The United Nations Ocean Decade and Ocean Conference

Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions

The United Nations Conference on the Ocean took place from 27 June – 1 July 2022 in Lisbon (Portugal) and was co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal. The conference theme was «Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions».

As a key partner of the 2021-2030 United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and of the Cultural Heritage Framework Programme associated with it, ICOMOS attended the United Nations Conference on the Ocean through ICUCH (ICOMOS International Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage) expert member Elena Perez-Alvaro.

The aim of the event was to mobilise the international community to commit to finding sustainable solutions for the conservation, protection and responsible use of marine resources, according to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 of the Agenda 2030.