2025 UN Climate Change Conference

The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions will travel to Belém, Brazil in November 2025 to attend the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference known as the Conference of Parties (COP). COP30 will bring together delegates from over 190 countries, including world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and the private sector, to discuss priority actions to tackle climate change. 

Explore the side events we co-organized or will participate in below.

Explore other Stanford events at COP30.

Transforming blue food systems for equity, resilience, and climate action

• Date: November 17
• Time: 10:30-11:30am
• Location: Pavilion PV-E170 | Blue Zone
• Organizers: Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation(EMBRAPA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Rare, European Bureau for Conservation and Development, WorldFish, Environmental Defense Fund, World Resources Institute, Aquatic Life Institute (ALI), Coastal 500Network; Food and Land Use Coalition Colombia, and the Ariari Sustainable Mayors Network.

Nice-Bonn-Belém roadmap for the promotion of aquatic foods as climate solutions

• Date: November 17
• Time: 4:40-5:55pm
• Location: AgriZone | Auditorium 2
• Organizers: Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Brazil (Special Advisory Office for International Affairs), in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the United Nations, WorldFish, European Bureau for Conservation and Development, Environmental Defense Fund, the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Global Seaweed Coalition, and United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI)

Aquatic foods for climate action: Resilient solutions from small-scale fisheries and aquaculture

• Date: November 18
• Time: 12:40-1:55pm
• Location: AgriZone | Auditorium 3
• Organizers: Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA Environment), Aquatic Blue Food Coalition (ABFC), WorldFish, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD), and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Special Advisory Office for International Affairs)

Seaweed and aquatic foods – blue solutions for climate resilience

• Date: November 19
• Time: 9:30-10:30am
• Location: Blue Zone | Action Agenda
• Organizers: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI), UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Industrial Development Agency (UNIDO), United Nations Global Compact, UNESCO-IOC, Brazil Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Aquatic Blue Food Coalition (ABFC), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC), Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), WorldFish, European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD)

Delivering on the COP30 Action Agenda and Global Stocktake through aquatic blue foods

• Date: November 20
• Time: 1:15-2:45pm
• Location: Blue Zone | UNFCCC | Side Event Room 3
• Organizers: Panel organized by WorldFish and the European Bureau for Conservation and Development, in collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Aquatic Blue Food Coalition (ABFC), the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)