The dais during the panel discussion. L-R: Elham Ali, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Suez (Egypt) and Lead Author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report; Lefteris Arapakis, UNEP Young Champion of the Earth (2020) and Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast (2021); Yakup Kaska, Professor, Pamukkale University, Turkey; Dania Abdul-Malak, Director, European Topic Centre at the University of Málaga (ETC-UMA); Şahika Ercümen, Life Below Water Advocate of UNDP in Turkey; and Moderator Jihed Ghannem, Barcelona Convention Secretariat (on screen).