Dr Wendy Watson-Wright, Chair of GESAMP is set to participate in the upcoming UN Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice France, where she will highlight GESAMPs contributions to ocean protection.
As the leading voice of GESAMP, Dr. Watson-Wright will advocate for science-based solutions to pressing ocean challenges, especially marine pollution, and sustainable ocean governance. Her engagements will include being a panelist on the Ocean Action Panel 4 (Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities), as well as in the UNESCO/IOC -UNEP sponsored side event “A global ocean free from the harmful impacts of pollution by 2050”.
She is also set to speak at an IMO media briefing and has also been invited to participate in several additional events across multiple venues.