Second Session

The Second Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, was convened in Lisbon, Portugal from 27 June to 1 July 2022. The Conference came at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference sought to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.