July, 2021
Event: High Level Science-Policy Dialogue
Rebuilding Coral Reefs: A Decadal Grand Challenge
Join us on Tuesday 20 July for a High Level Science – Policy dialogue event to discuss the ICRS policy paper “Rebuilding Coral Reefs: A Decadal Grand Challenge.”
Date of event: Tuesday 20 July 2021
Time: 12:00-14:00 UTC / 14:00-16:00 CEST
Venue: Online
Register: webinar link
THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER BUT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE REPORT
AND SEE A RECORDING OF THE EVENT VIA YOUTUBE
Organized under the auspices of the International Coral Reef Symposium 2021 by Future Earth Coasts, and partners including the International Coral Reef Society, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, UN Environment Programme, ICRI, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Kellner & Stoll Foundation for Climate and Environment.
The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) assembled a team of experts to highlight the urgency of taking action to conserve and restore reefs through protection and management measures. This effort culminated in the creation of a paper titled “Rebuilding Coral Reefs: A Decadal Grand Challenge” which provides a summary of the most relevant and recent natural and social science findings and their implications for the numerous discussions and negotiations taking place at the global level.
This event will bring together scientists, including the lead author of the paper, Nancy Knowlton, and policy actors to discuss the paper and how it can support governments as they prepare for key negotiations on the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss.
The event lasts 90 minutes, followed by a 30-minute press conference.
Brief programme outline:
- Introduction
- Presentation of “Rebuilding Coral Reefs”
- Reactions to the paper from key stakeholders
- Moderated dialogue
- Wrap-up and closing remarks
- Press conference
The event will be moderated by: Kristian Teleki (WRI)
Speakers include:
- Ambassador Peter Thomson, UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
- Nancy Knowlton, Lead author, Smithsonian Institution, USA
- David Obura, Contributing author, Founding Director of CORDIO East Africa
- Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary state secretary at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Abdulla Naseer, Minister of State of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives
- Leticia Carvalho, Head of Marine and Freshwater Branch, UN Environment Programme
- David Souter, Global Coordinator, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
- Andréa G. Grottoli, President, International Coral Reef Society (ICRS)
The policy paper will be released during the event and will be freely available to download afterward.
Find out more about the event at the official site for the ICRS2021.
This is an event under the auspices of the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium
Organising team
Coordinator: Sebastian Ferse, Executive Director, Future Earth Coasts International Project Office/Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research Bremen, sebastian.ferse@leibniz-zmt.de; with support from Emily Corcoran, Independent consultant, emily.e.corcoran@gmail.com
Event planning: Hannah Jansen, Future Earth Coasts/Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research Bremen, hannah.jansen@leibniz-zmt.de
Communications/ Social media: Teresa Nobre, Future Earth Coasts/Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research Bremen, mariater@uni-bremen.de
Technical support team [contact details]
Contributing partners:
- International Coral Reef Society (ICRS)
- Future Earth Coasts (FEC)
- International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
- UN Environment Programme (UN Environment)
- German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
- HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
- Kellner & Stoll Foundation for Climate and Environment
