UK Stakeholder Event

The UK National Decade Committee, with the support of Defra, FCDO and the Royal Society, are hosting a one-day science policy dialogue, bringing together a diverse mix of UK stakeholders to reflect on how the UK has engaged with the UN Ocean Decade so far, and to explore UK policy directions and science priorities for the next five years and beyond.

The UK's vision is for an ocean that is effectively governed, clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse, supporting resilient coastal communities and economic growth. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) is a unique opportunity to achieve this through its vision of delivering "the science we need for the ocean we want" and the UK ocean science community has actively engaged and supported it.

We are now at the midpoint of the UN Ocean Decade, and significant work remains to be done to meet the UK and UN Ocean Decade's 2030 vision for the ocean. This juncture provides an opportunity to take stock of UK engagement with the Decade and explore the UK's ocean science and policy priorities for the next five years.

Event Aims:

• Showcase examples of UK projects and initiatives related to the Ocean Decade
• Highlight where UK engagement in the Decade supports and informs domestic and international policy
• Connect and discuss new policy directions and science priorities to seek broad engagement on the UK focus for the rest of the Decade
• Promote collaboration, networking and opportunities for co-design of future initiatives and development of the Ocean Decade's legacy for the UK

You can view the full programme here: UK Stakeholder Event | Full Programme