Indonesia reaffirms commitment to strengthening ocean-climate nexus
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the ocean-climate nexus through marine conservation, blue carbon, and coastal resilience on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
According to a press release from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta on Friday, this commitment will be further reinforced through Presidential Regulation No. 110/2025, which strengthens the role of the marine and fisheries sector in national climate change mitigation.
“The ocean is a central element of climate action. International cooperation based on the principles of equality and a just transition is essential to strengthen ocean-based climate solutions,” said the Director General of Legal and International Agreements at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ricky Suhendar.
This Indonesian position was presented by Ricky during the Annual Meeting of the Leaders of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Leaders’ Meeting of the Ocean Panel) on 23 September 2026.
Furthermore, during the meeting, Indonesia also encouraged the Ocean Panel to play a strategic role in two key areas: ocean financing and ocean accounting.
Ocean financing is required to translate ocean-climate action commitments into tangible implementation. Meanwhile, strengthening ocean accounting is vital to support data-driven and evidence-based policymaking.
Indonesia also emphasised its commitment to strengthening international collaboration to preserve the ocean as a sustainable climate solution for future generations, while promoting concrete steps towards fair, equitable, and inclusive ocean governance.
This year’s Ocean Panel meeting carries the theme “Ocean-Climate Leadership on the Road to COP31 UNFCCC”, focusing on strengthening leadership and cooperation to accelerate the implementation of ocean-climate nexus actions leading up to COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9–20 November 2026.
The Ocean Panel was initiated in 2018 by Norway, and Indonesia is one of its founding members.
Currently, the Ocean Panel consists of 19 countries that collectively represent approximately 50 per cent of the world’s coastlines and 45 per cent of the global Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The Ocean Panel has produced various action agendas, studies, and policy recommendations to promote a sustainable ocean economy, including the so-called Transformation Towards a Sustainable Ocean Economy, as well as various Blue Papers and thematic reports.