Concept Note for Swedish support to the Nairobi Convention and the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)
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The Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention, notably Seychelles, Mauritius, and the Republic South Africa, are championing the implementation of the Blue
Economy. The Nairobi Convention in partnership with SWIOFC will support all contracting parties to advance the blue economy objectives within the national commitments under the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals, with special emphasis on the linkages between SDG14 to all other 16 SDGs in attempt to unlock the economic potential of the ocean in a sustainable manner.The partnership between the Nairobi Convention and the SWIOFC will support programs that advance better sectoral management and improved inter-sectoral coordination that should lead to improved uptake of management tools such as marine spatial planning, ecosystem based approaches, to mitigate the adverse impacts of human activities on the marine and coastal environment in the WIO region. These programs will also encourage the use of local knowledge and local communities to address the high risk of programs failures associated with the lack of participation of coastal communities, and particularly artisanal fishing communities, in the management and decisions making processes, especially in the management of the resources that they depend on.
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