Events Outcomes for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region
On World Ocean Day, 8 June 2021, WIOMSA and the Nairobi Convention partnered to launch the Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Management Network (WIOMPAN).
The Nairobi Convention in collaboration with WIOMSA and other partners are convening the 2021 Science to Policy Dialogue over three days from the 23rd – 25th March 2021.
This year’s theme is: Transitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy in the WIO region: Addressing the challenges and harnessing opportunities
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) regional Science to Policy Workshop aimed to promote the linkages between science and policy for evidence-based decision-making and provide timely technical advice and policy recommendations. The 2021 workshop was themed ‘Transition to a Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Blue Economy: Addressing the challenges and seizing the opportunities.
The expected outputs of the workshop were:
Keynote address at 2021 Science to Policy meeting
The Nairobi Convention will be hosting a National Focal Points meeting whose purpose will be to facilitate informal negotiations on specific elements of the COP agenda.
The meeting was held between 21-22 October 2021, at 9.30 -13.30 EAT daily.
The 2021 Science to Policy Dialogue was held from 23-25 March 2021. Below, find a full list of presentations.
Keynote Addresses:
- "Financing the transition to a sustainable blue economy": Professor Rashid Sumaila
- "The role of the private sector in the management of plastics as an environmental challenge": Douw Steyn
