Summary

The African Conference on Priority Setting & Partnership Development for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO through its Sub-Commission for Africa (IOCAFRICA) and hosted by the Government of Egypt through its Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, in partnership with a wide range of partners in the region.

The three-day conference will be held from 10-12 May 2022 in a hybrid format with a limited physical presence in Cairo, Egypt. It will present the results of the pre-conference workshops, the regional gap analysis, and national surveys, showcase endorsed Decade Actions in the region and will be featuring high-level support from UN agencies, governments, regional organizations as well as other stakeholder groups to these regional initiatives. These discussions will feed into the regional gap analysis that will support the development of the regional Ocean Decade Action Plan to deliver the Science We Need for the Ocean We Want in Africa.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3KjU5kk

Resilient and Safer coasts, Side event orginized by IOC-UNESCO/NIOF, 11 May 2022, 09 AM - 12 PM (CET)

The side event will provide a platform for an interactive and engaging dialogue on the sea-level related hazards, risks and emerging challenges, and  showcase how to scale up approaches and actions for resilient and safer coasts in Northern Africa and South Mediterranean countries.

Hybrid event with limited physical precense in Cairo, Egypt.

Register for the event here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceuqpjgsH9Pd-qqeJgbJ2kzt05DEmquo 

Discover more: https://www.africanocean-iocegypt2022.com/