Small Island Developing States: Leaders for Ocean Action, SDG Media Zone - 2025 UN Ocean Conference.
Conversation on how Small Island Developing States can use the ocean to support food security, climate action and more. This panel will explore how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can use the ocean to support food security, climate action, disaster risk reduction, justice, and sustainable growth. Speakers will discuss key ways to scale up ocean-friendly solutions and help SIDS achieve SDG14. The session will also introduce UNDP's new SIDS Strategy, aligned with the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda, and highlight the GEF-funded, UNDP-led Blue and Green Islands Programme. Speakers: Francine Pickup, UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator, Deputy Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, and Head of UNDP Delegation for UNOC3 Tania Serafim Yvonne Romualdo, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cabo Verde to the UN Rebecca Fabrizi, UK SIDS Envoy Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa'olelei Luteru, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Samoa to the UN Moderator: Kate Brown, Exec...