UN Ocean Conference 2022: What a Success!
Updated: Oct 29
As I write this post, many heads of state and delegates are on planes going back home from the UN Ocean Conference 2022. This conference is an annual one and was co-hosted by the Governments of Portugal and Kenya for the year 2022. The aim of this conference is to conserve and sustain the use of oceans, seas, and marine life for sustainable development. This conference is focused on SDG 14 (Life Under Water).
This year's conference achieved many goals. One of its major successes was the Lisbon Declaration. This declaration was counted as a major success as by the end of the conference all 198 countries agreed to sign it and renew their commitment to ocean conservation. A few major points under this declaration are:
Developing countries, particularly small island developing countries and least developed countries need help with capacity building.
The need to develop and promote innovative financing solutions to create sustainable ocean-based economies.
Commitment to empowering women and girls, whose partnership is necessary to achieve SDG 14.
The importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international maritime transportation, especially shipping.
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of the Conference, Liu Zhenmin also said “Going forward, it will be important that we renew our focus on ocean action. We need to do this by focusing on improving the scientific basis for our decisions, by improving the science-policy interface, and by engaging in scientific partnerships that build capacity through mutual learning.” This highlights how partnerships are essential for solving global challenges.
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