2024

NoCaMoTechnical Dialogue: Towards a regional MSP vision for the Northern Mozambique Channel

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention Secretariat
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Publications and Reports

Technical Dialogue: Towards a regional MSP vision for the Northern Mozambique Channel

6 November 2023

Dar es Salam, Tanzania

 

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Tags: 
nocamo project, Integrated Management of the Marine and Coastal Resources of the Northern Mozambique Channel (NOCAMO)
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Ecosystem Management, Environment and Conservation, Environmental Governance, Planning and management, Resource Efficiency
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PDF icon Concept note_technical dialogue_NOCAMO_6th November 2023 Dar Es Salam.pdf
PDF icon Provisional_Agenda_NOCAMO Partner meeting_technical dialogue_06 Nov 2023.pdf
PDF icon Project Result Framework__NOCAMO_6th November 2023, Dar Es Salam.pdf

Focal Points and Partners Consultative Meeting Ahead of Nairobi Convention Eleventh Conference of Parties (COP 11)

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention Secretariat
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Conference of Parties (COPs)

Date:  March 25 - 28 2024

Location: Durban, South Africa

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Tags: 
consultative meetings, bureau meetings, Conference of Parties, program of work, expert meetings, eleventh conference of parties
Topics of the content: 
Climate Change, Cost-benefits analysis, Economic activities, Ecosystem Management, Environment and Conservation, Environmental Governance, Human Environment, Planning and management, Policy and Governance
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PDF icon Concept Note - Focal Points and Partners Consultative Meeting_25-28 March 24_29022024.pdf
PDF icon Provisional Agenda - Focal Points and Partners Consultative Meeting (25-28 March 2024).pdf
PDF icon Logistical Information Note for Focal Points and Partners Consultative Meeting 25 - 28 March 2024.pdf
PDF icon Draft Work Programme 2025 to 2028_.pdf
PDF icon Draft WIO Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (25March2024).pdf
PDF icon Nairobi Convention Integrated Programme for WIO March 2024.pdf
PDF icon WIO Plastics and chemicals meeting.pdf
PDF icon WIO Marine W&SQ Target Guidelines Design v12.pdf
PDF icon WIO Marine WQ Situation Assessment Design v14.pdf
PDF icon WIO Marine WQ Strategic Framework Design v04.pdf
PDF icon WIO Sustainable Port Development Situation Assessment Final Draft June 2023.pdf
PDF icon WIO Sustainable Port Development Toolkit Final Draft June2023.pdf
PDF icon WIO Sustainable Port Scenario Analysis Final Draft June 2023.pdf
PDF icon Nairobi Convention COP 11 Proposed Areas for Decisions (25-28 March 2024).pdf

Grant Opportunity: OCEAN Grants Programme- Empowering communities, transforming the ocean

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Call for proposals/applications/expression

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Tags: 
grants, grants opportunity, marine careers
Topics of the content: 
Ecosystem Management
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PDF icon About OCEAN.pdf
PDF icon OCEAN Grants Programme - FAQs.pdf
PDF icon OCEAN Grants Programme - Overview Presentation.pdf

Training Workshop: Implementation of the Strategic Framework on Water Quality at national and sub-national levels in the WIO region

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention Secretariat
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Trainings/Workshops/Capacity building

When: March 04 - 08, 2024

Where: Durban, South Africa

 

Meeting Documents

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Tags: 
water quality capacity building workshop, WIOSAP
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Ecosystem Management, Environment and Conservation, Environmental Governance, Harmful Substances, Human Environment, Resource Efficiency
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PDF icon WIO WQ Capacity Development_ Concept Note +Training Programme - March 2024.pdf
PDF icon Logistical Information Note Capacity Development Workshop on Coastal and Marine Water Quality Management in Durban South Africa[92].pdf

Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (Reports- 2023-2024)

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Regional Ocean Governance Task Force
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Reports

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Tags: 
Ocean governance, Ocean Governance Strategy, regional ocean governance strategy, rogs
Topics of the content: 
Ecosystem Management, Environment and Conservation, Planning and management, Policy and Governance
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PDF icon MRF_ROG Strand Report_7-9 Nov 2023.pdf
PDF icon ROG Strategy Checks by the Task Force_Combined Report_2 and 29 Nov 2023.pdf
PDF icon TD on Finance_Report_4 Oct 2023.pdf
PDF icon TD Ports, Shipping, Maritime Security_Report_31 Jan 24.pdf
PDF icon TD_Water Quality_Report_28 Sep 2023.pdf

The Eleventh Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention (COP 11)

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention Secretariat
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Antananarivo
Type of content: 
Conference of Parties (COPs)

Welcome to the Eleventh Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention (COP 11)

The Eleventh Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention (COP 11) is crucial in enhancing ongoing effort to protect, manage and develop the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. COP 11 will serve as a platform for reflection, collaboration, and decisive action by the Nairobi Convention Contracting Parties.

Dates

This year, COP11 will take place in two segments.
  1. The first segment will be held on the 20-21 of August 2024,  where Experts, Partners, and national Focal Points will be deliberating on the work programme and proposed areas of  Decisions.
  2. The second segment will be held on 22 of August 2024, where the Heads of Delegation meeting will evaluate the implementation of the Convention’s Programme of Work 2022–2024, guide on the work programme for 2025–2028 and provide strategic decision for the implementation of the Convention and its Protocols.

