With a career in ocean sustainability, Adewumi has a wealth of experience and expertise in international collaboration around ocean science and sustainable planning. He has devoted over 16 years to the pursuit of sustainable ocean management, with a focus on coastal and marine policy across Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, and Latin America. He holds advanced degrees in Ocean Planning and Blue Economy. Recent roles include Ocean Governance and Partnership Coordinator for the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) at the Sustainable Development Reform Hub (hosted by the University of New South Wales, Australia). Additionally, he led the development of the Ocean Decade Programmatic Framework for Sustainable Ocean Planning and supported the drafting of the UNESCO-IOC Strategy for Sustainable Ocean Planning. Adewumi's career also includes