Lead institution:
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO – Italy
OLWA advances Ocean Literacy (OL) through international partnerships and networks by designing and implementing transformative locally and globally relevant research-based activities and projects by and for diverse stakeholders.
This programme builds capacity and behaviour change to achieve an ocean literate society to help ensure sustainable development of the global ocean.
Start Date: 01/07/2021
End Date: 31/12/2030
Lead Contacts: Francesca Santoro (f.santoro@unesco.org) and Ana Vitoria Tereza de Magalhães (av.de-magalhaes@unesco.org)
This Programme hosts the following Ocean Decade Projects:
challenges: 9- Capacity Development, 10- Behaviour Change
ocean_basins: All Ocean Basins
type_of_action: Programme, United Nations Action