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<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nMedia Advisory<\/p>\n
Rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification pose a threat to biodiversity, food security and livelihoods<\/strong><\/p>\n Media Accreditation Online Pre-registration ends 12 June 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n On-site registration in Lisbon: 23 June to 1 July 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ocean \u2013 our biggest ally against climate change \u2013 is in serious trouble. The\u00a0UN Ocean Conference (27 June to 1 July)<\/strong>, co-hosted by Portugal and Kenya, is a unique opportunity to boost collective efforts and find science-based solutions to effectively address the challenges that the ocean is now facing.<\/p>\n According to the World Meteorological Organization\u2019s State of the Global Climate 2021<\/a><\/strong>report, the world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record.\u00a0 Carbon emissions from human activities are causing ocean warming, acidification and oxygen loss, which in turn threaten organisms and ecosystem services, and negatively impact food security, the tourism industry and the economy.<\/p>\n The science is clear: the ocean \u2014 critical to combatting climate change, boosting economic growth and reducing biodiversity loss \u2014 is seriously degraded, and if present trends continue, there will be catastrophic consequences for the planet.<\/p>\n Heads of Government and State together with leaders from the private sector, the scientific community and other partners will gather at the Conference to chart a new pathway that would ensure the protection and conservation of the ocean and its resources.<\/p>\n In addition to plenary sessions, there will be 8 interactive dialogues focusing on a wide range of ocean issues: fromaddressing marine pollution to promoting ocean-based economies to increasing scientific knowledge and transfer of marine technology. \u00a0These dialogues offer individuals and communities opportunities to forgebold commitments to advance ocean action.<\/p>\n The official programme will be accompanied by four special events focusing on youth, the sustainable blue economy, fresh- and saltwater interlinkages and ocean action at the local and regional level.<\/p>\n The Youth and Innovation Forum will be a platform for advancing ocean action and implementing youth-led solutions. It will seek to help young entrepreneurs and innovators scale up their initiatives, projects and ideas through professional training and matchmaking with mentors, investors, the private sector and government officials.<\/p>\n This will be a space for local and regional governments and other stakeholders to announce new voluntary commitments in support of Ocean Action. The event will also seek to facilitate a discussion on opportunities and initiatives that can support sustainable adaptation for coastal cities and regions, including financing innovation and scaling up ocean protection.<\/p>\n This Symposium is an opportunity to bring together political leaders and high-level decision makers dealing both with \u201cfresh\u201d and \u201csalt\u201d water, reflecting on how to better connect these two communities to guarantee an integrated vision of the water cycle. By doing so, the symposium seeks to strengthen the role of water and ocean in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement<\/p>\n The forum is an opportunity to establish a common language for a sustainable ocean economy and to explore how to build synergies between integrated Ocean Management Plans, trade finance, marketing and distribution value chains and the private sector.<\/p>\n Key links on the UN Ocean Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n A List of Experts is available for Interviews<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n UN Department of Global Communications | Francyne Harrigan | harriganf@un.org<\/p>\n UN Department of Global Communications | Sharon Birch| birchs@un.org<\/p>\n UN Department of Global Communications| Ant\u00f3nio Ferrari | antonio.ferrari@un.org<\/p>\n Media Accreditation<\/strong> Pre-registration online: 3 May 2022 to 12 June 2022 For more information, please visit the UN\u00a0Media\u00a0Accreditation and Liaison Unit\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0or contact them at\u00a0malu@un.org\u00a0or +1 212 963 6934.<\/p>\n Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n Please follow us on the Ocean Conference and ocean issues, using the hashtag,\u00a0#SaveOurOcean\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n On Facebook: <\/strong>Â鶹APP<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0Global Goals<\/a>,\u00a0DESA<\/a>,\u00a0Sustainable Development\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n On Twitter: <\/strong>@UN<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>\u00a0@GlobalGoalsUN<\/a>,\u00a0@UNDESA<\/a>,\u00a0@SustDev<\/a>,\u00a0@UN_PGA<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Media Advisory Thousands to gather for UN Ocean Conference to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nPlease note the following deadline for media accreditation:<\/p>\n
\nOn-site registration in Lisbon: 23 June to 1 July 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n