Transcript CLME + SAP
LME LAC COP, Cancun, September 2015 The CLME+ Project and the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for sustainable shared Living Marine Resources Management (CLME + SAP) Patrick Debels Regional Project Coordinator [email protected] LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of the world's oceans, encompassing coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundaries of continental shelves and the outer margins of the major ocean current systems, and/or occupying semi-enclosed seas. LMEs typically cover relatively large areas, characterized by distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations of marine species (NOAA, 2014). The LME concept was adopted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as a meaningful geospatial unit for the implementation of an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach. Due to the transboundary nature of many LMEs, their adoption as a management unit generally requires inter-national coordination and collaboration. CLME+ = 2 LMEs Caribbean LME + North Brazil Shelf LME Globally, 66 different LMEs have been delineated MARINE CURRENTS IN THE CARIBBEAN Currents - january Source: http://www.1yachtua.com/ LIONFISH INVASION http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesAnimatedMap.aspx?speciesID=963 CLME+ region = 2 LMEs: the CARIBBEAN LME and the NORTH BRAZIL SHELF LME 25 GEF-eligible countries + 19 dependent territories + USA 2009-2014 CLME Project: Sustainable Management of shared living marine resources in the CLME and adjacent areas 2015-2020 CLME+ Project : Objective: Facilitating EBM/EAF in the CLME+ for the sustainable and climate resilient provision of goods and services from shared living marine resources, in line with the endorsed CLME+ SAP • Transboundary Diagnostic analyses • Development of Strategic Action Programme Catalyzing the implementation of the politically endorsed 10-year Strategic Action Programme CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES: 3 KEY PROBLEMS throughout the CLME+ CLIMATE CHANGE POLLUTION UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES SOCIETAL CHANGE HABITAT DEGRADATION Through the Strategic Action Programme, the States and territories in the CLME+ region are adopting the following long-term vision on the marine environment: Vision statement for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LMEs: “a healthy marine environment in the CLME+ provides benefits and livelihoods for the well-being of the people of the region” more fully articulated: “healthy marine ecosystems that are adequately valued and protected through robust, integrative and inclusive governance arrangements at regional, sub-regional, national and local levels, which in turn effectively enable adaptive management that maximizes, in a sustainable manner, the provision of goods and services in support of enhanced livelihoods and human well-being”. ROOT CAUSES of the 3 (+1) CLME issues GOVERNANCE • Weaknesses in • limited HUMAN & FINANCIAL resources; • inadequate (ACCESS to) DATA and INFORMATION/KNOWLEDGE • inadequate public AWARENESS and INVOLVEMENT • inadequate consideration of the VALUE of ECOSYSTEM goods & services • POPULATION GROWTH and CULTURAL pressures; • trade and EXTERNAL DEPENDENCY Interactive governance the whole of interactions among civil, public and private actors taken to solve societal problems and to create societal opportunities; including the formulation & application of principles guiding those interactions and care for institutions that enable and control them CLME Strategic Action Programme: 3 Regional Strategies APPLY SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE! As of 07/02/2014, 31 ministers in 22 countries have endorsed CLME+ SAP + CLME Project (2015-19, USD 12.5M) Catalyzing the implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the sustainable management of shared living marine resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) COMPONENTS OF THE CLME+ PROJECT (PIF) C1 ENHANCE THE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS facilitate C3 DEMONSTRATE EBM/EAF (prioritize/select – limited $) building on results from C1&2 C2 BUILD THE CAPACITY TO MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE ENHANCED ARRANGEMENTS demonstrate C4 FEASIBILITY STUDIES – INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR UPSCALING OF RESULTS scale-up, replicate enable REGION-WIDE M&E OF SAP IMPLEMENTATION track progress, foster synergies, avoid duplication, review/revise approach C5 UNDP/GEF Caribbean & North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems Project (CLME+) co-financing/co-executing partners prospective partners (declarations of intent) CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES: 3 KEY ISSUES throughout the CLME+ UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIETAL CHANGE Oil Spills Protocol POLLUTION LBS Protocol Cartagena Convention HABITAT DEGRADATION SPAW Protocol Component 2 Proposed Action Facilitate the development of Regional Strategies and Actions Plans for the protection of marine habitats and the reduction of impacts from nutrients on marine ecosystems in the CLME+ (linked to Component 4) Component 4 Proposed Action Conduct a baseline and (pre)feasibility assessment of the investment needs and opportunities to protect and restore key habitats, reduce the impacts of pollution on human well-being, and safeguard the goods & services provided by marine ecosystems Coordinate the development of investment plans to reduce LBS pollution, with special attention to pollution sources known to cause substantial impacts on the provision of marine ecosystem goods and services that are of critical importance for human well-being and socio-economic development Coordinate the development of investment plans for large-scale action on habitat protection and restoration, with special attention for habitats of critical importance in terms of the current and potential future provision of ecosystem goods & services, and contributions to Global Environmental Benefits (GEBs) Component 5 Proposed Action Contribute to the development of the “State of the Marine Ecosystems and associated Living Resources in the CLME+ region” report and the development of a prototype CLME+ SAP monitoring and evaluation web portal including but not limited to the development of the State of Convention Area Report COLLABORATION/COORDINATION WITH MEXICO, others • Invitation to formalize participation in the CLME+ Project Co-financing commitment to the project? (formal letter) Representation on the CLME+ Project Steering Committee (NFP, NICs) Become part of the CLME+ Partnership: enhance coordination with, and among sLMR programmes & initiatives in the region • • Declaration of Intent, “Aide Memoire”, Memorandum of Understanding Use the above to access resources! (local + transboundary actions) Thank you www.clmeproject.org CLME Project Coordination Unit Cartagena, Colombia (57) (5) 664 88 82 [email protected] / [email protected]