Ocean Decade meets Mission ocean

The Ocean Decade meets Mission Ocean is co-organised by the Flanders Unesco Commission (VUC) and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). In the context of the European Presidency, we want to identify the potential reinforcement between the Ocean Decade, the EU Mission Ocean, and Climate Change Adaptation. As the VUC is strongly committed to promoting the link between the Flanders Community and UNESCO, and VLIZ role as Decade Implementing Partner, NDC for Belgium host, and Mission Ocean actor, bringing the discussions and messages from the Ocean Decade conference. The event aims to define specific, cross-cutting competences and skills to enable the transition of these initiatives. Involving multidisciplinary Flemish stakeholders (from ocean experts to society) to accelerate and leverage advances towards a better understanding of the ocean and provide science-based solutions to achieve the UN Agenda 2030 and the EU Missions.