaboration across the region.

In preparation for the Our Oceans Conference (OOC) 2026 in Kenya, the OCM, together with regional and international partners, is convening a series of Wider Caribbean Ocean Webinars. These webinars will strengthen regional coordination, raise awareness of key ocean sustainability initiatives, and support governments in identifying and advancing new or strengthened commitments to be announced at the conference.

Outputs and commitments emerging from the webinar series will be consolidated and presented at a Wider Caribbean-led side event at the Our Oceans Conference, demonstrating the region's collective ambition and coordinated action on ocean sustainability.

Desired Outcomes

Short term (by May 2026)

• The Wider Caribbean region submits a coordinated package of ocean commitments (“increased ambitions”) to the OOC Organizing Committee.

• Governments signal new or strengthened commitments related to key regional initiatives, including marine protection, ocean planning, ocean accounting and sustainable ocean finance.

Medium term (before end of GEF-8 funding cycle)

• Emerging Sustainable Ocean Plan proposals are aligned with the Sustainable Ocean Planning framework advanced through the Ocean Panel and supported through the Ocean Action 2030 implementation ecosystem,  and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s (UNESCO) Global Strategy on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (2025-2030), as well as with existing regional frameworks, helping reduce fragmentation, duplication of efforts, and the emergence of parallel approaches.

• Regional coordination supports countries in developing high-quality proposals to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and other financing partners, strengthening the pathway from planning to implementation, investment readiness, and delivery.

Programme/Themes

The Wider Caribbean Series of weekly Webinars will take place in a virtual modality, hosted and coordinated by the OCM Secretariat, with the support of partner champion countries and organizations. Each webinar will be approximately 2.5 Hours.

Seminarios Web del Gran Caribe 

Unidos en la Acción, Elevando las Ambiciones: Hacia la Conferencia Nuestro Océano

Una serie de seminarios web organizados por el Mecanismo de Coordinación del Océano del Gran Caribe (MCO) con el fin de crear conciencia y aumentar el nivel de ambición a escala nacional y regional para adoptar medidas encaminadas a lograr unos océanos más sostenibles, como preparación para la Conferencia Nuestro Océano y más allá.

Sesiones de seminarios web

Mantente al tanto de la serie de seminarios web organizados en el marco de la Conferencia «Nuestro Océano». Haz clic en los botones de abajo para leer los artículos completos y acceder a las grabaciones de vídeo íntegras.