EuroMarine at UN 2022 Conference
27 June - 1 July 2022
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This year the UN is organising the Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal from 27 June - 1 July 2022.
in Lisbon Altice Arena Convention Center, located in Parque das Nações, Rossio dos Olivais, Lote 2.13.01A, 1990-231 Lisboa.
The aim of this conference is to mobilise action to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. The overall theme of the Conference is: “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions”.
As part of this event, several side events are being organised by EuroMarine members in Lisbon and online. See the side events below.
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Localizing Action for the Ocean: Local and regional governments special event - 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference
25 June 2022 | 10:00 GMT+1 | Porto Cruise Terminal, Matosinhos
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This event will create an opportunity for local and regional governments and their networks, national governments and other stakeholders to exchange good practices of SDG14 implementation at the local level. It will also be a space for local and regional governments and other stakeholders to announce new voluntary commitments in support of ocean action. The event will also seek to facilitate a discussion on opportunities and initiatives that can support sustainable adaptation for coastal cities and regions, including financing innovation and scaling up ocean protection.
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From the Southern Ocean to the Arctic – A Call to Action via the UN Ocean Decade
27 June 2022 | 13:00-15:00 GMT+1 | Online
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This event will bring together leading experts on both polar regions that will participate in the UN Ocean Decade. The Session will provide direct calls to Actions that have been identified in the Southern Ocean and Arctic Action Plan contributions towards the UN Decade of Ocean Science. Cross-cutting issues from both polar regions will be identified and will provide a direct call to action that has come through from polar organisations, policy makers, business and industry, and all other relevant stakeholders through their participation in the polar processes towards the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development The event will be will feature presentations followed by a panel discussion.
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The Invisible Global Crisis: Exceeding the Limits of the Pollution Planetary Boundary - New Science and Opportunities to Tackle Threats to Human and Marine Life
27 June 2022 | 13:30- 15:00 GMT +1 | Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre (FIL)-Auditorium I
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A well-received study recently established that we have reached the limit of how much chemicals and plastics the planet can tolerate. This side event at the UN Ocean Conference focus on new science and opportunities to tackle these threats to human and marine life.
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Ocean Literate Society - Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Collaboration
27 June 2022 | 15:30-18:00 GMT+1 | Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre (FIL)-Auditorium I
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The generation that will be most impacted by the decisions and actions taken today will during this event take the stage, representing their own and future generations interests. The aim is to showcase a variety of international youth driven organisations and initiatives, as well as outreach projects driven by academia, NGOs and the private sector, all aiming for knowledge transfer across generations while building an ocean literate society and empowered youth. During the first section of the event (0-60 min) there will be a mix of short presentations and a short follow up discussion. The latter part of the event (60-90 min) will be in the form of a “mini fair” where visitors get the opportunity to interact with representatives from youth organisations and projects working with youth engagement and ocean literacy. The mini-fair will include interactive elements with the possibility to make artwork, taste sustainable seafood, make new connections and bring home souvenirs. .
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Investing in the Portuguese blue carbon sink
27 June 2022 | 16:45-18:00 (GMT +1) | Portugal Pavilion Ocean stage
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Gulbenkian Blue Carbon is a groundbreaking project in Portugal aimed at mapping and characterising the blue carbon ecosystems in our country and at promoting investment in the conservation and restoration of these ecosystems. This session marks the launch of the project and its public presentation at the UN Ocean Conference. Carlos Duarte, researcher and executive director of the Global Coral Reef R&D Platform and professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, will be the session’s keynote speaker, followed by a panel discussion that brings together experts on blue carbon and the blue economy from the public, private and third sectors. The panel will discuss the yet to be explored potential of blue carbon investment in Portugal and the real opportunities that protecting and restoring Portuguese marine and coastal ecosystems bring, particularly in climate change mitigation. The session will be opened by José Maria Costa, Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs. This event is promoted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in partnership with ANP WWF and CCMAR.
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
Please find event page here for more information.
