PROMOTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S … · to promote the sustainable development...
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The International Seabed Authority is an intergovernmental body based in Kingston, Jamaica. Made up of 167 Member States, and the European Union, the Authority is mandated under the
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to organize, regulate and control all mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
PROMOTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S DEEP SEABED RESOURCES IN SUPPORT
TO AFRICA’S BLUE ECONOMY
16:30- 16:50 Panel discussion featuring:
16:30 - 18:30Monday, 26 November 2018
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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) will hold a side event at the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference on the joint ISA-AMDC Voluntary Commitment
to promote the sustainable development of Africa's deep seabed resources in support to Africa’s Blue Economy.
Katie Elles, Communications Specialist, ISA, [email protected]: +1 876 835 3801
16:50 - 17:15 Presentation on the ADSR (Africa Deep Seabed Resources) Project- Marie Bourrel-McKinnon, Senior Policy Officer – Special Assistant to SG, ISA
17:30-17:55 Presentation on the Agenda 2063 framework- Frank Dixon Mugyenyi, Senior Industry Advisor, Africa Union Commission
18:00-18:25 Presentation of the outcomes of the Abidjan workshop, first workshop of the ADSR Project- Kaiser de Souza, Chief, Geology & Mineral Information Section, AMDC
17:15-17:25 Creating the enabling conditions for Africa to benefit fully from the Blue Economy- Duncan Laki, Finance Committee member, ISA
Mr Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, ISAH.E Nikolai Astrup, Minister of international development, Norway
H.E Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the OceansH.E Paul Kagame, Chairperson of the African Union
Ms Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, UNECA