SIWI WWW 2018, Stockholm, Sweden CLME+: From GEF4 to GEF7: Consolidating integrated Regional Ocean Governance in the Wider Caribbean (+S2S!) Patrick Debels CLME+ PCU CLME+ SAP ICM Secretariat PatrickD@unops.org Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s (2015-2025)

UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project CLME+ SAP “Wider Caribbean” (Regional Seas) Caribbean LME North Brazil Shelf LME Gulf of Mexico LME UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project CLME+ SAP Large Marine Ecosystems or LME’s constitute meaningful geospatial units for the adoption of the Ecosystem-Based Management approach, which is essential for sustainable marine resources use. The Wider Caribbean region, depicted in this map, largely coincides with the area covered by 3 such LME’s: the Caribbean, the North Brazil Shelf, and the Gulf of Mexico LME’s. This presentation documents how coordination among a regional seas programme and regional fisheries bodies, and other inter-governmental organizations, has been fostered in the Wider Caribbean through the support of UNDP/GEF International Waters Projects, focusing on 2 of these LME’s. These 2 LME’s are the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s, and they will further also be jointly referred to as the “CLME+ region”. Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

signed (to date) by 35 Ministers, 10-year CLME+ Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of Shared Living Marine Resources (2015-2025) signed (to date) by 35 Ministers, representing 25 countries and 6 Overseas Territories MAIN ROOT CAUSE: WEAKNESSES IN OCEAN GOVERNANCE Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

GEF FUNDING AS A CATALYST TO MEET NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL TARGETS 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SDG’s) GEF support for the CLME+ region through the International Waters Focal Area has thus been catalytic for the development, political endorsement and the subsequent initiation of a comprehensive Action Programme, establishing a bridge between the work programmes of regional seas and RFBs, through the adoption of the LME concept, while supporting region-wide progress towards related targets set under international commitments and initiatives such as the CBD Aichi Targets and the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Agenda. GEF4 GEF5 GEF7!!! (GEF6) Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

CLME+ SAP: 76 Actions structured under 6 Strategies and 4 Sub-Strategies Strategy 3: Policy Coordination Mechanism Interim Body (during Project) Permanent Body (decision by Project end) Strategy 1: Protection of the Marine Environment (EBM) UN Environment Cartagena Convention + native IGO’s with sub-regional mandate Strategy 2: Sustainable Fisheries (EAF) FAO WECAFC + native RFB’s with sub-regional mandate: CRFM, OSPESCA Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

GEF7 The CLME+ SAP = an umbrella programme Regional Action & Investment Plans: -IUU -Nutrient Pollution -Marine Habitats Comprehensive road-map towards sustainable living marine resources management “UMBRELLA” SAP The CLME+ STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME ( CLME+ SAP * 2015 – 2025) BLUE ECONOMY REQUIRES CO-OPERATION & COORDINATION → GLOBAL CLME+ PARTNERSHIP/ALLIANCE Existing Projects, Initiatives New Projects, Initiatives GEF7 Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES The CLME+ STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME KEY ISSUES Port State Measures Agreement UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES The CLME+ STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME ( CLME+ SAP * 2015 – 2025) Oil Spills Protocol POLLUTION HABITAT DEGRADATION LBS Protocol SPAW Protocol Cartagena Convention (Regional Seas) Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

CLME+ SAP INTERIM COORDINATION MECHANISM (ICM) Enhance regional coordination and collaboration, support oversight and integration of actions for sustainable fisheries and the protection and sustainable use of the marine environment Promote up-scaling of actions towards the CLME+ SAP by establishing and overseeing a global “CLME+ Partnership” SUB-REGIONAL GEOPOLITICAL INTEGRATION MECHANISMS REGIONAL SEAS REGIONAL FISHERIES BODIES In alignment with the call for Action under SAP Strategy 3, in 2017 the UNDP/GEF “CLME+” Project Unit facilitated the formal establishment and operationalization of a Coordination Mechanism, which membership consists of 8 of the region’s IGO’s with a key marine mandate, including the Regional Seas Programme and the 3 RFBs, as well as the IOC of UNESCO’s subregional “IOCARIBE” commission for the Caribbean. The Mechanism was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. It aims at enhancing regional coordination and collaboration, supports oversight and promotes the up-scaling of actions towards full-scale SAP implementation and the achievement of associated regional and international environmental, fisheries and sustainable development targets and goals. Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

CLME+ SAP: 76 Actions structured under 6 Strategies and 4 Sub-Strategies SAP STRATEGY 1: PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (enhanced governance) SAP Action 1.8 Better integration of river basin management (IRBM/IWRM) with the management of LMEs and coastal development (ICZM - MSP…) Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s

the Source-to-Sea linkage! Managing LME’s: the Source-to-Sea linkage! Cartagena Convention (Regional Seas): LBS Protocol Large Marine Ecosystems or LME’s constitute meaningful geospatial units for the adoption of the Ecosystem-Based Management approach, which is essential for sustainable marine resources use. The Wider Caribbean region, depicted in this map, largely coincides with the area covered by 3 such LME’s: the Caribbean, the North Brazil Shelf, and the Gulf of Mexico LME’s. This presentation documents how coordination among a regional seas programme and regional fisheries bodies, and other inter-governmental organizations, has been fostered in the Wider Caribbean through the support of UNDP/GEF International Waters Projects, focusing on 2 of these LME’s. These 2 LME’s are the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s, and they will further also be jointly referred to as the “CLME+ region”.

SIWI WWW 2018, Stockholm, Sweden THANK YOU Patrick Debels CLME+ PCU CLME+ SAP ICM Secretariat PatrickD@unops.org www.clmeplus.org Catalyzing implementation of the 10-year Strategic Action Programme for the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf LME’s (2015-2025)