February 7, 2023
about the programme
With support from Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the purpose of this research programme is to advance an alternative, inclusive model for the sustainable governance of ocean spaces and maritime activities that duly takes into account the need to ensure effective gender equality and the empowerment of women at all levels in order to ensure the sustainable management of the global ocean. The programme is endorsed as an Ocean Decade Action by IOC-UNESCO. For more information - download the Programme Brochure here.
The Programme aims to investigate tools and pathways to ensure that gender equality is a central pillar for partner institutions as well as all Decade Initiatives.
- Collect baseline data
- Set general and specific objectives based on research and consultation
- Promote openness, transparency and responsibility
- Ensure gender norms inform all decision-making and management actions
- Monitor performance on the attainment of specific equality targets
- 2025 - Report, Reassess and React
Research findings will identify key barriers and good practice contributing to a proposed Strategy and Action Plan to help deliver equal opportunities for full participation and leadership by women at all levels of ocean science under the Ocean Decade. The Programme will enhance ongoing collaborations with partners including intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, research institutes, universities, and individuals to deliver substantive research outputs contributing to transformative actions.
objectives & outputs
The Team

Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute

Sustainable Fisheries Management,
Ocean Biodiversity and Marine
Spatial Planning

Associate Professor, Programme Principal Investigator, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute

Head of Research, WMU-Sasakawa
Global Ocean Institute

Senior Secretary, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute
Contact Information
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Email: goisecretariat@wmu.se
Phone: +46 40 356 351