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Upcoming Events 2026
Conference of Plenipotentiaries – Biodiversity Protocol Negotiations (BBNJ)
Date: 26 – 27 August 2026
Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Event details: Conference of Plenipotentiaries – Biodiversity Protocol Negotiations | Nairobi Convention
Goal: To adopt the Protocol on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity and Protected Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Region following the revision of the 1985 Protocol.
Nairobi Convention COP 12
Date: 6 – 9 October 2026
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Event details: COP 12 — Twelfth Conference of Parties | Nairobi Convention
Goal: To bring together all ten Contracting Parties to review implementation of the Integrated Regional Programme (2025–2035) and the Programme of Work (2025–2028) adopted at COP 11.
Biodiversity COP (CBD COP 17)
SWIOP is participating
Date: 19 – 30 October 2026
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Event details: Global Biodiversity Calendar of Events
Goal: An opportunity to align SWIOP’s investment approach with the 30×30 agenda and connect with GEF, GFCR, and nature finance actors relevant to the pipeline.
BlueInvest Africa 2026
SWIOP is participating
Date: 2 – 3 November June 2026
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Event details: BlueInvest Africa 2026
Goal: An opportunity for SWIOP and SWIOP-Invest to connects with fund managers, impact investors, and financial intermediaries the exact supply-side actors Output 2.2 is designed to activate.
Past events 2026
Our Ocean Conference
SWIOP participated
Date: 16 – 18 June 2026
Location: Mombasa, Kenya
Event details: Home – Our Ocean Kenya
Goal: To build visibility with international donors, DFIs, and government partners, and to position the ISBE Investment Hub and catalytic grants as a tangible WIO investment offer.
Strategic announcement of Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Programme
Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Location: Mombasa, Kenya
Event details: Home – Our Ocean Kenya
Description: SWIOP is co-financed by the European Union and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. It focuses on ocean governance, Investing in blue economy and ecosystem resilience.
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SWIOP Secretariat
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Email: swiop-secretariat@giz.de
Physical address: Segen Plaza, 96 Riverside Drive, Nairobi, Kenya