The Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) will co-host the first edition of the annual “Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue” on 18-19 November 2024.
It offers India as an ideas arena for the world. The pathways that will shape global maritime policy will emerge from the debates amongst stakeholders representing different cultures, contexts, aspirations, and ambitions at this venue.
“Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue” aims to serve as a platform for critical conversations around the blue economy, maritime logistics, ports, shipping and waterways sectors, critical minerals, diversified supply chains, the global maritime economy, and training and labour standards.
It will bring together relevant stakeholders from across geographies and demographics. This includes leaders and policymakers, strategic thinkers, scholars, intergovernmental organisations, maritime policy research institutions, media, civil society, and industry. The overall goal will be to create the underpinnings for a new, more inclusive, accord for our oceans.
Four main pillars:
- New Frontiers: connettivity, infrastructure, development in a changing world;
- Blue Growth: Partenrships for Progress;
- Green and Blue: Sustainability, Technology and Innovation;
- Coast and communities: Maritime Governance and social impact