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Cooperazione regionale sulla decarbonizzazione marittima: Side Event – Conferenza ONU sull’Oceano 2022

Del 29 Giugno 2022 
Promuovere e rafforzare economie oceaniche sostenibili, attraverso la cooperazione regionale sulla decarbonizzazione marittima: Side Event - Conferenza ONU sull'Oceano 2022

6:30pm – 7:45pm Promoting and strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, through regional cooperation on maritime decarbonization: Side Event – UN Ocean Conference 2022

OrganizerMTCC Africa, Government of Kenya, International Maritime Organisation (IMO)LocationCommittee Room, Lisbon – Portugal

In its quest to facilitate regional cooperation and promote maritime decarbonization for blue economic growth, MTCC Africa will host a side event co-lead by the Government of Kenya and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in Lisbon, Portugal on 29th June 2022 during the UN Ocean Conference.

The MTCC Africa is part of the Global MTCC Network (GMN), an initiative initially funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the IMO, Department of Partnerships and Projects. The GMN project, formally titled “Capacity Building for Climate Change Mitigation in the Maritime Shipping Industry”, establishes and unites Maritime Technologies Cooperation Centres (MTCCs) from five regions into one global network. These regions include Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific.

MTCC Africa has a unique role to play, being the only Centre of its kind on the continent dealing with climate change mitigation from the effects of maritime transport. The Centre is, therefore, determined to assist developing countries, Small Island Developing States and the Least Developed States in Africa to build momentum towards low/zero emissions and the use of energy-efficient technologies in shipping.

 This side event will aim to highlight:

  1. The importance of the maritime industry for a sustainable, ocean-based economy;
  2. The successes and lessons learnt from MTCCs (focus MTCC Africa)/need for MTCC Africa sustainability and scalability;
  3. The necessity to strengthen efforts globally to exchange knowledge about existing new green technologies and support their deployment (IMO CARES);