The 4th China -Africa Haiyang Science and Technology Forum was held in Hangzhou

From July 27th to 28th, sponsored by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the UNESCO (referred to as the Maritime Commission) Africa and neighboring islands Branch (referred to as the African Branch), the Ministry of Natural Resources Second The 4th China -Africa Haiyang Science and Technology Forum hosted by the Institute of Ocean was held in Hangzhou. Wang Hong, deputy minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources, director of the State Oceanic Administration, Xu Wenguang, executive deputy governor of Zhejiang Province, Dr. Vladimir Labinning, Executive Secretary of the Maritime Committee, and Chairman of the African Branch of the Maritime Commission, Professor En attended the forum. From 32 African countries and international organizations including Egypt, Kenya, Cotti, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nigeria, Seychelle, South Africa, Tanzania, as well as officials, experts and scholars from Chinese marine management departments, scientific research institutions and colleges and universities attended forum.

African countries are important partners who implement the global development initiative and promote the high -quality development of the “Belt and Road” and build a “blue partnership”. Carry out a number of pragmatic cooperation with African countries. This forum is based on the theme of China-Africa cooperation for the "UN Ocean Science Promotion Sustainable Development Ten Years" (referred to as "Ocean Ten Years"), and focuses on promoting the implementation of the "China-Africa Cooperation Forum-Dakar Action Plan (202222 -2024) "and" China -Africa Cooperation 2035 Vision ", focusing on marine space planning, blue economy, marine ecological environmental protection, marine disaster prevention and mitigation, data information sharing, China -Africa marine science and blue economic cooperation center construction ideas, etc. A number of issues have discussed and looked forward to further strengthening the key areas and implementation paths that further strengthened China -Africa's coordination.

In his speech, Vice Minister Wang Hong reviewed the fruitful results achieved by the cooperation between China and Africa's marine field, and proposed three initiatives to further deepen cooperation, namely Policy docking, actively build a blue partnership between China and Africa; continuously improve and expand cooperation mechanisms and platforms, form a forum executive agency to promote the mechanism of the China -Africa Science and Technology Forum, and promote the construction and development of the China -Africa Ocean Science and Blue Economic Cooperation Center; deepen Under the framework of the "Ocean Ten Years" framework, China -Africa's pragmatic cooperation, determining priority areas and specific projects, and transforming more research results into solutions, governance tools and public service products. Xu Wenguang, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and executive deputy governor, introduced that Zhejiang has always adhered to the strategic goal of "building a strong province of marine economy", and in -depth implementation of science and technology Xinghai leading operations, beautiful ocean construction actions, and ocean opening operations. Fang's pragmatic cooperation in developing the blue economy, deepening marine scientific and technological innovation, and promoting marine green development, etc., to protect the blue home together.

Academician Li Jiabiao, Director of the Second Ocean Research Institute of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and Mika Auduo, a member of the African Branch of the Maritime Commission, made the main report of the conference, introducing the framework of China's "Ocean Ten Years" action plan and Africa's "Ocean Ten Years" route map.

Representatives of China -Africa participants agreed that the two sides have a lot of areas of interested and concerned under the "ten years of the ocean". They have similar plans and actions, have a deep foundation of cooperation and broad cooperation potential. Study and formulate the "Ocean Ten Years" China -Africa cooperation action plan, and set up the Secretariat of the China -Africa Marine Science and Technology Forum as soon as possible to form a stable contact mechanism. At the same time, it can be considered to accelerate the construction of the construction of the China -Africa Ocean Science and Technology and Blue Economic Center. (Source: Xinhuanet, cover picture from the Internet)

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