Policy and Governance
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) regional Science to Policy Workshop aimed to promote the linkages between science and policy for evidence-based decision-making and provide timely technical advice and policy recommendations. The 2021 workshop was themed ‘Transition to a Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Blue Economy: Addressing the challenges and seizing the opportunities.
The expected outputs of the workshop were:
The Nairobi Convention in collaboration with WIOMSA and other partners are convening the 2021 Science to Policy Dialogue over three days from the 23rd – 25th March 2021.
This year’s theme is: Transitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy in the WIO region: Addressing the challenges and harnessing opportunities
To access the abstracts of papers to be presented in the meeting, GO HERE.
Country Presentations on Status of MSP
- Comoros
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
The fourth Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonisation and Institutional Reforms’ (SAPPHIRE) Project Steering Committee (PSC) was held in parallel with the mid-term review of the SAPPHIRE project. Additionally, the SAPPHIRE project ha
All Marine Spatial Planning and Information Management Workshop Documents and Presentations are accesible HERE.
- Local-level Marine Spatial Planning - Kilifi County Spatial Plan 2022
In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States, set out 17 interconnected
The fourth SAPPHIRE Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting was held to:
i) Review the SAPPHIRE project progress and expenditure to date,
ii) Approve the project’s workplan and budget for 2022,
iii) Appraise the ongoing mid-term review,
iv) Review the progress in the development of the regional Ocean Governance Strategy, and