Bringing SDGs to the people and Jai Rampersad (Ministry of Agriculture, 08:35 08:55 creating ownership in Saint Vincent Forestry and Fisheries, St. Vincent & the – and the Grenadines Grenadines) Plans and Challenges for DanLing Tang (South China Sea Institute of 08:55 09:15 – Implementation of the SDGs in China Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) The Role of the Ocean in the SDGS SDG Interactions and Hans-Peter Plag (GEO Blue Planet 09:15 09:30 Interdependencies: The Role of the – Initiative) Ocean 09:30 09:50 Coffee Break – GEO Initiatives and Participating Organizations GEO Blue Planet efforts to support the 09:50 10:05 Sophie Seeyave (GEO Blue Planet Initiative) – SDGs 10:05 10:20 MBON efforts to support the SDGs Enrique Montes Herrera (MBON) – 10:20 10:35 Space for the Blue Economy Christoph Aubrecht (ESA/World Bank) – Discussion 10:35 11:00 Panel discussion – Jai Rampersad (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, St. Vincent & the Panelists to include: Grenadines), DanLing Tang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Christoph Aubrecht (ESA/World Bank)
08:35 – 08:55 Bringing SDGs to the people and creating ownership in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Jai Rampersad (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, St. Vincent & the Grenadines) 08:55 – 09:15 Plans and Challenges for Implementation of the SDGs in China DanLing Tang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) The Role of the Ocean in the SDGS 09:15 – 09:30 SDG Interactions and Interdependencies: The Role of the Ocean Hans-Peter Plag (GEO Blue Planet Initiative) 09:30 – 09:50 Coffee Break GEO Initiatives and Participating Organizations 09:50 – 10:05 GEO Blue Planet efforts to support the SDGs Sophie Seeyave (GEO Blue Planet Initiative) 10:05 – 10:20 MBON efforts to support the SDGs Enrique Montes Herrera (MBON) 10:20 – 10:35 Space for the Blue Economy Christoph Aubrecht (ESA/World Bank) Discussion 10:35 – 11:00 Panel discussion Panelists to include: Jai Rampersad (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, St. Vincent & the Grenadines), DanLing Tang (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Christoph Aubrecht (ESA/World Bank)
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