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![[Event] Our Ocean Conference and Other Ocean-Related Conferences](https://www.spf.org/opri/en/global-image/page/33113-20220412174339.png)
[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.
![[Event Report] ECOP Japan Symposium: Toward creating ECOP network in UN Decade of Ocean Science](https://www.spf.org/opri/en/global-image/page/32221-20220207161456.png)
[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”.
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.
![[Webinar Report] OPRI-ADBI Joint Webinar on Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index for Climate Change Assessment](https://www.spf.org/opri/en/global-image/page/30981-20211208114759.png)
[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.
![[Event Report] International Online Conference](https://www.spf.org/opri/en/global-image/page/30974-20211204183751.png)
[Event Report] International Online Conference "Transport Corridors on the East Coast of Africa in the context of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision"
The Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF) and the Global Infrastructure Fund Research Foundation Japan (GIF Japan) hosted an International Online Conference "Transport Corridors on the East Coast of Africa in the context of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision" on November 18th, 2021.
![[Event Report] 2021 Japan-Taiwan Workshop of Science and Technology for Ocean Policy Research](https://www.spf.org/opri/en/global-image/page/30298-20211111164311.png)
[Event Report] 2021 Japan-Taiwan Workshop of Science and Technology for Ocean Policy Research
On October 8, 2021, the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) together with the National Academy of Marine Research (NAMR) of Taiwan jointly organized an online workshop of Science and Technology for Ocean Policy Research.
![[Press Release] Disparate baseline soundscapes from different deep-sea ecosystems in Japan: implications on environmental monitoring and assessment](https://www.spf.org/opri/en/global-image/page/27123-20210902181607.png)
"Ocean Newsletter Selected Papers No. 26" Now Available
The "Ocean Newsletter" seeks to provide people of diverse viewpoints and backgrounds with a forum for discussion and to contribute to the formulation of maritime policies conducive to coexistence between mankind and the ocean.