EU International Ocean Governance Forum 2021
2021.3.18
The European Commission in association with the European External Action Service invites ocean stakeholders worldwide to the presentation of the final recommendations for ocean sustainability action by the Eu’s International Ocean Governance (IOG) Forum.
The event will take place in a virtual format at 14-17hrs (CEST) on April 20, 2021.
The event will mark the conclusion of the open and inclusive consultation process on International Ocean Governance launched by the European Commission in association with the European External Action Service in 2020 with the establishment of the IOG forum. Further information on the consultation and the Forum can be found here.
The recommendations will support the development of the International Ocean Governance Agenda –the EU’s plan of action for the future of our oceans. The Agenda is an integral part of the European Green Deal and the EU’s response to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, the Sustainable Development Goal 14 ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’.
Registration is open and can be done here. Registration deadline is April 19, 2021 midnight CEST.
A draft agenda can be downloaded here or found below.
Agenda
Time (CEST) |
Session |
Speaker |
| 14:00
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Welcome
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Charlina Vitcheva, Director General, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
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| 14:05
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Accelerating action for ocean sustainability
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Virginius Sinkevičus, European Commissioner for Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
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| 14:15
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Unfolding the ocean and climate nexus: the US perspective
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John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (tbc)
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| 14.25
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Shaping Zanzibar’s blue future
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Aboud S. A. Jumbe, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Blue economy and Fisheries (tbc)
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| 14:35
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Reversing marine biodiversity decline: China on the way to CBD COP 15
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(tbc)
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| 14:45
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Health Break
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| 15:00 | Moving towards a sustainable blue planet –recommendations for future actions
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IOG Forum representative (tbc)
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| 15:20 | Panel I – Are we steering the right course? | |
Questions/Answers
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| 16:00 | Panel II – The EU’s all crew on deck approach | |
Questions/Answers
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| 16:40 | Future Ocean Governance –a Vision from Portugal
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Ricardo Serrão Santos, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Portugal (tbc)
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| 16:50 | Bringing in the foreign policy angle | Kristin de Peyron, Deputy Managing Director, Human Rights, Global and Multilateral Affairs, European External Action Service
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| 17:00 | Closing | Charlina Vitcheva, Director General, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
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