Marine Policy and Regional Coordination SectionSection de Politique Maritime et de la Coordination Régionale

Sección de Política Marítima y de Coordinación Regional

Mорская политика и Pегиональная координация

Alejandro Iglesias-Campos

Julian Barbière

7 September 2015, Cancún (MX)

Latin American and Caribbean

Large Marine Ecosystems

Integrated Coastal Area

Management, including Marine

Spatial Planning and Large

Marine Ecosystems

Marine Policy and Regional

Coordination Section

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Coordination of

IOC’s external

policy/science,

communication and

multi-agency partnership

Regional coordination

Development and

dissemination of

Coastal and Marine

Management Tools

(ICAM, MSP, LME)

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ICAM

MSP

Improve institutional coordination.

Empower all stakeholders

(multi-sector approach)

Protection of the special coastal and marine ecosystems, landscapes and cultural heritage.

Enhance the compatibility

between development

and conservation.

Increasing public awareness and training.

Achieve a sustainable management towards sustainbleblue growth

In support of ecosystem-based policy

development

In support of ecosystem-based policy

development

National Atlases

Regional atlas and indicators

Cap

acit

y b

uild

ing Regional Indicators

-Population

-Coastal water quality

-Biodiversity

-Coastal management plans

Networking & Cooperation

www.atlasspincam.net

Proyecto SPINCAMRed de Información y Datos del Pacífico Sur en apoyo a la Gestión Integrada de Áreas Costeras

Indicators:

1) POPULATION DYNAMICS

a. Floating population (Tourism)

b. Migrations

2) EFFICIENCY ON TRADITIONAL

FISHERIES SUSTAINABILITY

a. Fisheries effort and Food security

b. Traditional fisheries landings

c. Fishing technics

3) COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURES

a. Aquaculture

b. Sea ports and port’s infrastructures

c. Tourist infrastructures

4) KEY COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

a. Mangroves

b. Coastal wetlands

c. Other ecosystems with regional interest

5) COASTAL ECONOMY

a. Employment / Unemployment (Sectorial)

b. Level of (public/private) investments

c. GINI Coefficient

6) COASTAL VULNERABILITY

a. Population affected by meteo-marine events

b. Climate change effects (El Niño/La Niña)

c. Erosion

Proyecto SPINCAMRed de Información y Datos del Pacífico Sur en apoyo a la Gestión Integrada de Áreas Costeras

Proyecto SPINCAMRed de Información y Datos del Pacífico Sur en apoyo a la Gestión Integrada de Áreas Costeras

www.atlasspincam.net

Proyecto SPINCAMRed de Información y Datos del Pacífico Sur en apoyo a la Gestión Integrada de Áreas Costeras

www.atlasspincam.net

Local Case

Studies

Algarrobo,

Chile

Guapi,

Colombia

Churute,

Ecuador

Las Perlas,

Panamá

Piura/Sechura,

Perú

• Potential beneficiaries

– Argentina

– Brazil

– Chile

– Colombia

– Costa Rica

– Ecuador

– El Salvador

– Guatemala

GEF ICAM Proposal

– Honduras

– México

– Nicaragua

– Panamá

– Perú

– Uruguay

– Venezuela

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• GOVERNANCE: Reinforce the consensus amongst participant countries on the strategies and approaches to identify coastal risks and vulnerabilities to define common regional strategies by using relevant pilot case studies at local level / demonstration sites (e.g. PEMSEA)

• NETWORKS: Create a network through projects and programmes at national/local and transboundary scale to implement the ecosystem-based approach to coastal and marine environments in the region (Demo sites).

GEF ICAM – Main components

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• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Increase the links and synergies on the implementation of the methodological concepts of ICAM and MSP at local and provincial level.

• TRAINING: Reduce disparities between countries regarding the capacity to ensure the sustainable development of their coasts.

• COMMUNICATION: Develop communication strategies to facilitate public participation in the project implementation and their involvement in the processes of coastal and marine management in their respective countries.

GEF ICAM – Main components

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• Support to countries and stakeholders in the formulation of a multiscalar policy framework and planning management of the coastal and marine environment through:

1) Implementation of ICAM and MSP demo sites (local/subnat.)

2) Development of information systems and tools to support decision making

3) Development of indicators for monitoring

4) Development of local/national strategies

GEF ICAM – Expected results

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Large Marine Ecosystem

“Natural regions of coastal ocean

space encompassing waters from

river basins and estuaries to the

seaward boundaries of continental

shelves and margins of coastal

currents and water masses”

Dr. Kenneth Sherman (NOAA 1994)

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Large Marine Ecosystem

LMEs cover 200,000 km2 or more and their natural boundaries are

based on four ecological criteria: bathymetry, hydrography, productivity,

and trophically-related populations (Kenneth Sherman (NOAA 1994). 15

GEF funded project

Implementation: April 2013 to March 2015

Objectives:

1. A global baseline assessment of the

status and changing condition of

transboundary water systems resulting

from human and natural causes, which

will allow the GEF, policy makers and

international organizations to set science-

based priorities for financial resource

allocation and

2. The institutional arrangements for

conducting periodic future assessments

of transboundary water systems to allow

the GEF and others to track the results of

their interventions.

