#OceanSdg
An event organised by the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), in partnership with the United States Embassy in France, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO) and the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy.
from 12:30 to 6:30 pm at the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (Hôtel de Roquelaure) - Paris
At the Rio+20 Conference in 2012, States agreed to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to bring together the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and environmental concerns under one global framework. In July 2014, the Open Working Group on SDGs submitted its proposed goals to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A stand-alone Oceans SDG is included, which is to: “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”.
A number of related targets and indicators are currently being discussed, dealing especially with reducing marine pollution, addressing the impacts of ocean acidification, and restoring fish stocks. The SDGs are due to be formally adopted by the UNGA in September 2015. In parallel, numbers of assessments of the marine environment are currently undertaken, including the World Ocean Assessment, the Transboundary Water Assessment and regional inventories.
Implementing the Ocean SDG will be challenging. It will require to make use of the best available scientific knowledge to target key issues and to adopt political decisions aimed at putting the Ocean on a sustainable pathway. This conference will identify how to meet these needs and highlight possible options for implementing the Ocean SDG.
This conference will identify how to meet these needs and highlight possible options for implementing the Oceans SDG.
With: Teresa Ribera (IDDRI), Irina Bokova (UNESCO), Amina J. Mohammed (UN), Jake Rice (Department Pof Fisheries and Oceans, Canada), Philippe Cury (IRD), Jean-Pierre Gattuso (CNRS, UPMC & IDDRIi), Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Global Change Institute), Inigo Losada (Environmental Hydraulics Institute), Mette Wilkie (UNEP), Peter Thomson (Permanent representative of Fidji to the UN), Martin Visbeck (GEOMAR), Vladimir Ryabinin (IOC/UNESCO), Rémi Parmentier (Global Ocean Commission), Lisa Emelia Svensson (Ambassador for Oceans, Sweden), Klaus Töpfer (IASS), Pascal Lamy (Global Ocean Commission), Julio Cordano (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile).
Simultaneous translation (French-English) will be provided
Material
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