Safety, equity and sustainability from source to sea — collaborative science-based and data-driven approaches

This is one of the official side events of the UN Ocean Conference to be held on 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Registration

No registration is needed. All guests who have access to the Blue Zone are welcome to attend this event as capacity allows.

Agenda:

Welcome by Moderator (5 minutes)

Ruth Mathews, Senior Manager, Stockholm International Water Institute, Coordinator, Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management

Opening remarks (5 minutes)

Helen Ågren, Ambassador for Ocean Affairs, Government of Sweden

Lightning presentation (10 minutes)

• Kimberly Mathisen, CEO, HUB Ocean
• Lovisa Bergman, Manager, Co-Lead Climate & Environment Accenture

Panel discussion (10 minutes)

Focused on securing a safe and just blue economy from source to sea through data and monitoring of social and environmental indicators in partnership with the private sector

• Suzanne Johnson, Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact’s Sustainable Ocean Business platform, Ocean UNGC & Lead Sustainability Program Lloyd’s Register Foundation
• Jerker Tamelander, Director of Science and Policy, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
• Jan Bebbington, Professor, Lancaster University

Lightning presentation (10 minutes)

Focused on the role of science and partnerships from source to sea in the transition towards a just blue economy

• Frida Bengtsson, Stockholm Resilience Center

Panel discussion (10 minutes):

• Suzanne Johnson, Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact’s Sustainable Ocean Business platform, Ocean UNGC & Lead Sustainability Program Lloyd’s Register Foundation
• Jerker Tamelander, Director of Science and Policy, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
• Jan Bebbington, Professor, Lancaster University

Lightning presentation (10 minutes)

Focused on the need for a holistic management approach from source to sea to achieve SDG14. Fostering collaborations between the freshwater and ocean communities .

• Peter Wiwen-Nilsson, CEO Race for the Baltic
• Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Programme Specialist for Water Quality, UNESCO IHP

Panel discussion (10 minutes):

• Suzanne Johnson, Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact’s Sustainable Ocean Business platform, Ocean UNGC & Lead Sustainability Program Lloyd’s Register Foundation
• Jerker Tamelander, Director of Science and Policy, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
• Jan Bebbington, Professor, Lancaster University

Closing remarks (5 minutes):

Ruth Mathews, Senior Manager, Stockholm International Water Institute, Coordinator, Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management