You are warmly welcome to join our in-person side-event ‘Ocean justice: Championing fair and inclusive blue economy’ at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France!
Ocean justice: Championing fair and inclusive blue economy
When: Monday, 9 June 2025, 13:00-14:30 in Nice
Venue: NEO – art & culture lab x Vogel ART
VogelART LAB SARL
6 bis rue Lascaris, 06300, Nice, France
Register here to attend the side-event.
*** This event is full. If you register we will put you on waiting list. We will let you know when a seat becomes available***
As discussion around sustainable use of the ocean expands, it is critical to deepen our understanding about justice within new developments in the marine environment (Germond-Duret et al., 2023). Little attention has been given to the lived experience of ocean-dependent communities who are particularly at risk of social injustice and dispossession, and to their very definition and understanding of the notion of ocean justice (Bennett et al, 2023). This solution-focused event will explore how different speakers and participants understand ocean justice and the obstacles to achieve inclusive blue economy. The meeting will provide an avenue for participants to share their innovation and best practices that could serve as viable routes to ocean justice.
Chair:
Dr Senia Febrica, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
Speakers:
- H.E. Arief Havas Oegroseno, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Keynote speaker)
- Dr Francois Bailet, Senior Legal Officer, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of The Sea (UNDOALOS)
- Dr Celine Germond-Duret, Lecturer in Environmental Politics and Policy, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
- Mr. Andrew Coriakula, Ocean Specialist, Head of Unit-Ocean, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the Government of Fiji
- Mr Yoshioka Tatsuya, Founder of Peace Boat
- Emilie McGlone, Director of Peace Boat US
- Dr Alexandra R. Harrington, Chair of the IUCN WCEL Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force, Lecturer in Law (Environmental), Lancaster University
- Alison Clausen, Deputy Global Coordinator of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
Partners:
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the Government of Fiji; Peace Boat United States; United Nations Development Programme Archipelagic and Island States Forum Secretariat (UNDP AIS); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN WCEL) Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force; Segara Nusa Nawasena.