Lisbon – The Angolan multisectorial delegation had on Monday a “very positive” interaction in the first day of the discussions at the Oceans Conference, stressed the Angolan secretary of State for Environment, Paula Coelho.
According to the spokesperson of the Angolan delegation, Paula Coelho, Angola participated in the interactive panels, most of them focusing on the need to have specific legislation to fight common varieties of marine pollution.
“A general approach was made on issues related to food, microplastics, sustainable development and the possibility of what kind of food we are making”, stressed the official.
She went on to say that the interventions of countries and interactive dialogues will continue on Tuesday and are more linked to financing marine conservation projects.
The city of Lisbon, hosts until 01 July, the Conference on Oceans in which Angola is attending with a delegation headed by President João Lourenço.
The fight against marine pollution, management, protection, conservation and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems, the minimizing of oceans acidification, deoxygenation and warming and promoting sustainable fisheries are among the goals to be pursued by the United Nations.
Among the measures, it also included scientific knowledge and development of marine technology research, the effective observation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and promotion of sustainable ocean-based economies.
The first United Nations Conference on Oceans took place five years ago in New York, but only in 2021 during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, it was possible to introduce ocean in the articles of the final declaration, thus representing an advance compared to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The conference plenary will be held daily at the Altice Arena (Lisbon) and will feature eight interactive dialogues throughout the week.
Alongside the plenary sessions and these dialogues, the Conference programme also has on schedule hundreds of side events.
These side events include the high level forums on Local Governance, Youth and Innovation, a Symposium and a sustainable Blue Economy panel.
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