[Experts] Regional Consultations for the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) for Africa and the Adjacent Island States, 27-29 January 2020, Nairobi, Kenya

[Odido, Mika]

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the online registration is now open at:

https://en.unesco.org/ocean-decade-africa-workshop

We kindly invite you to circulate this Call to your networks.

Please note that the registration will close on 20 December 2019.

Details of the parallel Working Groups during the workshop are as follows:


§  WG1: A clean ocean whereby sources of pollution are identified, quantified and reduced and pollutants removed from the ocean



§  WG2: A healthy and resilient ocean whereby marine ecosystems are mapped and protected, multiple impacts, including climate change, are measured and reduced, and provision of ocean ecosystem services is maintained



§  WG3: A predicted ocean whereby society has the capacity to understand current and future ocean conditions, forecast their change and impact on human wellbeing and livelihoods



§  WG4: A safe ocean whereby human communities are protected from ocean hazards and where the safety of operations at sea and on the coast is ensured



§  WG5: A sustainably harvested and productive ocean ensuring the provision of food supply and alternative livelihoods



§  WG6: A transparent and accessible ocean whereby all nations, stakeholders and citizens have access to ocean data and information, technologies and have the capacities to inform their decisions

The following are the contracts for further information about this workshop:

Mika Odido – m.odido at unesco.org<mailto:m.odido at unesco.org> and oceans.nairobi at unesco.org<mailto:oceans.nairobi at unesco.org>

Alison Clausen -  a.clausen at unesco.org<mailto:a.clausen at unesco.org>

Best regards,

Mika Odido


Mika Odido
IOC Coordinator in Africa
IOC’s Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
P.O. Box 30592-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: m.odido at unesco.org
Tel: +254 20 7621244

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Subject: Regional Consultations for the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) for Africa and the Adjacent Island States, 27-29 January 2020, Nairobi, Kenya

The Regional Consultations for the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) for Africa and the Adjacent Island States will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 27-29 January 2020.

The purpose of the workshop will be to:


§  Communicate the purpose and expected results of the Decade to all stakeholders, and brief them on proposed arrangements for the Decade, including structure, themes and governance, and solicit feedbacks



§  Identify Knowledge gaps and regional ocean science priorities for the 2030 Agenda and the AU’s Agenda 2063



§  Engage and consult the ocean community concerning the implementation plan for the Decade (for example, identifying priorities in research or in capacity development and training)



§  Identify opportunities for investment and resource mobilization for the Decade



§  Identify existing and desired partnerships/networks/initiatives in Ocean Observing Systems, data and information systems that should be aligned to the Decade

The results of the regional consultations will feed into the global planning for the Decade.

Details of the Decade are available at: https://www.oceandecade.org/

We invite expressions of interest to participate in and support the organization of the regional consultations.

Best regards,

Mika Odido.


Mika Odido
IOC Coordinator in Africa
IOC’s Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States
UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa
P.O. Box 30592-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: m.odido at unesco.org<mailto:m.odido at unesco.org>
Tel: +254 20 7621244
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