Question: “One Ocean summit” is organised from 9-11 February by which country?
(a) Germany
(b) India
(c) France
(d) Spain
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- France organised the One Ocean Summit from February 9-11, 2022 in Brest, France, in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank.
- PM Narendra Modi addressed the high-level segment of the summit on February 11, 2022.
- The goal of the One Ocean Summit is to raise the collective level of ambition of the international community on marine issues and to translate our shared responsibility to the ocean into tangible commitments.
- This high-level segment of the summit was addressed by several other heads of states and governments including Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan and Canada.
- The United Nations has declared the decade between 2021 and 2030 as the ‘Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development’ to raise awareness and restore declining marine life.
- The summit is the first major event taking place in the first year of the decade dedicated to the ocean.
BY: AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://www.oneoceansummit.fr/en/
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