SDGs

Mission Report: Authors Workshop for the Marine Protected Areas and Critical Habitats Outlook of the Nairobi Convention, 29th January - 2nd February 2018, Mombasa, Kenya: Summary of Action Items

Year Published: 
2018
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Trainings/Workshops/Capacity building

The primary objective of the mission was to officially kick-off the drafting process of the MPAs and Critical Habitats Outlooks for the Nairobi Convention countries so as to establish a baseline for SDG 14.2 and 14.5 and encourage governments to work towards 10/20 target.

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Marine Protected Areas, Critical Habitats Outlook, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals
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Planning and management

Achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals for Oceans and Coasts in the Western Indian Ocean: A Paper for the Science- Policy Workshop of the 9th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention

Year Published: 
2018
Author(s): 
Yvonne Waweru
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Journal articles and Discussion papers
Achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals for Oceans and Coasts in the Western Indian Ocean: A Paper for the Science- Policy Workshop of the 9th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention.
 
Paper for the Science-Policy Workshop of the 9th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention, 9-11 July 2018, Durban South Africa
 

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2030 Agenda, SDGs, Oceans and coasts, Science to Policy
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Biophysical environment

Mapping of Nairobi Convention’s Activities to the Sustainable Development Goals Target, focusing was on the 2018-2022 Work Programme, WIOSAP and SAPPHIRE Project Outputs and Outcomes

Year Published: 
2018
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Convention & Protocols

Mapping of Nairobi Convention’s Activities to the Sustainable Development Goals Target, focusing was on the 2018-2022 Work Programme, WIOSAP and SAPPHIRE Project Outputs and Outcomes

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Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, WIOSAP, SAPPHIRE
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Policy and Governance

Using Scenarios and Voluntary Commitments to Guide Policy and Practice to Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14 in the Western Indian Ocean:White Paper for the Science-Policy Workshop of the 9th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention, 9-11 July

Year Published: 
2018
Author(s): 
Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Journal articles and Discussion papers

The United Nations Agenda 2030 further enshrines the central role of the ocean for sustainable development through Goal 14 (SDG14), to "conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources ", to lift millions of people out of poverty. The 2017 United Nations Oceans Conference provided a platform to focus countries' and other stakeholders' attention on commitments to achieving SDG14 at national and regional levels.

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Tags: 
SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, Science to Policy, COP9, COP, Conference of Parties
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Policy and Governance