Download - Overview of UNDP/UNESCO-IOC GEF CLME Project
Wageningen, 21 June, 2012
Overview of UNDP/UNESCO-IOC GEF CLME Project
Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem &
Adjacent Regions • Participating States -23 GEF- Eligible countries and 2 Associated
countries • Timeline: May, 2009 –April, 2013 • GEF Focal Area: International Waters • Financing: GEF $7M ; co-financing $45M • Implementing Agencies: UNDP & UNESCO-IOC
• Executing Agency: UNOPS
GOAL Sustainable provision of goods and services by the shared living marine
resources of the WCR
OBJECTIVE Sustainable management of the shared living marine resources of the CLME
through an integrated management approach that will meet WSSD targets for sustainable fisheries
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES To identify, analyze and agree upon major issues, root causes and actions required to achieve
sustainable management of the shared LMR in the CLME.
To improve the shared knowledge base for sustainable use and management of transboundary LMR
To implement legal, policy and institutional reforms to acheive sustainable transboundary living marine resources management.
To develop an institutional and procedural approach to LME level monitoring, evaluation and reporting
CLME Geographic Scope
Ecosystem Approach to Management
• CLME project advocates using ecosystem approaches to management: The ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way to reach a balance between conservation, sustainable use and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources (CBD, 1992)
– Ecosystem approach to fisheries management
– Ecosystem-based management
Key Fisheries Ecosystems of CLME Project
• Reef Ecosystem Biodiversity & Fisheries
• Continental Shelf Fisheries
• Pelagic Fisheries
Key Transboundary Issues
• Unsustainable exploitation of resources
• Pollution
• Habitat degration and community modification
CLME Project Components
• Transboudary Diagnostic Assessments • Pilot Projects and Case Studies • Development of a proposed Regional Governance
Framework • Development of an IMS/REMP • Strategic Action Programme • Project Management
Finalized Under Dev. Under Dev. Initiated Under Dev. Ongoing
Transboundary Diagnostic Assessments, TDA
• Scientific and technical process of fact-finding (or diagnosing) the state of, and threats to, international waters
– Identify, quantify and set priorities for environment problems
– Identify immediate underlying root causes for environmental problems
Casual Chain Analysis
• Causal Chain Analysis traces the cause-effect pathways from the socioeconomic and environmental impacts back to its root causes.
• Understanding the linkages between issues affecting the transboundary aquatic environment and their causes, stakeholders will be better placed to support sustainable and cost-effective interventions.
ACTIONS OF CLME SAP Causal Chain Analyses
environmental & socio-economic
impacts
root causes
Pilot Projects and Case Studies
• Utilize best available information, including credible science-based assessments, in reviewing and strengthening governance/management and policy processes.
– Spiny lobster pilot project (OSPESCA) – Reef fishery and reef biodiversity pilot project (UNEP-
CAR/RCU) – Shrimp & groundfish case study – (FAO) – Case study on the Eastern Caribbean flyingfish –
(CRFM) – Case study on the Large pelagic fishery – (CRFM)
What is a Strategic Action Programme?
• Negotiated policy document
• Endorsed at the highest level of all relevant sectors
• Establishes clear priorities and commitments for action to resolve the priority problems identified in the TDA
• Undertaken prior to the development of technical assistance, capacity-building, or investment projects
Key Problems
the SAP development process & TDA guidance
EcoQOs: 3 ecosystem fisheries, 3 problems + Socio-economics (Societal Benefits) Strategic Directions defined Priority Actions selected = draft SAP assembled SAP approved by CLME Steering Committee Endorsement @ ministerial level, all countries
September – October 2012
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Root Causes
Vision for the Wider Caribbean
DATA AND INFORMATION
ANALYSIS AND ADVICE
REVIEW AND EVALUATION
IMPLEMENT-ATION
DECISION MAKING
Policy Cycle
LME Governance Framework
Climate change adaptation
Global marine policy cycle
Caribbean Sea regional policy cycle
Global
Regional
National
Local
Tourism
Trans-
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Land-
based pollution
FisheriesBiodiv-
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Climate change adaptation
Major governance gap
ACS/CSC
Data and information contributors
Target IGOs
TNC
WECAFC
UNEP
OSPESCA
GAME Caribbean
CARICOMP
ECLAC
Other contributor
ICOIN Other contributor
Need for a High Level Science-Policy Interface
CARICOM SICA OECS
Science policy interface
Integrated monitoring
and reporting component
The role of contamination (LBS) within the CLME Project
• Eg. - Shrimp and ground-fish case study
• Participating countries: Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago
• Objective: Review and complete the TDA gap filling activities as a basis for the preparation of the SAP..
• TDA identified land-based pollution as a priority transboundary issue for this ecosystem.
Shrimp and Groundfish Governance Assessment Findings concerning LBS
• The regional arrangement is new but well established, but there is no subregional arrangement. This may mean that the subregional issues are underserved by the regional arrangement.
• This Subregion is part of an overall Wider Caribbean Region
regional process. Only three countries have ratified the LBS Protocol. Only Trinidad and Tobago is preparing an NPOA.
• Brazil is not a member of the CEP and as such not party to
the Convention & Protocol. • Amazon river has a major influence on the Caribbean Sea
Policy cyle
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DIAGRAM IMS/REMP
REMP
IMS
USERS
SEARCHES/QUERIES
PORTAL/INTERNET
GIS-RDMS METADATA
TABLE
HIPERLINKS
WEBSITES | ARCHIVES | PUBLICATIONS | MAPS | TABLES | GROUPS | EVENTS
DATA – INFORMATION
MONITORING
SOCIO-ECONOMY/ FISHERIES EFFORTS
IMPLEMENTATION CLME/SAP
ECOSYSTEMS BIODIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENT
IN SITU
REMOTE
CTA general
• encourage sound natural resource management in ACP countries
• provide access to information and knowledge
• facilitate policy dialogue
• strengthen the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities
• focus on policy processes, value chains, information, communication and knowledge management
CTA approaches
• training and capacity building
• information provision
• market development
• role of science and technology
• needs and requirements
• for all levels
CTA 2011-2015
• multi-stakeholder policy dialogue
• national, regional and international
• food and nutritional security
• climate change impacts
• regional trade and markets
• role of innovation
• role of ICT technology
• all-encompassing
• enable dialogue
• convey key policy messages
• provide a platform for learning
Questions
• What is or could be the position of CTA in relation to CLME and the ecosystem approach to a regional policy cycle of governance?
• What is the potential role that CTA could play contributing
to an improvement of regional policy cycles through CLME? • What is required at the national and (sub)-regional level to
attain effective and inclusive policy cycles? • How can the relation between CTA and CLME best be
developed and implemented?
More information CLME and IMS/REMP: E-mail : [email protected]
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