The UN Ocean Conference 2022 kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal.
It is being co-hosted by Portugal and Kenya.
The Minister of State Jitendra Singh attends this conference.
It is aligned to SDG 14 'life below water'.
India will address on the topic of Scaling up Ocean Action based on Science and Innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: Stock taking, Partnerships and Solutions.
India is on track for advancing the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021–2030.
At the conclusion of the Conference, the leaders will also reiterate the statement titled Our ocean, our future: call for action.
The popular actor and ocean activist Jason Momoa of USA has been named UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Advocate for Life Below Water.