S2S Platform

🌍 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 IUCN 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦🌊 After a decade of championing Source-to-Sea management, the SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute is preparing to transition the hosting function of the S2S Platform. Starting 1 January 2025, the Union for Conservation of Nature will officially host the S2S Platform! Since the launch of the S2S Platform in 2014, SIWI has worked tirelessly to grow this initiative from a handful of partners into a robust, global community advocating for the holistic management of land, freshwater, coasts, and the ocean. Together, we have built evidence, fostered commitments, and driven impactful action - from source to sea. Now, it is time for a new chapter. We are confident and enthusiastic that IUCN will lead the S2S Platform to even greater heights, ensuring its vision continues to balance benefits for the environment, communities, and economies.  𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 🌐The new S2S Platform website is now live: https://lnkd.in/eZeHS9HW ✉️ The SIWI email address (S2SPlatform@siwi.org) will be deactivated from 1 January 2025. For all inquiries, please reach out to S2SPlatform@iucn.org. 💬Stay connected via LinkedIn, where IUCN will share updates and activities. The momentum is strong—let us keep moving source-to-sea action forward! ▶️ Read more details in our recent news update: https://lnkd.in/eBHKQBmi Ruth Mathews Jose Pablo Murillo Gustav Thungren Tom Panella James Dalton Maria Carreño Lindelien Dana Dedeck

🌊 𝐓𝐡𝐞 2025 𝐔𝐍 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞🌊 📣 Submissions for stakeholder inputs to the UNOC declaration are now open! Stakeholders have a unique opportunity to ensure #Source2Sea management remains a key topic in the conference discussions and outcomes. Let us build on the successes of previous conferences and ensure #S2S is firmly embedded in the declaration of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. 🗓️  𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞:  29 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2024 📲 Submit your input by scanning the QR code below!

Timely and constructive discussions at #COP29 in the #OceanPavilion this week at the 'Bridging ocean and freshwater challenges through collective science, industry and policy action’ side event which brought the ocean and freshwater sector together to discuss and identify opportunities for collaboration across sectors, policy and expertise for healthy ecosystems and decisive climate action. The recording will be available at a later date and plans are underway for progressing the discussion, including at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice 2025.   High Level Address by Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for the Ocean; Moderator Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Director of Marine Policy Center & Senior Advisor to the President on Ocean & Climate Policy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Matthew Frost Head of the International Office, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Viviana Franco Hernández Project Lead, Van Oord, Tove Lexén, Policy Advisor on Climate Change, WaterAid Sweden, and Thomas Rebermark, Director, Swedish Waterhouse, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute.   Organisers: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, Van Oord and the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management   #Ocean #SDG14 #SDG6 #UNOC3 #OceanAction #COP29 #Water4Climate #OceanPavilion  

Timely and constructive discussions at #COP29 in the #OceanPavilion this week at the 'Bridging ocean and freshwater challenges through collective science, industry and policy action’ side event which brought the ocean and freshwater sector together to discuss and identify opportunities for collaboration across sectors, policy and expertise for healthy ecosystems and decisive climate action. The recording will be available at a later date and plans are underway for progressing the discussion, including at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice 2025.   High Level Address by Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy for the Ocean; Moderator Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Director of Marine Policy Center & Senior Advisor to the President on Ocean & Climate Policy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Matthew Frost Head of the International Office, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Viviana Franco Hernández Project Lead, Van Oord, Tove Lexén, Policy Advisor on Climate Change, WaterAid Sweden, and Thomas Rebermark, Director, Swedish Waterhouse, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute.   Organisers: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, Van Oord and the Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management   #Ocean #SDG14 #SDG6 #UNOC3 #OceanAction #COP29 #Water4Climate #OceanPavilion  

Please forward this alert to #Ocean stakeholders.

