Coinciding with the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, the scope of the new Call for Decade Actions No. 03/2022 for Decade Programmes is Challenge 3 – Sustainable Blue Food and Challenge 4 – Sustainable Ocean Economy.
Building on the impact of the Ocean Decade since its launch in كانون الثاني/يناير 2021, the call aims to continue addressing thematic and regional gaps and to encourage transformative science to achieve the outcomes identified for the next ten years.
The ocean is the foundation for future global economic development, human health and well-being, it provides food security and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest people.
But to achieve the vision of a sustainable and productive ocean, knowledge and tools to support the recovery of wild fish stocks, and the deployment of sustainable fisheries management and aquaculture practices are needed. Innovation, technological developments and decision support tools to minimize risk, avoid lasting harm and optimize the contribution of economic sectors to the development of a sustainable ocean economy are essential. Providing governments and industrial decision-makers with tailored information and ocean management frameworks such as sustainable ocean planning that build resilience, recognize thresholds and avoid ecological tipping points, are required to guide the development of sustainable ocean economies and promote marine sectors.
The two selected Ocean Decade Challenges are closely interlinked. The term ‘sustainable ocean economy’* has numerous facets across different sectors, including elements related to energy, fisheries and aquaculture, shipping, tourism, etc.
For the Call for Decade Actions No. 03/2022, 17 endorsed Decade Programmes are also inviting Project submissions – please see the Guidance Note for Applicants for the full list. These “umbrella” Decade Programmes include various thematic orientations, some focusing on marine life and ocean observations, others on regional action such as in the Mediterranean Sea.
From a regional perspective, the Call for Decade Action No. 03/2022 seeks to target Projects focused on Africa and Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). To date, the Ocean Decade has worked hard to mobilise resources around the world, but these regions continue to be underfunded compared to regions such as Europe and North America.
Interested parties should complete and submit the relevant online “Request for Endorsement” form. Please note that there are several different online forms and different deadlines depending on the type of Action you are submitting. While submissions for Programmes and Projects are limited to the opening period of the Call for Decade Actions, Decade Contributions may be submitted on a rolling basis.
Institutions based in Africa, SIDS, Least Developed Countries or Land-Locked Developing Countries who would like to discuss their application and receive additional support to make connections to potential partners can contact oceandecade@unesco.org with “Support for CFDA No. 03/2022” in the subject line.
You can find all of the documentation needed to submit an Action on the Global Stakeholder Forum: https://forum.oceandecade.org/page/call-for-decade-actions
Please note that registration to the Global Stakeholder Forum is required to access all documentation and submit requests for endorsement.
For additional information or queries, please contact oceandecade@unesco.org and include “Call for Decade Actions No. 03/2022” in the subject line.
Deadline for applications: 30 آب/أغسطس 2022 23.59h CET
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* There is no common definition of sustainable ocean economy across different stakeholder communities and sectors; however, the Ocean Decade aligns with the conceptual framework developed by the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.
حول عقد المحيطات
يسعى عقد الأمم المتحدة لعلوم المحيطات من أجل التنمية المستدامة (2021-2030) ("عقد المحيطات")، الذي أعلنته الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة في عام 2017، إلى تحفيز علوم المحيطات وتوليد المعرفة لعكس مسار تدهور حالة نظام المحيطات وتحفيز فرص جديدة للتنمية المستدامة لهذا النظام الإيكولوجي البحري الضخم. وتتمثل رؤية عقد المحيطات في "العلم الذي نحتاجه للمحيط الذي نريده". يوفر عقد المحيطات إطاراً جامعاً للعلماء وأصحاب المصلحة من مختلف القطاعات لتطوير المعرفة العلمية والشراكات اللازمة لتسريع وتسخير التقدم في علوم المحيطات لتحقيق فهم أفضل لنظام المحيطات، وتقديم حلول قائمة على العلم لتحقيق خطة عام 2030. وقد كلفت الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة اللجنة الأوقيانوغرافية الحكومية الدولية التابعة لليونسكو بتنسيق الأعمال التحضيرية للعقد وتنفيذه.
The 17 Ocean Decade Programmes receiving applications are:
- Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPS)
- شبكة الرصد الجزيئي الحيوي للمحيطات (OBON)
- فيلق وناقل المحيطات العالمي
- الحياة البحرية 2030
- العقد العالمي للأكسجين في المحيطات (جيد)
- التوائم الرقمية للمحيط (DITTO)
- Sustainability of Marine Ecosystems through global knowledge networks (SmartNet)
- Mega-Delta
- استدامة النظم الإيكولوجية البحرية وإمكانية التنبؤ بها ومرونتها (SUPREME)
- استراتيجية مراقبة التفاعلات بين الجو والبحر (OASIS)
- رصد المصبات العالمية (GEM)
- أبحاث تحمض المحيطات من أجل الاستدامة (OARS)
- الاستكشاف المشترك لشبكة المحيطات في منطقة الشفق (JETZON)
- Ocean Decade Research Programme on the Maritime Acoustic Environment (UN-MAE)
- Science We Need for the Mediterranean Sea We Want (SciNMeet)
- تمكين المرأة من أجل عقد الأمم المتحدة لعلوم المحيطات من أجل التنمية المستدامة
- البرنامج الإطاري للتراث الثقافي