The Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development

1-5 July 2024 | The Meru Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

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Thank you for joining the global community of practice working together towards sustainable ocean development at the Global Dialogue. Over five days, attendees engaged with community representatives, technical practitioners, and senior decision-makers in impactful discussions and collaborative sessions.

At the Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development over 600 participants from more than 60 countries gathered to share knowledge, collaborate and strengthen partnerships to advance the sustainable development of our oceans. Amongst attendees were Ministers and Ministerial representatives from Indonesia, Samoa, Fiji, Palau, Belize, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Maldives, highlighting the commitment these countries have to the sustainable management and development of their ocean economy.

Over five days, the Global Dialogue brought together government representatives, community representatives, technical practitioners, senior decision makers and researchers to build a global community of practice for ocean accounting. Ocean accounts organise social, economic, and environmental data in a coherent and standardised manner so public and private decision-makers have an evidence base that goes “beyond GDP” to underpin policy, management and investment decisions. With events highlighting how ocean accounts can support policy decisions, climate change mitigation, reporting for international environmental agreements, blue finance and many sustainable ocean management strategies (including SOPs and MPAs), ocean accounts were recognised as the basis for supporting the transition to a sustainable ocean economy.

The event began with two days of technical training, including interactive workshops and presentations from experts, followed by three days of the core event, featuring panels, roundtables and side events intended to accelerate international collaboration and knowledge exchange. 

Attendees gained valuable knowledge and skills to help their community and institution go "beyond GDP" and effectively measure and manage progress toward a sustainable ocean future. The progress made in Bali has set the momentum as we work together towards the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice and beyond.

This event was hosted by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries - Republic of Indonesia with the generous support of the UK Blue Planet Fund. The event was organised by the GOAP Secretariat, hosted by the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform, with operational support from Rekam Nusantara Foundation and the Indonesia Nature Film Society.

Training Sessions

In the first two days (1 and 2 July) a series of training sessions were held to help participants explore topics of interest, increase their knowledge and enable them to fully participate in event discussions.

Training sessions offered (see below for detailed abstracts):

• An Introduction to Ocean Accounts, Principles, and Tools 
• Developing Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts 
• Monetary valuation of ecosystem services
• Accounting for Fisheries 
• Incorporating Climate Change into Ocean Accounting 
• Bridging the Gap:Technical Links between Ocean Accounting and Spatial Planning (incl. MSP, ICZM, MPAs, etc) 
• Introduction to the capabilities of cloud-based spatial frameworks 
• Experimental spatial approaches to ocean ecosystem accounting
• Harnessing Blue Carbon Ecosystems for Sustainable Ocean Development Through Environmental-Economic Accounting  
• Sustainable Ocean Plans and Ocean Accounts 
• Introduction to sustainable ocean finance 
• Ocean Accounts for Policy Analysis
• Demystifying international agreements 
• The Game of Marine Spatial Planning
• Legal and Policy Design Options for the Ocean Economy
• Data for Plastics in the Context of the Global Plastic Treaty

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