The World Maritime University (WMU) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their cooperation. The agreement regards the advancement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 on oceans and on improving education and capacity building initiatives in marine science.
According to the MoU, both organizations will establish collaborative research in the fields of ocean sustainability, ocean governance, SDG implementation for the oceans, deepening understanding of the ecosystem functions and services of the international deep seabed area, and the science-law-policy interface.
Both parties will also adopt research, training opportunities and other capacity-building initiatives and co-operate in studies and in the delivery of conferences, seminars, workshops and joint publications on matters of common interest.
Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General, said that ISA is committed to strengthening the research and analytical capacities of developing countries, especially Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
An essential part of ISA’s mission is to promote and encourage the conduct of marine scientific research in the international deep seabed area, and especially to facilitate effective participation by developing states in deep sea exploration and research programmes
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As for the WMU, Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of WMU, said that the university is committed to post-graduate education, research and capacity building in the maritime and ocean fields that support the achievement of the UN SDGs, including Goals 4 on education and Goal 14 on the ocean. For this reason, it supports developing countries to implement the relevant UNSDGs.