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Film Sessions + Producers Forum
27 June - 1 July 2022 | 17:00 - 19:00 (GMT +1) | Pavilhão do Conhecimento
Five days, five panels: Globocean, Women and the Sea, Protected Areas, Sea and Space, Overfishing Ocean films screen: best of Tara Oceans, Nazare Waves, Nuno Sa, Emilie McGlone’s. Producers Forum.
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Sustainable Ocean(s) - Rebuilding Ocean Fauna and Flora | Circular Investments, engineered by The Reef Company
27 June 2022 | 18:30 - 19:30 (GMT+1) | Portugal Pavilion Ocean stage
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The Reef Company hosts an interactive Panel to discuss how to restore life and health of Ocean(s), contributing to reversing Climate Change while growing the Blue Economy through circular investments.
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
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Portugal Implementing an Innovative Technology to Tackle Plastic Pollution with a Bubble Barrier
28 June 2022 | 09:45-10:30 GMT+1 | Portugal Pavillion RiverStage
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The Great Bubble Barrier developed an effective yet simple technology to capture plastic pollution before it flows into the ocean, thereby contributing to SDG 14. The Bubble Barrier system will be implemented in the Porto district, as part of the EU co-funded project MAELSTROM (Smart technology for MArinE Litter SusTainable RemOval and Management; https://www.maelstrom-h2020.eu/)
The Bubble Barrier system will be demonstrated by The Great Bubble Barrier and by the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR). The team will present the technology and do a demonstration using a small-scale Bubble Barrier.
Solar Panels will provide a percentage of the electricity required to power the Bubble Barrier. The energy provided by the floating solar panels will help us strive toward reaching SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy. This research study will seek to use as many standardized parts that are readily available and not harmful to the environment, ensuring the overall sustainability of the system. This also links with SDG 9 – providing potential innovation in the renewable energy sector by studying the sustainability of floating PV systems in urban environments.
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
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Tackling the Marine Litter Management Cycle with the MAELSTROM app
28 June 2022 | 11:00-11:45 GMT+1 | Portugal Pavillion RiverStage
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The NGO Venice Lagoon Plastic Free (VLPF) will display a multifunctional marine litter app in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR). The app, named after the H2020 project MAELSTROM - MArinE Litter SusTainable RemOval and Management (https://www.maelstrom-h2020.eu/) is designed to facilitate practitioners in the monitoring, collection (clean-up) and tracking of disposal of marine litter.
The data collected by the MAELSTROM app are standardised according to the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) provisions, contributing to enhancing marine litter identification, collection and recycling processes in Europe.
The presentation of the functionalities will be followed by a participatory activity session for the MAELSTROM app demonstration, with the support of CIIMAR and the involvement of volunteers and visitors.
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
Please find event page here for more information.
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Antarctic, Microplastics and Conservation Photography: How Portuguese Researchers are Leading International Marine Research and Public Engagement in Ocean Protection
28 June 2022 | 13:00 - 14:30 (GMT +1) | Online
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How can current research push for progress on ocean conservation? This is the question that is driving MARE’s UNOC2022 official side-event. During a 90-minute online showcase three inspiring researchers, moderated by the journalist Adriano Cerqueira, will reveal three societal important challenges and its potential solutions:
- Challenge 1 International Law Dialogues: José C. Xavier is a marine ecologist specialized on Southern Ocean ecology and the Head of Delegation of Portugal at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings.
- Challenge 2 Plastic Pollution: Paula Sobral is an expert in microplastics, who has collaborated with several national and international governmental institutions and agencies, including UN.
- Challenge 3 Social Engagement: Nuno V. Rodrigues is a conservation photographer, whose photos have been awarded and published in international exhibitions, newspapers, magazines and books.
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Mission Atlantic: Towards the Sustainable Development of the Atlantic Ocean
28 June 2022 | 14:00 GMT+1 | Portugal Pavilion Ocean stage
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Mission Atlantic is a H2020 project that develops and systematically applies Atlantic Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs). IEAs enable identification of ecosystem components most at risk from natural hazards and the consequences of human activities. The project employs all available information on those sources, the pressures they impose and the ecosystem components affected, to identify the most important risk factors influencing sustainable development.
