To promote sustainable development, new and inclusive ways are needed to gather data that addresses the sustainable use of ocean resources and the mitigation of ocean risks. The issues surrounding the oceans are complex and interconnected, so it is not enough to simply look at statistics in isolation. Instead, we will benefit from an innovative and trans-disciplinary approach to ocean data, which integrates different types of data and disciplines for effective ocean governance and actions. Ocean Accounting is an innovative framework that integrates ocean data with social and environmental conditions for better ocean governance. 

In the upcoming UN World Data Forum 2023, ocean data champions from around the world will gather in Hangzhou, China and in the virtual room to discuss and showcase innovative partnerships on ocean data. 

Event details:

(TA1.04) Partnership Innovation for Inclusive Ocean Data

April 26th 2023 from 14:45 - 15:45 (GMT+8)

Speakers:

• Rachael Beaven (Moderator), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Director, Statistics Division
• Irfan Yulianto (Speaker), Rekam Nusantara Foundation unit Fisheries Resource Center of Indonesia, Chairperson
• Kenneth Pierce Findlay (Speaker), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Research Chair, Ocean Economy
• Kim Thi Thuy Ngoc (Speaker), Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Division of Science and International Collaboration
• Lisama Sabry (Speaker), Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Senior Conservation Officer
• Jessica Andrews, Statistics Canada, Senior Research Analyst

This session is organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP); Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP); Statistics Canada; Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF); Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology (MECCT); Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE); and Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).

Join us to envision a future with improved and inclusive organization and management of ocean data by highlighting innovative partnerships from different parts of the world!

Register here.

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