2022 United Nations Oceans Conference

A view of participants during the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

At second from right is Secretary-General António Guterres and at right is Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic.

The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference is seeking to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.