In 2022, UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) innovators have seen significant progress in their work and gained global exposure in demonstrating their transformative, replicable and scalable innovations.
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Cape Verde is a country deeply affected by water scarcity. The increased droughts and sea level rise that is causing the salination of the groundwater will have deep effects in the archipelago’s water reserves. For this reason, the improvement of…
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13 April 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 PM CEST
AquaInSilico is delighted to present, through this capstone event, the results achieved by the implementation of Phos-Value sustainable solutions over these two years in Santa Catarina - help spread a circular model in wastewater sector,…
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22 - 24 March 2023, All day
The Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Tajikistan and the Netherlands, will feature an opening and closing ceremony, six plenary meetings and five multi-stakeholder interactive dialogues. It will also feature a number of high-level special…
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Panama City, 5 March 2023 – The eighth Our Ocean Conference concluded in Panama City with 341 new commitments worth more than 19.9 billion dollars to protect the ocean, strengthening Panama’s globally recognised leadership as a “Blue Leader”. Acting…
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A wide range of freely accessible digital and online technology has opened many doors to creative problem solving, career development, and management of our day-to-day activities.
The role of women in sustainable development is significant in…
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Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, calling it a “breakthrough” after…
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27 February - 1 March 2023, All day
Inspiring ocean solutions
Lisbon, Portugal
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21 - 24 February 2023, All day
Ocean Innovation Africa is a platform that showcases African ocean-impact initiatives and brings together international changemakers for the growth of an equitable and sustainable ocean economy in Africa. The annual summit convenes innovators,…
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13 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 PM CEST
Forum for the Future and the UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge are delighted to share the findings from our study of microfibre shedding in textile manufacturing processes at this webinar on Monday, 13 February. Together with project partners Ramatex…
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An estimated 35 percent of all plastics in our oceans come from textile microfibres, posing a significant –but not fully understood – impact to human and marine health. While there are consumer solutions that can reduce the amount of microfibres…
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2 February 2023 – Our latest report, Tackling Microfibres at Source: Investigating opportunities to reduce microfibre pollution from the fashion industry through textile design and manufacturing innovation, presents findings from our 21-month long…
