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Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse and Information System

Regional Clearinghouse Development Workshop

Nairobi, Kenya, 26th Nov – 5th Dec 2007

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ADDRESSING LAND BASED ACTIVITIES

IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN

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ContextContext

Nairobi Convention Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from land-based Activities

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Key characteristicsKey characteristics

8 Participating countries 4-years implementation plan (2005-

2008) PMU at Nairobi Convention Secretariat

in Nairobi, Kenya Financed by GEF, Norway, UNEP and

participating countries Total budget: 8 M US$ (in cash) and 3.5

M US$ (in kind)

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Pollution from land-based sources

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Physical alteration and destruction of habitats

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Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

Improve the knowledge base and establish regional strategies for the reduction of stress to the marine and coastal ecosystem by improving water and sediment quality

Strengthen regional legal basis for preventing land-based sources of pollution

Develop regional capacity for sustainable, less polluting development, including implementation of the Nairobi Convention and its action plan

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Water, sediment and biota quality monitoring Water, sediment and biota quality monitoring and assessmentand assessment

Activities under this component include:

Regional assessment of the status of pollution

Training and equipment purchase

Water and sediment quality monitoring programme

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Various other regional assessmentsVarious other regional assessments

Policy, legal and institutional review

Status of Marine Litter problems

Status of MWW Management

EIA Management frameworks

Etc……

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The WIO-LaB demonstration projectsThe WIO-LaB demonstration projects

The WIO-LaB demonstration projects are intended to demonstrate innovative, appropriate and cost-effective technical and managerial approaches for addressing the impacts of land-based sources and activities.

A wetland-lagoon system for wastewater management at Shimo La Tewa Prison, Kenya

Development of eco-tourism in the Marine Park of Toliara - MadagascarCommunity based mangrove forest management - Mozambique

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Strengthening legal frameworkStrengthening legal framework

A new Protocol on Land-based Sources and Activities for the Nairobi Convention

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Capacity buildingCapacity building

• Water and sediment quality sampling and analysis (3x)

• Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Legal aspects of LBS/A Management

• Leadership in Environmental Management

• TDA and SAP• Marine Environmental

Governance• MWW Management (planned)

Based on a training needs assessment conducted by WIOMSA

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Guidelines for EA in the WIO: Why?Guidelines for EA in the WIO: Why?

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Regional coordinationRegional coordination

Strengthening partnerships for Environmental Governance of the Western Indian Ocean

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Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP)Action Programme (TDA/SAP)

A key output from the WIO-LaB project will be a geographically bound Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Programme (TDA/SAP) for the Western Indian Ocean Region, focusing on Land-based Sources and Activities.

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Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse MechanismNairobi Convention Clearinghouse Mechanism

A one-stop information portal on coastal and marine environment information for the WIO Region

Linked to the GPA CHM and ODINAFRICA Marine Atlases Project (OMAP)

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Activities undertaken so far:

1. Development of an Information Management Strategy for the Eastern Africa Coastal and Marine Regional CHM

2. Workshop on the Development of a CHM on the Eastern African Coastal and Marine Environment: 9-11 May 2006, Nairobi

3. Appointment of National CHM Focal Institutions (NFI) and establishment of National Working Groups

4. Development of basic CHM system/infrastructure

5. Individual country visits to each NFI by UNEP/DEWA

6. Training workshop on the development of the Nairobi Convention CHM, 13-17 August 2007, Mauritius

7. Establishment of Memorandums of Understanding and Procurement of servers for each of the Focal Institutions

8. Official launch of the CHM during the 5th Conference of Parties of the Nairobi Convention

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Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse MechanismMechanism

Next steps:

1. Population of the regional and national CHM nodes

2. Training and awareness raising on the CHM

3. Continuous maintenance and updating of the databases