A global conference exploring commitments to deliver bold, measurable and impactful actions to promote and protect ocean health.
Date: Wednesday-Thursday, 13-14 April 2022
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The ocean gives us life. We rely on it for food, livelihoods, climate resilience and recreation. Ensuring the longevity of our planet’s life force requires decisive and collective action.
This year, the 7th Our Ocean Conference will be a key moment for countries, civil society, and industry to commit to concrete and significant actions to protect the ocean. The Republic of Palau is the first small island developing state (SIDS) to host the Our Ocean Conference. The conference’s theme is “Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity,” which draws on Palau’s rich tradition as an ocean society and focuses on islander perspectives and approaches to ensuring the health of our ocean.
Our Ocean will focus on six Areas of Action, convening partners from across the globe to identify solutions to manage marine resources, increase the ocean’s resilience to climate change and safeguard its health for generations to come. Each panel discussion will reflect the broader theme to amplify traditional ocean conservation knowledge, highlight vulnerable ocean communities and actions to mitigate impacts to ocean ecosystems that threaten peoples’ livelihoods around the globe.
As part of our commitments to explore solutions that connect social, economic and environmental challenges afflicting a sustainable ocean economy in Palau, WorldFish's Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health and the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, Shakuntala Thilsted, will support the goals of the 7th Our Ocean Conference by participating and showcasing our research and innovation in shaping and advancing the health and resilience of our ocean systems.
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