Progress report for
Connecting and Protecting Our Seas: Initiatives in the Baltic and the Mediterranean
Achievement at a glance
In the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Sweden and Monaco co-organised a follow-up conference to the UN Ocean Summit in New York, in Monaco on 12 14 October 2017. The conference was a voluntary commitment towards the implementation of SDG14. Sweden and Monaco moved from words to action in facilitating the exchange of experience and know-how in dealing with the preservation of our oceans. By bridging the parallels between the Mediterranean and the Baltic, high-level discussions among representatives from the business industry, academia and policy makers contributed with their experiences and perspectives.<br>
<br>The Swedish Minister for the Environment, Ms. Karolina Skog and the Monegasque Minister for Public Works, Environment and Urban Development Ms. Marie-Pierre Gramaglia signed an MoU on the intention to deepening the bilateral cooperation and to step-up the engagements to support the implementation of Agenda 2013 and SDG14. The Monegasque Prime Minister Mr Serge Telle as well as the Swedish State Secretary for Infrastructure Mr Mattias Landgren participated at the conference. World leading companies in the shipping industries shared their experiences and solutions on sustainable and innovative shipping. The famous photographer and film producer Mr. Mattias Klum showed an animated presentation on the eco-systems in the oceans and the effects that ocean pollution and global warming has on it.
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<br>A scientific symposium organized by the Scientific Center of Monaco formed an overture to the conference.
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<br>Prince Albert II Monaco Foundation together with the Swedish Embassy in Paris, in close cooperation with the Swedish Consulate in Monaco, were implementing partners.
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