In support of the Bélem Statement, the project brings together scientists, managers and stakeholders from Brazil, South Africa and the EU (including two Portuguese universities: University of Porto and University of Azores) as well as US & Canada. It includes 7 case studies across the Atlantic, including one in the North Mid Atlantic Ridge, led by the IMAR Institute, University of Azores.
This is event is part of Universidade do Porto I Instituto Superior Técnico | ISCTE - IUL I CERENA- Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente I S2AQUAcoLAB event.
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
Please find event page here for more information.
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Biodiversity For A Resilient Planet: A Deeper Look
28 June 2022 | 13:15-14:45 GMT+1 | José Mariano Gago Auditorium, Pavilhão do Conhecimento
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This panel, designed for all audiences, will gather top experts to share ideas for scaling up effective management and conservation of the deep sea. Panelists will speak on the following key points:
- Important benefits that deep-sea biodiversity provides to people and other life on Earth
- Current threats facing deep-sea life
- Current policy options for improving conservation of deep-sea biodiversity
- How to design and use future science to enable good policy decisions for the deep sea
After a discussion among the panelists, the remaining time will be used for audience questions. Food and refreshments will be available before the panel.
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Marine Life Observations: Integrating biology and ecology observations to enable indicators for conservation, restoration, and sustainable development of marine and coastal ecosystems
28 June 2022 | 15:05-15:50 GMT+1 | Portugal Pavillion Wave Stage
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A sustainable blue economy is based on information and knowledge. Knowledge about marine biodiversity is fundamental to managing and conserving ecosystem services. Historically, decisions about living resources and ocean uses have often been based on physical data such as temperature, bathymetry, and perhaps chemical observations. Emerging technologies now make it possible to incorporate biology and ecology routinely into ocean surveys and monitoring programs at local and regional scales. Advances in standardization of data formatting and storage, in open databases, will allow critical regional to global assessments about how biodiversity is changing and why. Best practices allow for measurements and other information to be interoperable, incomparable, scalable, and implementable by local groups and nations. This session promotes the integration of biological and ecological observations into coastal and ocean observing systems and monitoring programs. An increase in coordination, capacity development, and implementation efforts is required in the standardization or at least interoperability in the collection, analysis, and delivery of biodiversity observations.
In this session, experts and stakeholders will review co-design strategies conducted under the Marine Life 2030 Programme of the Ocean Decade, including the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and regional elements of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). It will also consider monitoring and management projects and programs in order to develop indicators and support decision-making about marine ecosystem services and nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation. The goal is to better manage ocean uses and satisfy national reporting requirements for targets of Sustainable Development Goals, the post-2020 Convention on Biological Diversity, and other national and international frameworks. We provide a space for meaningful dialogue between stakeholders, seeking collaborations to conserve and conduct responsible use of the oceans for sustainable development (SDG14).
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
Please find event page here for more information.
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Integrating Marine Litter Monitoring to Inform Action
29 June 2022 | | 08:30-19:30 GMT+1 | Centre Cultural de Cascais & Hotel Baia, Cascais
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The event builds on the UN Decade “Clean Ocean” Satellite activity One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS), that took place in November 2021. It will focus on the need for monitoring marine litter to inform action with the following objectives:
- Advocate the necessity of a global sustained Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS)
- Promote the building of a global IMDOS community
- Encourage the cooperation among scientists and between scientists and stakeholders such as policy makers and mitigation actors.
No official Ocean Conference accreditation is needed to attend the event as the event will take place outside the Altice Arena – the UN Ocean Conference venue.
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Interoperable, transparent, and accessible marine data for the UN 2030 Agenda, the UN Ocean Decade, and for the benefit of all
29 June 2022 | 18:00 -20:00 GMT+1 | Pavilhão de Portugal
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This side event will provide a high-level overview of current ocean data interoperability initiatives with key examples from around the world, share insights from these efforts and discuss how these can support the goals of the UN Ocean Decade and contribute to achieving the UN 2030 Agenda, and in particular SDG 14.
