third groundwater integration dialogue

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III UNESCO-GEF IW:LEARN
Groundwater integration Dialogue
“Managing Groundwater in Coastal Areas and SIDS”
Large Marine Ecosystems:
Community of Practices
Alejandro Iglesias-Campos
7 May 2014 – Athens, GR

2. Large Marine Ecosystems
http://www.unesco.org/new/twap-lme

3. IOC Assembly Decision 5.4.4
• Welcomes the proposal to develop and implement a
new GEF project on Strengthening Global
Governance of Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) and
their Coasts;
• Supports the role of the Commission in leading the
implementation of the project and in hosting a Project
Coordination Unit at its headquarters;
• Requests the Executive Secretary to mobilise extra-
budgetary resources to support the position of project
coordinator as well as the operations of the Project
Coordination Unit;
• Invites Member States and donor agencies to
support through extra-budgetary resources
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4. Project objective
• To improve global ecosystem-based governance of
Large Marine Ecosystems and their coasts by
generating knowledge, building capacity,
harnessing public and private partners, and
supporting south-to-south learning and north-to-
south learning.
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5. 1. Global and regional network of
partners to enhance EBM to support
GEF/LME/ICAM/MSP/MPA projects
• Enhanced network of partners working together in GEF-
LME/ICM/MPA projects.
• Increased interaction between GEF- LME, MPA and ICM
projects and other marine and coastal initiatives
supported by GEF and partner organizations.
• Increased collaboration and coordination between GEF-
LME, ICM and MPA projects and partners, within the
geographic boundaries of LMEs.
• Progress towards fully integrated ‘ridge to reef’
ecosystem-based management of freshwater and marine
transboundary water systems,
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6. 1. Global and regional network of
partners to enhance EBM to support
GEF/LME/ICAM/MSP/MPA projects
• Outputs:
1. COP established
2. Steering Committee functioning
3. Technical Working Groups organised
4. Regional LME networks established
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7. 2. Best LME Governance practices
• GEF LME/ICM/MPA projects equipped with new tools
that incorporate ICM, MPAs and climate variability and
change.
• Innovative approaches captured and available for use by
GEF projects
• Facilitate the exchange of experiences between LME’s
on data and information management
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8. 2. Best LME Governance practices
• Outputs:
1. Series of validated methods and new tools to address priority
transboundary issues and national governance reforms
2. An LME/ICM/MPA Toolkit for adaptive ecosystem-based
governance
3. Codification of experiences and best practices from GEF
LME/ICM/MPA projects
4. Establishment of an "LME/ IW environmental data management
committee".
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9. 3. Capacity development, twinning and
learning exchanges
• Increased collaboration and learning with non-GEF
marine and coastal initiatives (e.g. Seascapes)
• GEF LME/ICM/MPA practitioners trained in new
techniques and approaches for ecosystem-based 5-
modular assessment
• Increased capacity of GEF LME, ICM and MPA
project staff and practitioners, to address the new
ecosystem-based governance priorities in GEF6
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10. 3. Capacity development, twinning and
learning exchanges
• Outputs:
1. Functional dialogue, project twinning, learning
exchanges, and training workshops
2. GEF LME/ICM/MPA practitioners fully trained
3. New training materials developed (with partners)
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11. 4. Communication, dissemination and
outreach
• Communication of results to stakeholders, increased
awareness of LME issues and engagement in
networks through global and regional LME /COPs
• Strategy developed for showcasing LME and ICM
assessment and governance best practices among
project stakeholders.
• Global policy discussions informed and impacted
LME/ICM/MPA governance project.
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12. 4. Communication, dissemination and
outreach
• Outputs:
1. Global LME/ICM/MPA- communication platform
2. Lessons from GEF ecosystem-based
LME/ICM/MPA projects disseminated through
IW:LEARN website, and other IW:learn related
activities
3. Publication of findings from LME/ICM/MPA projects in
peer-reviewed journals
4. Participation of GEF ecosystem-based
LME/ICM/MPA project staff and practitioners in
regional and global conferences
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谢谢
XVI Annual LME Meeting - CoP
Paris (FR) 9-11 July 2014

14. Topics for designing toolkits were assessed for:
• Governance
• Social Aspects of environmental policy
• Environmental economic analysis
• Large Marine Ecosystem framework toolkit
• LME/GEF Project toolkit
Example of tools

15. - Hosting of the LME Partnership Secretariat at IOC Hq/Paris (office
space, equipment, communications, furniture)
- Global network of IOC Regional Offices and Project office,
including three Regional Sub-Commissions (Caribbean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Atlantic /Western Indian Ocean, IODE Project
office)
Secretariat contribution to project activities
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