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Tags: 
cop 11, eleventh conference of parties, Conference of Parties, COP, Nairobi Convention
Topics of the content: 
Ecosystem Management, Environmental Governance, Planning and management, Policy and Governance
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PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_1_Provisional_Programme.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_COP11_1_Convention_Nairobi_ COP11 _Programme_Prévisionnel_FR_v2.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_2_Provisional_Agenda.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_2_Provisional_Agenda_18Jul2024.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_2_Ordre_du_Jour_Previsonnel_de_la_Convention_de_Nairobi_COP11 _FR_v2.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Report_of_the_Executive_Director_of_UNEP_on_COP10.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_I_Protocol_on_Integrated_Coastal_Zone_Management_of_the_Western_Indian_Ocean_(2023).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_III_Draft_Western_Indian_Ocean_Regional_Ocean_Governance_Strategy_(2024).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_IVa_Draft_Western_Indian_Ocean_Regional_Information_Management_Strategy_(IMS)_(2024).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_V_Regional_Oil_Spill_Preparedness_in_Eastern_Africa_and_the_Western_Indian_Ocean_(2020).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_VI_Western_Indian_Ocean_Marine_Spatial_Planning_Strategy_2021.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_VII_The_Regional_Framework_for_Ecosystem_Monitoring_in_the_Western_Indian_Ocean_2021.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_VIII_Western_Indian_Ocean_Strategic_Framework_for_Coastal_and_Marine_Water_Quality_Management.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_IX_Western_Indian_Ocean_Science_to_Policy_Platform_Report_(2023).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_XI_Transboundary_Diagnostic_Analyses_(TDA)_Volume_I.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_XI_Transboundary_Diagnostic_Analyses_(TDA)_Volume_II.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_XI_Transboundary_Diagnostic_Analyses_(TDA)_Volume_III.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_XII_Climate_Change_Vulnerability_Assessment_(CCVA)_toolkit.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_XIV_Western_Indian_Ocean_Sustainable_Ports_Scenario_Analysis_(2023).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex_XV_Western_Indian_Ocean_Sustainable_Port_Development_Situation_Assessment_(2023).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_3_Annex XVI_Western_Indian_Ocean_Sustainable_Port_Development_A_Toolkit_(2023).pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_4_Proposed_Programme_of_Work_2025-2028_Final_draft.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_COP11_4_Projet_de_Programme_de_Travail_pour_la_période_2025_2028_pour_la_Mise_en_œuvre_de_la_Convention_de_Nairobi.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_CP11_5_Draft_areas_of_decisions_for_COP11.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_COP11_5_Projet_de_Domaines_des_Decisions_pour_COP11_FR_v2.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_WIOMSA_Background_document_ABNJBBNJ WIO Region_2023.pdf
PDF icon Revised 40EAL 2025 2028 Budget_07 June 2024.pdf
PDF icon UNEPEAFCOP 11 2_1_Logistical Information Note for COP11 20 - 22 Aug 2024.pdf
PDF icon UNEP_EAF_COP11_3_COP11_Rapport_du_Directeur_Executif_de_lUNEP_FR_v2.pdf

Consultation workshop for the development of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) vision and roadmap for the Northern Mozambique Channel (NMC) region

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention Secretriat
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean, Maputo, Mozambique
Type of content: 
Concept note(s)

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Tags: 
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), blue economy, workshops, capacity building, nocamo
Topics of the content: 
Economic activities, Environment and Conservation, Planning and management, Resource Efficiency
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PDF icon Concept note - NMC MSP vision & roadmap (1).pdf

SWIOFC PP2 Kenya Scoping Missions/ Site Selection 23 February to 2 March 2024

Year Published: 
2024
Type of content: 
Reports

The one-year inception phase of the Environfish-WIO project began in March 2023 after the project

secured funding from SIDA some three months earlier. The 4-year Environfish project runs from

2024-2027. Stakeholder mapping and site selection missions have been conducted in Mozambique

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Tags: 
biodiversity, Ocean governance, Community based marine conservation and management
Topics of the content: 
Ecosystem Management, Environment and Conservation
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PDF icon SWIOFC PP2 Kenya Scoping Missions_V2 (3).pdf

Regional Ocean Governance Meeting - Swakopmund, Namibia

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean, Namibia
Type of content: 
Concept note(s)
The meeting in Swakopmund has brought together key stakeholders from across Africa to discuss and shape the future of ocean governance. Delegates include representatives from African Regional Seas Conventions, Regional Economic Communities, UNEP’s Regional Office for Africa, and the Nairobi Convention, among others. Their mission: to harmonize efforts, share insights, and create a unified strategy for managing the ocean and coastal resources sustainably.
 

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Tags: 
Ocean governance, Regional cooperation, rgional ocean governance
Topics of the content: 
Ecosystem Management, Environmental Governance, Planning and management, Policy and Governance
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PDF icon Updated_Draft Programme_Regional Ocean Governance Meeting_13062024.pdf

Western Indian Ocean Critical Habitats Outlook

Year Published: 
2024
Author(s): 
Nairobi Convention Secretariat
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Toolkits, guidelines and manuals
The WIO Critical Habitats Outlook is one of the main outputs of Component A of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project ‘Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities (WIOSAP)’, designed to respond to sustainable development goal (SDG) 14.2 and 14.5; and related Aichi Biodiversity targets, besides promoting various management approaches and tools.
 

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Tags: 
critical habitats, western indian ocean critical habitats, ecosystems, WIOSAP
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Climate Change, Ecosystem Management, Environment and Conservation, Environmental Governance, Harmful Substances, Human Environment, Policy and Governance, Resource Efficiency
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PDF icon Western Indian Ocean_CriticalHabitatsOutlook.pdf