Roadmap for Cooperation on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030


Roadmap for Cooperation on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030
It-Tnejn, April 15, 2024

The Ocean Decade 2024 Conference was hosted in Spain last 10 to 12 April 2024. A new roadmap was co-produced by DG Research and UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO). 

The roadmap showcases the European Commission's commitment and contributions to OceanDecade and highlights its role as a major player in ocean R&I throught initiatives such as:

  • Horizon Europe
  • MissionOcean & its European Digital Twin
  • The European Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP)
  • The All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA)
  • Recognises the European Commission, represented by DG RTD, as an active supporter of the Ocean Decade and sets out partnership priorities between the European Commission and IOC-UNESCO. 

These include:

  • mutual support for Ocean Decade and related EU R&I activities
  • making marine data, knowledge and R&I solutions readily available
  • mobilising and networking of partners
  • continued alignment between Ocean Decade and EU activities.

Click on the below link to read the Roadmap.

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