Program
The Swedish Government and SwAM will arrange a side event in New York during The Ocean Conference. The event will take place on Thursday June 8, 2017. The theme is “Can we achieve SDG 14 without looking upstream? Starting at the source to save the sea”.
Can we achieve SDG 14 without looking upstream?
1:15 pm – 1:25 pm Opening remarks
Setting the scene
Dr. Jakob Granit, Director General, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
Welcome address
Mr Raj Mohabeer, Officer in Charge: Economic Affairs Department, Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
1:25 pm – 2:05 pm High-level Keynote speakers
1. Keynote
Swedish Minister for the Environment, H.E. Karolina Skog
Source-to-sea priorities in the Baltic and the North Sea and the links to regional economic cooperation and development (e.g. EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region, HELCOM and OSPAR cooperation)
2. Keynote
Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany, H.E. Dr. Barbara Hendricks
Marine Litter, Nutrients, toxic pollutants: tackling land based pollution at the source – experiences from Germany.
3. Keynote
Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change at Republic of Seychelles, H.E. Didier Dogley
Experiences from a Small Island Developing State in addressing source-to-sea priorities in the broader regional economic collaborative perspective of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
4. Keynote
Jamaica – The Honourable Daryl Vaz, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Land, Environment, Climate Change and Investments
Experiences from Jamaica in identifying and addressing source to sea priorities.
5. Keynote
Minister for Agriculture, Rural & Maritime Development & National Disaster Management, Fiji, H.E. Inia Seruiratu
Experiences from Fiji in identifying and addressing source to sea priorities.
6. Keynote
Minister of Environmental Affairs, H.E. Edna Molewa, Republic of South Africa
Experiences from South Africa in identifying and addressing source to sea priorities.
2:05 pm – 2:30 pm Keynote address, technical reflections and discussion
Moderator
Dr. Jakob Granit
Keynote address
Dr. Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson for the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Integrated approaches - Investments that address Source-to-sea priorities and ocean governance supporting the delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Technical reflections
Panel members
- Mr. Carl Gustaf Lundin, Director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Mr. Torkil Jonch Clausen, Chair of the Action Platform on Source to Sea Management
- Ms. Emma Nohrén, member of The Riksdag, The Green Party
Concluding remarks
Dr. Jakob Granit
The Side Event is organized and financed within the framework of SwAMs cooperation with the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
