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The programme of work for the period 2021-2025 for the third cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects (the “Regular Process”), endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly, includes in the activities for 2023 the holding of a two-day international symposium on strengthening the ocean science-policy interface.
The symposium will be held from 12 to 13 December 2023 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, and hosted by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO) and the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS).
The Symposium will gather scientific and policy communities at all levels, including States and intergovernmental organizations with competence in the ocean science-policy interface, as well as relevant non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, and expects to deliver on the following outcomes:
- Increased awareness on the importance of the science-policy interface for ocean governance;
- Enhanced understanding and knowledge on the science-policy interface through dialogue among multiple stakeholders from all levels;
- Improved identification of regional and global lessons learned and priorities in reinforcing the science-policy interface; and
- Strengthened awareness on the importance of compatibility and synergies between assessments at the global and regional levels within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)