This roundtable will bring together marine scientists, social scientists and legal researchers who have experience in contributing to UN policy processes on the ocean. Researchers will share their personal stories of how they became involved in UN negotiations and what they have learnt about how to provide the “science that’s needed” to international policy-makers.
The roundtable will be followed by an open discussion on the challenges of balancing advocacy and scientific advice, establishing cooperation between academic researchers and activists, and ensuring access to policy processes for scientists from the Global South.
The discussion will also address the role of funding for enhancing the science-policy interface as a contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science.
#UNWorldOceansDay event.
Panellists & Affiliation(s):
Harriet Harden-Davies, University of Woollongong, Australia. Tufts University, Boston USA Co-Lead of DOSI
Murray Roberts, University of Edinburgh, IAtlantic, OOH
Sabine Pahl, University of Plymouth, UK, OOH
Jeremy Hills, University of the South Pacific, Clymalisis, UK, OOH
Kirsty McQuaid, University of Plymouth, OOH
Rachel Wynberg, University of Cape Town, SA, OOH
Discussants, Affiliation(s):
Joe Appiott, CBD Secretariat
Angelique Pouponneau, SeyCCAT - Seychelles' Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust
Katinka Weinberger, UNESCAP
Matt Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
Chair:
Elisa Morgera, University of Strathclyde, UK, OOH
