United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

 
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United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
United Nations Decade
         of Ocean Science
         for Sustainable Development:
steps toward implementation phase
Dr. Sergey Shapovalov            Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin
Head of the Center for           Executive Secretary
Coordination of Ocean Research   IOC of UNESCO
P.P.Shirshov Institute           Assistant Director-General
of Oceanology                     of UNESCO
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Omnibus Resolution for Oceans and the law of the sea
           (A/RES/72/73) of 6 December 2017

1. Proclaimed the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable
Development 2021-2030, within existing structures and available
resources, and called upon the IOC to prepare an implementation
plan for the Decade in consultation with …(everyone).
2. Requested the IOC provide information on the development of
the implementation plan and regularly consult with, and report …
3. Invited the UN SG to inform the UNGA about the
implementation of the Decade through his report on oceans and
the law of the sea based on information provided by IOC…
4. Invited UN-Oceans and its participants to collaborate …
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
STARTING THE PREPARATION OF THE DECADE

Interim     Executive
Planning => Planning
Group       Group
  =>

 ROADMAP
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Societal outcomes

A Clean Ocean
Sources of pollution are identified, quantified
and reduced, and pollutants removed from the
Ocean.

A healthy and resilient
Ocean
Marine ecosystems are mapped and protected,
multiple impacts, including climate change, are
measured and reduced, and the provision of
Ocean ecosystem services is maintained.

A predicted Ocean
Society has the capacity to understand current
and future Ocean conditions, forecast their
change and impact on human wellbeing and
livelihoods.
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
The Decade will be mission-oriented

     A safe Ocean
     Human communities are protected from ocean
     hazards and the safety of operations at sea and
     on the coast is guaranteed.

     A Sustainable
     Productive Ocean
     The provision of food supply and alternative
     livelihoods are secured.

      A transparent and
      accessible Ocean
      All nations, stakeholders and citizens have access
      to ocean data and information, technologies, and
      are capable of making informed decisions.
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
          Priority Research and Development Areas

R&D Priority Area 1:
Comprehensive map              R&D Priority Area 2:
(digital atlas) of the ocean   Observing System
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
         Priority Research and Development Areas

                                   R&D Priority Area 4:
R&D Priority Area 3:               Ocean Data and
Ocean Ecosystems                   Information System
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
         Priority Research and Development Areas

R&D Priority Area 5:                R&D Priority Area 6:
Comprehensive                       Ocean in Earth
DRR System                          System
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
          Priority Research and Development Areas
R&D Priority Area 7: Strengthen capacities and accelerate technology transfer and ocean
literacy
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
UN-Oceans        Planning Group
UNGA                                                                Interim report to
                 Meeting          ToRs approved by
Resolution                                                          IOC Assembly 30                                              UNGA consideration
                                  IOC-EC 51 (July)                                                          Endorsement
proclaiming                                                                                                                      of Implementation
                                                                                                            of plan by IOC
Decade                                                                                                                           plan
                                                                                                            EC-52

              Interim Planning
                                                      Global Meeting# 1           Partnership    Global
              Group established
                                                      + Stakeholder                Platform      Meeting# 2
                                                      Forum (Q1)                   Event (?)     + Stakeholder
                                                                                                 Forum (Q1)

               2018                                   2019                Regional
                                                                                           2020                     Imp. Plan
                                                                                                                                   2021
                                      1st
                                        Meeting                                         2nd Meeting              review by MS
                                                                          Workshops
                                      EPG (Nov)                                         EPG (Nov)                   and other
                                                                                                                  stakeholders           Official start
                                                                                                                                          of Decade
                                                     Preparatory Phase
                    UNGA 72                               UNGA 73                                 UNGA 74                               UNGA 75

                  Preparing for the Decade: Step to Step
The Science We Want for the Future We Need

                                          Decade Implementation
                                                Plan V 1.0
    2018
                                          -   Science Plan /Action Plan;
                                          -   Work Programme
                                          -   Capacity Development
                                              priorities
                                          -   Endorsement
                                              criteria/process
                                          -   Governance arrangements
                       2018/2019          -   Communications &
                                              Engagement Plan;
                                          -   Updating, Monitoring &
Decade Roadmap:                           -
                                              Reporting
                                              Resource Plan

an evolving document                                  2020
Executive planning Group (EPG)

19 Members from 6 UN Regional groups          EPG Main tasks:
Selected by IOC Officers through a broadly
disseminated Call for nominations             • Provide advice on the form and structure of
                                              the Decade including governance
Representing relevant and varied field of     arrangements;
expertise:
• International programmes in ocean science   • Support the drafting of Implementation Plan
   and its numerous applications;             for the Decade, to be finalised for UNGA
• sustainable development of oceans;          consideration;
• science-policy interface and;
• capacity development.                       • Engage and consult relevant communities –
                                              advise on the engagement process and actively
1st EPG Meeting                               participate (Decade’s ambassadors).
17-19 December 2018, Paris
First Executive Planning Group 17-19 December 2019

Criteria for Inclusion/endorsement                                                                           Private Sector Task Group

                                                                                                                Support for Communications
White Paper on the Decade                                                                                       Activities

                                                                                                                EPG Members as Contact Points for
Science Plan Task Group                                                                                         R&D Priorities
The Secretariat will draft a letter to be distributed to IOC Member States and UN agencies identifying the
importance of the establishment of national committees to coordinate national engagement vis-a-vis the       Task Team on Governance for
Preparation of Global Planning Meeting
Decade.                                                                                                      Implementation phase

                                                             NEXT MEETING: EARLY 2020, UNESCO HQ - PARIS
1st   Global Planning Meeting
13-15 May 2019 - Copenhagen
                                “What we can do together that we cannot do
                                                              separately !”
First Global Planning Meeting In Numbers

   Stakeholders Sectors Involved                 250 participants, 50 countries, all the main Ocean basins
                                                   represented;
          [PERCENTA
    [PERCENTAGE]                                 6 Panels and 6 Working Groups (organized around the 6
       GE]                                         Decade societal outcomes), 4 Cross-Cutting themes Panels;
[PERCENTA                     [PERCENTA          2 Side Events
   GE]                           GE]
                                                 2 Reports (Detailed and Summary).

