Room II

Not only does the ocean regulate the climate, it is also crucial to our food supply, health, economy, and future. Its extensive potential, still rather unexplored, offers numerous solutions to climate challenges.

This workshop will highlight ways to promote sustainable management of human activities both at sea and in coastal areas through eco-innovations that are adapted to the diversity of actors, the knowledge base of populations, and varying cultures. Representatives from the private sector will present maritime innovations, holding potential solutions to adapt and mitigate climate change. NGOs and institutions specialized in scientific mediation will outline initiatives fostering collaboration between citizens and scientists. These include: innovative citizen scientific efforts aimed at gaining a greater understanding of our ocean’s biodiversity and bioresources, strategies used for placing the ocean at the heart of our daily concerns, and initiatives encouraging individuals and communities to take positive actions.