Can we achieve SDG 14 without looking upstream? Starting at the source to save the sea
Thu 08 Jun 2017, 1.15 pm — Wed 03 Feb 2021, 1.30 pm
Background
Can we achieve sustainable economic development on land and in river basins while reducing the negative impacts on coastal and ocean ecosystems from land-based activities? This side event will showcase experiences dealing with resource flows from “source to sea”. The ambition is to learn how source-to-sea measures can be supported by nations and regional organizations in a broader economic perspective to achieve SDG 14. Read the full programme here.
Hosted by: the Government of Sweden, co-presidents of The Ocean Conference, and the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM)
Co-organizers: Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Action Platform on Source to Sea Management/ SIWI, the Government of Germany, Swedish Chemicals Agency, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.