Young Leaders

Panelists | Thematic Forum 4

Harnessing the Potential of Oceans for Sustainable Development and Peace
Session 1
Panel 1: Oceans of Peace and Opportunity: resources, demographic dividend, gender parity, blue economy, scientific cooperation and diplomacy, South-South cooperation
Suzan KHOLEIF

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Egypt

Ademola AJAGBE

Regional Director Africa, BirdLife International

Claudia DELGADO

Coordinator, Ocean Teacher Global Academy

Daniel SIMBA

Head of the Department for Marine Spatial Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Angola)

Sachooda RAGOONADEN

Sandwatch Project Mauritius

Siboniso DLAMINI

Fundraising Officer & Youth Ambassador for the Right to Peace of South Africa

Josephine Joice Ndapewa EDWARD

Fisheries Biologist, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Namibia

Session 1
Panel 2: The Ocean, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Challenges for Adaptation towards Sustainable Development Presentations of Best practices
Johan HATTINGH

Professor of Philosophy, Stellenbosh University

Zaheer ALLAM

Chairperson, National Youth Environment Council, Prime Minister’s Office, Republic of Mauritius

Dieudonné GOUDOU

Principal Climate Risk and Disaster Officer, African Development Bank, AfDB

Mecklina MERCHADES

Senior Meteorologist, Tanzania Meteorological Authority

Diane ABOUBAKAR

Senior Programme Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction, African Union Commission

Zulmira RODRIGUES

Chief Small Island Developing States (SIDS), UNESCO

Adeelah KODABUX

PhD Holder & Co-Founder of the Centre for African Smart Public Value Governance (C4SP)

Session 2
Panel 1: New experiences towards sustainable development: coastal tourism and underwater heritage, Waste management
Souayibou VARISSOU

Executive Director, African World Heritage Fund, South Africa

Chris STEENKAMP

Member of the Namibian Underwater Federation and founding Member of Dantica Diving and Adventures

Emad KHALIL

President of Alexandria University and Chair holder of UNESCO Chair in Underwater Cultural Heritage, Egypt

Wele MOUSSA

UNESCO Office in Dakar

Caesar BITA

Underwater Archaeologist, National Museums of Kenya

William NDJAPOU

Activist, PhD Holder in International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights

Rabia BENABDALLAH

PhD student in Political Science, University of Paris

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