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III UNESCO-GEF IW:LEARNGroundwater integration Dialogue

“Managing Groundwater in Coastal Areas and SIDS”

Large Marine Ecosystems:Community of Practices

Alejandro Iglesias-Campos

7 May 2014 – Athens, GR

Large Marine Ecosystems

http://www.unesco.org/new/twap-lme

IOC Assembly Decision 5.4.4

• Welcomes the proposal to develop and implement a new GEF project on Strengthening Global Governance of Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) and their Coasts;

• Supports the role of the Commission in leading the implementation of the project and in hosting a Project Coordination Unit at its headquarters;

• Requests the Executive Secretary to mobilise extra-budgetary resources to support the position of project coordinator as well as the operations of the Project Coordination Unit;

• Invites Member States and donor agencies to support through extra-budgetary resources

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Project 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 learning and north-to-south learning.

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1. Global and regional network of partners to enhance EBM to support GEF/LME/ICAM/MSP/MPA projects

• Enhanced network of partners working together in GEF-LME/ICM/MPA projects.

• Increased interaction between GEF- LME, MPA and ICM projects and other marine and coastal initiatives supported by GEF and partner organizations.

• Increased collaboration and coordination between GEF-LME, ICM and MPA projects and partners, within the geographic boundaries of LMEs.

• Progress towards fully integrated ‘ridge to reef’ ecosystem-based management of freshwater and marine transboundary water systems,

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1. Global and regional network of partners to enhance EBM to support GEF/LME/ICAM/MSP/MPA projects

• Outputs:

1. COP established

2. Steering Committee functioning

3. Technical Working Groups organised

4. Regional LME networks established

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2. Best LME Governance practices

• GEF LME/ICM/MPA projects equipped with new tools that incorporate ICM, MPAs and climate variability and change.

• Innovative approaches captured and available for use by GEF projects

• Facilitate the exchange of experiences between LME’s on data and information management

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2. Best LME Governance practices

• Outputs:

1. Series of validated methods and new tools to address priority transboundary issues and national governance reforms

2. An LME/ICM/MPA Toolkit for adaptive ecosystem-based governance

3. Codification of experiences and best practices from GEF LME/ICM/MPA projects

4. Establishment of an "LME/ IW environmental data management committee".

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3. Capacity development, twinning and learning exchanges

• Increased collaboration and learning with non-GEF marine and coastal initiatives (e.g. Seascapes)

• GEF LME/ICM/MPA practitioners trained in new techniques and approaches for ecosystem-based 5-modular assessment

• Increased capacity of GEF LME, ICM and MPA project staff and practitioners, to address the new ecosystem-based governance priorities in GEF6

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3. Capacity development, twinning and learning exchanges

• Outputs:

1. Functional dialogue, project twinning, learning exchanges, and training workshops

2. GEF LME/ICM/MPA practitioners fully trained

3. New training materials developed (with partners)

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4. Communication, dissemination and outreach

• Communication of results to stakeholders, increased awareness of LME issues and engagement in networks through global and regional LME /COPs

• Strategy developed for showcasing LME and ICM assessment and governance best practices among project stakeholders.

• Global policy discussions informed and impacted LME/ICM/MPA governance project.

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4. Communication, dissemination and outreach• Outputs:

1. Global LME/ICM/MPA- communication platform

2. Lessons from GEF ecosystem-based LME/ICM/MPA projects disseminated through IW:LEARN website, and other IW:learn related activities

3. Publication of findings from LME/ICM/MPA projects in peer-reviewed journals

4. Participation of GEF ecosystem-based LME/ICM/MPA project staff and practitioners in regional and global conferences

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XVI Annual LME Meeting - CoPParis (FR) 9-11 July 2014

Topics for designing toolkits were assessed for:

• Governance • Social Aspects of environmental policy• Environmental economic analysis • Large Marine Ecosystem framework toolkit • LME/GEF Project toolkit

Example of tools

- Hosting of the LME Partnership Secretariat at IOC Hq/Paris (office space, equipment, communications, furniture)

- Global network of IOC Regional Offices and Project office, including three Regional Sub-Commissions (Caribbean, Western Pacific, Eastern Atlantic /Western Indian Ocean, IODE Project office)

Secretariat contribution to project activities

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