<p>The unfortunate reality is that there are some climate change impacts that cannot be adapted to, impacts that are so severe that they leave in their wake permanent or significantly damaging effects.
To follow-up on the implementation of the over 1,400 Ocean Conference Voluntary Commitments...
A Global Preparatory Meeting in Support of the Review of SDG 7 at the 2018 High-level Political Forum
<p>The European Union organized and hosted the 4th edition of the “Our Ocean Conference” in Malta from 5 – 6 October 2017. The first three conferences were organized by the US Department of State and held in Washington, DC. The 2018 conference will take place in Indonesia.
On 12 September 2017, Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the 71st session of the General Assembly, as his Special Envoy for the Ocean.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Peter Thomson of Fiji as his Special Envoy for the Ocean, aiming at galvanizing concerted efforts to follow up on the outcomes of the United Nations Ocean Conference in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, maintain