Lok Sabha Question No. 1683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: UN Ocean Conference 2022
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1683 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 27TH JU Y, 20' 2

## UN OCEAN CONFERENCE 2022

1683.

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India has participated in the 2022 UN Ocean Conferenc held in the recent past at Lisbon;
- (b) if so, the details of the issues raised during the said Conference;
- (c) the details of the targets in Goal 14 of Sustainable Development;
- (d) whether participant countries have shared their progress for bridgirg th9 methodology and data gaps on SDG indicators and woring towards UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030;
- (e) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (t) the extent to which India's progress is better than the other participant co tries?
- (a) Yes sir.
- (b) During the UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Ke ya and Portugal, many of the innate issues of the societies, major structural transformatio~s and common shared solutions that are anchored in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG J 14 'Life Below Water') were discussed. To mobilize action, the Conference highlighted the need of science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global oC9anac ion. The solutions for a sustainably managed ocean involve green technology and innovajive ~es of marine resources. They also include addressing the threats to health, ecology, econ9my d ocean governance, of ocean - acidification, marine litter and pollution, illegal, unreporter and lnregulated fishing, and the loss of habitats and biodiversity.
- (c) SDG Goal 14 commits Members States to conserve and sustainabr, use ceans, seas and marine resources. It focuses on preventing marine pollution, ending i~legal land destructive fishing practices, and sustainably managing and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems while increasing scientific knowledge, research, and transfer of marine techn110gy to improve marine health. The progress on these targets made by India are published ~UallY by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). I
- (d) & (e) Yes Sir. All countries have informed about the progress and data gaps on various goals under SDG14under various targets through National Intervention Jtatemfnts. They have also informed the need for cooperation in exchanging best practices, scierce based solutions for enhancing conservation of marine ecosystems among the member states. I.
- (t) India has made significant progress on SDG 14 through Ministry of E~h Sciences, Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change & Department of Fishe ies i collection of data and information on most of indicators for the targets. The details e pub ished under SDG India Index & Dashboard regularly.

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## ANSWER 1 THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHA: GE) OR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLO Y ANDEARTH SCIENCES (DR. nTENDRA SINGH)