[2019] Meeting of the Communities of Ocean Action: "From Commitments to Action: Implementing SDG 14"

Description

The Meeting of the Communities of Ocean Action "From Commitments to Action: Implementing SDG14" took place in Incheon, Republic of Korea from 30 to 31 May 2019. 90 stakeholders who are engaged in the implementation of SDG 14 gathered to share their ongoing efforts, successes and challenges with a view to promoting collaboration. 

 

Programme

Agenda (Updated on June 4, 2019)

 

Formal Opening

Introduction and setting moderator:

Mr. Alexander Trepelkov (Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Welcome address:

Mr. Yangsoo Kim (Vice Minister, Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries of the Republic of Korea)

Welcome remarks:

Mr. Jong-sik Heo (Vice Mayor, Incheon Metropolitan City)

Keynote address:

Mr. Liu Zhenmin (Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs)

 

Day 1 (May 30, 2019)

Session 1: From 2017 to 2020- Experiences from the UN Ocean Conference 2017 and Looking Ahead to the UN Ocean Conference 2020

Introduction and setting moderator:

Ambassador Peter Thomson (Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean)

Rapporteur:

Dr. Aban Marker Kabraji (Regional Director, Asia, International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Panellists:

• H.E. Mr. Lazarus Ombai Amayo (Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations)

•  Ms. Helen Ågren (Ambassador for the Ocean, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden)

• Mr. Taholo Kami (Special Representative of Oceans, Ministry of Economy, Fiji)

• Mr. Sérgio Carvalho (Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations)

• Mr. Liu Zhenmin (Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs)

 

Session 2: Experiences in Implementation-(A) Lessons from the COAs on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Management, Mangroves and Coral Reefs

Moderator:

Ms. Maria Rivera (Senior Regional Advisor for the Americas, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands)

Rapporteurs:

"Coral Reef Community of Ocean Action" - Mr. Gabriel Grimsditch (Programme Management Officer, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch, Ecosystems Division, United Nations Environment Programme)

Introductory presentation by:

• "Marine and Coral Ecosystems Management" - Mr. Joseph Appiott (Associate Programme Officer, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

• "Community of Ocean Action for Mangroves - Towards Implementing SDG 14" - Ms. Aban Marker Kabraji (Regional Director in Asia, International Union for Conservation of Nature) 

Panellists:

• "Removal of Marine Debris from Reef Areas in Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India - to reduce the stress to the bleached corals and to support recovery process" - Mr. J.K. Patterson Edward (Director, Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute) 

• "SeeTrees - save the seas, plant a tree" - Mr. C. Michael Stewart (Founder, Director of Partnerships, Sustainable Surf) 

• Mr. George Woodman (Director, Stop Fish Bombing)

• "Local and Global Conservation Interests" - Mr. Jonathan Baines (Conservation Manager, Marine Conservation Philippines) 

• "Support to the Government on Marine and Coastal Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Sri Lanka" - Mr. Ananda Mallawatantri (Country Representative, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sri Lanka) 

 

Session 3: Experiences in Implementation-(B) Lessons from the COAs on Sustainable Blue Economy and Scientific Knowledge, Research Capacity Development and Transfer of Marine Technology

Moderator:

Mr. Julian Barbière (Head, Marine Policy and Regional Implementation Section, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO)

Rapporteur:

"Community of Ocean Action  (COA) on Sustainable Blue Economy" - Ms. Madhushree Chatterjee (Chief, Natural Resources and Interlinkages Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Panellists:

• Ms. Angelique Pouponneau (Chief Executive Officer, Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust)

• "Lessions from the COAs on Sustainable Blue Economy and Scientific Knowledge, Reserach Capacity Development and Transfer of Marine Technology" - Mr. Thomas Goreau (Advisor for Ocean Work Programme, SIDS DOCK) 

• "Meeting of the Communities of Ocean Action From Commitments to Action: Implementing SDG 14" - Ms. Christina Schönleber (Director in Policy& Programs, APRU)

• Dr. Cush Ngonzo Luwesi (Deputy Director General in Academic, University of Kwango; Health College of Kenge)

 

Session 4: Building Partnerships

Moderator:

Mr. Alexander Trepelkov (Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Rapporteur:

Mr. Joseph Appiott (Associate Programme Officer, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

Panellists:

• Mr. Taholo Kami (Special Representative of Oceans, Ministry of Economy, Fiji)

• Mr. Mathias Wikström (Founding Partner, RBK Communication)

• "International Year of the Reef 2018, International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)" - Ms. Claire Rumsey (International Year of the Reef Coordinator, International Coral Reef Initiative)

• "Sustainable ocean and international cooperation" - Mr. Masanori Kobayashi (Senior Research Fellow at Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation) 

 

