2022.07.26

Digest video of the opening interview of the White Paper on the Oceans and Ocean Policy in Japan 2022

Digest video of the opening interview of the White Paper on the Oceans and Ocean Policy in Japan 2022

2022.07.21

[Event Report] Report on the Workshop "Hakodate Input-Output Table and Blue Carbon"

The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation held a workshop titled "Hakodate Input-Output Table and Blue Carbon" on Friday, June 10th at Fisheries and Oceans Hakodate in Hakodate-City, Hokkaido-Prefecture. OPRI has been working on the creation of an input-output table that breaks down the marine industry in Hakodate and analyzes policies based on the table.

2022.07.12

[Extended] Call for participation in "One Ocean Expedition”

As part of its efforts to nurture the next generation of international leaders of ocean science, the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of The Sasakawa Peace Foundation is seeking young leaders to join Norway's One Ocean Expedition, a circumnavigation of the globe. The large Norwegian sailing vessel, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, is now sailing for The One Ocean Expedition, visiting 36 ports worldwide including the Port of Palau and Yokohama.

2022.06.20

[Event] UN Ocean Conference and its Side Events

In connection with the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, to be held from 27 June to 1 July at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, there will be side events organized by Member States, Intergovernmental Organizations, UN entities and all other accredited stakeholders. Side events produced by Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF) will take place inside and outside of the Conference venue.

2022.04.08

[Event] Our Ocean Conference and Other Ocean-Related Conferences

The 7th Our Ocean Conference will be held in Palau on April 13-14, 2022. The Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF), with the support of the Nippon Foundation, has been working with the Government of Palau since 2020 to prepare for the conference.

2022.03.18

Notice of personnel change

2022.02.07

[Event Report] ECOP Japan Symposium: Toward creating ECOP network in UN Decade of Ocean Science

On 18 January, Ocean Policy Research Institute of The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI) and Japan Society of Ocean Policy co-hosted an online symposium “ECOP Japan Symposium: Toward creating ECOP network in UN Decade of Ocean Science”.

2021.12.13

Video for “The Ocean Decade：Catalysing Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific“

Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) held “The Ocean Decade：Catalysing Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific” at COP26 Japan Pavilion on November 6th. We are pleased to announce that we have received a live streaming video from the COP26 Japan Pavilion and have released the video of this event from our YouTube site.

2021.12.07

[Webinar Report] OPRI-ADBI Joint Webinar on Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index for Climate Change Assessment

The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, jointly with the Asia Development Bank Institute (ADBI) co-hosted a Webinar on Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index for Climate Change Assessment focusing on the case of Fiji, Bangladesh, and the Philippines on 17 November 2021. The event has gathered representatives from governments, the private sector, and the academia from countries in the Asia and the Pacific region.