FOCUS : Ocean Innovations and Financing
How can we harness cutting-edge technologies and innovative financing to protect our oceans while fostering sustainable development? Dive into the future of ocean management with keynote presentations on maintaining our momentum for ocean conservation, leveraging satellite technology and exploring ocean-climate financing opportunities. This session promises to unveil the latest developments transforming the blue economy.
Moderator: Dr. Minhan Dai, Xiamen University
| 13:00-13:10 | Keynote Presentation: Maintaining the Momentum for Action to Conserve and Sustainably Use the Coastal and Marine Resources for Sustainable and Resilient Blue Economy – video presentation
Dr. Kanni Winaraja, UN Assistant Secretary- General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| 13:10-13:20 | Keynote Presentation : Sea from Space: Harnessing Information from Ocean Observation Platforms for Sound Planning and Decision Making” and “Today’s Models, Tomorrow’s Future
Professor Icarus Allen, Chief Executive, Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| 13:20-13:30 | Keynote Presentation: Funding the Ocean-Climate Nexus
TBC |
| 13:30-14:00 | Moderated Panel Discussion
Respondents: Akiko Yamamoto, Regional Team Leader, Nature, Climate, Energy and Waste Team, UNDP Asia-Pacific Ministry of Sustainability and Environment, Singapore (tbc) |
