Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director General, visited the Ocean&Climate Village in Barcelona
Barcelona, October 1st 2024 – Last September 30th, UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay visited the Ocean&Climate Village, the travelling exhibition curated by UNESCO-IOC and supported by Prada Group as part of SEA BEYOND project, at the Olympic Port in Barcelona. She then went to the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli base, where she met the Women’s and Youth teams, warmly congratulating the Youth team for their recent victory and wishing the best to the Women and the whole team for the upcoming regattas.
The Director General was welcomed by Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada Group Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Max Sirena, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team Director together with the Italian Consul in Barcelona Emanuele Manzitti.
“The America's Cup is a fantastic opportunity to raise public awareness on ocean protection. I warmly thank the Prada Group for having included on the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli main sail the logo of our joint Sea Beyond educational program, which today benefits more than 200 schools in 56 countries and is set to expand even further” Audrey Azoulay stated, while Lorenzo Bertelli added: “I am delighted to be here in Barcelona during the final stages of the America's Cup to welcome the public to the Ocean&Climate Village, together with UNESCO and Team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. These are great days for the sport and for the conservation of our ocean.”
Until October 4th visitors to the Ocean&Climate Village will have the opportunity to participate in dedicated workshops, both at the exhibition, guided by experts from UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and on board the Cassiopea, a vintage sailing ship restored and transformed into a sustainable oceanographic vessel by marine biologist and director of the MuMa Sea Museum in Milazzo, Sicily, Carmelo Isgrò.
The exhibition, which has already welcomed around 1000 visitors in the first six days of its opening and has hosted 500 scientific workshops, allows visitors to explore the complex relationship between the ocean and the climate through educational tools such as infographics, photographs, interactive virtual reality installations and haptic experiences, with a focus on the ocean's crucial role in regulating the climate.
