President to attend two Ocean conferences in Spain and Greece

President Wavel Ramkalawan, in his capacity as one of the Patrons of the Ocean Decade Alliance, will participate in the upcoming 2024 United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, Spain from 10th to 12th April. 

The Ocean Decade was a decision of the 2017 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, which was officially launched in January 2021. It provides a convening framework for a wide range of stakeholders across the world to engage and collaborate outside their traditional communities to trigger a revolution in ocean science.

It is geared towards generating the data, information and knowledge needed for more robust science-informed policies and stronger science-policy interfaces at global, regional, national and even local levels as well as align research, investments and initiatives around a set of common ocean challenges. 

Following the UN Decade Conference, the President will proceed to Athens, Greece to attend the 9th Ocean Conference from 15th to 17th April, themed "Our Ocean, An Ocean of Potential.

”The ‘Our Ocean’ Conference (OOC) initiative began in 2014 and is aimed at drawing international attention to the serious threats facing the world's ocean and to take concrete action around the globe to support marine conservation and sustainable development. 

The year 2024 is the tenth year anniversary to the first inauguration of the OOC in the USA. The principal goal of this action-oriented Conference is to boost ambitious commitments and actions and muster all stakeholders for the noble cause of assuring clean and healthy oceans and seas.