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Title: Oceans and Coasts at Rio 20: Informal Dialogue and Information-Sharing


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Oceans and Coasts at Rio20 Informal Dialogue
and Information-Sharing
  • Biliana Cicin-Sain
  • Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands and
    University of Delaware
  • March 8, 2011, UNESCO Conference Room

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Purpose of this Consultation
  • To provide a venue for sharing of information,
    perspectives, and initiatives on Rio20
  • To foster a process of collaboration to ensure
    that oceans and coasts are adequately addressed
    in the Rio20 process
  • Provide input on how the Global Forum could help
    contribute to these goals through critical
    assessments and regional consultations

3
UNCED Process
  • UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
    or Rio20 aims to secure renewed political
    commitment for sustainable development, assess
    progress made in sustainable development, and
    address new and emerging challenges
  • Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, adopted at first Rio
    Summit, provided for the protection and
    sustainable development of marine and coastal
    resources with the application of new approaches
    to marine and coastal area management at all
    levels, calling for an integrated and
    precautionary approach, and emphasized the issues
    related to SIDS.
  • At the World Summit on Sustainable Development
    (Rio10), world leaders committed to specific
    targets on
  • Ecosystem-based approach and integrated
    management
  • Protection of the marine environment from
    land-based activities
  • Reduction of biodiversity loss and establishment
    of marine protected areas
  • Sustainable development of small island
    developing States (SIDS)
  • Fisheries management
  • Integrated water resources management
  • Global marine assessment and
  • Coordination of UN ocean-related activities.

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Global Oceans Forum
  • 1992 Earth Summit
  • The now Secretariat of the Global Oceans Forum,
    the International Coastal and Ocean Organization,
    participated, since 1991, in the UNCED process,
    especially focused on the development of Chapter
    17 of Agenda 21
  • 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development
  • Global Forum itself was mobilized in 2001, with
    the strong support of AOSIS, to help governments
    place issues related to oceans, coasts, and SIDS
    on the WSSD agenda
  • Since 2002, has brought together ocean leaders
    from all sectors from over 110 countries to
    advance the global oceans agenda

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Global Oceans Forum
  • 5 Global conferences
  • --2001, 2003, 2006 at UNESCO, Paris (hosted by
    IOC/UNESCO)
  • --2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam (hosted by Government
    of Vietnam)
  • --2010, at UNESCO, Paris (hosted by UNESCO and
    Government of France)
  • Multistakeholder cross-sectoral policy dialogues
    promotion of oceans at the highest political
    level, capacity building public engagement with
    the museums and aquaria

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Global Oceans Forum
  • Has promoted the implementation of international
    agreements related to oceans, coasts, and SIDS by
    assessing progress made, and identifying
    obstacles and opportunities for achieving
    sustainable development
  • Has been reporting on progress achieved on each
    of the WSSD ocean-related goals through policy
    briefs, expert working groups and
    multi-stakeholder dialogues

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Global Oceans Forum Reports
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Financial or In-Kind Contributors to the Global
Forum
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Asian Development Bank
  • Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat
  • Food and Agriculture Organization
  • Global Environment Facility
  • GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and
    Resource Network
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
    Cultural Organization (Intergovernmental
    Oceanographic Commission Division of Ecological
    Sciences Division of Water Sciences Environment
    and Development in Coastal Regions and in Small
    Islands)
  • United Nations Development Programme
  • United Nations Environment Programme (Global
    Programme of Action for the Protection of the
    Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
    CBD Secretariat)
  • World Bank
  • World Bank Institute

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FundingGovernments (20 govts, developed and
developing)
  • Government of Australia
  • Government of Barbados
  • Flemish Government, Belgium
  • Government of Canada (DFO CIDA DFAIT)
  • Government of France (Ministry of Foreign and
    European Affairs, Ministry of Ecology,
    Sustainable Development. and the Sea, Secretariat
    General de la Mer, French Marine Protected Areas
    Agency)
  • Government of Indonesia (Ministry of Maritime
    Affairs and Fisheries)
  • Government of Italy (Ministry of Environment and
    Territory)
  • Government of Grenada
  • Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of
    Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, KORDI, Yeosu
    Expo)
  • Government of Mexico (Secretariat of Environment
    and Natural Resources, Comision Consultiva del
    Agua)
  • Government of Monaco

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FundingGovernments
  • Government of Mozambique
  • Government of the Netherlands, Department of
    Nature
  • Government of Portugal (Intersectoral
    Oceanographic Commission, Ministry of Science,
    Technology and High Education Strategic
    Commission on the Oceans Secretary of State for
    Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  • Government of Seychelles
  • Government of Singapore (Ministry of Foreign
    Affairs National Parks Board)
  • Government of the United States of America (NOAA
    National Ocean Service (Coastal Services Center,
    International Program Office), National Marine
    Fisheries Service Department of State USAID)
  • Government of United Kingdom, Defra
  • Government of Vietnam (Ministry of Agriculture
    and Rural Development Ministry of Foreign
    Affairs Ministry of Natural Resources and
    Environment, VASI)
  • European Commission DG-MARE, DG-Environment

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International Organizations, NGOs, Foundations
  • International Organizations
  • Commission Peripherique des Regions Maritimes,
    Europe
  • Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
  • New Partnership for Africas Development
  • Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission
  • Partnerships in Environmental Management for the
    Seas of East Asia
  • South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
  • Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
    (WIOMSA)
  • European Environment Agency
  • Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP)
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • International Ocean Institute
  • International Union for the Conservation of
    Nature (IUCN)
  • Oceana
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • Foundations
  • Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal
  • Lighthouse Foundation, Germany

