Report of the Seventh Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean (Nairobi Convention) COP7
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The seventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean was held in Mozambique from 10 - 14 December 2012, in Maputo, Mozambique. The COP7 was organized by UNEP as the Secretariat for the Nairobi Convention in close collaboration with the host, the Government of Mozambique, and the Chair of the Bureau for the Nairobi Convention, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and CORDIO East Africa. The COP7 theme was “Partnering for a Healthy Western Indian Ocean”.
The seventh Conference of Parties for the Nairobi Convention was officially opened on 12 December 2012 by Minister for Planning and National Development Dr. Aiuba Cuereneia, on behalf of the Prime Minister of the Government of Mozambique.
The Conference of parties was attended by over 100 participants, including Dr. Alcinda Antonio de Abreu, Minister for Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA) Mozambique, and Dr. Ana Paulo Chichava, the Deputy Minister MICOA, Ms. Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister, Department of Water and Environmental Affairs South Africa, Ms. Chodouliati Abdou Chakour, Minister for the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Environment Comoros. The Federal Republic of Somalia was represented by Dr. Abdirizak Omar Mohamed, Minister for National Resources Federal Republic of Somalia. Dr. Terezya Huvisa Luoga, Minister of State in the Vice President Office responsible for Environment, represented Tanzania.
The COP7 meeting was also attended by Directors and senior representatives of the Governments of Comoros, Kenya, France, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania. Also present were the representatives of UN organizations, NGOs, IGOs, research institutions and academia including Mr. Ali Kaka, Director, IUCN Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Chair of the Consortium for the Conservation of the Marine and Coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO-C). The list of participants is attached as Annex I.
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