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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

On Wednesday, 30 May 2012, the Consultative Process continued with morning and afternoon panels considering the topic of marine renewable energies (MREs). In the morning, delegates heard presentations detailing on-going or planned MREs projects and work at the global and regional levels. In the afternoon, panelists discussed opportunities and challenges in the development of MREs, including for cooperation and coordination.

The conference room and dais during the morning session.

Panel on Marine Renewable Energies Projects and Work

The dais during the panel on marine energies projects.

Arjoon Suddhoo, Mauritius Research Council.

Masahiro Matsuura, University of Tokyo.

Omar bin Yaakob, University of Technology of Malaysia.

Segen Estefen, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Panel on Opportunities and Challenges

The dais during the panel on opportunities and challenges.

Vanessa Stewart, Soltage LLC.

Martin Attrill, University of Plymouth.

Dengwen Xia, National Ocean Technology Centre, China.

Joseph Williams, Caribbean Community Secretariat.

Around the ICP

Panelist Jay Batongbacal chatted with Michael Kabai, South Africa, and Robert Borjes, Philippines, after the day's meeting.

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