With less than two weeks to go before the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona, Spain, the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (the ‘Ocean Decade’) has endorsed a new set of 39 Decade Actions to advance science-based solutions for a healthy and resilient ocean.
Extending across 18 countries – from Tanzania and Costa Rica to Chile and the Netherlands – the new Actions join a set of over 480 Decade Actions endorsed throughout these last three years.
These initiatives encompass diverse issues ranging from ocean monitoring, technology and innovation, the ocean economy, deep-sea exploration, open access to data and green investment in ecosystem restoration and conservation. Cross-cutting issues pivotal to the success of the Ocean Decade are also addressed, such as amplifying the voices of women in ocean science and increasing resilience of local coastal communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Actions are primarily led by governmental and research institutions, along with non-governmental, educational and private sector organizations.
“Today marks a significant achievement in the Ocean Decade journey – we have surpassed 500 Decade Actions,” pointed out Vidar Helgesen, newly-appointed Executive Secretary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), the UN agency charged with coordinating the Decade. “On the eve of this year’s largest gathering of the ocean community, the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference, the Ocean Decade now stands as the most expansive ocean science movement ever undertaken, solidifying the critical role of the ocean in the global agenda.”
Scaling up impact of ocean solutions on the road to 2030
The newly endorsed Ocean Decade Programme, “Ocean Census”, joins a select group of 52 Decade Programmes. Led by The Nippon Foundation and Nekton Foundation (United Kingdom), this Programme will explore, discover, inspire, conserve and sustain marine biodiversity globally – aiming not only to collect and document marine taxa, but also to raise and galvanise public interest and action.
The result of a co-sponsored call with Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, seven Decade Projects will focus on the observation of oceanic islands, local networks for ocean action, coastal resilience as well as marine toxins and litter.
Six of the newly endorsed Projects will be hosted by the Ocean Decade Programme Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions (GEOS). Based on innovative research, investments and collaboration, these Projects centre on ocean and coastal topics, including new technologies and business models, innovative ocean climate solutions, the protection of ocean biodiversity, Arctic ice restoration, and sustainable ecosystem-based management.
The Ocean Decade’s global network to support co-design of ocean science
Five new Decade Contributions have received official endorsement to engage in a long-term perspective for the Ocean Decade. With the aim of facilitating collaboration, co-design, and synergy around sustainable ocean management, these initiatives will provide in-kind or financial resources that support Decade Actions or Decade coordination needs.
Among these, two important Contributions from Decade Implementing Partners Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and JPI Oceans will respectively unlock funding opportunities and introduce new Decade Actions through a co-sponsored Call.
The Decade Contribution “Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants” from the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) seeks to help fund community-based initiatives focused on coastal resilience in a changing climate scenario.
The next Call for Decade Actions No. 07/2024 will be open from 15 4월 to 31 8월 2024. New Programmes, Projects and Contributions will be solicited to engage in co-designing transformative ocean science and fill identified gaps in sustainable ocean management. More information will be available soon.
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바다 10년 소개:
2017년 유엔 총회에서 선포된 유엔 지속가능한 개발을 위한 해양 과학 10년('해양 10년')은 해양 과학과 지식 세대를 자극하여 해양 시스템의 쇠퇴를 되돌리고 이 거대한 해양 생태계의 지속 가능한 발전을 위한 새로운 기회를 모색하고 있습니다. 해양 10년의 비전은 '우리가 원하는 바다에 필요한 과학'입니다. 오션 스태년간은 다양한 분야의 과학자와 이해관계자들이 해양 시스템에 대한 이해를 높이고 2030 어젠다를 달성하기 위해 해양 과학의 발전을 가속화하고 활용하는 데 필요한 과학적 지식과 파트너십을 개발하기 위한 소집 프레임워크를 제공합니다. 유엔 총회는 유네스코 정부 간 해양위원회(IOC)에 10년간의 준비와 이행을 조율하도록 규정했다.
IOC/유네스코 소개:
유네스코 정부간 해양학 위원회(IOC/UNESCO)는 해양, 해안 및 해양 자원의 관리를 개선하기 위해 해양 과학 분야의 국제 협력을 촉진합니다. IOC는 150개 회원국이 역량 개발, 해양 관측 및 서비스, 해양 과학 및 쓰나미 경보 프로그램을 조정하여 협력할 수 있도록 합니다. IOC의 활동은 평화와 지속 가능한 개발의 기초 인 경제 및 사회 진보의 열쇠 인 지식과 역량을 개발하기위한 과학의 발전과 응용을 촉진하는 유네스코의 사명에 기여합니다.
