Building a More Resilient Future
Dr Jan Przydatek, Director of Technologies at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, explains how we must embed resilience into our built environment.
COP28
Lloyd's Register Foundation at COP28.
Date
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Location and Format
Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
Event type
Conference
About the event
Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s mission is to engineer a safer world. A large part of the Foundation’s work is centred around ‘safety at sea’, building on our organisation’s heritage to help create a safer maritime system and ensure those working in the blue economy have the skills they need. Working at sea remains one of the world’s most dangerous occupations, and while progress has been made, there is much that still needs to be done to keep people safer without causing harm elsewhere.
At COP 28, Lloyd’s Register Foundation continued the conversation started in COP26 and progressed in COP27, joining and convening global stakeholders to discuss, debate and agree action to ensure the ocean economy is safe and sustainable for future generations.
We were an official partner for the Ocean Pavilion, uniting world leaders in ocean science, engineering, and policy. The Pavilion acts as a central hub for delegates to exchange ideas on addressing the climate crisis, leveraging ocean science and solutions. We are also the official co-lead for the ocean and coasts theme at the Resilience Hub, an inclusive virtual and physical space dedicated to mobilising action on resilience and adaptation at COP28 and beyond.
Secondees from the Foundation into the High Level Climate Champions team and the United Nations Global Compact highlighted the need for an accelerated uptake of zero-carbon fuels in international shipping, providing a case for blue finance mechanisms, and how we can feed the planet using sustainable blue foods.
Through our programmes such as the World Risk Poll and via our grant holders, The Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and Engineering X, shared invaluable data about people’s perceptions and experiences of risk from climate change, discussing the challenges and opportunities as the transition to green shipping progresses, and bringing urgent attention to the threat posed by the open burning of waste.
Programme of events
Date and time: December 3rd, 11-12:30pm (GST) | Location: Waste and Resources Pavilion
This session, led by Engineering X, our collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering, will explore best practices in raising awareness with communities, local governments and national policymakers to tackle the open burning of waste, and showcase locally driven solutions.
Data and time: December 3rd, 2-3:30pm (GST) Location: InterContinental Dubai - Festival City
Joined by a diversity of state/regional/city governments from around the world, this session will discuss findings from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll, the first global study of perceptions and experiences of risk to people’s safety.
Date and time: December 4th, 8-9am (GST) | Location: Ocean Pavilion
Hear how embracing transformative ocean science, new technologies and cross-disciplinary approaches delivers scalable climate resilience action.
Date and time: December 4th, 11-12pm (GST) | Location: Ocean Pavilion
This interactive session examines financing innovations enabling an inclusive, just transition across the ocean economy.
Date and time: Mon 4 Dec 15:30-16:30 | Location: Ocean Pavilion
This panel brings together storytellers, scientists, restoration specialists, and investors to debate rights in blue natural capital projects.
Date and time: December 4th, 5:45 – 6:45pm (GST) | Location: Resilience Hub
This session will present an opportunity to bring together diverse set of actors to demonstrate value-chain approach to building resilience, in line with one of the 5 pillars of Ocean Agenda and High-Level Champions Maritime Breakthroughs (launched at COP27).
Date and time: December 5th, 12:30-1:30 (GST) | Location: Ocean Pavilion
The triple climate crisis poses an existential threat to global shipping, responsible for 3% of emissions. By 2050, a 40cm sea level rise could devastate coastal communities worldwide.
Date and time: December 5th, 3-4:30pm (GST) | Location: SE Room 6
A 1.5-degree pathway will be impossible without shipping’s rapid, just, and equitable green transition. Africa has a crucial role to play in this. This event will bring together key shipping stakeholders to highlight credible climate action and solutions during a pivotal year, including in response to a new GHG strategy at the IMO.
Date and time: Weds 6 Dec 11:00-12:00 | Location: Ocean Pavilion
Sea-level rise projections conceal many uncertainties, including time scales or regional variations. Yet, up to a billion people could be living in coastal cities at risk from sea-level rise and its impacts (e.g., salinization, flooding, erosion) by 2050. This side event will address the pillars of sustainable coastal adaptation for cities: knowledge, solutions, equity, and finance.
Date and time: December 6th, 3-5:30pm (GST) | Location: Singapore Pavilion
The ‘Voyage to Net-Zero Forum’ seeks to mobilise stakeholders from across the maritime ecosystem to contribute to this ongoing conversation. It recognizes the influence of COP28/CMP18/CMA5 as the pinnacle platform for discourse on climate change strategies amongst valued industry and government leaders.
Date and time: December 8th, 10:30-11:15am | Location: World Climate Summit
A hybrid event offering in-person and digital engagement opportunities, and links to the ambitions and priorities of the Paris Agreement and the associated Marrakech Partnership.
Date and time: December 9th, 5-6pm (GST) | Location: Ocean Pavilion
We present learnings from engagement with local experts and communities in often marginalised but key maritime countries on local challenges and opportunities in building a safe and sustainable blue economy. Exploring what’s needed next, including collaborations between NGOs and the private sector to reach an equitable and inclusive ocean, the interactive session seeks audience perspectives to help shape future phases of key Lloyd's Register Foundation projects and their perspectives on those local voices.
