EurOCEAN 2019 to focus on marine science’s contribution to sustainable development

09 / 06 / 2019

By Marwa Nassar - -

EurOCEAN 2019 – which will be held in Paris on June 11 – will discuss the contribution of European marine science to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

The conference will also highlight the contribution of marine science to other ongoing and future initiatives supported by Horizon 2020 and the forthcoming Horizon Europe, the European Union Framework Program for Research and Innovation program (2021-2027).

Draft themes to be discussed at the conference are sustainable marine resources, the land perspective on the healthy ocean, oceans and human health, bringing sea basin communities together, and national perspectives for marine science contribution to Sustainable Development Goals

The European Marine Board flagship publication Navigating the Future V (NFV) will be launched at the EurOCEAN 2019 conference. Navigating the Future V describes what marine science will look like in the future (2030 and beyond) and what are the needs to achieve this future. NFV will provide robust, independent scientific advice and expert opinion and be of increasing importance to societal well-being in decades to come.

EurOCEAN conferences are major European marine science policy conferences providing a forum for policymakers and strategic planners at European and national level, to interact with the marine research community and marine and maritime stakeholders.