How do we ensure that policies are based on science? GESAMP is a group of independent scientific experts that provides vital advice to the UN system on scientific aspects of marine environmental protection. It recently held its 53rd Session at the International Maritime Organization in London.

Short video marking the fifty years of cooperation to protect the Mediterranean marine environment as the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) celebrated its 50th anniversary under the theme “Our Mediterranean – Our Responsibility”.

From classroom to deck - watch to see how the next generation of maritime leaders are learning to put IMO policy to practice and power maritime excellence at Dalian Maritime University, China. Find out more about the IMO World Maritime Day theme 2026-2027 - ‘From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence’ here: https://www.imo.org/en/about/events/pages/world-maritime-theme-2026-2027.aspx #MaritimePolicyToPractice #WorldMaritimeDay

Official message by IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez for World Maritime Day 2026. Find out more about the World Maritime Day theme 2026-2027 - "From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence" here: https://www.imo.org/en/about/events/pages/world-maritime-theme-2026-2027.aspx