Regional Dialogue 12. Beyond GDP of the Sea 2.0

Ocean accounts support decision-making, but conventional data still poorly represent many cultural, social, and distributional values. These include customary tenure, cultural attachment to place, unpaid and informal work, and future generations’ interests.

Session 12 returns to the questions raised in Session 5. Beyond GDP of the Sea: Capturing Social and Cultural Values in Ocean Governance. It looks at how these dimensions can be reflected in ocean accounts in ways that influence real decisions, from marine spatial planning and social protection to blue finance and climate safeguards.

Session 12: Beyond GDP of the Sea 2.0: Cultural, Gender and Justice Dimensions in Ocean Data
📅 13 November 2026, 14:00 Kuala Lumpur / Manila | 17:00 Sydney.
📍 Online via Zoom.

Guest Speakers

Dr Nabila Nur Septiani is an Environmental Economist with the Rekam Nusantara Foundation / Fisheries Resource Center of Indonesia and IPB University, Indonesia.

Dr Arnica D. Mortillero is with the ECAN Monitoring and Evaluation Division at the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), Philippines.

Prof Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava is a Professor, Dean and Scientist III at the School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.