Oceans Day Webinar: “World Oceans Day & the Transition to Blue Economy”

The World Ocean Day is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. It supports the implementation of worldwide Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fosters public interest in the protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its resources. More information is available here: https://www.un.org/en/observances/oceans-day.

As a collaboration between OCTA and the Curaçao National Commission for UNESCO, this event focuses on Blue Economy. Speakers from different OCTs are invited to briefly present their experience in the transition towards a sustainable blue economy, particularly in relation to Oceans.

The webinar took place on 8 June 2021 and started at 21:00 CEST (15:00 Carribean / 17:00 Greenland / 09:00 French Polynesia / 06:00 New Caledonia / 07:00 Wallis et Futuna).

If you would like to see the presentations, please click on the Agenda items to download them.

The recording of the webinar – with timestamps to jump between presentations – can be watched here: WEBINAR RECORDING

Agenda

21:00 – 21:20 | Welcome and an introduction to the OCTA Blue Economy Study

• Introduction of Webinar and speakers  – Pablo Lopez-Herrerias, Coordinator of the OCTA Secretariat;
• Introduction of World Oceans Day – Marva C. Browne, Secretary General Curaçao National Commission for UNESCO;
• The OCTA Blue Economy Study – a preliminary presentation – Andrei Moarcas, OCTA Environment and Energy Advisor;

21:20 – 22:10 | Sharing of experience in the transition to Blue Economy

• Blue Economy Challenges and Opportunities – Opportunities for Curaçao Deep Seawater Industry – Karel Tujeehut, Coordinator of the Energy Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Development of Curaçao ;
• Sustainable development in Greenland – Presenting two cases: Seaweed and Sea Cucumber – Nikoline Ziemer, Business Development Manager in Royal Greenland A/S);
• Blue Economy Challenges and Opportunities in the Pacific OCTs: A focus on New-Caledonia – Lionel Loubersac, Founder and Manager of the New Caledonia Maritime Cluster);

22:10 – 22:30 | Questions and answers session