Making the Digital Twin of the Ocean fit for Global Marine Governance: Ethics, Politics, and Transformative Power
The Digital Twin of the Ocean is high on the EU’s political agenda and is envisioned to become one of the most advanced support tools for “better decision-making” in ocean governance. Even though digital twins have enormous potential to change how we understand and govern the ocean, they face a complicated reality including global imbalances, geopolitical struggles and scientific and data-related uncertainties.
These developments are particularly pronounced in the context of ongoing multilateral environmental negotiations such as on the Agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a Global Plastics Treaty and deep-seabed mining (ISA).
This panel brings together high-level diplomats and experts to address the question: How can we ensure that the EU DTO is not just technologically and scientifically robust but also equitable and usable in the context of international marine policy and agreement-making?
More information and a detailed program will soon be available at:
www.twinpolitics.eu and www.embrc.eu