Namibia hosts Africa’s first high-level ocean panel

Isabel Bento

2024-12-12

WALVIS BAY, 11 December 2024 - Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Derek Klazen, Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope, Norway’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Panel Georg Børsting, Palau’s Ocean Panel representative Ilana Seid, other country representatives and ministry representatives attending the 3-day 38th High-Level Ocean Panel on Sustainable Ocean Economy in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento)NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 12 DEC (NAMPA)– Namibia is hosting the 38th High-Level Ocean Panel on Sustainable Ocean Economy at Walvis Bay in the Erongo region, a first for the continent.
The meeting attended by global leaders and experts, aims to among others, discuss key strategic priorities and key moments for the Ocean Panel in 2025, including the Ocean Panel's contributions to the next United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference and to advance discussions on the Oc...

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