Progress report for
Partnership for Implementing SDG14 in the Western Indian Ocean
Achievement at a glance
Since the conference, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has contributed 160 million SEK to the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) for the period 2018-2022.Sida also initiated cooperation in marine environment and fisheries management in the region between 2018 and 2021 in the order of SEK 80 million.
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) has engaged in close collaboration with the Nairobi Convention as part of the SwAM Ocean development program, funded by Sida. The primary aim of this work (2019-2021) is to develop a common and transparent decision support tool that facilitate the bridging of science and policy. Regional sharing of open source marine data is another expected output of WioSym. Moreover, SwAM has contributed with experiences on MSP and source to sea management at several regional conferences under the Nairobi Convention. A formal expression of understanding between SwAM and Nairobi Convention will be signed in 2020.
Beneficiaries
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