📣 Exciting News: Our 2023 Progress Report is Now Online! We are thrilled to share key milestones and achievements from our 2023 journey toward increasing interest in and adoption of #source2sea management. 🌊💧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: 💧𝐔𝐍 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: The event underscored the critical need for holistic, collaborative approaches like source-to-sea management. This approach gained significant traction, featuring prominently in the official program and side events, reflecting its growing acceptance as vital to achieving the 2030 Agenda. 🐠 22𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (𝐋𝐌𝐄) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: For the first time, river basin organizations joined forces with LMEs, fostering stronger collaboration. Notably, a trilateral cooperation mechanism was established for the Danube River, Mediterranean, and Black Sea, and was incorporated into the Portorož Ministerial Declaration. 🌊 𝐒2𝐒 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥: A competitive voting process led to the election of the 2023-2026 members, including two ocean-focused organizations, marking a significant step forward in our commitment to integrated water management. 🌐𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: In a groundbreaking first, we hosted a cross-pavilion event at the UNFCCC COP28, uniting the Water for Climate and Ocean Pavilions to align around climate action. 🤝𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: We continued to strengthen our network through four Partners in the Round calls, three newsletters, and four Steering Committee meetings. 🔗 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: https://lnkd.in/eFCCgHba 📚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 2021 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: https://t.ly/oHQdq 2022 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: https://t.ly/V6T7N

Join us today for an event organized by the #Water4ClimatePavilion and the #OceanPavilion at COP29 Azerbaijan, as we bridge ocean and freshwater challenges through #collectiveaction in #science, #industry, and #policy! 🌏 📅 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Tuesday, 19 November 2024 🕒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 13:30–14:30 CET / 16:30–17:30 AZT 📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Blue Zone, Ocean Pavilion 🔗 Register online at the Virtual Ocean Pavilion: https://lnkd.in/eC69KxUu ------------------ Supported by: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), French Water Partnership, S2S Platform, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, and Van Oord.

📣📰 The latest November newsletter is out! Stay up-to-date with the latest #Source2Sea events, activities, and updates from the S2S Platform and partners. 🔔Don't forget to subscribe to stay in the loop: https://lnkd.in/ew8DDqGa

🌍 Join us for an inspiring event at COP29 Azerbaijan, organized by the #Water4ClimatePavilion and the #OceanPavilion, as we bridge ocean and freshwater challenges through #collectivescience, #industry, and #policyaction! Building on past successes, this session will unite ocean and freshwater experts to discuss collaborative opportunities across science, policy, and practice for #HealthyEcosystems and #DecisiveClimateAction. This event aims to: 🔍 Deepen understanding of the work within each community and address the challenges they face in collaborating. 🌐 Identify opportunities for freshwater and ocean communities to break down silos across research, policy, and finance, tackling shared challenges. 🤝 Showcase how diverse stakeholders can drive dynamic partnerships for a stronger impact across water and ocean sectors. 📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Blue Zone, Ocean Pavilion/ Online 🕓 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 19 November 2024, 16:30 - 17:30 (AZT) / 13:30 - 14:30 (CET) ▶️ Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eC69KxUu Supported by: Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), French Water Partnership, S2S Platform, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, and Van Oord. ----------------- #COP29 #COP29Azerbaijan #ClimateAction #SustainableWater #HealthyEcosystems Thecla Keizer Matthew Frost Tove Lexén Tom Panella Ruth Mathews Jose Pablo Murillo Gustav Thungren Dana Dedeck Viviana Franco Hernández

🌊 Join us at today´s event 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 at the 10th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (#MOP10) in Ljubljana, Slovenia! This session will dive into how #source2sea management plays a crucial role in sustainable development and the achievement of #SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), #SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and #SDG 15 (Life on Land). 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 25 October 2024 🕒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 13:30 - 14:45 CEST 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Room 4 With a stellar panel moderated by our S2S Platform coordinator Ruth Mathews, our esteemed speakers include: Rüdiger Strempel,Birgit Vogel, Ulrika Stensdotter Blomberg,@Mitja Bricelj, @Olfat Hamdan, and Dimitris Faloutsos. We are honored to have opening remarks from Giovanna Valverde Stark, and closing remarks from Hartwig Kremer PhD ▶️Check out our event page for further insights: https://lnkd.in/eNkdwvNU This event is co-led by the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica and SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute, with partners from Estonia, Finland, Slovenia, the Global Environment Facility, ICPDR , United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention, and HELCOM - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission.