This High-Level Dialogue focused on showcasing integrated approaches for coherent and effective MEAs implementation at the national level including through strengthening legal, policy and institutional frameworks and promoting a whole-of- government and whole-of-society approach.
MEAs Dialogue 1: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered?"Turbocharging MEAs implementation through whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches |
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 10:30 - 13:00EAT
Languages: AR, ZH, EN, FR, RU, ES
Modality: fully in-person, webcast
Concept Note: PDF
Speakers
Moderator & Keynote speaker: David Obura
Chair, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)David Obura is a Founding Director of CORDIO East Africa and chairs the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). CORDIO is a knowledge organization supporting sustainability of coral reef and marine systems in the Western Indian Ocean. David’s primary research has been on coral reef resilience, biogeography and climate change impacts. His interests are turning now towards sustainability science pivoting around coastal, African and societal needs and priorities, in the broader sustainable development paradigm. David works from the local scale, through fostering innovative action to promote sustainability, through regional scale alignment and integration, to global scales. David is on the Earth Commission (2019-2026) and was active in compiling science inputs into the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. David was awarded Kenya’s national honour, Moran of the Burning Spear in December 2021, and the Coral Reef Conservation Award of the International Coral Reef Society in 2022.
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