In honour of the United Nations World Oceans Day, celebrated each year on 8 June, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), in collaboration with the Permanent Delegations of France, Monaco and Sweden to UNESCO and the Ocean and Climate Platform,�organizes a full day dedicated to the ocean and its essential role in the climate and life support systems of our planet. This�celebration, open to all,�is an accredited event of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21).

With the help of scientific workshops, plenary sessions, a UNESCO Campus and exhibitions, this day will bring together scientists, political decision-makers, the civil society and�students to identify, through dialogue, promising ocean-sensitive actions and adaptation strategies to mitigate climate change and its socioeconomic impacts that may�feed into the COP21 negotiations, and beyond that, into the post-2015 climate agenda.

At the end of the day, these joint action-oriented recommendations�are�presented to political decision-makers�present on this occasion, including HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent Fabius, the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella, �and high representatives of small island states, namely Tommy E. Remengesau, President of Palau and James Michel, President of the Seychelles. The messages will underline the ocean�s essential role for the survival of our planet and how climate change is threatening this role, with potentially disastrous consequences.

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REGISTRATION:�http://en.unesco.org/ocean_day

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