The World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (WMU-GOI) will co-host the 49th Annual Center Oceans Law and Policy Conference (COLP49) together with the U.S. Naval War College Stockton Center for International Law, the Athens Public International Law Center, and other partners, on 21-22 September, in Athens, Greece. The conference continues a longstanding partnership between WMU-GOI and the annual COLP conference series, which dates back to the inauguration of the Institute in 2018.
49th Conference on Oceans Law & Policy
Maritime Security in the Mediterranean Sea and Beyond
This year’s conference will be held at the premises of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and is titled “Maritime Security in the Mediterranean Sea & Beyond”. The event aims to address the pressing security issues the Mediterranean Sea is facing by exploring aspects ranging from shipping to biodiversity, environmental change, migration, value chains, infrastructure, technology and law.
WMU experts will contribute to the conference programme through a range of presentations and panel discussions addressing maritime security and ocean governance. The WMU delegation will bring expertise from across the University and WMU-GOI, with contributions covering issues including the law of the sea, ocean resources and biodiversity, marine scientific research and technology, artificial intelligence and big data, as well as environmental change and its implications for maritime security.
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About the world maritime university
The World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden is established within the framework of the International Maritime Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations. The mission of WMU is to be the world centre of excellence in postgraduate maritime and oceans education, professional training and research, while building global capacity and promoting sustainable development. WMU is an organization by and for the international maritime community and is committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.
About the wmu-sasakawa global ocean institute
The World Maritime University’s WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (WMU-GOI) is an independent focal point for the ocean science-policy-law-industry-society interface where policymakers, the scientific community, regulators, industry actors, academics, and representatives of civil society meet to discuss how best to manage and use ocean spaces and their resources in accordance with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Institute was inaugurated in May 2018 and made possible through generous support from The Nippon Foundation of Japan, the Governments of Sweden, Canada, and Germany, as well as the City of Malmö
About the FUTURE OCEAN PROGRAMME
The Future Ocean Programme is funded by The Nippon Foundation and aims to generate knowledge and understanding of how law, political science, and public policy are used to effect change in humanity’s relationship with the ocean to combat the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution