AMUNClarion-Clipperton Zone, 10.00° N, 140.00° W
Ocean governance committee
UN Ocean
The race for the ocean floor: preventing conflict over deep-sea critical mineral extraction
Study guide Rules of procedure
About the committee
Demand for critical minerals is pushing attention towards the deep seabed, including areas beyond national jurisdiction. Delegates must work through UNCLOS and the International Seabed Authority while the environmental evidence remains incomplete.
The room ends with a draft resolution on access, environmental safeguards and benefit sharing.
What it has to settle
- Should extraction begin before the Mining Code and environmental baseline are complete?
- How should benefits from resources in the Area be shared?
- Which monitoring, liability and enforcement rules can prevent a resource race?
Executive Board
To be announced