The ocean at the heart of an international summit on the Palau archipelago

This aerial photo from October 23, 2017 shows the thin strip of coral atolls separating the ocean from the lagoon in Majuro, Marshall Islands (illustrative image).

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The seventh edition of the international “Our Ocean” summit begins this Wednesday, April 13.

For the first time, it is organized in Palau, a Pacific archipelago on the front line in the face of global warming and rising sea levels.

500 representatives from all over the world will be present. 

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With an average altitude of a few meters, the Palau archipelago is one of those island states directly threatened by rising waters.

Concerned at the forefront by global warming, the country is thus organizing for the first time

in partnership with the United States.

Two days of talks

On the program, two days of discussions involving government officials, civil society and companies to move forward on several fronts

As often during this kind of meeting, this one should lead to its share of international commitments and fundraising.

The six previous summits had thus enabled the mobilization of more than 91 billion dollars and the protection of 13 million square kilometers of maritime areas, an area equivalent to Russia.

Protect

The organizers therefore hope to continue this momentum to protect the oceans in very bad shape, as the various sections of the

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