Sustainable Management of the Coastal and Marine Resources
Indian Ocean Commission
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Description
The partnership is implemented through project approach. The activities to be carried out are outlined in the annual work program and guided by thematic experts recruited by the Indian Ocean Commission. The priority actions to be implemented are driven by country need. Collaboration with national institutions, e.g. Universities, specialised institutions, etc…are also established to ensure national commitment and for sustainability of actions. Collaboration with regional and international institutions and secretariats of international and regional conventions are established. Recently more specifically for livelihood activities, mechanisms have been put in place to allow the participation of non-state actors through implementation of small grants and the participation of the private sector has been highly encouraged.
Capacity building needs assessment and the capacity of the institutions are assessed at the start of the program. Training are provided mostly to enhance technical capacity of technicians and these training could be either in the form of practical or through workshops and seminars. To strengthen institutional capacity tools and equipment are made available where required. In the field of fisheries management for instance, joint sea and air surveillance missions has been organised. These missions would involve the participation of fisheries inspectors from all the fisheries surveillance centres. National databases shall be available and a protocol shall be put in place to ensure exchanges of scientific information ensuring that countries keep ownership of their data.
The partnership is coordinated by the secretariat of the Indian Ocean Commission with regular reporting and review exercises with the EU. The focus island countries benefit from this partnership through regional projects designed through consultations with national authorities and national and regional partners. The coordination mechanism is done both at national and regional level. To ensure coordination and effectiveness of the funds, at national level, national focal points are appointed for each program and at regional level regional steering committees are put in place to guide the implementation of action, propose corrective measures and provide guideline for future actions. Furthermore the Indian Ocean Commission secretariat will report to the Governments through the institutions’ governance structure, which comprise of the Permanent Liaison Officers meeting and its council of Ministers meeting to which the development partner would also participate.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
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Gina Bonne, Ms