Events Outcomes for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region
Below are presentations made by Partners during the 10th Conference of Parties of the Nairobi Convention.
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.
All Marine Spatial Planning and Information Management Workshop Documents and Presentations are accesible HERE.
- Local-level Marine Spatial Planning - Kilifi County Spatial Plan 2022
The sixth PSC meeting for the WIOSAP project was organized with the aim to:
The overall objective of the 6th WIOSAP PSC meeting was to provide strategic guidance for effective implementation of the activities in the WIOSAP project based on the recent MidTerm Review (MTR) findings.
The specific objectives included: