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The 11th annual World Ocean Summit will be held on March 11, 2024 in Lisbon, PortugalThe conference lasted three days. The 2024 Agenda will focus on ocean health, sectoral strategies to accelerate a sustainable ocean economy, and ocean climate solutions
Source: Economist Impact
The World Ocean Summit is a multilateral forum on ocean governance initiated by The Economist magazine, and all topics of the 2024 summit will be on investment and innovative financial instruments to drive ocean health recovery, with a greater focus on action and a series of workshops on "how to" to provide real-world solutions to global ocean challenges.
The conference will feature high-level policy discussions in plenary, detailed discussions on practical solutions to the ocean industry and ocean crises in follow-up sessions, and practical interaction in "how to do it" workshops. The 10 interactive "how to" workshops will develop a series of action points and practical points for individuals and organizations working to restore the health of the ocean.
Related topics include:
How to promote cross-sector cooperation in the blue economy.
How to make the law of the sea accessible to different stakeholders.
How to develop blue bonds.
How to move towards blue biotechnology.
How to promote cooperation between marine non-governmental organizations and industry.
How to restore coral reefs.
How to use AI for a sustainable blue economy.
How to minimize the impact of coastal cities on the ocean.
How to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
How to regulate floating wind power.
How to improve ocean literacy.
Development of standardized indicators for the oceans.
How to carry out the 30 30 goals.
How to develop a source-to-ocean strategy for ocean and public health.
How to bridge the gap between ocean science and policy.
How to improve the management of marine protected areas.
How to build the resilience of coastal cities.
How to integrate data from different marine industries.
How to build a port into a blue economy hub.
How to scale up the seaweed industry.
How to share ocean space.
How to fix the "ghost gear" problem.
How to attract private sector financing.
How to effectively decarbonize the shipping value chain.
How to deal with ocean carbon dioxide removal.
How to improve fish welfare.
The World Ocean Summit 2024 agenda will focus on ocean health, industrial strategies for a sustainable ocean economy, and ocean climate solutions. The summit will feature more than 200 speakers and will bring together the widest range of ocean community personalities, from business and finance to national and international policymakers, civil society and academia.
This event will provide the perfect platform to inspire new partnerships, solutions and strategies to achieve the 2030 target of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources" and transform the way business is done in the ocean.
The conference is an in-person meeting, and the registration link can be found here
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