The leading expert on ocean sustainability issues, Alfredo Girón Navawill serve as moderator of the WEF Panel - Oceans and Cities: Perspectives and Challengesin the framework of the Summit 2024 Cities with a Future Without Fear of Actionwhich will be held from November 13 to 15, 2010 at Los CabosBaja California Sur.
The event organized by Sea of Cortez ForumThe event, which will bring together international leaders, will be held under the vision of building solutions to urban and coastal challenges in a world affected by climate change. climate change.
The panel will include the participation of figures in the environmental and sustainable development field, such as Octavio Aburto Oropeza, Cynthia Barzuna Gutierrez, Carlos Eduardo Correa Escaf y Susana Coppel García. Together they will discuss the environmental, economic and social prospects that will impact coastal cities in the coming years, as the effects of climate change intensify. global warming.
Girón Nava is currently director of the Ocean Action Agenda from World Economic Forum and of Friends of Ocean Action. In his role, he leads a broad strategy to promote business and policy transformations towards ocean sustainability.
His work focuses on building public-private partnerships that address critical challenges, from marine conservation and restoration to sustainable fisheries management and the expansion of the blue economy.
Girón Nava has contributed to strengthening the role of science in marine policy in more than 15 countries and has driven the development of innovative solutions, especially to combat illegal fishing.
His academic background includes a Ph. Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Autonomous University of Baja California.
In 2021, he was awarded the Roger Revelle Award by the U.S. National Academy of Sciencesin recognition of his contributions to global ocean policy.