The event is co-organised by European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), Fugro , IOC-UNESCO and International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) , Intertidal Agency and Mercator Ocean International in collaboration with the UN Ocean Decade Data Coordination Group.
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Advancing women empowerment and leadership in marine scientific research to support inclusive sustainable ocean governance
30 June 2022 | 08:00 -09:30 GMT+1 | Hotel Olissipo Oriente - Room Pequim B
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This side event will provide a unique opportunity to demonstrate concrete actions towards women empowerment and leadership in marine scientific research through collaborative efforts and transformative partnerships. More specifically, it will present various capacity-building initiatives aimed at enhancing the participation and leadership of women from developing States in marine scientific research. A key element of the event will be the launch of the report “Empowering Women from LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in Deep-Sea Research” which builds on a survey conducted in 23 LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS to collect information at national, institutional and individual levels. The report maps the participation and leadership of women in deep-sea research and related disciplines and identifies the challenges and barriers faced by them to support informed policy development. This event will therefore create the enabling conditions for participating experts and the audience to discuss the importance of mainstreaming gender equality in highly technical and emerging fields of ocean science and ways to improve effective participation of women from developing States, in particular LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in the global community of ocean science. Emphasis will be placed on identifying future actions and the best way to foster international cooperation and partnerships for innovative solutions with a view to enhance the participation and leadership of women from LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in deep-sea science and related field of marine scientific research.
It is anticipated that the side event will effectively assist in underlining the existing interlinkages between SDG 14 and other goals such as SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The side event is also aligned with Interactive Dialogue 6 (Increasing scientific knowledge and developing research capacity and transfer of marine technology), and 8 (Leveraging interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goal 14 and other Goals towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda).
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Marine Protected Areas, Source-to-sea Concepts and Multi-use of Marine Space
30 June 2022 | 09:00 - 11:00 GMT+1 | Library, Pavilion of Knowledge
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Join us for this side event focusing on the source-to-sea approach, multi-use of marine space and marine protected areas in Europe's seas (and transitional waters) – all timely topics in marine management and conservation. In three distinct sessions, a series of ambitious projects will provide an insightful picture of how to balance the increasing use of coastal-marine ecosystems with the preservation or even restoration of their biological richness, by mitigating impacts and curbing pressures to achieve true sustainability. Based on the project contributions, a wider panel discussion with experts from different fields of knowledge will discuss the approaches and their synergies, look for holistic solutions and consider what is needed to realise the vision of thriving, healthy European seas and coasts for future generations.
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The Ocean as a global common - connecting generations of stakeholders through storytelling
30 June 2022 | 10:30-12:00 (GMT +1) | Institut français du Portugal - Embaixada de França em Portugal
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We care about what we know, and we care about what affects us emotionally. This all-inclusive side event will emphasise the importance of creating one ocean generation connected to the ocean through personal experiences, shared knowledge and storytelling. It will encourage a trans-generational dialogue by facilitating communication between different generations of stakeholders with diverse cultural backgrounds, anchored in the concept of having the ocean as a global common and its individual and local impacts shared through story-telling. This side event aims to connect stakeholders from different backgrounds, sectors, cultures and generations. We will operate an 'All welcome policy'- this will be an inclusive workshop and the more diversity among participants the better.
Speakers, young people, and participants will share their perception of the ocean as a common good, the global commons and heritage. Attendees will exchange personal stories about how the ocean benefits them and their communities, alongside a showcase of cultural approaches to ocean management and innovative solutions achieved through trans-generational cooperation. The workshop will involve networking and storytelling activities to connect diverse stakeholders and young people from different backgrounds and sectors. It will engage the audience with personal ocean-related stories to find agreements and differences of opinion, activating emotional and collective intelligence to plan future concrete cooperation and innovative solutions for managing, protecting and restoring ocean and coasts through effective trans-generational cooperation.
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Marine Forests of the Portuguese Coast
30 June 2022 | 12:00-13:00 GMT+1 | Portugal Pavillion River Stage
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Marine Forests are among Earth's most iconic and diverse habitats, with huge blue carbon potential, supporting different economic activities and thus fundamental for implementing Goals 13 and 14. However, these habitats have declined worldwide, and the Portuguese coast is no exception.
