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.
