permanent commission for the south pacific. regional intergovernmental organization coordinates...
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PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC
CPPS
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
PERU
CHILE
Regional Intergovernmental Organization
Coordinates Regional Maritime Policies of it member states in the
Southeast Pacific
MEMBER STATES
1981: LIMA CONVENTION
Panamá – Colombia - Ecuador – Perú - Chile
Regional Seas Program(UNEP)
March 2011: States gave CPPS a mandate to coordinate participation of SEP in the RP
April 2011: CPPS Organized a working group of 2 contact points per state (political/technical)
Working Group reviewed the RP documents and recommended CPPS to organize a Workshop in the SEP within the framework of RP
CPPS prepared documentation according to Guidelines for Workshops to assist the RP Appendix 1: Information to be provided by
participants in advance of the workshop
CPPS role in the Regular Process
CPPS and member states coordinated actions with its NY delegations at UUNN.
At Ad-Hoc Working Group of the Whole meeting, (27-28 June 2011) all 5 states of SEP proposed to organize the first Workshop from the RP.
A Declaration was presented to the meeting, asking CPPS to coordinate such Workshop.
UNEP offered technical and financial support July-Sept: CPPS coordinated with UNEP and the
GOERP via telecom the organization of the Workshop (Chile as host country)
CPPS role in the Regular Process
Selected a Group of Experts from the Region Coordinated w/DOALOS all aspects of the
Workshop (via Chile as host country) Prepared documentation for Workshop
Assessments carried out in the Region Prioritization of the Outline of 1st Global integrated
Assessment. Created a Web page for the Workshop
CPPS: Under Guidelines for Workshop
Web page for the Workshop
Identified and catalogued available assessments in the region
GRAMED FORMAT
Prioritization of the Outline of 1st Assessment RP
1st Workshop (RP) Santiago de Chile(13th- 15th September 2011)
25 experts from the region’s 5 states 3 experts from the GOERP 5 experts from NEP 5 participants of states out of SP region UNEP/DOALOS/IOC Observers (FAO/WWF/TNC/Humboldt LME/ 6 participants of CPPS
Participants of the Workshop (52)
Session day 1 Presentations by GOERP (objectives, expected
output) Outline/criteria for Integrated Assessments/
Session day 2 (3 working groups) Physical Sciences Biological Sciences Socioeconomic Aspects
Session day 3 General discussions/Results and Conclusions
Outline of the Workshop
Results of discussions from the Workshop
States recognized the importance of RP and will seek the support of governments to carry out all cycles of RP
Experts identified existence of large amounts of data but not ready to use for an integrated assessment
Most of it physical and biological data, very limited socioeconomic data readily available
Most data is related to areas within coast and the continental platform. Need to expand data collection out of this area into the high seas
There is an urgent need of capacity building in integrated assessment
There is expertise in the region to tackle the
challenges of the RP, with the help of the GOERP and
experts from other regions
There is a need to reinforce the technical capacities of
experts from the region on issues related to the RP
Experts are committed to make available all relevant
information for the RP, and CPPS will make it
accessible for all cycles the Process.
Results of discussions from the Workshop
There is an urgent need to tackle the timetable of
the RP and select a pool of experts for RP asap.
Strong lobbying will be necessary to seek outside
funds for the RP from sources other that states,
UNEP and CPPS.
A mechanism for communication and coordination
will be necessary within the region for a follow up
of the implementation of the RP
Conclusions of the Workshop
All data identified as relevant for the RP, should be
further analyzed and verified by experts from the region
when available for the RP
Need to promote a coordination mechanism between
the SEP and the SWP to carry out assessments in the
high seas areas of the SP
Importance of carrying out Technical Workshops to
promote horizontal cooperation within the region for
training of local experts
Conclusions of the Workshop