CIIMAR is currently working to evaluate the state and trends of Marine Forests, how to best manage them and develop methods for reforestation, through different international projects including FutureMARES, Blueforest and Blueforesting. Stakeholders' input is essential to ensure the usefulness and applicability of the results in real coastal management scenarios. So, join us in this ambition to protect and restore our Marine Forests and all benefits that these habitats represent!
Registration for entry to the venue: To enter the One Sustainable Ocean venue it is mandatory to be registered to receive a badge with a valid QR code that allows entry for the 5 days of the event.
Please find event page here for more information.
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Restoring the forgotten ocean forests - Transforming seaweed forest restoration into a commercial-scale enterprise
30 June 2022 | 15:00-16:30 (GMT +1) | Casa de Santa Maria, Cascais
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The event will showcase how the restoration industry can transform seaweed forest restoration into a commercial-scale enterprise following the model developed by SeaForester. Through an excellent panel of guest speakers, the event will also highlight the importance of strategic partnerships to support, finance and further develop seaforestation at scale.
At the end of the event, we invite you to try some delicious food prepared by Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril (ESHTE), using seaweed from the local company WISSI.
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The need for an International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS)
30 June 2022 | 10:30-12:00 (GMT +1) | Maritime Museum in Lisbon
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This side event will introduce the project to establish an International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS), to allow for the assessment of the current and future state of the ocean.
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Ocean of Solutions to Tackle the Climate & Biodiversity Crises
30 June 2022 | 18:15-19:45 (GMT +1) | Maritime Museum in Lisbon
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World experts will showcase ambitious ocean initiatives (nature-based solutions, community-based management, MPAs, blue finance, shipping, ocean forecast) that are accessible, scalable and sustainable.
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Ocean Observing for Ocean Sustainability
1 July 2022 | 09:00-11:00 (GMT +1) | The Conference Venue - the Altice Arena-Side room 1
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Many challenges face the ocean and the planet today – in the realms of climate change, fisheries, energy and mineral resources, biodiversity, human health, pollution and more. Solutions to these challenges will come from a deeper understanding of the ocean, its dynamics and vulnerabilities. Observations of ocean physics, biogeochemistry, marine life, human interactions and disturbances underpin the ability to effectively benefit from and conserve the ocean. Under the Decade for Ocean Science, ocean observing has tackled integration of disciplines and communities, technological innovation, generational shifts in ocean leadership, and improved access, equity, and capacity for many nations. This session held at the United Nations Ocean Conference will give voice to many perspectives on ocean observing needs, with particular emphasis on island nations. Small island state representatives and others will evaluate progress made and identify needs, opportunities and priority actions going forward. Representatives of key ocean observing institutions (Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, GEOMAR, IFREMER, NOC, WHOI*) will provide feedback on how their institutions can work together to address these needs.
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Delivering Ocean Solutions for the SDGs: The Role of Africa in the Alliance of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and in Developing a Sustainable Blue Economy
1 July 2022 | 17:30-18:45 (GMT +1) | The Conference Venue - the Altice Arena-Side room 1
The oceans are strategic for Africa at both cultural and economic levels, it contains a wealth of invaluable resources, and generates a wide range of ocean-based economic activities. It is crucial for Africa to contribute to the resilience of oceans by building actions and partnerships in accordance with SDG 14.
The Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection- chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance, and the National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH) are jointly organizing a side event to highlight the role of Africa in building a sustainable development and economy by taking part in global action to protect the oceans, adopting a cross sectoral approach in public policies and building innovative solutions like the Blue Belt Initiative.
The side event will reunite a panel of national as well as international experts and leaders, from different expertise areas in order to further enhance the collective impact, to galvanize the African role in building a resilient ocean and to discuss solutions that enable us to manage the ocean sustainably.
The side events are open to all the UNOC registered participants.
For more information, please refer to k.khallafi@fm6e.org or Rajaabelfaqih@gmail.com
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