Freddy Numberi, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
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Highlights for Wednesday, 13 May 2009
On Wednesday, 13 May 2009, the World Ocean Conference 2009 entered its third day in Manado, Indonesia. At the Grand Kawanua Centre, participants attended Global Ocean Policy Day, which included four panels on issues surrounding oceans and climate change adaptation, mitigation, and financing of related activities, and the future agenda for oceans and climate change. Meanwhile, at the Manado Convention Centre, participants gathered for the second day of the International Symposium on Ocean Science, Technology and Policy.
Participants waiting for the opening ceremony to begin
Gellwynn Jusuf, Ministry of Marine Affairs, Indonesia, highlighted the urgency of WOC2009
Biliana Cicin-Sain, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Island opened Global Ocean Policy Day
Participants during the session
Speakers from the Opening Ceremony applauded the proceedings
Freddy Numberi, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia, considered the indispensable environmental and economic role of the oceans
Angela Cropper, UNEP, introduced topics for consideration
Jaqueline Alder, UNEP, introduced the keynote presentations
Van Duc Nguyen, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam spoke about climate change impacts and adaptation
Ambassador Dessima Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN and Chair, AOSIS, presented on the perspectives of SIDS in climate change
Participants listened to various presentations
L-R: Angela Cropper, UNEP, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, University of Queensland, Australia, Patricio Bernal, UNESCO, Tony Haymet, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, US, Roberto Calcagno, Oceanographic Institute Prince Albert Ier, Monaco, Bernard Giraud, Danone Group, France, Christophe Lefebvre, IUCN, Jeff Price, WWF, US, Duncan Currie, Greenpeace International, New Zealand
The Grand Kawanua Novotel Convention Centre
Military police
L-R: Mary Glackin, NOAA, US; Laurent Stefanini, France and Raphael Lotilla, PEMSEA, Philippines
Nicole Glineur, GEF; Thabit Zahran Al Abdessaalaam, UAE and Poh Poh Wong, National University of Singapore
Camera crews waited for the President of Indonesia to arrive
The limousine of the President of Indonesia
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia, signed a commemorative plaque
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia planted a tree while the media watched
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