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Name | Affiliation/Title | Presentations/Related reports |
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Opening Session | ||
MR. NIKHIL SETH | DIRECTOR, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDESA | RIO+20 AND BEYOND |
AMBASSADOR ISABELLE PICCO
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PERMANENT MISSION OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO TO THE UNITED NATIONS | KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
MS. PAULA CABALLERO | DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, COLOMBIA | KEYNOTE ADDRESS [did not attend -submitted speech] |
SESSION I: INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW: OCEANS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIRS: MS. WENDY WATSON-WRIGHT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC) AND MR. ANDREW HUDSON , UN- OCEANS COORDINATOR AND HEAD, WATER AND OCEAN GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME, BUREAU FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY, UNDP | ||
MR. VLADIMIR JARES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA (UN-DOALOS), OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (OLA) | UNCLOS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (incl. Regular process, Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group) | AMBASSADOR RONALD JUMEAU
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AMBASSADOR FOR SIDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SEYCHELLES | SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES AND OCEANS | MS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
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FORMER MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT OF BARBADOS AND EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE RIO+20 CONFERENCE, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL | SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
MS. HIROKO MORITA-LOU
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CHIEF, SIDS UNIT, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDESA | TIMELINE SIDS CONFERENCE 2014 |
DR. BILIANA CICIN-SAIN
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PRESIDENT, GLOBAL OCEANS FORUM AND DIRECTOR, GERARD J. MANGONE CENTER FOR MARINE POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIO+20 OCEAN OUTCOME |
SESSION II: OCEANS-RELATED ISSUES AND CHALLENGES CO-CHAIRS: MS. ALICE HICUBURUNDI, SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER, DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA (UN-DOALOS), OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (OLA) AND DR. BILIANA CICIN-SAIN, PRESIDENT, GLOBAL OCEANS FORUM AND DIRECTOR, GERARD J. MANGONE CENTER FOR MARINE POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | ||
DR. MICHIEL SCHAEFFER | DIRECTOR, CLIMATE ANALYTICS AND SENIOR SCIENTIST, ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM ANALYSIS, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH CENTRE (WUR) | CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON OCEANS AND RELATED ECOSYSTEMS |
MS. JACQUELINE ALDER | UN-OCEANS DEPUTY COORDINATOR AND HEAD, MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS BRANCH, DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, UNEP | MARINE POLLUTION AND ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES | MR. DAVID OSBORN | DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENT LABORATORIES, INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) | OCEAN ACIDIFICATION | MR. RICHARD GRAINGER | CHIEF, INFORMATION AND STATISTICS, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DEPARTMENT, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) | STATE OF THE WORLD'S MARINE FISHERIES | MS. LAURETTA BURKE | SENIOR ASSOCIATE AND CO-AUTHOR OF “REEFS AT RISK REVISITED” REPORT, WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE (WRI) | CORAL REEFS AND OTHER VULNERABLE, VALUABLE ECOSYSTEMS |
Related reports: | Reefs at Risk Revisited: Summary for Decision Makers“2011 Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef Countries”“Coastal Capital: Belize - The Economic Contribution of Belize's Coral Reefs and Mangroves” | |
MR. CAMILLE JEAN PIERRE MANEL | FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ENGINEER AND DIRECTOR OF MARITIME FISHERIES IN SENEGAL AT THE MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND THE MARITIME AFFAIRS | REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (RFMOS) – WEST AFRICAN REGION | MR. JESPER LOLDRUP AND MR. EDWARD KLEVERLAAN | MR. JESPER LOLDRUP, HEAD, POLICY AND PLANNING UNIT, OFFICE OF THE SG AND MR. EDWARD KLEVERLAAN, HEAD, OFFICE FOR THE LONDON CONVENTION/PROTOCOL AND OCEAN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) | SUSTAINABLE MARITIME TRANSPORT | MR. LUIGI CABRINI | DIRECTOR-ADIVSOR TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON SUSTAINABILITY, WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION (UNWTO) | SUSTAINABLE MARINE TOURISM |
Related reports: | "Destination Wetlands: Supporting sustainable tourism" | |
MR. KEVIN CASSIDY | SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS MANAGER, ILO OFFICE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) | JOBS IN THE MARITIME SECTOR |
