Wageningen, 21 June, 2012

Overview of UNDP/UNESCO-IOC GEF CLME Project

Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem &

Adjacent Regions • Participating States -23 GEF- Eligible countries and 2 Associated

countries • Timeline: May, 2009 –April, 2013 • GEF Focal Area: International Waters • Financing: GEF $7M ; co-financing $45M • Implementing Agencies: UNDP & UNESCO-IOC

• Executing Agency: UNOPS

GOAL Sustainable provision of goods and services by the shared living marine

resources of the WCR

OBJECTIVE Sustainable management of the shared living marine resources of the CLME

through an integrated management approach that will meet WSSD targets for sustainable fisheries

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES To identify, analyze and agree upon major issues, root causes and actions required to achieve

sustainable management of the shared LMR in the CLME.

To improve the shared knowledge base for sustainable use and management of transboundary LMR

To implement legal, policy and institutional reforms to acheive sustainable transboundary living marine resources management.

To develop an institutional and procedural approach to LME level monitoring, evaluation and reporting

CLME Geographic Scope

Ecosystem Approach to Management

• CLME project advocates using ecosystem approaches to management: The ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way to reach a balance between conservation, sustainable use and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources (CBD, 1992)

– Ecosystem approach to fisheries management

– Ecosystem-based management

Key Fisheries Ecosystems of CLME Project

• Reef Ecosystem Biodiversity & Fisheries

• Continental Shelf Fisheries

• Pelagic Fisheries

Key Transboundary Issues

• Unsustainable exploitation of resources

• Pollution

• Habitat degration and community modification

CLME Project Components

• Transboudary Diagnostic Assessments • Pilot Projects and Case Studies • Development of a proposed Regional Governance

Framework • Development of an IMS/REMP • Strategic Action Programme • Project Management

Finalized Under Dev. Under Dev. Initiated Under Dev. Ongoing

Transboundary Diagnostic Assessments, TDA

• Scientific and technical process of fact-finding (or diagnosing) the state of, and threats to, international waters

– Identify, quantify and set priorities for environment problems

– Identify immediate underlying root causes for environmental problems

Casual Chain Analysis

• Causal Chain Analysis traces the cause-effect pathways from the socioeconomic and environmental impacts back to its root causes.

• Understanding the linkages between issues affecting the transboundary aquatic environment and their causes, stakeholders will be better placed to support sustainable and cost-effective interventions.

ACTIONS OF CLME SAP Causal Chain Analyses

environmental & socio-economic

impacts

root causes

Pilot Projects and Case Studies

• Utilize best available information, including credible science-based assessments, in reviewing and strengthening governance/management and policy processes.

– Spiny lobster pilot project (OSPESCA) – Reef fishery and reef biodiversity pilot project (UNEP-

CAR/RCU) – Shrimp & groundfish case study – (FAO) – Case study on the Eastern Caribbean flyingfish –

(CRFM) – Case study on the Large pelagic fishery – (CRFM)

What is a Strategic Action Programme?

• Negotiated policy document

• Endorsed at the highest level of all relevant sectors

• Establishes clear priorities and commitments for action to resolve the priority problems identified in the TDA

• Undertaken prior to the development of technical assistance, capacity-building, or investment projects

Key Problems

the SAP development process & TDA guidance

EcoQOs: 3 ecosystem fisheries, 3 problems + Socio-economics (Societal Benefits) Strategic Directions defined Priority Actions selected = draft SAP assembled SAP approved by CLME Steering Committee Endorsement @ ministerial level, all countries

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Root Causes

Vision for the Wider Caribbean

DATA AND INFORMATION

ANALYSIS AND ADVICE

REVIEW AND EVALUATION

IMPLEMENT-ATION

DECISION MAKING

Policy Cycle

LME Governance Framework

Climate change adaptation

Global marine policy cycle

Caribbean Sea regional policy cycle

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Local

Tourism

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FisheriesBiodiv-

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Climate change adaptation

Major governance gap

ACS/CSC

Data and information contributors

Target IGOs

TNC

WECAFC

UNEP

OSPESCA

GAME Caribbean

CARICOMP

ECLAC

Other contributor

ICOIN Other contributor

Need for a High Level Science-Policy Interface

CARICOM SICA OECS

Science policy interface

Integrated monitoring

and reporting component

The role of contamination (LBS) within the CLME Project

• Eg. - Shrimp and ground-fish case study

• Participating countries: Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago

• Objective: Review and complete the TDA gap filling activities as a basis for the preparation of the SAP..

• TDA identified land-based pollution as a priority transboundary issue for this ecosystem.

Shrimp and Groundfish Governance Assessment Findings concerning LBS

• The regional arrangement is new but well established, but there is no subregional arrangement. This may mean that the subregional issues are underserved by the regional arrangement.

• This Subregion is part of an overall Wider Caribbean Region

regional process. Only three countries have ratified the LBS Protocol. Only Trinidad and Tobago is preparing an NPOA.

• Brazil is not a member of the CEP and as such not party to

the Convention & Protocol. • Amazon river has a major influence on the Caribbean Sea

Policy cyle

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DIAGRAM IMS/REMP

REMP

IMS

USERS

SEARCHES/QUERIES

PORTAL/INTERNET

GIS-RDMS METADATA

TABLE

HIPERLINKS

WEBSITES | ARCHIVES | PUBLICATIONS | MAPS | TABLES | GROUPS | EVENTS

DATA – INFORMATION

MONITORING

SOCIO-ECONOMY/ FISHERIES EFFORTS

IMPLEMENTATION CLME/SAP

ECOSYSTEMS BIODIVERSITY

ENVIRONMENT

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REMOTE

CTA general

• encourage sound natural resource management in ACP countries

• provide access to information and knowledge

• facilitate policy dialogue

• strengthen the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities

• focus on policy processes, value chains, information, communication and knowledge management

CTA approaches

• training and capacity building

• information provision

• market development

• role of science and technology

• needs and requirements

• for all levels

CTA 2011-2015

• multi-stakeholder policy dialogue

• national, regional and international

• food and nutritional security

• climate change impacts

• regional trade and markets

• role of innovation

• role of ICT technology

• all-encompassing

• enable dialogue

• convey key policy messages

• provide a platform for learning

Questions

• What is or could be the position of CTA in relation to CLME and the ecosystem approach to a regional policy cycle of governance?

• What is the potential role that CTA could play contributing

to an improvement of regional policy cycles through CLME? • What is required at the national and (sub)-regional level to

attain effective and inclusive policy cycles? • How can the relation between CTA and CLME best be

developed and implemented?

More information CLME and IMS/REMP: E-mail : PatrickD@unops.org

Or visit us at www.clmeproject.org