Zoom Webinar | Keough School Washington Office
For more than a decade, the European Union, thanks in part to the support of Ireland, has worked with Brazil, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and other countries to create an All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance. This global initiative, the first of its kind, connects researchers and communities from the Arctic to Antarctica. The signing of the 2013 Galway Statement and the 2017 Belém Statement have cemented this collaboration. Now, insights generated by this initiative can inspire important intergenerational conversations and empower communities to care for our oceans and prevent climate catastrophe.
Prioritizing ocean health is crucial to designing and implementing policies that will protect millions of people from the floods, droughts, and other extreme weather that climate change threatens to bring. What role can policymakers, research institutions, and professionals play in connecting communities to address this urgent sustainability challenge? And how can we ensure our communities work together for an integral ecology that promotes human dignity and care for our common home?
Join us for a panel discussion and hear insights from leading experts, who will address these questions, building upon a crucial research partnership. This discussion will celebrate the signing of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Declaration hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and US Department of State. Discussants will include the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors and others.
Presented by the European Commission, the Marine Institute (Ireland), the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, and the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, with support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Speakers
John Bell
Director, Healthy Planet Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Paula S. Bontempi
Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography, The University of Rhode Island
Francisco Werner
Acting Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amanda Netburn
Assistant Director, Ocean Science and Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Jennifer Tank
Ludmilla F., Stephen J., and Robert T. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame; Director, Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative
Maria Zaira Turchi
Director, Institutional Cooperation, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq
Moderator
Peter Heffernan
Former CEO, Marine Institute (Ireland)