{"id":609,"date":"2021-09-03T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/?page_id=609"},"modified":"2024-02-28T11:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:53:11","slug":"conference-2022-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/marine-regions-forum\/conference-2022-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABOUT<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The 2023 Marine Regions Forum conference in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region was hosted in the United Republic of Tanzania, in collaboration with the Republic of Seychelles. The conference was organized in partnership with the Nairobi Convention Secretariat and regional partners.<\/p>\n

The conference explored what is needed to enhance cooperation and coordination to advance ocean governance within the Western Indian Ocean region and beyond. The conference agenda was developed in close collaboration with our partners to ensure that the event adds value to existing regional processes. In addition to highlighting the successes and challenges in the WIO region, the conference brought together selected experts from other regions to encourage knowledge exchange and share examples of good practice in regional governance processes. While this conference had a regional focus, the interregional knowledge exchange remains an important component of the Marine Regions Forum. By complementing existing processes, facilitating open exchange and dialogue across sectors, and disseminating emerging recommendations to the formal policy processes including, among others, the conference supports implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.<\/p>\n