July 27th and 28th, hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Subcommittee of Africa and Adjacent Island Countries (hereinafter referred to as the African Subcommittee) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (hereinafter referred to as IOC), the Ministry of Natural Resources The 4th China-Africa Marine Science and Technology Forum hosted by the Second Institute of Oceanography was held in Hangzhou. Wang Hong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Director of the State Oceanic Administration, Xu Wenguang, Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, Dr. Vladimir Rabinin, Executive Secretary of IOC, Kuadio Afa, Chairman of the African Subcommittee of IOC Professor En attended the forum. Nearly 200 officials, experts and scholars from 32 African countries and international organizations including Egypt, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa and Tanzania, as well as Chinese marine management departments, scientific research institutions and universities attended the event forum.
African countries are important partners for my country to implement global development initiatives, promote high-quality development of the "One Belt, One Road" and build "blue partnerships". my country's blue economy, ocean observation and monitoring, continental shelf research, capacity building, etc. A number of practical cooperations have been carried out with African countries. This forum takes as its theme new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation in the context of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Ocean Decade"), and focuses on promoting the implementation of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation-Dakar Action Plan ( 2022-2024)" and "China-Africa Cooperation 2035 "Vision", focusing on marine spatial planning, blue economy, marine ecological environment protection, marine disaster prevention and reduction, data and information sharing, and ideas for the construction of China-Africa Marine Science and Blue Economy Cooperation Center, discussed and looked forward to further strengthening China-Africa Cooperation Center for Marine Science and Blue Economy. Key areas and implementation paths for non-ocean cooperation.
In his speech, Wang Hong reviewed the fruitful results of China-Africa cooperation in the maritime field and proposed three initiatives to further deepen cooperation: First, strengthen efforts in improving marine scientific and technological innovation capabilities, cultivating emerging marine industries, and achieving sustainable development of the ocean. policy docking and actively build a China-Africa blue partnership; second, continue to improve and expand develop cooperation mechanisms and platforms, establish a forum executive body to promote the institutionalization of the China-Africa Marine Science and Technology Forum, and promote the construction and development of the China-Africa Marine Science and Blue Economy Cooperation Center; third, deepen China-Africa maritime pragmatic cooperation under the framework of the "Ocean Decade", Identify priority areas and specific projects to translate more research results into solutions, governance tools and public service products. Xu Wenguang introduced that Zhejiang has always adhered to the strategic goal of "building a strong marine economic province" and implemented in-depth implementation of the leading action to develop the sea through science and technology, the action to build a beautiful ocean, and the action to open the ocean to the outside world. He hoped to strengthen cooperation with all parties in developing the blue economy and deepening the marine economy. Pragmatic cooperation in technological innovation, promotion of marine green development and other aspects to jointly protect the blue homeland.
Academician Li Jiabiao, Director of the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and Mika Audido, member of the African Subcommittee of the IOC, gave keynote reports at the conference, introducing the framework of China's "Ocean Decade" action plan and Africa's "Ocean Decade" respectively. "Roadmap. Representatives from China and Africa agreed that the two sides have many areas of common interest and concern under the framework of the "Ocean Decade", have similar plans and actions, have a profound foundation for cooperation and broad potential for cooperation, and should continue to coordinate all parties Study and formulate the China-Africa Cooperation Action Plan for the "Ocean Decade" and establish the Secretariat of the China-Africa Marine Science and Technology Forum as soon as possible to form a stable liaison mechanism. At the same time, consideration can be given to accelerating the preparation of the China-Africa Marine Science and Technology and Blue Economy Center.
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