2026 May 22 Meeting Report - Governance of Ocean Resilience from and through International Geneva
Organized at the UN on Friday, 22 May 2026, as part of the Geneva Forum’s Sustainable Management Workshops, the working session dedicated to the proposal for a governance of Ocean resilience from and through International Geneva brought together 50 people and organizations around the table, concerned with ocean, climate, scientific, educational, diplomatic, economic and citizen-related issues.
International organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, scientific actors, representatives of territories and States, project leaders, financial actors, education specialists, data experts, civil society actors, as well as networks capable of mobilizing citizens on a large scale, were represented or mentioned during the discussions.
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The question posed, both simple in its formulation and structuring in its consequences, was: what specific contribution can International Geneva make to global governance of Ocean resilience, without replacing existing frameworks, but by helping to connect them, make them more operational and mobilize citizens, territories and institutions more broadly; in short, help activate and accelerate what already exists?
This meeting confirmed that the Ocean can no longer be considered solely the concern of coastal countries. It also concerns landlocked countries, inland cities, education systems, economic chains, scientists, funders, citizens and younger generations. The Ocean is a climate regulator, a major source of oxygen, an economic space, a security issue, a living heritage, a subject of international law, a field of innovation and a global common good.
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