CONVENTION

Mombasa MSP Training 10th – 14th Sept. 2018

Jared Bosire United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ecosystems Division Email: [email protected]

Except where otherwise noted, content in this work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 (International) UNEP/Nairobi Convention

The Nairobi Convention, which was first signed in 1985 and entered into force in 1996, is part of UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme.

The programme aims to address the accelerating degradation of the world’s oceans and coastal areas through the sustainable management and use of the marine and coastal environment.

2 UNEP/Nairobi Convention Vision: a partnership between governments, civil society and the private sector, working towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region with healthy rivers, coasts and oceans

• Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean

• Strengthens regional cooperation and a provides viable avenue for wider engagement with relevant initiatives in the region

• A useful unifying factor and a tool for cooperative management of the common natural resources in the region

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The Contracting Parties: • • • • • • • • • • Why WIO Matters

65 million people live within 10 km of wider 5% global WIO Coast Over 40 EBSA & industrialized fish approx. 700 catch ( 4 million Seamounts identified tonnes /yr)

Estimated GMP > US$ 11,257 marine species 20 Billion/year (13% endemic to WIO)

Emerging Oil & Gas 2,200 fish species (83% frontier of global of known fish families) interest WIO REGION Ocean Economy in the WIO Region

Economic value of the goods and services provided by the marine and coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean region is estimated at;

 Over US $20 billion GMP (ASCLME – SAP, WWF 2016)

 Asset base of US$ 333.8 billion Threats to marine and coastal ecosystems in the WIO Region

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ILLEGAL OVERFISHING POLLUTION FISHING FROM LAND BASED SOURCES BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT LOSS

CLIMATE OCEAN INADEQUATE CHANGE ACIDIFICATION STEWARDSHIP & IMPACTS LAW ENFORCEMENT Opportunities in the WIO Region

Existing Development Opportunities and Possible OIL & GAS AQUACULTURE WIND ENERGY Futures

DEEP-SEA LUXURY OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION MINING TOURISM Nairobi Convention working frameworks

• Providing a framework for dialogue between governments on trans- boundary issues on SDG14

• Providing an important link between governments and the civil society – on priority setting when there are competing interests –especially in implementation of priority actions on coastal and marine issues?

• Providing a platform for science - policy dialogue between - Scientist; policy makers and civil society on priority issues – climate science including impacts of climate

• Governance of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ): building on existing regional institutions and developing area based management tools (e.g. MSP) to promote blue economy pathways Regional collaboration

• Support governments in WIO to Internalize the area based planning approaches through projects/initiatives in;  Marine Spatial Planning;  Ecosystem Based Management  Marine Protected Areas • Support a regional approach on oceans governance – for regional action on:  Representativeness of MPA’s at a regional scale and 10% of protected areas - effectiveness in quality and quantity  Working with regional governments in promoting Blue Economy  Transboundary management including adjacency in ABNJ

• Overall delivery of SDG14 and collateral delivery of other SDGs………. Relevant Projects

• WIOSAP: Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities • UNEP Implemented and Nairobi Convention executed

• SAPPHIRE: ‘Western Indian Ocean Large marine Ecosystem Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonization and Institutional Reforms’ project. • UNDP implemented and Nairobi Convention executed

• Both GEF Funded for 5 years WIOSAP

• Component A: Sustainable management of critical habitats - protection, restoration and management of critical coastal habitats and ecosystems. • Component B: Improved water quality – the need for WIO region’s water quality to attain international standards by the year 2035. • Component C: Sustainable management of river flows – promoting wise management of river basins in the WIO region. • Component D: Governance and Regional Collaboration: strengthening governance and awareness in the WIO region SAPPHIRE

• Component 1: Supporting Policy Harmonization and Management Reforms towards improved ocean governance • Component 2: Stress Reduction through Community Engagement and Empowerment in Sustainable Resources Management • Component 3: Stress Reduction through Private Sector/Industry Commitment to transformations in their operations and management practices • Component 4 : Delivering best practices and lessons through innovative ocean governance demonstration • Component 5 : Capacity Development to realize improved ocean governance in the WIO region Nairobi Convention Twitter: @ http://www.unep.org/NairobiConvention/ Email: [email protected] 2025/1250762Phone: 20 +254 Programme UnitedEnvironment Nations Policy EnvironmentalImplementation of Division Convention Nairobi Secretariat NCSecretariat Thank you