The 13th OECD Rural Development Conference was held in Cavan, Ireland on 28-30 September 2022 under the theme "Building Sustainable, Resilient and Thriving Rural Places". These are the presentations from the Conference parallel session "Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Communities and the Blue Economy in rural regions". For more information visit https://www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/.

1. BOJAN FÜRST, MANAGER, KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION
THE LESLIE HARRIS CENTRE OF REGIONAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT, MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
The 13th OECD Conference Rural Development Conference, Cavan, Ireland
Launch into the deep

2. Canada’s Oceans Agenda
• Ocean protection
• Ocean sustainability
• Ocean science and innovation
• Ocean governance and reconciliation
• International engagement
• Oceans plastics and marine litter
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/campaign-campagne/oceans/index-eng.html

3. Blue Economy Strategy
• Ocean-based energy
• Marine transport, ports and shipbuilding
• Aquaculture
• Commercial fisheries
• Coastal and marine tourism
• Ocean technology
• Future-oriented ocean industries
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/about-notre-sujet/blue-economy-economie-
bleue/engagement-paper-document-mobilisation/part1-eng.html

4. $31.7
B
CONTRIBUTION
TO GDP
300,00
0
JOBS
7M
CANADIANS LIVE
ALONG
A COAST
243,042
KM
OF
COASTLINE
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/40946721.pdf
25
%
OF OCEANS
PROTECTED BY
2025

5. Newfoundland and Labrador
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
20.3
%
OF GDP
12
%
OF
EMPLOYMEN
T
17,542
KM
OF
COASTLINE
90
%
OF
POPULATION
LIVES NEAR
THE SEA

6. Climate
Change

7. This is not our target. This is our reality.
https://www.turnbackthetide.ca/about-climate-change-and-energy-efficiency/impacts-of-climate-change.shtml

9. 48 hours rainfall during subtropical storm Earl two weeks ago.

11. Memorial
University

12. An ocean university

13. A broker and convenor

14. FORECASTNL
THE HARRIS CENTRE, MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND

15. COLD OCEAN AND ARCTIC SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
COASTS

16. Social innovation

17. BOJAN FÜRST
bfurst@mun.ca
www.mun.ca/harriscentre