Brazil in The Ocean Decade: How to Strengthen - Brasilia - United Nations

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Ana Silva

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Result of Service

Knowledge and analysis will be made available on Brazilian public policies for oceans, existing norms and rules and international cooperation on this topic, as well as recommendations for cooperation and policies based on the goals of SDG14.

Work Location
Brasília

Expected duration
210 days

Responsibilities:

Everything about the Ocean is named blue: blue agenda, blue economy, blue acceleration, blue risks, blue justice, Blue Amazon, blue school, among others.

This fact corresponds to a growing and accelerated interest in marine resources, particularly if one considers the enormous potential of the still unknown "Deep Ocean".

In summary, the ocean is regarded by many countries as a new Eldorado, more specifically the high seas, labeled as the "common heritage of humanity" by the United Nations.

The UN also reinforced its understanding of the importance of the oceans with the approval of the 2030 Agenda in 2015.

In the Agenda, the SDG 14 is exclusively dedicated to the "Life below Water".

Still within the scope of the United Nations, and two years later, the UN declared the "Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development", in order to guarantee the sustainable and cooperative development of the oceans.

The COBRADI survey annually collects and produces databases on central themes related to International Development Cooperation, such as for the areas of higher education and science, technology and innovation.

In addition to the central government institutions, the research expanded the target population to collect data from all Higher Education Institutions and other institutions directly linked to ST&I.

The expansion of the target population and the methodological improvement seem to present unique opportunities for topics to the Oceans and the SDG 14 in Brazil.

Data on scholarships and investment from the main funding institutions, as well as higher and technical education from Higher Education Institutions and Federal Institutes will allow us to understand the gaps in knowledge and financial resources needed to promote the integration of Brazil into international ST&I networks on oceans.

The crossing of data between the selected federal databases and the COBRADI research base could be of great value in generating recommendations for Brazil's international cooperation to achieve the goals related to the SDG 14.

CONSULTANCY OBJECTIVE:

Primary Objective:
Map Brazil's international research networks to strengthen international cooperation in the area of research, technological development and innovation focused on SDG 14 (Conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development).
Secondary Objectives:
Consolidate the structure, variables and the general knowledge about the COBRADI research;
Increase the level of knowledge about the Brazilian Cooperation for International Development among Universities, Federal Institutes and Research and Innovation Centers;
Produce evidence to guide foreign and domestiv policy decisions on the issuearea of Oceans.

Qualifications/special skills

doctorate in humanities and/or social sciences
- minimum of 10 years in research and development (R&D) activities on topics related to the environment, sustainable development, ocean governance and/or related topics.

Articles published or not in the consulting area

Languages

Fluency in Portuguese and English

Additional Information

Outputs/ Works Assignment:
Product 1.

Technical Note:
Systematic Literature Review. To be submitted 120 days after start date.
Product - Study on Policy and International Cooperation of Brazil in the Oceans, in Text for Discussion format. To be submitted 210 days after start

No Fee

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