The ocean and climate change dialogue (“dialogue”) was mandated by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-sixth session. The 2024 dialogue was held in hybrid mode on 11–12 June 2024, in conjunction with the sixtieth sessions of the subsidiary bodies in Bonn, Germany. As the co-facilitators of the dialogue, we have prepared this report that provides a summary of the discussions that took place on the two topics, chosen in consultation with Parties and observers: first, marine biodiversity conservation and coastal resilience, and second, technology needs for ocean climate action, including finance links.

The dialogue offered a vital space for enhancing collaboration, understanding and building ocean-based climate action, illustrating needs, opportunities and case studies as well as highlighting key messages and ways forward. The dialogue aims to be a multi-year exercise, that builds knowledge in relevant topics on the ocean and climate change, and on previous years’ experience, inputs and the 2023, 2022, 2020 informal summary reports.