SESSION III: PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF OCEANS, SEAS AND MARINE RESOURCES CO-CHAIRS: MS. JACQUELINE ALDER, UN-OCEANS DEPUTY COORDINATOR AND HEAD, MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS BRANCH, DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) AND MR. NII ALLOTEY ODUNTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OR MR. MICHAEL W. LODGE, DEPUTY TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND LEGAL COUNSEL, INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY (ISA) | ||
DR. JAKE RICE | CHIEF SCIENTIST, FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA (DFO) AND CONTRIBUTING CO-AUTHOR IPCC FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT | CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY |
Related reports: | "International Biodiversity Day booklet on marine biodiversity: “One Ocean- many worlds of life” (2012) ""Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) (2012)""Sustainable Ocean Initiative (2012) ""Impacts of marine debris on biodiversity (2012)""Marine spatial planning in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2012) ""Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity (2009)""Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Fertilization on Marine Biodiversity (2009)""Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Underwater Noise on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats (2012)" | |
MR. JAN-GUNNAR WINTHER | DIRECTOR, NORWEGIAN POLAR INSITIUTE AND CONTRIBUTING CO-AUTHOR IPCC FIFTH ASSESSMENT REPORT | THE POLAR REGIONS: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
MR. AQQALUK LYNGE | CHAIR, INUIT CIRCUMPOLAR COUNCIL (ICC) | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN POLAR REGIONS |
MS. IMEN MELIANE | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL MARINE POLICY, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES |
MR. CHRISTOPHE LEFEBVRE | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, FRENCH MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AGENCY AND IUCN OCEAN COUNCILOR | HOW TO BUILD THE GLOBAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NETWORK | DR. SUSAN LIEBERMAN | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL POLICY, PEW ENVIRONMENT GROUP | RIO+20 AND SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES: HOW TO CONVERT COMMITMENTS TO ACTION |
Related reports: | "Building on Rio+20: What this means for fisheries management" | |
SESSION IV: IMPLEMENTATION CO-CHAIRS: MR. CHRISTIAN SUSAN, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BRANCH, PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION DIVISION, UNIDO AND MR. EDGARD CABRERA, CHIEF, MARINE METEOROLOGY AND OCEAN AFFAIRS DIVISION, WEATHER AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION SERVICES, WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) | ||
MS. WENDY WATSON-WRIGHT | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION(UNESCO) AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC ) | MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND OCEANS OBSERVATIONS |
MR. SEFANAIA NAWADRA | DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND GOVERNANCE, SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (SPREP), SAMOA | ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION: A PACIFIC ISLANDS APPROACH |
MR. THOR ASGEIRSSON | DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FISHERIES TRAINING PROGRAMME, UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY (UNU) ICELAND | CAPACITY-BUILDING BY THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY – FISHERIES TRAINING PROGRAMME |
Related reports: | "Capacity building by the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme" | |
DR. VENUGOPALAN ITTEKKOT | PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN AND FORMER DIRECTOR, LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE ECOLOGY | CAPACITY-BUILDING NEEDS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN IOC SURVEY (INCL. TRANSFER OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY) |
PROF. SU JILAN | PROFESSOR, SECOND INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, STATE OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION (SOA), CHINA | CAPACITY-BUILDING IN MARINE ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT (MEBM): SEA-ENCLOSING AND LAND-RECLAMATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
MR. ANDREW HUDSON | UN-OCEANS COORDINATOR AND HEAD, WATER AND OCEAN GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME, BUREAU FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY, UNDP | CATALYSING OCEAN FINANCE: TRANSFORMING MARKETS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT THE GLOBAL OCEAN |
Related reports: | "Catalysing Ocean Finance Volume 1""Catalysing Ocean Finance Volume 2" | |
MR. PETER J. KRISTENSEN AND MR. PAWAN PATIL | MR. PETER J. KRISTENSEN, TEAM LEADER FOR OCEANS, BIODIVERSITY AND POLLUTION, ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND MR. PAWAN PATIL, SENIOR ECONOMIST, THE WORLD BANK | GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR OCEANS |
MS. JACQUELINE ALDER | UN-OCEANS DEPUTY COORDINATOR AND HEAD, MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS BRANCH, DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, UNEP | SECRETARY GENERAL'S OCEANS COMPACT |
CLOSING SESSION CO-CHAIRS: MR. RALPH WAHNSCHAFFT, ACTING CHIEF, SIDS, OCEANS AND CLIMATE BRANCH, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDESA AND MS. ANNE ROGERS, FORMER SENIOR ECONOMIST, UNDESA AND FORMER DEPUTY COORDINATOR, UN-OCEANS | ||
MS. JULIE RITZ | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SIDS, OCEANS AND CLIMATE BRANCH, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDESA | SUMMARY |