11 October 2022: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral was Invited to Speak at the IMO-WMU Joint Academic Conference Title “Protecting the Ocean – Moving Forward at 50: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration”

The IMO, the WMU – Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (GOI), and The Nippon Foundation are the primary co-sponsors of this international academic conference. The conference included topical papers on the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and the 1972 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration), as well as invaluable perspectives from distinguished expert commentators from Government Ministries, UN Agencies, International and Regional Organizations, Academic Institutions and Civil Society. The aim was to discuss ocean and climate-related topics under the framework of the London Convention and Stockholm Declaration 50th anniversaries with the objective to achieve new research insights, establish impactful actions and help raise awareness.

Dr Oral was one of the panellists at the session “Retrospective on London Convention and Stockholm Declaration and their Impact on International Maritime Law”. She spoke on the topic: “The Ocean 50 years after Stockholm”

More about the event at the link: Homepage – Protecting the Ocean – Moving forward at 50: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration (wmu.se)