ABOUT THE OCEAN LITERACY DIALOGUES
WHAT
The Ocean Literacy Dialogues series is a global collaboration led by the Ocean Literacy With All community – a UN Ocean Decade-endorsed programme coordinated by IOC-UNESCO. The aim of the Ocean Literacy Dialogues series is to co-organize public events that enable knowledge exchange across different geographical and socio-cultural contexts, and that catalyze action as we work together to achieve the overarching goal of the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030): to ‘change humanity’s relationship with the ocean.' This is the essence of ocean literacy.
WHY
The ocean literacy dialogue series brings together every sector of society - from individuals to institutions, schools to businesses, communities to governments, academia to media- to play an active role in ensuring a healthy ocean for current and future generations.
3rd Edition
IMPAC5 in Vancouver, Canada
(February 3-9, 2023)
Led by the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, with collaborative support from IOC-UNESCO and the Marine Social Sciences Network (MarSocSci), we are working together with the international ocean literacy community to organize the 3rd edition of the Ocean Literacy Dialogues as an official side event at IMPAC5. The program will consist of three central streams:
2nd Edition
Santos, Brazil
(October 10-14, 2022)
“The Ocean Literacy Dialogues in Brazil was an unique opportunity to integrate more than 2,500 stakeholders, from schools, private and governmental sectors, researchers, journalists and civil society to integrate in discussions on their relationship with the ocean, exchanging knowledge and discussing commitments for the ocean sustainability”
-Ronaldo Christofoletti, PhD - Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
1st Edition
UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
(June 28-July 1, 2022)
The first edition of the Ocean Literacy Dialogues was jointly organized by IOC-UNESCO and the European Commission in the context of the EU4Ocean Coalition in June 2022 in Lisbon on the occasion of the UN Ocean Conference. The high-level event marked the beginning of a process to look into the shared commitments that support ocean literacy across the globe.
More than 700 (200 on-site and 500 online) people participated across diverse sectors, such as education, research, media, and journalism, ocean adventure, and science communication. Through interdisciplinary and interactive panels, the importance of ocean literacy was showcased across varied professions and sectors of society
