Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life, and Improving Governance, May 3-7, 2010, UNESCO, Paris, France

The Global Oceans Conferences provide the major opportunity for all sectors of the global oceans community--governments, international agencies, nongovernmental organizations, industry, and scientific groups--to address the major policy issues affecting the oceans at global, regional, and national levels and to make progress in advancing the global oceans agenda. The 5th Global Oceans Conference 2010, held on May 3-7, 2010, at UNESCO, Paris and co-sponsored by the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, the Government of France, and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO, and 29 partner organizations around the world brought together over 800 participants from 80 countries and addressed three interlinked themes:

1. ENSURING SURVIVAL: Oceans, Climate and Security and Major Issues in Mitigation, Adaptation, and Financing in the Post-Copenhagen Climate Regime.

2. PRESERVING LIFE: Marine Biodiversity (2010 global goal), Networks of Marine Protected Areas (2012 global goal), and Celebrating the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Toward Nagoya 2010--Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties COP-10.

3. IMPROVING GOVERNANCE: Achieving Integrated, Ecosystem-Based Ocean and Coastal Management (2010 global goal) at National and Regional Levels and in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.

Global Oceans Conference Program

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Conference Summary Report (IISD Reporting Services)

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Co-Chairs’ Concluding Statement

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Policy Briefs

    Oceans and Climate Change
    Marine Biodiversity and Networks of Marine Protected Areas
    Improving Governance
  

Volume of Symposium Session Summaries

 
Opening Speech by Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain

Oceans Day at Copenhagen UNFCCC COP-15 (December 14, 2009), the first-ever Oceans Day at a UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, brought together 320 leaders from governments, UN agencies, NGOs, science, and industry from 40 countries to focus on the central role of the oceans in climate change and the fact that close to 50% of the world’s population living in coastal areas will suffer disproportionately from ocean warming, sea level rise, extreme weather events, and ocean acidification.