2024

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The Eleventh Meeting of the Nairobi Convention Conference of Parties (NC COP 11) for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region ended with decisions aimed at ensuring the health and sustainability of the region’s marine ecosystems.Held   in   Antananarivo,   Madagascar   from

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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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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