Lucien Chabason and Glen Wright are participating to the the CPPS Integrated Oceanic Policy Workshop. This workshop intends to explore options and opportunities to enforce a Regional Integrated Oceanic Policy for the South Pacific Region and the areas beyond the national jurisdiction (ABNJ). It will particularly:
Explore the relationships between national ocean policies designed and developed in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru, their connexions with other global ocean governance issues, such as the governance of ABNJ, and the overall role of Regional Seas programmes and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations in this context;
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Review lessons learnt from integrated ocean policies in other regions and explore their possible application to the South-East Pacific;
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Identify possible options and steps forward towards an integrated regional ocean policy for the South-East Pacific;
- Explore possible means of implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 14 on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and identify leviers to link the implementation of the ecosystem approach to broader issues related to sustainable development, such as food security, land-based activities, employment, health, and other important factors.
This workshop is organised by the CPPS Secretariat, with the support of the Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance (PROG). The PROG is an joint initiative from IDDRI, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) which provides a target oriented multi-stakeholder platform bringing together experts from science, civil society and decision-making, including governments, regional organisations and UN-agencies. It aims to put forward new approaches for ocean governance at the regional level.
