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Thirteenth Meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

29 May - 1 June 2012 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

The thirteenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (Consultative Process or ICP-13) opened on Tuesday, 29 May 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York. Delegates convened in plenary in the morning, addressing organizational matters and holding a general exchange of views on the meeting’s topic of marine renewable energies (MREs). In the afternoon, a panel focused on MREs: types, uses and roles in sustainable development.

The North Lawn Conference Building and UN Headquarters at dusk.

Panel on Marine Renewable Energies in Sustainable Development

Alain Piquemal, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis.

John Huckerby, Executive Committee of Ocean Energy System.

Jay Batongbacal, College of Law, University of the Philippines.

Around the Consultative Process

A view of the conference room before the start of the day's meeting.

Looking down the North Lawn Building's entrance pavilion.

Academics from around the world trained to become writers for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Look for some of them at future oceans meetings.

Related Links

UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea resources

Meeting website

Format and annotated provisional agenda

Background document

Preparatory meeting, 3 April 2012

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