CORDAP announces a partnership with Partanna to restore reefs with carbon absorbing concrete
Jeddah, 21 December 2023 The Coral Reef Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a G20 initiative aimed...
CORDAP awards inaugural R&D grants to fund solutions to save corals worldwide
CORDAP has funded a total of $18 million USD to 14 projects working across 20 countries. The winners of this inaugural...
CORDAP joins with Red Sea Global to announce a new partnership to save corals
COP 28, Dubai CORDAP is pleased to announce a partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG), an international developer...
CORDAP at COP28: Supporting climate action to save corals
This year’s UN climate conference, COP28, taking place in Dubai from November 30th, will explore the need to create...
Scoping Studies identified key priority areas for coral R&D
The Strategic Plan of CORDAP (2022-25) highlights the need for short, low-cost scoping and design studies to better...
CORDAP contributes to the Global Biodiversity Framework
Why are corals key to meeting global biodiversity targets? “The targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...
CORDAP and WAVE announce exciting partnership
In an important development for coral conservation and research, the G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator...
CORDAP joins ICRI to advance global coral reef conservation efforts
In a significant development for coral reef conservation, CORDAP has officially become a member of the International...
Call for Proposals now open for CORDAP’s Coral Accelerator Program 2023 funding
The G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) has launched a new Call for Proposals for its...
CORDAP R&D Technology Roadmap for understanding natural adaptation and assisted evolution of corals to climate change
Experts release a roadmap for harnessing the potential of assisted evolution to help save corals. The IPCC predicts...
Leading Saudi organizations celebrate launch of new foundation and join the fight to save corals
Dignitaries and leading Saudi entities come together to support Saudi Arabia’s global leading role in the fight to...
A meeting of minds: Bringing together our scientific experts
On the 30-31st May, our Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) met in London to review our progress and assess our plans...
Scoping Studies: Cold-water corals restoration and conservation
The third of our scoping studies' workshops took place between 10-12th May 2023, in Fornebu, Norway. Recommended by...
Saudi Arabia establishes a foundation to expedite coral reef conservation and restoration technologies
Saudi Arabia establishes the Global Coral R&D Accelerator Platform Foundation (CORDAP Foundation) to support the...
Exploring the unknown world of deep-water corals
Corals often conjure up visions of shallow water, white sands and tropical...
Can we save all the world’s coral?
We believe science is redefining what’s possible.It’s our mission to save all corals. Some experts suggest this is...
Scoping Studies: Coral Assisted Evolution Workshop
Assisted evolution is the use of human interventions to speed up the natural evolutionary process. Used effectively,...
Scoping Studies: Exploring the Frontier of Coral Aquaculture Workshop
Our whole planet is suffering the impacts of climate change, but while terrestrial climate restoration projects have...
Kick-starting CORDAP’s 2023 Scoping Studies
CORDAP launches scoping studies that will guide our use of resources to create...
CORDAP at COP 15 Montreal
The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will bring...
Open Letter Calling for Urgent Coral Reef Action Addressed to Leaders and Policy-Makers at COP27, Ocean20 and COP15
Dear Leaders and Policy-Makers, The recent UN Ocean Conference ignited a new wave of ocean action and science clearly...
CORDAP event at COP 27: The future of corals in the warm Arabian Seas
Friday, November 11, 2022 2:20 pm - 3:30 pm Saudi Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP 27 On Friday, November 11, CORDAP will...
CORDAP event at COP 27: Ocean Pavilion
Advancing R&D to secure a future for coral reefs in a warmer ocean Wednesday, November 9, 2022 6:00 pm –...
Groundbreaking research funding opportunity launches to make sure no coral is left behind
October 4, 2022 – The G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), has launched a call for...
No Coral Reef Left Behind G20 side-event in Bali
On Sunday, August 28, CORDAP will co-host in Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia, the G20 side event No Coral Reef Left Behind in...
CORDAP and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs announce new partnership to accelerate global innovation in coral reef restoration
PRESS RELEASE Announced during the UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, the partnership will advance and scale-up coral...
CORDAP unveils strategic plan to accelerate R&D into coral restoration and conservation
23 May 2022 – The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a G20 initiative, has released a...
CORDAP Scientific and Advisory Committee
The Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) Initiative Governing Committee (IGC) has...
G20 Environment Ministers Meeting
Preamble We, the G20 Ministers for Environment, met virtually on September 16, 2020. Our meeting took place at a time...