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Research Centers, Museums and Aquaria
  • Research Centers
  • Center for Ocean Solutions, Monterey
  • Centro de Ecologia, Pesquerias y Oceanografia del
    Golfo de Mexico (EPOMEX), Universidad Autonoma de
    Campeche, Mexico
  • Dalhousie University, Marine and Environmental
    Law Institute
  • InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP)
  • Institute for Sustainable Development and
    International Relations (IDDRI), France
  • Plymouth Marine Laboratory/Partnership for the
    Observation of the Global Oceans
  • Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
  • University of Delaware, Gerard J. Mangone Center
    for Marine Policy
  • University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources
    Center
  • Global Change Institute - University of
    Queensland
  • Aquaria and Museums
  • Centre de Decouverte du Monde Marin, Nice, France
  • NAUSICAA (Centre National de la Mer), France
  • Oceanario de Lisboa
  • World Ocean Observatory
  • World Ocean Network

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Global Forum Involvement in Rio Conventions
  • Oceans Days at UNFCCC COP 15 and COP 16
  • Oceans Day at Nagoya at CBD COP 10

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Oceans Day at UNFCCC COP 17 and at CBD COP 11
  • Working with South Africa in UNFCCC COP 17
    (November 28-December 9, 2011, Durban)
  • Planning with India for CBD COP 11 (October 8-19,
    2012, New Delhi)

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Rio20 Process
  • Themes
  • Assessing Progress (or lack thereof) since
    UNCED/WSSD
  • Green Economy in the Context of Poverty
    Eradication and Sustainable Development (GESDPE)
  • Investing in natural capital supported by
    valuation of ecosystem services
  • Creating green jobs
  • Moving toward a low-carbon economy
  • Must understand and avoid potential negative
    aspects green protectionism
  • Institutional Framework for Sustainable
    Development
  • Covers a spectrum of formal and less formal
    bodies, organizations, networks and arrangements
    that are involved in sustainable development
  • Conference will further strengthen the
    institutional framework and enhance the
    integration of the three pillars of sustainable
    development
  • Focus on addressing weaknesses in coordination
    and compliance
  • Options for strengthening international
    environmental governance (IEG)

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Rio20 Process
  • Oceans have been emphasized by a number of
    delegations
  • Aim to be of support to country efforts to define
    an oceans and coasts agenda
  • Aim to work with developing countries with
    significant ocean interests in their national
    preparations for Rio20 (UNDESA/UNDP effort to
    build capacity)

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Global Oceans Forum Planned Rio20 Activities
  • Conduct of assessments through Working Groups
    (250 experts in 70 countries). Your
    collaboration kindly invited
  • --Assessing progress towards global ocean
    commitments
  • --The role of the oceans in the new low-carbon
  • green economy
  • --Oceans and improved international
    environmental governance
  • 2) Securing political commitment for sustainable
    development

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Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio20
  • 1. Assessments of specific UNCED/WSSD
    targetsShort papers
  • Status of ocean ecosystems and coastal
    communities, in the context of climate change and
    continuing biodiversity loss
  • Addressing critical uncertainties for the
    management of the marine environment and climate
    change
  • Extent of achievement of ecosystem-based,
    integrated ocean and coastal management in areas
    of national jurisdiction (coastal zones, EEZ), in
    areas beyond national jurisdiction, and through
    regional efforts, such as the Large Marine
    Ecosystem (LME) approach and Regional Seas
    Programmes

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Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio20
  • Assessments of specific UNCED/WSSD targets cont.
  • Status and prospects for fisheries and
    aquaculture within and outside of national
    jurisdiction
  • Special issues associated with SIDS and oceans,
    especially in the context of climate change
  • Biodiversity loss, climate change, and networks
    of marine protected areas
  • Financing, capacity development, and public
    outreach/ The needs and the challenges

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Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio20
  • 2. Assessment of the role of the oceans in the
    low-carbon green economy
  • Ocean-based renewable sources of energy, offshore
    wind, wave, tidal power
  • Blue carbon, valuing carbon storage in marine and
    coastal ecosystems
  • Possible carbon capture and storage in deep-sea
    areas (environmentally friendly methods)
  • Subsidies and eco-tax reform
  • Addressing the concerns of developing countries
    regarding the green economy

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Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio20
  • 3. Assessment of the role of improved
    international environmental governance in
    relation to oceans
  • Oceans represent the quintessential case for the
    need for improvement in global environmental
    governance.
  • E.g. Joint implementation of international
    environmental agreements
  • UN coherence, need for greater attention to
    oceans in the UN system
  • Enhanced climate adaptation and mitigation
    funding for SIDS and coastal countries
  • Incorporating oceans-related issues into the
    work/programme of the UNFCCC
  • Gaps in the Law of the Sea Convention, especially
    in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction
  • Institutionalize the operation of the Regular
    Process of global reporting and assessment of the
    marine environment, including socio-economic
    aspects

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Securing political commitment for sustainable
development
  • Preparation of a summary ocean brief containing a
    coherent list of policy actions for presentation
    at national multi-stakeholder assessment
    workshops planned under the UNDESA/UNDP effort to
    support national preparations for Rio20, other
    capacity building for Rio20 activities
  • Consultations with government and other
    leadersFall 2011
  •  
  • Holding of 6th Global Oceans Conference (draft
    date January-February 2012)
  • Input into the UNCSD process

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Purpose of Discussion
  • Share perspectives on building the oceans agenda
    for Rio20 and beyond
  • Share initiatives, planned work
  • Suggestions on continuing modes of
    collaboration/information sharing
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