World Ocean Conference

Indonesia is proudly hosting the World Ocean Conference 2009 to build commitment for sustainable management of marine resources"

International agreements and conventions on oceans are important as sound references for deriving national policies by countries. However, in many aspects it requires serious political will of world leaders to drive and implement such agreements.Problems such as the impact of climate change on oceans and degradation of land and marine resources have seriously affected global development. Efforts to reverse this trend are urgently required.

11 - 15 MAY 2009 Schedule of WOC

11 May : Senior Official Meeting

12 May : Senior Official Meeting

13 May : Global Ocean Policy Day

14 May : World Ocean Conference

15 May : CTI Summit