2021 Science to Policy Platform Presentations

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

Final Recommendations:

• Nairobi Convention Secretariat: Summary of recommendations from discussions

Additional presentations (grouped by session):

Session III:

• A Strategic Framework for Marine Water Quality Management in Western Indian Ocean: Susan Taljaard
• Regional Framework for Ecosystem Monitoring in the Western Indian Ocean: Warwick Sauer et al.
• Overview of Oceanographic Data and Reesarch for Improved Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean Region: Koranteng and Everett
• Strengthening regional regulatory frameworks and national capacities for handling marine biodiversity data in the Western Indian Ocean: George et al.
• Threats posed to marine species in the Western Indian Ocean from underwater noise and shipping: Tim Collins
• Towards a Regional Mangrove Vision: Harfidy Ralison
• Protecting threatened sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean: Rhett Bennett
• Red List of Ecosystems of Western Indian Ocean coral reefs: Obura et al.
• Working towards a better understanding of Western Indian Ocean deep sea ecosystems: Lucy Woodall

Session IV:

• CORVI: The Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index
• Prioritization of climate refugia in the Western Indian Ocean 
• Ocean Acidification - A Hidden Risk to Sustainable Development in The Western Indian Ocean

Session VI:

• Strengthening the WIO MPA Network and cooperative actions of governments and society
• Establishment of marine transboundary conservation areas in the WIO: From theory to practice
• Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Outlook: Towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
• Mainstreaming community managed marine areas into the Western Indian Ocean’s governance frameworks
• Fair and Effective Protected and Conserved Areas
• Addressing shifting governance contexts and development objectives in the Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique

Session VII:

• Improving the understanding and regional awareness of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing occurring in small-scale
• Coastal cities and Blue economy
• Co-Design as the basis for collaboration and science to policy uptake in the Western Indian Ocean
• Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action for Eastern and Southern Africa
• A regional Marine Spatial Planning strategy for the Western Indian Ocean
• Engaging the Private Sector in Regional Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean Region
• Regional Ocean Governance - the road to a regional strategy
• COVID-19 and the future of Ocean Sustainability – supporting adaptation to post-COVID changes in the Western Indian Ocean
• A review of the current status of marine litter and microplastics knowledge in the Western Indian Ocean region: amounts, sources, fate and resultant ecological and human health impacts on the coastal and marine environment
• Economic consequences of unmanaged plastics and the economic opportunities in the WIO region
• A review of marine plastic litter in the WIO region: Effectiveness of measures undertaken, and opportunities
• Sans frontières - Ocean and Coastal Sustainability of the Western Indian Ocean
• Open Data for Regional Marine Spatial Planning Decision Support