Explore the world of sustainable fishing in the Maldives, empowering fisherwomen and supporting local communities. From training programs to promoting sustainable practices, learn how the fishing industry in the Maldives is working towards a…
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15 August 2024, All day
Each year, Ocean Exchange hosts an event to recognize and help advance innovation in technologies aimed at the health of our oceans and the Blue Economy. It continues to grow year after year. Ocean Exchange 2023—our 12th event—received a record…
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2 July 2024, All day
As mandated in the General Assembly resolution 78/128, the President of the General Assembly will convene a preparatory meeting, on 2 July 2024 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, to be chaired by the two host countries of the Conference,…
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UN World Oceans Day, celebrated on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, focused on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” to protect marine life worldwide.
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The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are more than just tourist paradises. SIDS face significant ocean challenges due to pollution, climate change, and overfishing. However, UNDP ocean innovators are making a difference. 🌊
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New York, May 28 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its fourth cohort of 13 ocean innovators at a virtual side event during the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States. These innovators offer fresh…
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28 May 2024, 8:30 - 9:40 AM EDT
An official virtual side event of the UN SIDS4 Conference
28 May 2024, 8:30-9:40 New York, Antigua and Barbuda
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27 - 30 May 2024, All day
In Antigua and Barbuda in May 2024, the international community will gather to review SIDS’ sustainable development progress and propose a new decade of partnerships and solutions to supercharge their path to resilient prosperity.
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are scattered across the globe, dotting the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, the west and east coasts of Africa, and the Indian Ocean.
These low-lying highly indebted countries are on the frontlines of climate…
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By Snehal Sonej, UNDP Comoros Resident Representative and Houmed M'Saidie, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, Tourism and Handicrafts of Comoros
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Edgar Murillo Talamantes, a graduate of the Value Rescue Model, stands proudly as a member of a fisher cooperative to complete this transformative program. As a beneficiary of Ocean Innovator Smartfish Rescate de Valor AC, he reflects on his journey…
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Isis Morales, the head of the processing plant at 29 de Agosto Cooperative in Mexico, a beneficiary of Ocean Innovator Smartfish Rescate de Valor AC, shares positive insights about their experience.
