On Friday 26 September, the Secretariat for National Decade Committee for Belgium (NDC-BE) will host its annual Ocean Decade meeting for Belgium.
Theme of the day: From Pact to Act: advancing the science–policy–society interface for ocean sustainability.
This meeting is a great opportunity for the Belgian mariene research community to learn more on how the Ocean Decade of the United Nations is being implemented at the local level, and the EU Ocean Pact.
You are warmly welcome at the InnovOcean Campus in Oostende.
Detailed Agenda & Presentations
• 10:30 – 10:35 Welcome – Co-chairs, NDC Belgium
• 10:35 – 10:45 Snapshot of Ocean Decade actions in Belgium
• 10:45 – 12:00 Science-to-Policy Presentations
o VISTool media kit for sustainable fisheries – Hans Polet, ILVO & Tom Janssen, Creators for Climate
o Underwater Radiated Noise campaign – Marie-Lucie Susini, FPS Transport-Shipping
Q&A session
• 12:00 – 12:20 EU Ocean Pact to Ocean Act: a JPI Oceans and member state perspective
o Willem De Moor, JPI Oceans
o Wendy Bonne, FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Q&A session
• 12:20 – 12:30 Wrap-up & Next Steps
• 12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch
Where?
In the Auditorium at the InnovOcean Campus, Jacobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende
When?
From 10:30 to 12:30, with the opportunity to join the networking lunch
Join us also in the afternoon
In the afternoon, you are also very welcome to attend the open meeting of the Scientific Committee of the VLIZ (in Dutch).
Where?
In the Auditorium at de InnovOcean Campus, Jacobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende
When?
From 14:00 to 16:00