International Waters learning Exchange & Resource Network

Final Agenda

01 Sep 2018
The final agenda for the 2nd Annual Africa Regional Network Meeting can be consulted below.

Agenda

MONDAY, 3 September 2018

Session

Registration and Opening of the Meeting

Venue

Room DIGITATA 1, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Sea Plaza

Time

08:30

09:00

Registration

09:00

10:30

Welcome message and opening remarks

  • Ivica Trumbic, Chief Technical Advisor, GEF LME:LEARN
  • Short introduction by and expectations of the participants
  • Overview of the Agenda

Session

Regional Network Updates

Chair

Ivica Trumbic

Content

This session provide participants with updates on the GEF LME:LEARN project (toolkits, services) and share experiences from the Latin America-Caribbean and Asia-Pacific Regional Networks.

10:30

11:00

Updates on the GEF LME:LEARN project and other Regional Networks

- Natalie Degger

Coffee break and group photo (11:00 – 11:30)

Session

Activities in the Region

Chair

Natalie Degger

Content

Regional Network Members who have undertaken GEF LME:LEARN twinning and ICO exchanges will report back to the network on their experiences and lessons learned.

This session will also allow members to share what activities they are currently working on that may be of interest to the network.

11:30

13:00

Twinning

  • GEF UNDP EMIS project and WACOM- Bernard Brou and Moussa Sall

ICO Exchanges

  • Benguela Current Convention and Barcelona Convention- Viviane Kinyaga
  • GEF UNDP EMIS project, WACOM and Abidjan Convention- Bernard Brou and Moussa Sall

Informal network sharing- Are you doing something similar or different that you would like to share?

  • Highlight 2-3 things which you are doing in your own work that is unusual or may be of interest to the network

Lunch break (13:00 – 14:30)

Session

Science to Management in the Africa Region

Chair

Ivica Trumbic

Content

This session will inform participants on the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). It also focuses on the value in using science to make management decisions, best practices in engaging the scientific community, and steps towards facilitating the science to management interface.

14:30

15:00

United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

  • Natalie Degger

How science works along with policy and governance

  • Professor Salif Diop, Academy of Science, Senegal

15:00

15:30

Examples of best practice from around the region

  • Red Sea and The Gulf of Aden- Bashar Mohammad Al-Bataineh
  • STRONG High Sea – Sheila Kong Mukwele
  • Benguela Current Convention- Viviane Yinyaga

Coffee break (15:30 – 16:00)

16:00

17:00

Moderated Panel Discussion

  • How could successful science-management models be replicated in the region?
  • What are the emerging areas for targeted research and its application?
  • Are their mechanisms for improving knowledge exchange among scientists, projects and decision-makers in the region?

17:00

Closing

18:00

19:00

Marketplace Cocktail: Needs and Offerings

  • What opportunities does your project, institute or organisation have to offer?
  • What does your project, institute or organization need help with?

Venue: Terrace Ocean, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Seaplaza

TUESDAY, 4 September 2018

Session

Private Sector Engagement at the Regional Level

Chair

Natalie Degger, GEF LME:LEARN

Content

In order to bring transformational change to the global ocean environment, marine projects, institutions and the private sector must identify new ways of working together.

Examples of successful partnerships with large corporate actors include the Globallast partnership with shippers and the International Maritime Organization, as well as Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) and Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) working with the private sector to promote innovative, market-based approaches fostering good fishing practices and fishery management.

To foster these partnerships there needs to be a better understanding of the challenges faced by both the private sector and marine projects in engaging with one another; how to better communicate the investment potential of marine projects, and the opportunities for investment by the private sector at the regional level.

The best way to advance and align business, environmental and social objectives is by learning first about the drivers of the businesses in the Asia-Pacific Region. Most businesses approach the environment through the lens of risk, in other words how does the availability of natural resources impact their business?

During this session participants have the opportunity to hear from a few businesses operating in the Asia-Pacific Region. More specifically this session will focus on:

  • New issues, risks and opportunities are emerging that may have material impact on ocean industry operations;
  • The criteria these companies use to make investment decisions;
  • Examples of investments that have succeeded or failed in the past, and why?

Time

09:00

10:30

World Ocean Council

-Christine Valentin, COO and Board Member

WOC: Ocean Business Leadership and Collaboration on Sustainable Development

The private sector perspective from:

• Shipping (Amadou Dia, CMA - CGM)

• Seafood (Makhtar Thiam, Union des Pêcheurs Exportateurs et Mareyeurs du Senegal, UPAMES)

• Fishing (Alassane Dieng, Groupement des Industriels et Armateurs de la Peche Maritime au Senegal, GAIPES)

• Aquaculture (Magatte Ba, Agence Nationale de l’Aquaculture, ANA)

• Shipbuilding and Equipment(Ababacar Ngom, NGOM Freres)

Framing questions:

  1. What are the global and regional priorities and opportunities regarding sustainable development from the ocean business community?
  2. What are the needs and opportunities to collaborate across the sectors/at a regional scale?
  3. How can other stakeholders best work with and through intermediary organizations to engage the private sector?
  4. How can we develop an Africa ocean business leadership community for ocean sustainable development?

Coffee break (10:30 – 11:00)

11:00

13:00

Round table

Moderator: Christine Valentin

Participants:

•              Private sector representatives

•              Regional intermediary organizations

•              Regional project representatives

Framing questions:

  1. What is the value proposition for both the marine projects and the private sector partners?
  2. How to work with and through business organizations?
  3. What should marine projects/institutes be aware of?
  4. How can intermediaries facilitate the engagement of companies with the projects?

Lunch break (13:00 – 14:30)

Session

Africa Regional Network: Looking Forward

Chair

Ivica Trumbic

Content

This session will be dedicated to action planning for sustaining our Network to enhance coastal and marine management in the Region

14:30

15:30

Action planning for next steps

  • 10 minute introduction on the exercise
  • Participants will form into their groups and work together

Working Coffee break (15:30 – 16:00)

16:00

17:00

Reporting back

  • Feedback from groups and reactions

17:00

17:30

Meeting Wrap Up

  • Follow up actions
  • Closure of the meeting