Marine Regions Forum – 2023 The second Marine Regions Forum will takes place in the Western Indian Ocean region. The Marine Regions Forum strives to support transformations toward integrated and collaborative ocean governance for marine regions by advancing multi-stakeholder dialogue, facilitating exchanges of good practices, and strengthening cooperation within and among marine regions. It aims…
Inspired by, and contributing to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) Cairo Declaration of 2015, Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention adopted a Decision to develop a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (ROGS) for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) at their 10th Conference of Parties (COP) in November 2021. The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is actively supporting…
The Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium is the largest open scientific conference focused on the marine and coastal environment in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). It is a unique, regionwide, and global platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, capacity development, strategic action, and cooperation. The 12th edition of the WIOMSA Scientific Symposium…
Multi-stakeholder Working Group constituted to develop an Information Management Strategy for the Western Indian Ocean In November 2021 at the 10th Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention, Contracting Parties made a commitment to develop an Information Management Strategy (IMS) for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, under Decision CP.10/5. The Nairobi Convention is implementing…
Together with the Nairobi Convention Secretariat, the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) and GIZ, the Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) is part of a Support Team helping to build collective leadership capacity for a participatory Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (ROGS) development process. Several meetings convening and engaging a diverse and talented multi-stakeholder ROGS Task…
Mini Symposium: The Contribution of Marine Science in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction in the Western Indian Ocean to the Development of a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy The Nairobi Convention, through the support of SAPPHIRE and the partnership with GIZ through the WIO Governance Initiative, is currently facilitating the development of a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy.…
What do ocean governance and integrated ocean management mean? This episode of Ocean Insight by MeerWissen seeks to answer this question from the perspective of the Western Indian Ocean and the Nairobi Convention. Dive in and learn about the challenges of ocean governance in an international context, especially one as diverse as the WIO region.…
“The African ocean territories are of strategic importance on the continent, as they provide opportunities to fisheries, aquaculture, and blue economy activities,” Ms. Olushola Olayide, from the African Union (AU) proclaimed in her opening remarks at the virtual meeting of Regional Economic Communities and Commissions on the Development of an Ocean Governance Strategy for the Western…
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