       [PERCENTA
          GE]

       Ocean Science & Technology
       Ocean policy & sustainable development
       Business and industry                             All Material Available on Decade Webpage
       Civil society and NGOs
       Donors and Foundations
First Global Planning Meeting Outputs
         It is critical to keep the central mission of the Decade in mind at all
         times: Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, not just ocean
         science.

         Addressing sustainable development issues will require interdisciplinary
         and trans-disciplinary approaches with a broad range of stakeholders,
         with a critical need for the social sciences to be included in the early
         design of the programme and in every societal area.

         If the Decade does not lead to significant capacity development,
         particularly for SIDS and LCDs, it will be a failure.

         The Decade must make Ocean Literacy a priority, for youth, the general
         public, policy makers and business sectors. The Decade should create
         an “Ocean Generation” of informed citizens.
First Global Planning Meeting Outputs
      The Observing System is currently unsustainable. The success of the
      Decade and its legacy depend on making the observing system
      sustainable, both in infrastructure and financial support.

      Achieving the goals of the Decade will require a conscious adoption and
      promotion of a new ocean narrative that acknowledges that challenges
      are unprecedented and complex but not insurmountable, and that new
      science – carried out through new partnerships and taking advantage of
      advances in technology and innovation – will be able to address these
      challenges.

      New technology and innovations are needed for every aspect of Decade
      science: data sharing and management, observing systems, measurement
      techniques, communication and visualisation, pollution mitigation, citizen
      science technologies, and capacity development.
First Global Planning Meeting Outputs
 The Decade must lead to a data sharing revolution. The Decade must develop guidelines
 for implementation, access, and sharing to make data FAIR – Findable, Accessible,
 Interoperable, and Reusable. The Decade should establish an ethical compact for data
 sharing to encourage timely data release and open sharing.

 New partnerships with other stakeholders, particularly the Blue Economy sector and the
 Insurance sector, will be essential to meet the goals of the Decade, both in terms of
 developing the science needed for sustainable use of the ocean and its resources, and
 in terms of partnerships for augmenting observing systems and data sharing from
 private sector platforms (merchant ships, oil and gas platforms, fishing fleets, wind
 farms, submarine cables, aquaculture infrastructure, exploration platforms, etc.), and
 increasing data streams, financing, and outreach.

 Young professionals, who represent the generation that will do the work of the Decade
 and carry on its legacy, must be involved in the design of the Decade.
Arctic Workshop (?)
Preparatory Phase:
Consult with regional
stakeholders
                                                 North
                                       In partnership w ith

                                                Atlantic
                                                                                                                      North Pacific
                                                Canada
                                                                               Med.                                    Workshop
                                             7-9 Jan. 2020
                                                                              Venice                                (WESTPAC/PICES)
                                                                             Jan. 2020                                    Tokyo
                        Carribean                                                                                     31 Jul./2 Aug.
                         Mexico
                          Oct.

                        Int ergovernm ent al Oc eanograp h ic Com m ission               ht t p://oceandecade.org
                        UNESCO                            South Atlantic                     Indian Ocean                   Pacific
             Southeast  7, p lace d e Font enoy
                        750 0 7 Paris, France
                                                            Workshop                             (TBC)
                                                                                         # OceanDecade                    Community
            Pacific (CPPS)                                    Brazil                                                       Workshop
              Ecuador                                      25-27 Nov.                                                        (SPC)
             23-26 Sept.                                                                                                   23-25 Jul.

                                                             Antarctic Workshop (?)
Process: timeline and milestones
                     2019                                 2020
                             REGIONAL/THEMATIC
 Global Meeting (CPH)                                      Global Meeting (2020)
                                WORKSHOPS
 Multistakeholders           Multistakeholders             Multistakeholders
Outputs:                     Regional Regional            Outputs:
                             Workshop          Regional                                     DECADE
- Research priority              1
                                     WorkshopWorkshop     - Consolidation of results   IMPLEMENTATION
                                          2                 from various
  areas                                           3
                              Thematic                      consultations                   PLAN 1.0
- Knowledge/policy                                                                                         2nd UN
  gaps
                             consultation Thematic
                                                          - Structured                 •   Science Plan    Ocean
                                   1     consultation                                  •   Work
- Participants/Stake-                          2            Implementation plan                             Conf,
  holders engagement        Outputs:                        and governance                 programme       Lisbon
- Mapping of existing       - Contextual                    arrangements                   2021-2023
  building blocks             enrichment of R&D           - Development of                 (Phase I)
- Crosscutting issues         areas                         operational plans          •   CD Plan
  (CD, Technology,          - CD needs                    - Formalize partnerships     •   Governance      UNGA

  Data, Partnerships)       - Identification of             for projects                   arrangement
- Financing pathways          potential projects          - Address cross-cutting      •   M&E
                            - Partnerships                                             •   Communication
                                                            issues
                                                                                                           IOC GB
             Stakeholders engagement
EPG/UN+      Synthesis from GPM/regional meetings/thematic consultations
             Science plan scoping + Drafting of Implementation Plan,
Decade communication
materials
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