THE NAIROBI CONVENTION CLEARINGHOUSE AND INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM

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CLEARINGHOUSE AND

INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM

26 November-5 December 2007, Silver Springs, Nairobi, Kenya

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ouse • Development of human resource capacities and

appropriate information infrastructure at national level

• Development of an enabling environment for assessment (through advocacy of standards necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute and improve utilization of essential data)

• Ready access to scientific, technical, environmental, legal and policy level information essential for the sustainable development of the coastal and marine environment.

Objectives of the Clearinghouse

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Background of the Training• Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse

Implementation Plan

• A follow-up to the August 2007 Training in Mauritius and recommendations of participants

• The current training is organized by UNEP for the Nairobi Convention countries

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Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse• Development of comprehensive national data

inventory with common standards and built-in functions

• Provision of basic, selected and/or critical datasets by participating institutions

• Internet data dissemination and automation of the data to information and information to knowledge process.

Clearinghouse Activities

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Progress on Clearinghouse in 2007• National Planning meetings (May – June)

• A regional capacity building training workshop (August)

• MOUs discussed and approved (Aug-Nov)

• Procurement of Clearinghouse severs (Nov)

• Launch of the Clearinghouse on (7 Nov)

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Participants in the August training: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles

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Trends in Environmental Leadership1. Climate Change –vulnerable states’ resilience to a changing climate (COP5 Decision

5/7 on SIDS)

2. Ecosystem Management – States use sustainable ecosystems management approaches (COP5 Decision 5/2 - MTTF)

3. Environmental Governance –strengthening processes, institutions, laws, policies, programmes at country and regional global levels to secure sustainable development (COP5 Decision 5/1)

4. Environmental dimension of disaster and conflict – build national capacities to minimize environmental threats to human well being (COP5 Decision 5/3)

5. Hazardous substances – Minimize the environmental and human impact of harmful substances including pollution (COP5 Decision 5/3)

6. Resource use efficiency – sustainable consumption and production (COP5 Decision 5/6, 5/8)

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Localizing Trends in Environmental Leadership

Implementing emerging environmental priorities through: • Sound science for decision-makers through early

warning, monitoring and assessment• Advocacy, awareness-raising and

communications• Capacity-Building and Technology Support• Co-operation, coordination and partnerships• Sustainable financing by mobilizing sufficient

finance to meet environmental challenges

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Deliverables expected from the Training• Detailed inventory of the Western Indian Ocean

Region, and “mapping” of existing programmes, project and initiatives

• Functioning data sharing mechanism as well as data exchange protocols respecting licensing, security, confidentiality and other related issues

• Regularly updated data and information and to improve outreach, increase visibility of countries success stories and projects

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ouse 1. To follow up to the August 2007 training ‐

workshop on the development of the Nairobi Convention clearinghouse

2. Participants to build and customize their specific national data portal and populate it• The training process - 4 days• Data population - 5 days• Review – half day

Programme for the training

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• Metadata• Mapping• Data management,

exchange• Environmental

alerts• Methodologies• Learning tools

Some Clearinghouse Capabilities

http://gridnairobi.unep.org/CHMPortal

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WE CAN DO IT

THANK YOU