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Productivity Fisheries Pollution and Health Socio-economics Governance

1. Chlorophyl a

2. Primary

productivity

3. Sea surface

temperature

1. Annual catch

2. Catch value

3. Marine trophic index

4. Fishing in balance

index

5. Stock status

6. Catch from bottom

impacting gear

7. Fishing effort

1. Nutrients (N,P,Si)

2. Coastal Eutrophication

Potential

3. POPs in plastic pellets

4. Plastic debris density

5. Change in MPA coverage

6. Reefs at Risk Index

7. Mangrove extent

8. Coral reef extent

9. Cumulative human

impacts

10.Delta Vulnerability index

1. % GDP fisheries

2. %GDP international

tourism

3. Population within 10m

coastal elevation

4. Human development

Index

5. Deaths caused by climate

related natural disasters

1. Governance

architecture

Data

Indicators

Reports

Web

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• While the principal target audience is the GEF, other potential

users of the TWAP results include the World Ocean Assessment

(WOA) and Regional Seas Programmes,

• Data will be available to users of the assessment results through

websites, spatial data infrastructure and reports,

• The indicators and baselines may be relevant to environmental

assessment and planning at LME, Regional Seas and other

scales,

• It can facilitate incorporation of transboundary considerations

into WOA, Regional Seas, etc.

Target

audience

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ISO Metadata document

Data download (*.zip)

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• Partners:

• Objective:

– To improve global ecosystem-based governance of Large

Marine Ecosystems and their coasts by generating

knowledge, building capacity, harnessing public and

private partners, and supporting south-to-south and

north-to-south learning.

GEF Project LME:Learn

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Primary objectives

• Global and regional network of partners to

enhance ecosystem-based management

and to provide support for the GEF

LME/ICM/MPA projects to address their

needs and incorporate climate variability and

change.

• Synthesis and incorporation of knowledge

into policy-making, capture of best LME

governance practices, and development

of new methods and tools to enhance the

effective management of LMEs and to

incorporate ICM, MPAs and climate

variability and change.

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• Capacity and partnership building through twinning and learning

exchanges, workshops, and training among LMEs and similar

initiatives (e.g., Seascapes).

• Communication, dissemination and outreach of GEF

LME/ICM/MPA project achievements and lessons learned.

Primary objectives

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1. Concepts, methodologies and

best practices on Integrated Coastal

area Management.

2. Methods and strategies for

sustainable management.

3. Methodologies for evaluation of

Coastal ecosystem goods and

services.

4. Coastal physical characterization,

impact assessment and natural

risks (including climate change).

5. Approaches to coastal hazards

mitigation

6. Ecosystem-based adaptation to

address climate change impacts in

the coast

6. Socio-economic analysis and

coastal human impacts.

7. Elaboration of recommendations

and actions plans for ICAM.

Development and use of ecological, socio-economic and governance indicators to support coastal management/MSP processes

Methodologies for the conduct of integrated marine assessments

Coastal and marine protected areas’ management and planning

Assessing coastal and marine biodiversity

Environmental economic analysis: Sectorial and integrated approach (Fisheries, Energy, Maritime Transportation, Tourism, etc.)

Financing incentives and co-funding initiatives

Coastal and Marine Governance, Legal framework coordination and improvement.

Stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution and negotiation skills in coastal management /MSP

Communication tools and strategies in the context of coastal and marine management and planning

Scenario development for planning and integrated management

1.Data compilation and OGC

services

2. Zoning and spatial conflict

analysis

3. Digitalization of proposals,

conversion to OGC services for web

dissemination.

4. Personalization of web-viewers

and atlases. (API/HTML5, Smart

Atlas, etc.)

5. Web viewers development for

dissemination and public

participation: Licensed software

architecture and “tiles”: Google

maps, Bin – OpenstreetMap Open

source generalistic clients: (Html5)

1. GIS Introduction, Data models,

Data sources (Geoportals, SDI)

2. Spatial data component:

Reference Coordinate System

Management.

3. Spatial databases and thematic

attributes modelling (Access /

Postgress-PostGIS)

4. Data integration, analysis and

representation (Licensed and open

source software)

5. Creation of OGC interoperable

services for web dissemination

(Map server)

6. ODP and E-repositories

1. Concepts, policies,

international experiences and

best practices on marine spatial

planning.

2. Techniques for Marine

ecosystem goods and services

valuation

3. Marine environmental

characterization risks and impacts

(including climate change).

4. Methodologies for marine

socio-economic analysis and

cumulative impacts.

5. Methodologies for step by step

approach to the formulation of

MSP plans

6. Methodologies for evaluation

and monitoring of MSP

ICAM MSP DATA TOOLS

TRAN

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ECOSYSTEM BASED-

MANAGEMENTDECISION SUPPORT TOOLS

We are building capacities

Our guidelines, our training materials!

UNESDOCS

http://unesco-ioc-marinesp.be

Our regional trainings within the OTGA

15Trainings

In

Argentina

Belgium

Brazil

Colombia

Ecuador

Ireland

South Africa

Spain

XVII

Annual Large Marine Ecosystem

Meeting with Coastal partners

29 September – 2 October 2015

Paris, France

www.ioc-unesco.org/17thLME

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¡Muchas gracias!

Thank you!

Merci beaucoup!

Спасибо

شكرا

谢谢

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