The Forum also featured several endorsed Decade Actions while providing a space for announcements from partners, including the launch of three new Decade Collaborative Centres (DCCs): DCC for Ocean-Climate Solutions (Ocean Visions in partnership with Georgia Tech and Georgia Aquarium) DCC for Ocean Prediction (Mercator Ocean International) DCC for Coastal Resilience (University of Bologna). The Ocean Decade Forum, held on 30 June, showcased and celebrated the achievements of the Decade’s first 18 months on themes of science, innovation and technology as well as behavior change and discussed the legacy of the Decade towards, and beyond, 2030. Watch the High-Level Meeting of the Ocean Decade Alliance here Surangel Whipps Jr., as well as high-level representatives from governmental members of the Alliance, UN agencies, philanthropic institutions and the private sector took the stage to announce new commitments to the Ocean Decade, with UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson closing the meeting. The event provided a platform for commitments and announcements by Alliance members, who also launched a joint Call to Action for investment in ocean science. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal – both Presidents being founding Patrons of the Alliance.
Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, and H.E. On 27 June, Patrons and members of the Ocean Decade Alliance took part in their first in-person meeting, convened by Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, H.E. Promoting knowledge-based solutions for sustainability through the Ocean Decade The Declaration recognizes the importance of the Ocean Decade, including the role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, and the goal of the Decade to generate and use knowledge for the transformational action needed to achieve a healthy, safe and resilient ocean for sustainable development by 2030 and beyond. World leaders committed to act “decisively and urgently to improve the health, productivity, sustainable use and resilience of the ocean and its ecosystems” and “improving understanding of the impact of cumulative human activities on the ocean” through enhanced cooperation at all levels. It concluded with the adoption of the Lisbon Declaration, titled “ Our Ocean, Our Future, Our Responsibility”. Concrete measures were adopted to improve ocean resilience and more sustainable communities, underpinned by a new wave of commitments – building on the 1,300+ commitments made at the 2017 Ocean Conference – to restore the ocean’s health. Leading the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (the ‘Ocean Decade’), UNESCO used the opportunity to rally a diverse ocean community bent on unlocking the knowledge needed to deliver the vision of the Ocean We Want.īringing together some 6,500 participants, the 2022 UN Ocean Conference gave fresh impetus for advancing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 – at the heart of global action to conserve and sustainably manage marine ecosystems. More than 20 Heads of State and Government joined thousands of experts, business leaders, scientists and civil society representatives from 27 June to 1 July in Lisbon, Portugal, for the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference.
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