10 March 2025 UK Stakeholder Event

Hosted by the UK’s National Decade Committee for the UN Ocean Decade in partnership with Defra, FCDO and the Royal Society.

A science policy dialogue and networking reception to take stock of UK engagement with the UN Ocean Decade and explore UK policy directions and science priorities for the next five years.

Join us to hear from ocean policy leads across the UK Departments and Devolved Governments, researchers leading key UN Ocean Decade Actions, and practitioners advocating for science-based ocean action. Members of the UK National Decade Committee look forward to discussing future directions for the UN Ocean Decade in the UK with a wide cross-section of our diverse stakeholder network. 

High-level programme

• Opening Plenary: UK ocean policy directions for the next 5 years
• Workshop 1: Sustainable use, management and protection of the ocean
• Workshop 2: Supporting climate-resilient coastal communities
• Workshop 3: Human-ocean connections
• Closing Plenary: Reflections and next steps
• Evening Reception: guest speakers and exhibition

All discussions from the event will be written up into a dialogue report to be published after the event.

This event has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Activity.