Transcript Oceans and Coasts at Rio+20: Informal Dialogue and Information

Oceans and Coasts at Rio+20:
Informal Dialogue and Information-Sharing
Biliana Cicin-Sain
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands and
University of Delaware
March 8, 2011, UNESCO Conference Room
1
Purpose of this Consultation
• To provide a venue for sharing of information,
perspectives, and initiatives on Rio+20
• To foster a process of collaboration to ensure that
oceans and coasts are adequately addressed in the
Rio+20 process
• Provide input on how the Global Forum could
help contribute to these goals through critical
assessments and regional consultations
2
UNCED Process
•
UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) or Rio+20 aims to
secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess
progress made in sustainable development, and address new and emerging
challenges
•
Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, adopted at first Rio Summit, provided for the
protection and sustainable development of marine and coastal resources with
the application of new approaches to marine and coastal area management at
all levels, calling for an integrated and precautionary approach, and
emphasized the issues related to SIDS.
•
At the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10), world leaders
committed to specific targets on:
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Ecosystem-based approach and integrated management;
Protection of the marine environment from land-based activities;
Reduction of biodiversity loss and establishment of marine protected areas;
Sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS);
Fisheries management;
Integrated water resources management;
Global marine assessment; and
Coordination of UN ocean-related activities.
3
Global Oceans Forum
• 1992 Earth Summit
The now Secretariat of the Global Oceans Forum, the
International Coastal and Ocean Organization,
participated, since 1991, in the UNCED process, especially
focused on the development of Chapter 17 of Agenda 21
• 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development
Global Forum itself was mobilized in 2001, with the strong
support of AOSIS, to help governments place issues related
to oceans, coasts, and SIDS on the WSSD agenda
• Since 2002, has brought together ocean leaders from all
sectors from over 110 countries to advance the global
oceans agenda
4
Global Oceans Forum
• 5 Global conferences:
--2001, 2003, 2006 at UNESCO, Paris (hosted by
IOC/UNESCO)
--2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam (hosted by Government
of Vietnam)
--2010, at UNESCO, Paris (hosted by UNESCO
and Government of France)
• Multistakeholder cross-sectoral policy dialogues;
promotion of oceans at the highest political level;,
capacity building; public engagement with the
museums and aquaria
5
Global Oceans Forum
• Has promoted the implementation of international
agreements related to oceans, coasts, and SIDS by
assessing progress made, and identifying obstacles and
opportunities for achieving sustainable development
• Has been reporting on progress achieved on each of the
WSSD ocean-related goals through policy briefs, expert
working groups and multi-stakeholder dialogues
6
Global Oceans Forum Reports
7
Financial or In-Kind Contributors to the Global Forum
Intergovernmental Organizations
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Asian Development Bank
Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization
Global Environment Facility
GEF International Waters Learning Exchange and
Resource Network
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission; Division of Ecological Sciences; Division of
Water Sciences; Environment and Development in Coastal
Regions and in Small Islands)
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme (Global
Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment from Land-based Activities; CBD Secretariat)
World Bank
8
World Bank Institute
Funding—Governments
(20 govts, developed and developing)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Government of Australia
Government of Barbados
Flemish Government, Belgium
Government of Canada (DFO; CIDA; DFAIT)
Government of France (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs,
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development. and the Sea, Secretariat
General de la Mer, French Marine Protected Areas Agency)
Government of Indonesia (Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)
Government of Italy (Ministry of Environment and Territory)
Government of Grenada
Government of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Maritime Affairs and
Fisheries, KORDI, Yeosu Expo)
Government of Mexico (Secretariat of Environment and Natural
Resources, Comision Consultiva del Agua)
Government of Monaco
Funding—Governments
– Government of Mozambique
– Government of the Netherlands, Department of Nature
– Government of Portugal (Intersectoral Oceanographic Commission,
Ministry of Science, Technology and High Education; Strategic
Commission on the Oceans; Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
– Government of Seychelles
– Government of Singapore (Ministry of Foreign Affairs; National Parks
Board)
– Government of the United States of America (NOAA: National Ocean
Service (Coastal Services Center, International Program Office),
National Marine Fisheries Service; Department of State; USAID)
– Government of United Kingdom, Defra
– Government of Vietnam (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment, VASI)
– European Commission– DG-MARE, DG-Environment
•
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
•
–
–
–
–
–
•
−
–
–
–
–
•
International Organizations, NGOs, Foundations
International Organizations
Commission Peripherique des Regions Maritimes, Europe
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
European Environment Agency
Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP)
Nongovernmental Organizations
International Ocean Institute
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Oceana
The Nature Conservancy
World Wildlife Fund
Foundations
Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal
Lighthouse Foundation, Germany
Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), Portugal
Nippon Foundation, Japan
Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Japan
Partnership for Climate, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (comprising twenty intergovernmental
organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society organizations)
Research Centers, Museums and Aquaria
• Research Centers
– Center for Ocean Solutions, Monterey
– Centro de Ecologia, Pesquerias y Oceanografia del Golfo de Mexico
(EPOMEX), Universidad Autonoma de Campeche, Mexico
– Dalhousie University, Marine and Environmental Law Institute
– InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP)
– Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations
(IDDRI), France
– Plymouth Marine Laboratory/Partnership for the Observation of the
Global Oceans
– Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
– University of Delaware, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy
– University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center
– Global Change Institute - University of Queensland
• Aquaria and Museums
–
–
–
–
–
Centre de Decouverte du Monde Marin, Nice, France
NAUSICAA (Centre National de la Mer), France
Oceanario de Lisboa
World Ocean Observatory
World Ocean Network
Global Forum Involvement in
Rio Conventions
• Oceans Days at UNFCCC COP 15 and COP 16
• Oceans Day at Nagoya at CBD COP 10
13
Oceans Day at UNFCCC COP 17
and at CBD COP 11
• Working with South Africa in UNFCCC
COP 17 (November 28-December 9, 2011,
Durban)
• Planning with India for CBD COP 11
(October 8-19, 2012, New Delhi)
Themes
Rio+20 Process
• Assessing Progress (or lack thereof) since UNCED/WSSD
• Green Economy in the Context of Poverty Eradication and
Sustainable Development (GESDPE)
– Investing in natural capital; supported by valuation of ecosystem services
– Creating green jobs
– Moving toward a low-carbon economy
• Must understand and avoid potential negative aspects; “green
protectionism”
• Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development
– Covers a spectrum of formal and less formal bodies, organizations,
networks and arrangements that are involved in sustainable development
– Conference will further strengthen the institutional framework and
enhance the integration of the three pillars of sustainable development
- Focus on addressing weaknesses in coordination and compliance
- Options for strengthening international environmental governance (IEG)
15
Rio+20 Process
• Oceans have been emphasized by a number
of delegations
• Aim to be of support to country efforts to
define an oceans and coasts agenda
• Aim to work with developing countries with
significant ocean interests in their national
preparations for Rio+20 (UNDESA/UNDP
effort to build capacity)
16
Global Oceans Forum
Planned Rio+20 Activities
1) Conduct of assessments– through Working
Groups (250 experts in 70 countries). Your
collaboration kindly invited
--Assessing progress towards global ocean
commitments
--The role of the oceans in the new low-carbon
green economy
--Oceans and improved international environmental
governance
2) Securing political commitment for sustainable
development
17
Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio+20
1. Assessments of specific UNCED/WSSD targets—
Short papers
– Status of ocean ecosystems and coastal communities, in the
context of climate change and continuing biodiversity loss
– Addressing critical uncertainties for the management of the
marine environment and climate change
– Extent of achievement of ecosystem-based, integrated ocean
and coastal management in areas of national jurisdiction
(coastal zones, EEZ), in areas beyond national jurisdiction,
and through regional efforts, such as the Large Marine
Ecosystem (LME) approach and Regional Seas Programmes
Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio+20
1. Assessments of specific UNCED/WSSD
targets— cont.
–
Status and prospects for fisheries and
aquaculture within and outside of national
jurisdiction
–
Special issues associated with SIDS and oceans,
especially in the context of climate change
–
Biodiversity loss, climate change, and networks
of marine protected areas
–
Financing, capacity development, and public
outreach/ The needs and the challenges
Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio+20
2. Assessment of the role of the oceans in the
low-carbon green economy
– Ocean-based renewable sources of energy,
offshore wind, wave, tidal power
– Blue carbon, valuing carbon storage in marine
and coastal ecosystems
– Possible carbon capture and storage in deep-sea
areas (environmentally friendly methods)
– Subsidies and eco-tax reform
– Addressing the concerns of developing
countries regarding the green economy
Planned Assessments on Oceans and Rio+20
3. Assessment of the role of improved international
environmental governance in relation to oceans
Oceans represent the quintessential case for the need for
improvement in global environmental governance.
– E.g. Joint implementation of international environmental
agreements
– UN coherence, need for greater attention to oceans in the UN
system
– Enhanced climate adaptation and mitigation funding for SIDS and
coastal countries
– Incorporating oceans-related issues into the work/programme of
the UNFCCC
– Gaps in the Law of the Sea Convention, especially in marine areas
beyond national jurisdiction
– Institutionalize the operation of the Regular Process of global
reporting and assessment of the marine environment, including
socio-economic aspects
Securing political commitment
for sustainable development
• Preparation of a summary ocean brief containing a coherent
list of policy actions for presentation at national multistakeholder assessment workshops planned under the
UNDESA/UNDP effort to support national preparations for
Rio+20, other capacity building for Rio+20 activities
• Consultations with government and other leaders—Fall 2011
• Holding of 6th Global Oceans Conference (draft date
January-February 2012)
• Input into the UNCSD process
22
Purpose of Discussion
• Share perspectives on building the oceans
agenda for Rio+20 and beyond
• Share initiatives, planned work
• Suggestions on continuing modes of
collaboration/information sharing