The UN Oceans Conference opened with the announcement that the United States would exit the Paris Agreement and closed with reaffirmations from the rest of the world to press ahead with their climate plans and a historic Call To Action on conserving marines systems for sustainable development. But climate and ocean are inextricably linked. Can climate change and the ocean crisis be addressed without the world’s largest economy? Leaders from small islands, places most vulnerable to climate impacts and the ocean decline, will address this question and the outcome of the Oceans Conference.
Who:
• H.E. Mohamed Shainee, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister for the Maldives
• H.E. Omar Figueroa, Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development for Belize
• H.E. Minister F. Umiich Sengebau, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism for Palau
What: Press briefing “Small Island leaders: Oceans and climate change, the way forward”
When: Friday 9 June 2017, at 3:30 p.m. (EDT)
Where: S-237, UN Headquarters, New York or live through http://webtv.un.org
For more information on the Ocean Conference, please visit: https://oceanconference.un.org/.
Media contact:
Alliance of Small Island States (OASIS)
Michael Crocker, T: +1 (978) 968-9499| E: michael.crocker@aosis.org