This webinar united experts from across the globe to provide reflections on regional progress made in 2023 and strategies for advancing sustainable ocean development in 2024. This is an important discussion in the lead-up to events such as the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, Africa's Blue Economy Summit and UN Environmental Assembly in February, the UN Ocean Decade Conference in April and the Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development in July.
Convening regional communities in regular dialogues is essential to inclusive and equitable ocean governance. The first episode of the SDR Hub webinar series will focus on sustainable ocean development, a core focus of the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP). GOAP is an initiative under the SDR Hub's pathways to sustainable development: Development Beyond GDP. The webinar directly addresses challenges identified by the GOAP Global Community of Practice including a lack of awareness of the use of ocean accounts for ocean governance, lack of stakeholder engagement and communication and difficulty bridging the gap between data generators and policy makers.
Panelists:
🌿 Juan Pablo Castañeda, Director at Research Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology (IARNA)
🌿 Kirsten Oleson, Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa
🌿 Manuel Castillo, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Division, United Nations ESCAP
🌿 Patrick Bogaart, Statistical Researcher Ecosystem Accounting and Biodiversity, Statistics Netherlands
🌿 Yvonne Waweru, Senior Advisor, Western Indian Ocean Governance Initiative Project
Chaired by Ben Milligan, Co-Director, Sustainable Development Reform Hub
