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Multi-stakeholder dialogue and capacity-building partnership event: Presentations

The Multi-stakeholder dialogue and capacity-building partnership event was held from 24-25 January 2019 at 黑料专区 Headquarters in New York. Over the course of the two days, 23 presentations were held by representatives of States, global and regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, including academia. Copies of the slides for each presentation can be accessed via the links below.

Co-Chairs, Moderators and Panellists

Information regarding the Co-Chairs, Moderators and Panellists for the Event can be found in this booklet(pdf).

Keynote address

Mr. Ariel Troisi, Chair of the Group of Experts on Capacity Development, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 鈥
keynote address(pdf)

Segment 1: The importance of integrated assessments for decision-making

Moderator: Ms. Judith Gobin, Head, Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies

Mr. Julian Reyna, Dean, College of Maritime Studies and Environmental Sciences, Universidad Del Pacifico, Guayaquil, Ecuador

鈥淭he importance of Integrated Assessments for decision-making (science and policy perspectives) 鈥 two successful examples鈥(pdf)

Mr. Murray Roberts, University of Edinburgh; ATLAS project

鈥淐reating partnerships for capacity building in ecosystem assessment at ocean basin scale 鈥 case studies from the Atlantic鈥(pdf)

Mr. H.M.K.J.B. Gunarathna, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Development and Rural Economy, Sri Lanka

鈥淎n integrated approach for Master Plan Development - Project to Increase Aquaculture Production Through Conservation and Development of the Aquatic Eco-Systems Associated with Lagoons and Inland Waters of Sri Lanka鈥(pdf)

Ms. Joana Akrofi, Programme Management Officer, 黑料专区 Environment Programme (UNEP)

鈥淭he importance of integrated assessments for decision making (science and policy perspectives)鈥(pdf)

Segment 2: Capacity gaps and needs related to the conduct of integrated assessments

Moderator: Mr. Osman Keh Kamara, member of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process

Part 1

Mr. Alan Simcock, Joint Coordinator of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process

鈥淪ynthesis of gaps and needs identified for enhanced participation in, and use of the assessments and other outputs of, the Regular Process鈥(pdf)

Ms. Caridad Canales Davila, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, 黑料专区 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

鈥淎ssessment of capacity development needs of the countries in Asia and the Pacific for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: a regional perspective鈥(pdf)

Ms. Karen Evans, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, member of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process

鈥淐apacity and capability gaps: needs for marine assessments鈥(pdf)

Mr. Roger Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University

鈥淭he imperative for multi-level cooperation in adapting to sea-level rise: a case study in San Francisco Bay鈥(pdf)

Mr. Maruf Hossain, Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

鈥淏ay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOB LME) and the capacity gaps and needs related to sustainable management 鈥 with specific reference to BOB, Bangladesh鈥(pdf)

Part 2

Ms. Francesca Santoro, Lead programme specialist in Ocean Literacy, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

鈥淭he Global Ocean Science Report (GOSR) as a tool to assess global and regional capacity in ocean research and the IOC activities on Ocean Literacy鈥.(pdf)

Ms. Fernanda de Oliveira Lana, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Marine Biology and Coastal Environments, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil and National Focal Point of Brazil for the Regular Process

鈥淪ustainable Fisheries and climate change data through international cooperation regional priorities: past, present and future鈥(pdf)

Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thao, Deputy Director, Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)

鈥淚nternational cooperation and coordination, for key environmental issues in Viet Nam鈥(pdf)

Mr. Wahid Moufaddal, Remote Sensing Expert, Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)

鈥淩ole of near real-time satellite data acquisition and web-based monitoring in regular assessment of state of the marine environment鈥(pdf)

Segment 3: Multi-stakeholder discussion on opportunities, best practices and lessons-learned for enhancing the science-policy interface

Moderators: Ms. Doris Oliva, Head, Institute of Biology, University of Valparaiso (Parts 1 and 2); Ms. Karen Evans, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, member of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process (Part 3)

Part 1

Ms. Veronica Koroma, Senior Environment Officer, Environment Protection Agency, Sierra Leone

"The preparation of the First State of the Marine Environment report for Sierra Leone: the pathway to improved marine and coastal zone management in West Africa"(pdf)

Ms. Iryna Makarenko, Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Officer, Permanent Secretariat to the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention) (Black Sea Commission)

鈥淩ole of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans in the Regular Process, preparation of integrated assessments and capacity building activities鈥(pdf)

Mr. Miguel I帽iguez, Alternate Commissioner (scientific) of the International Whaling Commission and member of the Pool of Experts

鈥淐apacity building projects on the topic of tourism and whale watching in the framework of south-south cooperation鈥(pdf)

Part 2

Ms. Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)

鈥淭he Baltic Sea as a time machine for the future coastal ocean鈥.

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Mr. Kedong Yin, Professor, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University

鈥淪cience-Driven Management Decision Making in Formulating Sewage Treatment Strategy鈥(pdf)

Mr. Ivar Baste, Bureau member and Co-Chair of the capacity-building task force, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

鈥淓nhancing the science-policy interface: lessons learned鈥(pdf)

Part 3

Mr. Andrew Hudson, Head, Water & Ocean Governance Programme, 黑料专区 Development Programme (UNDP)

鈥淕EF IW: LEARN and LME: LEARN: South-South and North-South Cooperation for Improved Transboundary Waters Management鈥(pdf)

Ms. Vera Agostini, Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the 黑料专区 (FAO)

鈥淭he Science-policy interface: linking global to local scales鈥(pdf)

Mr. Ariel Troisi, Chair of the Group of Experts on Capacity Development, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

鈥淚OC capacity development approach, including in relation to the operationalization of the Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology (CGTMT)鈥(pdf)

Mr. Luciano Hermanns, Member of AOCEANO (Brazilian Oceanographers Association) and member of the Pool of Experts

"A bridge between Brazilian oceanographers and international institutions"(pdf)

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