07 Feb 2022

There are a raft of high-level global ocean conferences taking place in 2022, some which have the potential for great significance in setting the future for global ocean management. Time will tell whether this comes to pass but all are worth watching over the coming months to determine if the outcomes will be transformational or […]

16 Jan 2021

Key Sustainable Ocean Summit 2020 Outputs/Recommendations Session 1: Implementing the Vision of Ocean and Climate Data Collection by Industry: SMART Ocean- SMART Industries in Support of SDG 14 and the U.N. Decade of Ocean Science Session 2: Arctic Sustainable Development: Impacts of Changing Environmental Conditions on Shipping Operational Risk Session 3: Asian Shipping and Shipbuilding: […]

03 Mar 2020

Coastal Challenge Summit Report 2019 8th October 2019, Southampton Solent Conference Centre Introduction On 8th October 2019, 62 delegates gathered in Southampton for the second Coastal Challenge Summit, themed around climate change and coastal policy. The aim of the annual Coastal Challenge Summit is to bring together coastal communities from around the UK and the […]

20 Aug 2018

How best to speak for coastal communities and the environment; the report highlights the next steps and actions needed. The Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN), Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA) and the Local Government Authority Coastal Special Interest Group (LGA Coastal SIG) held the Coastal Challenge Summit with the aim of facilitating cross-sector, multi-regional debate to explore […]