Session 5: Scaling Up Ocean Action based on Science and Innovation at the Time of Climate Change

Moderator:

Mr. Fredrik Haag (Head, Office for London Convention/Protocol & Ocean Affairs, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime Organization)

Rapporteur:

Ms. Eunhae Jeong (Senior Development Management Expert, UNOSD)

Panellists:

• H.E. Mr. Peter Lescouhier (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Korea)

• "United Nations Decades of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development" - Mr. Julian Barbière (Head, Marine Policy and Regional Implementation Section, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO)

• "Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation at the time of climate change" - Ms. Marjo Vierros (Director, Coastal Policy and Humanities Research; Research Associate, Nereus Program, University of British Columbia, Canada) 

 

Day 2 (May 31, 2019)

Session 6: Experiences in Implementation (C)-Lessons from COAs on Sustainable Fisheries and Implementation of International Law as Reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Moderator:

"COA #9 Sustainable Fisheries - Preliminary Analysis" - Mr. Joseph Zelasney (Fishery Officer, Policy Economics and Institutions Branch, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Rapporteur:

"Community of Ocean Action on Implementation of international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" - Ms. Stephanie Ierino (Legal Officer, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs)

Panellists:

• Mr. V.K. Daby (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Ocean Affairs, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping, Mauritius)

• "Integrated National Oceans Policy and Marine Spatial Plan" - Ms. Gladys Luahiti (Chief Desk Officer, Oceans and Climate Change Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Solomon Islands)

• Mr. Fredrik Haag (Head, Office for London Convention/Protocol & Ocean Affairs, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime Organization)

• "Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing - An Approach" - Mr. Peter Horn (Director, Ending Illegal Fishing Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts)

• "Locally Empowered Solutions with International Credibility" - Mr. Harry Yuli (Vice Chair, Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative)

• "An academy for implementing the Guidelines for sustainable and prosperous small-scale fisheries" - Dr. Cornelia E Nauen (President, Mundus maris asbl) 

 

Session 7: Experiences in Implementation (D)-Lessons from COAs on Marine Pollution and Ocean Acidification

Moderator:

"Sustainable Development Goal 14.3 & Communities of Ocean Action" - Mr. Bronte Tilbrook (Co-chair, Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network)

Rapporteur:

Mr. Yoshinobu Takei (Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Panellists:

• "International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification" - Ms. Jessie Turner (Project Coordinator, International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification) 

• "The Ocean Foundation's International Ocean Acidification Initiative: An Updated on Achievements Against SDG 14 Voluntary Commitment" - Ms. Meghan Jeans (Program Director, The Ocean Foundation) 

• Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine (Gullah/Geechee Nation)

• "International Dialogue on Underwater Munitions (IDUM) - Establishment of the International Marine Training Center for Innovative Science and Technology for Sea Dumped Weapons to Support the Eradication of Unerwater Munitions (UWM)" - Mr. Terrance P. Long (Chair, International Dialogue on Underwater Munitions)

• "Strengthening data partnerships for Oceans in Asia and the Pacific/ Experiences in Ocean Account Partnership" - Ms. Nobuko Kajiura (Sustainable Development Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)

VC Café : Informal Interactive Session for Participants

 

Session 8: Developing a Communications and Outreach Strategy for the UN Ocean Conference 2020

Facilitator:

"Lessions learned - 2017 Ocean Conference communications" - Ms. Ariel Alexovich (Associate Public Information Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Launch of the renewed website on ocean action

• Mr. Alexander Trepelkov (Officer-in-Charge, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA) 
• Mr. Ernesto Araiza (Information Systems Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Key messages for the promotion of the UN Ocean Conference 2020

Discussion:

Mr. Sérgio Carvalho (Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations) 

 

Session 9: Promoting Collaboration, Cooperation and Coordination among Relevant Ocean-related Initiatives and Processes

Moderator:

Mr. David Osborn (Director, Environment Laboratories, International Atomic Energy Agency)

Rapporteur:

Mr. Yoshinobu Takei (Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA)

Panellists:

• H.E. Mr. Lazarus Ombai Amayo (Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations)

• Dr. Joëlle Hivonnet (Minister – Deputy, Head of the Political, Press and Information Section, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea)

• "Collaboration, Cooperation and Coordination to Achieve Global Goals for Marine Biodiversity Experiences from the CBD" - Mr. Joseph Appiott (Associate Programme Officer, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity) 

• "Promoting Collaboration, Cooperation and Coordination among Relevant Ocean-related Initiatives and Processes" - Ms. Marjo Vierros (Director, Coastal Policy and Humanities Research/ Research Associate, Nereus Program, University of British Columbia) 

 

Formal Closing

Facilitator:

Ambassador Peter Thomson, Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean

 

Pictures

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