Sustainable shipping and ports for SIDS: Resilience and strengthened climate investment
IMO and the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS), will organize a side event on 28 May in the margins of the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (UN 4th SIDS Conference), taking place in Antigua and Barbuda.
The side event aims to underline importance of shipping and ports for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) sustainable development, specifically through showcasing main challenges and opportunities related to the implementation of the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships and related necessary energy transition of shipping, while also hearing from SIDS and other relevant stakeholders on ongoing work, including projects and pilots that can serve as best practices, lessons learnt for this transition.
Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Time: 4.00 - 5.30 pm
Place: American University of Antigua, Room 3, Antigua and Barbuda
Programme
Please see the programme here or below.
16:00 – 16:10 High Level Opening
Ambassador Dwight C.R. Gardiner, Director/Registrar General, ADOMS and Permanent Representative to the IMO
Ms Louise Proctor, Deputy Director, Technical Cooperation and Implementation Division, IMO
16:10 – 16:20 Introduction
“The 2023 IMO GHG Strategy: progress towards the net-zero future for global shipping”
Mr Roel Hoenders, Head, Climate Action and Clean Air, IMO
16:20 – 17:05 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr Michel Amafo, Director, Maritime Authority, Suriname
Panel Members:
Mr Darwin Telemaque, Port Manager, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority
Mr Kaylon Young, Technical Manager, Belize Port Authority
Mr Stephan Nanan, Deputy Director and Greenhouse Gas Adviser, MTCC Caribbean
Ms Rosemarie Cadogan, International Legal and Policy Consultant (Maritime Matters)
Ms Frida Youssef, Chief Transport Section, Trade and Logistics Branch, UN Trade and Development
17:05 – 17:25 Q&A
17:25 – 17:30 Closing Remarks
Additional information about the event
The side event Sustainable shipping and ports for SIDS: Resilience and strengthened climate investment will identify a set of recommendations, building on Panel discussions, as to how SIDS can tap into the opportunities and benefits that may arise from the energy transition and mitigating the potential transition costs, including through new projects, as well as by generating interest from Multilateral Development Banks to undertake maritime decarbonization investments in SIDS.
More information here.
For further information please contact administration@abregistry.ag
UN 4th SIDS Conference
The UN 4th SIDS Conference will be hosted by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in collaboration with the United Nations. It is scheduled to take place from the 27-30 May 2024 at the American University of Antigua, under the theme "Charting the course toward resilient prosperity".
The 4th SIDS Conference is a platform for key stakeholders from small island nations to come together and discuss critical issues related to sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, and socio-economic challenges. It serves as an opportunity for governments, CSOs, academia, and the private sector to share insights and best practices and collaborate on solutions that promote the well-being and resilience of small island communities.