Back to Blue is calling on a broad group of stakeholders to co-design a roadmap for an inclusive and collaborative global approach to ocean pollution monitoring and data governance.

This workshop, which is the first of five, sought to ask some of the big questions that will define and inform our subsequent sessions:

• Why is a co-ordinated and coherent approach to marine pollution monitoring and data governance needed?
• Which topics related to marine pollution should be prioritised?
• How should an understanding of the science behind marine pollution inform this process and roadmap?
• What are the “known unknowns” when it comes to marine pollution?

WORKSHOP 2: LEVERAGE EXISTING POLLUTION DATA SOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE

Back to Blue calls on a broad group of stakeholders to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap.

This workshop, which is the second of five, sought to:

• Identify and leverage existing knowledge about pollution on land, in freshwater, and in the atmosphere, to provide insights into the state of pollution in the ocean
• Identify how the ocean can be better integrated into global systems for monitoring pollution
• Provide concrete recommendations to feed into the draft roadmap.

This summary report does not attempt to represent all the views shared during the workshop; rather, it is a brief synthesis. The purpose of this report is to inform the first draft of the roadmap. We welcome further comments on this summary and the roadmap.

WORKSHOP 3: BUILDING A FEDERATED ARCHITECTURE OF INTEROPERABLE DATABASES

Back to Blue calls on a broad group of stakeholders to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap.

This workshop, the third of five, sought to answer:

• How do we assemble and integrate existing datasets?
• What governance structures will be needed?
• Who should be responsible for creating and operating a global marine pollution data framework?

This summary report does not attempt to represent all the views shared during the workshop; rather, it is a brief synthesis. The purpose of this report is to inform the first draft of the roadmap. We welcome further comments on this summary and the roadmap.

WORKSHOP 4: TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF MARINE CHEMICAL POLLUTION

Back to Blue calls on a broad group of stakeholders to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap.

This workshop, the fourth of five, sought:

• Identify how technology can support a federated digital architecture on marine pollution data
• Identify how technology can help fill knowledge gaps
• Map out existing ocean-related tech initiatives and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Provide concrete solutions and recommendations to feed into a roadmap

This summary report does not attempt to represent all the views shared during the workshop; rather, it is a brief synthesis. The purpose of this report is to inform the first draft of the roadmap. We welcome further comments on this summary and the roadmap.

WORKSHOP 5: FINANCING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Back to Blue calls on a broad group of stakeholders to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap.

This workshop, the fifth of five, sought:

• Identify how technology can support a federated digital architecture on marine pollution data
• Identify how technology can help fill knowledge gaps
• Map out existing ocean-related tech initiatives and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Provide concrete solutions and recommendations to feed into a roadmap

This summary report does not attempt to represent all the views shared during the workshop; rather, it is a brief synthesis. The purpose of this report is to inform the first draft of the roadmap. We welcome further comments on this summary and the roadmap.