On the occasion of Rio+20 UNDP-GEF International Waters Programme launches three new signature publications

The first publication reviews climate change and other threats to ocean ecosystems, the second presents progress in addressing these threats, and the third sets forth a roadmap to restore and protect our oceans, building on the first two analyses.
                                                         
Frontline Observations on Climate Change and Sustainability of Large Marine Ecosystems: Describes threats from climate change to the trillions of dollars in goods and services provided by the world’s 64 Large Marine Ecosystems, and the steps UNDP and other GEF agencies are taking to sustain LMEs in a changing climate.
 
International Waters – Delivering Results: Highlights the substantial progress made in improving water and ocean governance through twenty years of UNDP/GEF support to advancing the sustainable management of 31 of the world’s most important transboundary marine and freshwater ecosystems.
 
Catalysing Ocean Finance: Reviews key ocean planning methodologies that have proven effective at leveraging billions of dollars in public and private finance and transforming ocean sectors, and  how these instruments can be scaled up to address key ocean challenges with only modest additional public funds (launches August 2012)