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ouse THE NAIROBI CONVENTION
CLEARINGHOUSE AND
INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM
26 November-5 December 2007, Silver Springs, Nairobi, Kenya
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ouse • Development of human resource capacities and
appropriate information infrastructure at national level
• Development of an enabling environment for assessment (through advocacy of standards necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute and improve utilization of essential data)
• Ready access to scientific, technical, environmental, legal and policy level information essential for the sustainable development of the coastal and marine environment.
Objectives of the Clearinghouse
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Background of the Training• Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse
Implementation Plan
• A follow-up to the August 2007 Training in Mauritius and recommendations of participants
• The current training is organized by UNEP for the Nairobi Convention countries
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Nairobi Convention Clearinghouse• Development of comprehensive national data
inventory with common standards and built-in functions
• Provision of basic, selected and/or critical datasets by participating institutions
• Internet data dissemination and automation of the data to information and information to knowledge process.
Clearinghouse Activities
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Progress on Clearinghouse in 2007• National Planning meetings (May – June)
• A regional capacity building training workshop (August)
• MOUs discussed and approved (Aug-Nov)
• Procurement of Clearinghouse severs (Nov)
• Launch of the Clearinghouse on (7 Nov)
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Participants in the August training: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles
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Trends in Environmental Leadership1. Climate Change –vulnerable states’ resilience to a changing climate (COP5 Decision
5/7 on SIDS)
2. Ecosystem Management – States use sustainable ecosystems management approaches (COP5 Decision 5/2 - MTTF)
3. Environmental Governance –strengthening processes, institutions, laws, policies, programmes at country and regional global levels to secure sustainable development (COP5 Decision 5/1)
4. Environmental dimension of disaster and conflict – build national capacities to minimize environmental threats to human well being (COP5 Decision 5/3)
5. Hazardous substances – Minimize the environmental and human impact of harmful substances including pollution (COP5 Decision 5/3)
6. Resource use efficiency – sustainable consumption and production (COP5 Decision 5/6, 5/8)
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Localizing Trends in Environmental Leadership
Implementing emerging environmental priorities through: • Sound science for decision-makers through early
warning, monitoring and assessment• Advocacy, awareness-raising and
communications• Capacity-Building and Technology Support• Co-operation, coordination and partnerships• Sustainable financing by mobilizing sufficient
finance to meet environmental challenges
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Deliverables expected from the Training• Detailed inventory of the Western Indian Ocean
Region, and “mapping” of existing programmes, project and initiatives
• Functioning data sharing mechanism as well as data exchange protocols respecting licensing, security, confidentiality and other related issues
• Regularly updated data and information and to improve outreach, increase visibility of countries success stories and projects
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ouse 1. To follow up to the August 2007 training ‐
workshop on the development of the Nairobi Convention clearinghouse
2. Participants to build and customize their specific national data portal and populate it• The training process - 4 days• Data population - 5 days• Review – half day
Programme for the training
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• Metadata• Mapping• Data management,
exchange• Environmental
alerts• Methodologies• Learning tools
Some Clearinghouse Capabilities
http://gridnairobi.unep.org/CHMPortal
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WE CAN DO IT
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