Organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and Prada Group, the Conference brings together the ocean literacy and ocean education communities from around the world to promote a more harmonious relationship between humans and the ocean.
To affirm the collective efforts for equity and justice, a document will be developed and signed during the conference, provisionally entitled the Venice Declaration for Ocean Literacy: everyone is invited to add their inputs to the document by responding to this survey.
This Declaration will provide concrete recommendations for integrating Ocean Literacy into policy-making efforts, and represents a significant milestone in the preparatory process for the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) that will be co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica in Nice, France, on 9-13 June 2025.
This two-day event will bring together experts in ocean literacy and ocean education from across the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors. It will also include a public programme open to the public to showcase and experiment ocean literacy activities.
The Conference marks a significant milestone to foster the preparatory process for the third UN Ocean Conference co-hosted by France and Costa Rica.
The Conference is also connected to the new Decade Coordination Office (DCO) for Challenge 10 “Connecting People and Ocean” which was recently created at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, to promote a more equitable, just, and harmonious relationship between humans and the ocean.
Over two the days, the Conference will:
- Discuss topics related to ocean literacy and strategic priority areas for Member States.
- Support the creation of the Venice Declaration, a co-designed action plan that will support coordinated action in the pre-UNOC3 in Costa Rica and the UNOC3 in France.
- Discuss best practices on ocean literacy and UN Ocean Decade Challenge 10.
Registration
Sign up to take part below: registrations close on 19 April 2024.
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