Ocean Decade Conference

10-12 April 2024, Barcelona

What is the Conference?

Four years into the Ocean Decade, this international conference will bring together the global Ocean Decade community and partners to celebrate and take stock of progress and set joint priorities for the future of the Decade. It will be hosted by Spain and co-organised with UNESCO's International Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO).

Some of the Conference aims are to:

• Generate consensus on science-policy-society priorities for the Ocean Decade via discussion of the Vision 2030 process.
• Create opportunities for networking to encourage new partnerships and initiatives.
• Provide a global platform for announcements and commitments.
• Prepare for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference and related events.

What's happening at the Conference?

There are lots of interesting satellite events happening at the Conference and many will be hybrid and available to those not able to be in Barcelona. More details about the Conference programme and satellite events are available on the Conference website:

2024 Ocean Decade Conference | Homepage (oceandecade-conference.com)

The UK National Decade Committee are co-running a satellite event with the Indian and Brazilian National Decade Committees "What can National Decade Committees do for you? Linking Global and National Priorities through stakeholder engagement" on Thursday 11th April (13:15-14:45) in the main Conference venue. The event is open to all Conference participants.

We will also be taking part in the poster sessions to provide more information on the UK National Decade Committee and showcase the great work of the UK science community. Please get involved by broadcasting your Decade-related activities.