HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 1 (acn) The Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Elba Rosa Perez Montoya met on Wednesday in Paris with Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanography Commission.
The exchange with the UNESCO representative to the 39th General Conference underway in the French capital is part of a program of the Cuban government official that heads the island’s delegation to that European country, reported ACN.
Perez Montoya gave a detailed explanation on the State Plan to confront climate change approved in April of 2007 by the Council of Ministers and aimed in particular in recovering the coral reefs.
He pointed out that cooperation with the International Oceanography Commission would be of great utility for Cuba and the Caribbean for the implementation of the task and coastal control.
She added that there is work underway with the Caribbean Community in the training and research regarding climate change and studies on the danger, vulnerability and risks.
Both sides also attempted to approach the possibility of strengthening joint work in areas like monitoring the acidification of the oceans and the early alert on tsunamis, using new technologies.
They recognized the need to broaden the consciousness of the world population in the care of oceans and the need to reduce its contamination of plastics and micro-plastics.
The IOC watches over the protection of the oceans and alongside other UN agencies work in the application of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
Its objectives and goals were approved by the leaders of the UN member states in September of 2015.
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