Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "INDIAN OCEAN REGION"
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Addressing Land Based Activities in the Western Indian Ocean - UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB Project
(2006)The Project entitled “Addressing land-based 0ctivities in the Western Indian Ocean” (shortly referred to as “WIO-LaB”) addresses some of the major environmental problems and issues related to the degradation of the marine ... -
Area Based Planning Tools and Regional Cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean Meeting: Report of the Meeting
(2016)The meeting on Area Based Planning Tools and Regional Cooperation for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda was held in Mahe, Seychelles on 13-14 October 2016 by the Secretariat for the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, ... -
Building Partnership for Coastal Cities in Western Indian Ocean Region
(2018)Cities and urban settlements have developed in coastal zones for millennia - resource-rich and strategic from transport, trade and defense perspectives. Although cities only cover 2 percent of the world’s land surface, ... -
Climate Change Strategy for the Nairobi Convention
(2016)The Climate Change Strategy for the Western Indian Ocean region is an operational framework to foster regional cooperation in addressing the impacts of climate change by assessing the degree of preparedness and the ... -
Coastal Cities in WIO Region: New Opportunities for the Nairobi Convention
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)Of the 17 Goals, SDG 11, make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (Sustainable Cities and Communities), also known as the ‘urban SDG’, recognizes urbanization and city growth as a ... -
Coastal Cities in WIO Region: New opportunities for the Nairobi Convention - Session 10: Emerging Issues Paper 1
(2018)Coastal cities are dynamic, complex systems which need energy, water, food and other resources to function and support diverse activities. If managed properly cities have the potential to offer better socio-economic ... -
Conservation and Management of Chondrichthyans (Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras) In the Western Indian Ocean
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) has been identified as a global hotspot for chondrichthyan diversity (Dulvy et al. 2014), with 130 shark, 86 batoid (wedgefishes, skates and rays) and 11 chimaera species identified to date. ... -
Conservation And Management Of Chondrichthyans (Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras) in the Western Indian Ocean
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Conservation and Management of Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) in the Western Indian Ocean - Session 8: From Science to Policy Paper 1
(2018)The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) has been identified as a global hotspot for chondrichthyan diversity, with 130 shark, 86 batoid (wedgefishes, skates and rays) and 11 chimaera species identified to date. The WIO is one of ... -
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region and Related Protocols
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Delivery of the Regional Workshop on Managing Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Oil and Gas Sector: Training Summary and Documentation
(2017)A Regional Workshop on Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Oil and Gas Sector was carried out from 17-20 October, 2017, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, which was co-organized by the Norwegian Coastal Administration under ... -
Developing the Western Indian Ocean Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter
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Development of Ocean Governance Strategy for Africa: Summary of Scoping Study and Gap Analysis
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)The role of Africa’s oceans and seas in supporting socio-economic growth and development across different sectors is so significant that cannot be overemphasized. Nonetheless, pressures on this vast resource base are ... -
Development of the Western Indian Ocean Action Plan on Marine Litter and Microplastics
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)Marine litter and microplastics has recently taken a top slot in the political and public agenda on the health and integrity of the world’s oceans (Galgani et al. 2015; UNEP 2016). Over 80% of marine pollution that constitute ... -
Development of the Western Indian Ocean Action Plan on Marine Litter and Microplastics - Session 5: Management of Marine Litter and Municipal Wastewater in the Western Indian Ocean Paper 1
(2018)Marine litter and micro-plastics has recently taken a top slot in the political and public agenda on the health and integrity of the world’s oceans. Over 80% of marine pollution that constitute marine litter and micro-plastics ... -
Draft decisions for consideration and adoption by the Contracting Parties of Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region at their ninth meeting
(2018)The Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region, determined to intensify policy and management ... -
Draft Guidelines for Drafters and Negotiators of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to the Nairobi Convention
(2018)Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) has grown conceptually and operationally mainly in the last four decades since its inception in the United States of America in the early 1970s. The concept and practice of ICZM ... -
Draft Ocean Acidification Paper For Western Indian Ocean Region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)Marine ecosystem management and conservation is facing growing challenges from multiple and cumulative stressors (Chapin et al., 2000). Marine ecosystems are threatened by global climate change pressures of such as increased ...