2022 UN Ocean Conference - Global Online Stakeholder Consultation - inputs to concept papers of interactive dialogues

READ THE FINAL SUMMARY of the Global online stakeholder consultation for inputs to the concept papers of the interactive dialogues for the 2022 UN Ocean Conference HERE.

Background

Pursuant to General Assembly decision 75/578 of 9 September 2021, the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development is scheduled to be held from 27 June to 1 July 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. The overall theme of the Conference is: “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions”.

The modalities resolution for the 2022 UN Ocean Conference (A/RES/73/292) calls for the involvement of all relevant stakeholders bringing together Governments, the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations and other actors to assess challenges and opportunities relating to, as well as actions taken towards, the implementation of Goal 14.

The programme of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference will include eight interactive dialogues which will be collaborative and multi-stakeholder in nature and will focus on recommendations to support the implementation of Goal 14, including through strengthened cooperation, building on existing successful partnerships and stimulating innovative and concrete new ones, taking into account the theme of the Conference.

In early 2020, stakeholders were invited to contribute inputs on elements for the 2022 UN Ocean Conference declaration as well as the themes for the interactive dialogues for the 2022 UN Ocean Conference. All inputs are available here: http://bit.ly/StakeholderInputsOnlineConsultationDeclaration. Additionally, stakeholders were also invited to provide inputs to the concept papers on each of the themes of the interactive dialogues in early 2020. A total of 184 stakeholders’ submissions were received. Details are available here.

UPDATE TO CONCEPT PAPERS FOR THE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES

Taking into account the evolving landscape and new challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, stakeholders are now invited to contribute inputs to update the concept papers of the eight interactive dialogues of the Conference, with latest COVID-related data and analysis in the status and trends, challenges and opportunities, possible areas for new partnerships as well as recommendations on advancing implementation of SDG14. Stakeholders are invited to provide inputs on each of the themes of the interactive dialogues.

In this regard, a global online stakeholder consultation is being set up to request inputs from non-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations and other actors.

The themes of the eight interactive dialogues of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference are:

Addressing marine pollution;

Managing, protecting, conserving and restoring marine and coastal ecosystems;

Minimizing and addressing ocean acidification, deoxygenation and ocean warming;
Making fisheries sustainable and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets;

Promoting and strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, in particular for small island developing States and least developed countries;

Increasing scientific knowledge and developing research capacity and transfer of marine technology;

Enhancing the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; and

Leveraging interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goal 14 and other Goals towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Format and Structure

The online consultation is open to all stakeholders through the dedicated online forms below, which are reflecting the themes of the interactive dialogues. The consultation was concluded on 21 February 2022.

Outcomes

Contributions will be shared broadly including by making them available online at the Conference’s website.

A summary of key inputs/messages per interactive dialogue has been prepared by UNDESA and is publicly available HERE.

Please check below the responses received from stakeholders:

1. Addressing marine pollution	https://bit.ly/MarinePollutionResponse
2. Managing, protecting, conserving and restoring marine and coastal ecosystems	https://bit.ly/EcosystemsResponses
3. Minimizing and addressing ocean acidification, deoxygenation and ocean warning	https://bit.ly/OceanWarmingResponse
4. Making fisheries sustainable and providing access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets	https://bit.ly/FisheriesResponse
5. Promoting and strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, in particular for small island developing States and least developed countries	https://bit.ly/OceanBasedEconomiesResponse
6. Increasing scientific knowledge and developing research capacity and transfer of marine technology	https://bit.ly/MarineTechnologyResponse
7. Enhancing the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	https://bit.ly/IntLawResponse
8. Leveraging interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goal 14 and other Goals towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda	https://bit.ly/Goal14And2020AgendaResponse

More information

For further details on the global online stakeholder consultation, please check the flyer here.

For more information on the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, please visit: https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022