Under the leadership of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, the Ocean Decade has already galvanized thousands of partners around the world to start delivering the science we need for the ocean we want. The 2024 Ocean Decade Conference, hosted by the Government of Spain in Barcelona from 10-12 April 2024, brought together the global Ocean Decade community to celebrate and take stock of progress, and set joint priorities for the future. It was the highlight of an entire Ocean Decade Week that took place on 8-12 April 2024 throughout the city. The event covered the full range of Ocean Decade Challenges including critical issues such as climate change, food security, sustainable management of biodiversity, pollution, and natural hazards.
Blue Food Futures at the Ocean Decade Conference
An Ocean of Food: Science and solutions for ocean-climate-food challenges
Date and Time: April 11 | 8:30-9:45am CEST
Location: Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB) | Meeting room 129-130 – Mediterranean Sea – P1 floor
Co-led by the Blue Food Futures Program, this event addressed how to sustainably feed the global population. The event showcased diverse efforts, research, and solutions across the fisheries and aquaculture sectors and highlighted the pivotal role that the ocean and ocean science play in shaping sustainable food systems, as well as current gaps in knowledge, funding, technology, and implementation of ocean-climate-food solutions.
Other coordinating organizations: Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Atlantic International Research Center (AIR Centre); Fisheries and Aquaculture Division of the United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization; Aquatic Blue Food Coalition; Global Action Network for Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition; Institute for Marine Research (IMR); and Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE)