The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) hosted the 1st ‘Blue Talks’ meeting in New Delhi, which was co-chaired by the Secretary, MoES Dr M. Ravichandran.

Committies and Meeting

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) hosted the 1st ‘Blue Talks’ meeting in New Delhi. The meeting was co-partnered by the Embassy of France and Embassy of Costa Rica in India. More than 50 participants from government, academia and research institutes witnessed the in-person, high level deliberations on matters related to ‘Ocean Health and Governance’. The meeting was jointly co-chaired by the Secretary, MoES Dr M. Ravichandran, along with the Ambassador of France to India, Mr Thierry Mathou, and Costa Rica Chargée d'affaires, Ms Sofia Salas Monge. This meeting is a forerunner to the upcoming High-Level Event on Ocean Action (HLEOA) event ‘Immersed in Change’ scheduled to be held on 7th-8th June 2024 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The 2-hour meeting comprised of three sections. In the first session the Costa Rican embassy showcased a movie on the purpose of the upcoming ‘HLEOA’ event. The second session comprised of three technical talks on different themes, followed by the open discussion session on Ocean matters. The last concluding session summarized the key recommendations and way forward for the future ocean event.


      On a larger perspective, ‘HLEOA’ is a precursor event to gather recommendations and visions for the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

      Further, MoES, India has been recognized as a lead partner for the upcoming Ocean Conference in Nice, in 2025.

     

 

     


Ministry of Earth Sciences

Agency executive- Dr. M. Ravichandran
Headed by- Kiren Rijiju
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