Side events
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22 October
Ocean management: opportunities, challenges and experiences
Norad
Invitation-only
Clarion Hotel The Hub – Contact: Norad
Aperitivo Hour with Dr Rashid Sumaila on overfishing, ocean health and climate action
Our Fish
Amerikalinjen, Pier42 bar – Contact: Rebecca Hubbard
23 October
Confronting the Coral Reef Crisis: Mobilizing Resources for 2020 and Beyond
Please join us for a breakfast on the sidelines of the Our Ocean Conference in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 a.m. at the Scandic Oslo City Hotel, next door to the conference venue.
We request that you reply Claire Rumsey (claire.rumsey@icriforum.org)
Scandic Oslo City Hotel – Contact: Claire Rumsey
Catalysing and tracking actions for a sustainable ocean: From Oslo to Palau and beyond through science – policy interface and stakeholder partnership (6)
Government of Palau, the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Institute of Marine Research
Concept note (PDF)
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Pitch Stage, 1st floor – Contact: Masanori Kobayashi
A Cleaner Arctic Marine Environment – Battling Marine Debris in the Arctic (17)
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment and the Arctic Council Secretariat.
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Frognerparken, Ground floor – Contact: Kristina Bär
Greening the Blue Road: Promoting Marine Environment Governance in the Belt and Road Initiative
Mr. Vidar Helgesen, BRIGC Co-Chair, Norway’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Former Minister of Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Kingdom of Norway
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel – Contact: Liu Kan, Zhu Limeng
Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture: the human faces of an inclusive and sustainable Blue Economy (3)
Rare, Directorate General for Maritime Policy of Portugal, Carnegie Endowment, Monterey Bay Aquarium, European Commission, FAO, ACP
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Central Park A, Ground floor – Contact: Anna-Marie Laura
The role of research and capacity-building in the United Nations BBNJ negotiations
University of Bergen, Norway Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Scandic Oslo City – Contact: Prof. Edvard Hviding
Ocean health and fragile marine ecosystems – minerals in the green transition
Naturvernforbundet/ Friends of the Earth Norway
Open for everyone. Please register here.
Scandic Oslo City – Contact: Ingvild Fonn Asmervik
Climate Change & the Ocean: Charting a Resilient Path Forward (1)
Government of Chile, Environmental Defense Fund, Walton Family Foundation, Nippon Foundation, FAO.
Registration closed
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Central Park B, Ground floor
Science, Policy and Finance to solve Ocean Plastic (2)
Circulate Capital, Ocean Conservancy, National Geographic Society
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Frognerparken, Ground floor – Contact: April Crow
Valuing Fish- Addressing Crime along the Fisheries Value Chain (4)
UNODC, FAO, GFCM, The Republic of Indonesia
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Pitch Stage, 1st floor – Contact: Lejda Toci
Ending Harmful Fisheries Subsidies by 2020: Exploring the Impacts of Fisheries Subsidies and Potential Reform (5)
Pew, IISD, HLP
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Restaurant Chambre Séparée, 1st floor – Contact: Isabel Jarrett
24 October
The Need for Transparency in Global Fisheries Governance (12)
Environmental Justice Foundation, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, Pew Charitable Trusts, WWF, Global Fishing Watch, Trygg Mat Tracking.
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Central Park B, Ground floor – Contact: Sophia Scherer
Mareano – A unique seabed mapping programme (16)
Mareano
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, conference room: Holmenkollen – Contact: Terje Thorsnes
Understanding Climate Security and Ocean Risks: New tools and research for priority action in developing coastal states and communities (7)
Stimson Center, AXA XL, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Frognerparken, Ground floor – Contact: Sally Yozell
Other Effectiv (Area-Based) Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the marine fishery sector (8)
IUCN (Commission on Ecosystem Management, Fisheries Expert Group) FAO, CBD
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Pitch Stage, 1st floor – Contact: Panelist: Despina Symons Pirovolidou
Ellen Macarthur Foundation’s New Plastic Economy Global Commitment; What’s Next (9)
Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with UN Environment Programme, incl. major industry players and governments.
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Central Park A, Ground floor – Contact: Eline Boon
Sargassum Weed – Challenges and Opportunities
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Thon Hotel opera – Room Rigoletto
From Designation to Implementation: Effective Management of Newly Created MPAs (10)
Wildlife Conservation Society, Blue Action Fund, Waitt Institute
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Central Park A, Ground floor – Contact: Jason Patlis
Addressing the ghosts in our oceans – solutions to tackling lost and abandoned fishing gear at scale including circular economy business opportunities (11)
Global Ghost Gear Initiative, NTNU
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Pitch Stage, 1st floor – Contact: Ingrid Giskes
Blue Food: Placing Aquatic Foods at the Centre of a Sustainable and Healthy Future (13)
Friends of Ocean Action
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Frognerparken, Ground floor – Contact: Sophie Wood, Maria Westin
Forging Transformative Partnerships towards the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (14)
IOC-UNESCO
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Central Park B, Ground floor – Contact: Julian Barbière
Investment Opportunities in the Blue Economy (15)
REV Ocean, Katapult Ocean
Clarion Hotel The Hub, Restaurant Chambre Séparée, 1st floor – Contact: Petter Hiis Bergh
25 October
Enhancing Marine Sustainability through Cooperation, Conservation Actions and Marine Debris Reduction
MMAF RI and Wildlife Conservation Society
Hotel Radisson Blu Plaza – Contact: Imam Fitrianto, Prayekti Ningtyas
Please note that the program is subject to change, and will be updated continuously up to the conference.