{"id":111294,"date":"2022-06-27T11:58:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T09:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=111294"},"modified":"2022-06-27T11:58:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T09:58:56","slug":"eu-renews-its-agenda-on-international-ocean-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/eu-renews-its-agenda-on-international-ocean-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"EU renews its Agenda on International Ocean Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy unveiled the renewed EU agenda on International Ocean Governance (IOG)<\/a>, proposing\u00a0actions for a secure, clean and sustainably managed ocean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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With this policy, the EU confirms its active role in international ocean governance and its commitment \u00a0to strengthen implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and its\u00a0Sustainable Development Goal 14 on Life Below Water<\/a>. The new agenda has an important role in delivering on the blue part of the\u00a0European Green Deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the\u00a02nd<\/sup>\u00a0UN Ocean Conference<\/a>\u00a0(27 June – 1 July 2022, Lisbon) and the\u00a0UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)<\/a>\u00a0(5-17 December 2022 in Montreal) and together with the\u00a0Commission’s proposal for legally binding targets to restore ecosystems<\/a>, including at sea, the EU demonstrates its strong engagement\u00a0 for the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Updating EU strategy for new geopolitical and sustainability developments<\/strong><\/p>\n

International ocean governance is about managing the world’s oceans and their resources together so that they are healthy and productive, for the benefit of current and future generations. Today’s new Joint Communication builds on the\u00a0one from 2016<\/a>\u00a0taking account of key trends such as the exacerbated impact of climate change and dangerous decline of biodiversity. It also takes into consideration changed geopolitical conditions such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine, which has brought about instability and insecurity including freezing of certain initiatives.<\/p>\n

As a leading global actor, the EU sets out an updated agenda for better ocean governance based on a cross-sectoral and rules-based international approach, aiming to further consolidate its role as a global leader in ocean governance. Building on and updating the commitments set out in the 2016 Joint Communication, the EU commits to:<\/p>\n