Roadmap for Cooperation on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030
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The Ocean Decade 2024 Conference was hosted in Spain last 10 to 12 April 2024. A new roadmap was co-produced by DG Research and UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO).
The roadmap showcases the European Commission's commitment and contributions to OceanDecade and highlights its role as a major player in ocean R&I throught initiatives such as:
Horizon Europe
MissionOcean & its European Digital Twin
The European Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP)
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA)
Recognises the European Commission, represented by DG RTD, as an active supporter of the Ocean Decade and sets out partnership priorities between the European Commission and IOC-UNESCO.
These include:
mutual support for Ocean Decade and related EU R&I activities
making marine data, knowledge and R&I solutions readily available
mobilising and networking of partners
continued alignment between Ocean Decade and EU activities.