What Is The AIS Forum Summit, History Of Its Formation In Manado And 51 Member Countries

YOGYAKARTA - A number of delegates from the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum 2023 Summit have arrived in Bali. An important meeting of the forums of the islands and islands will take place in Nusa Dua, Badung, Bali on October 10-11, 2023. What exactly is the AIS Forum Summit?

This year's AIS Forum Summit discussed several important issues or topics, namely the implementation of the blue economy, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, illegal fishing, to sea debris management. This grand meeting carries the theme Fostering Collaboration, Enabling Innovation for Our Ocean and Our Future.

As an important international forum focused on marine and maritime affairs, the public needs to know what the AIS Forum Summit is and its member countries.

The AIS Forum Summit is a forum for synergy cooperation between island and archipelago countries to strengthen collaboration in overcoming the four global problems of the marine and maritime sector. This forum aims to address problems for island and archipelago countries regardless of the territory, size, and development level of its members.

The AIS Forum Summit in 2023 focuses on overcoming several problems, namely climate change mitigation and adaptation, blue economy, handling plastic waste in the sea and maritime governance. The existence of this forum is expected to be the center of smart and innovative solutions, as well as a mutual cooperation platform in encouraging the future agenda of global marine governance.

Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum is a platform for cooperation between island and island countries around the world that aims to strengthen collaboration to address global problems with four main areas, namely climate change mitigation and adaptation, blue economy, handling plastic waste at sea, and good maritime governance.

The AIS Forum was officially formed on November 1, 2018 through the Joint Declaration of Manado at the first Ministerial Meeting of participating countries. Previously, the idea of forming the AIS Forum originated in a discussion at the 2017 Marine Conference or the 2017 Ocean Conference in New York, United States.

After the discussion event in the US, a follow-up conference for the Archipelago and Archipelago State Forum was held in Jakarta. The understanding of the initial AIS countries then that delivered this forum was officially formed.

Launching from the aisforum.org page, there are four collaborative fields that are the main focus of AIS Forum member countries. The four fields are:

Countries that enter or are members of the AIS Forum are expected to be able to collaborate to deal with sustainable development issues. Issues that need to be addressed include marine resources for sustainable economic growth, resilience to climate change, marine pollution, emergency management, and increased sustainable fisheries.

There were as many as 21 countries involved in the formation of the AIS Forum during the 'Manado Joint' declaration. Over time, more and more countries have participated until the AIS Forum members now have 51 island and archipelago countries from various countries around the world.

The following is a list of 51 countries that are members of the AIS Forum:

Those are the reviews of the AIS Forum Summit, the history of its formation, and the list of member countries. This year's AIS Forum Summit was held in the Nusa Dua area, Bali, with several venues. With this meeting, it is hoped that countries can help and benefit each other in the marine and maritime sectors.