On the 10th of February 2024, we had in attendance more than 300 participants from 5 major coastal fishing communities in Lagos state. The conference is a platform built for frontline communities to be actively participate in climate action and ocean governance while crafting climate solutions to the various challenges they face. In additions to this, the conference served the purpose of scaling climate and ocean knowledge of communities as they add their skills to the community of people championing the SDGs.
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