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We stand at a juncture where our world is preparing
to rebuild itself, after a year of tragedy, crisis and
uncertainty, and is seeking to do so in a more sustainable
and more responsible manner.

This reconstruction offers us an unprecedented window of opportunity (…)
We now need to prepare for the many diplomatic and environmental meetings
ahead and of shaping the prospects for economic recovery which are being
developed. I believe that the best way of doing this is to create dialogue between
the various stakeholders concerned. To pool our knowledge, expertise and
resources. To establish shared diagnostics, ambitions and strategies. And to
increase our understanding of the way in which these various issues and various
events are intertwined and bolster each other (…)

That is why we will speak about international negotiations first.
They are diverse, as demonstrated by the meetings I just mentioned. And they
involve a wide range of players. Those from the international organisations
concerned of course. The ocean rallies together institutions as diverse as UNEP,
FAO, UNESCO, IMO, to name only the UN agencies. However, these negotiations
also concern civil society, private initiatives and NGOs, which can and must make
a contribution, as my Foundation has been doing since COP 21 in Paris (…)
With each of these issues, I believe we have a great deal to learn from everybody’s
experiences, a great deal to understand and a great deal to develop together.”

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Excerpt from the speech by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, during the 12 edition
of the Monaco Blue Initiative, 22 March 2021.

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco