Background

Climate change and species extinction are the two global environmental problems of our time. Their consequences are serious, but difficult to grasp. Above all, the changes in the world’s oceans, which cover three quarters of the earth’s surface, are beyond our direct perception, but affect us directly. The finding that we need to do much more to ensure that the health of the oceans does not deteriorate further, but improves again, has prompted the United Nations to declare 2021-2030 the International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Politics, society and science are called upon to work together to successfully implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on Goal 14 “Life below water”. The Ocean Future Lab invites all interested parties. Using art and design thinking methods, participants in the Ocean Future Lab can develop new perspectives and approaches to solutions.