DOSI is hosting a booth at the Conference from Wednesday 10 April to Friday 12 April.
You can find us on Level 2 of the Banqueting Hall at the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB) – the main venue for the UN Ocean Decade Conference.
We are involved in several events throughout the week.
Gathering forces for science-policy nexus, innovation and funding
Date: Tuesday 9th April
Time: 17:00-19:00
Location: Barcelona Capital Nautica
Widening opportunities for ocean exploration in the decade
Date: Tuesday 9th April
Time: 17:00-19:00
Location: Auditorium, Parc de Recerca Biomedica de Barcelona, Sea Hub
A celebration of the deep ocean and its protection (BY INVITE ONLY)
Date: Tuesday 9th April
Time: 17:00-20:00 CET
Location: Reial Club Nautic de Barcelona, Moll D’Espanya, S/N, Ciutat Vella, 08039
Date: Wednesday 10th April
Time: 13:15-14:45 CET
Location: CCIB: AREA 08 FL-BN
BBNJ Working Group lead Christine Gaebel, will be co-hosting this event with the High Seas Alliance.
Plenary Session 1: Science and Solutions for a Clean, Healthy and Resilient Ocean and Parallel Session: Challenge 2 Protect and Restore Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Session 1- Science and Solutions for a Clean, Health and Resilient Ocean will focus on Challenges 1, 2 and 5 – Marine Pollution, Ecosystems and Ocean-Climate Nexus. Following, the Challenge 2 Parallel session (16:30-18:00 CET) will be hosted in two break-out rooms, focusing on Challenge 2. These discussions will focus on a deeper exploration of Challenge 2 featuring a diverse panel of experts, including scientists, policymakers, and societal stakeholders. This discussion will draw from the insights shared in the plenary but also into the more specialized findings presented in the WPs.
Lisa Levin is speaking on behalf of DOSI, DOOS and Challenger 150 during this session.
Date: Wednesday 10th April
Time: 15:00-18:00 CET
Location: Challenge 2 Parallel Sessions 1.3 Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06) & Session 1.4. Baltic Sea Room (122/123)
Contact: Aileen Tan: aileen@usm.my; Frank Muller-Karger: carib@usf.edu for more information.
Deepening the Decade: Deep Ocean Actions for a Sustainable Ocean
This satellite event will highlight a set of communal goals for the deep ocean developed by the Decade’s Deep Ocean Research and Management Community of Practice (approximately 18 decade programs, projects and centers) at a recent Deep Ocean Solutions Accelerator workshop. The event will consist of two panel discussions, focused on the following broad themes emerging from the Deepening the Decade ‘cohesive asks’ white paper:
Date: Friday 12th April
Time: 13:15-14:45
Location: CCIB, Southern Ocean Room (133+134)
