PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Regional Intergovernmental Organization Coordinates Regional Maritime Policies of it member states in the Southeast Pacific MEMBER STATES

1981: LIMA CONVENTION Panamá – Colombia - Ecuador – Perú - Chile Regional Seas Program (UNEP)

 March 2011: States gave CPPS a mandate to coordinate participation of SEP in the RP  April 2011: CPPS Organized a working group of 2 contact points per state (political/technical)  Working Group reviewed the RP documents and recommended CPPS to organize a Workshop in the SEP within the framework of RP  CPPS prepared documentation according to Guidelines for Workshops to assist the RP  Appendix 1: Information to be provided by participants in advance of the workshop

 CPPS and member states coordinated actions with its NY delegations at UUNN.  At Ad-Hoc Working Group of the Whole meeting, (27-28 June 2011) all 5 states of SEP proposed to organize the first Workshop from the RP.  A Declaration was presented to the meeting, asking CPPS to coordinate such Workshop.  UNEP offered technical and financial support  July-Sept: CPPS coordinated with UNEP and the GOERP via telecom the organization of the Workshop (Chile as host country)

 Selected a Group of Experts from the Region  Coordinated w/DOALOS all aspects of the Workshop (via Chile as host country)  Prepared documentation for Workshop  Assessments carried out in the Region  Prioritization of the Outline of 1 st Global integrated Assessment.  Created a Web page for the Workshop

GRAMED FORMAT

 25 experts from the region’s 5 states  3 experts from the GOERP  5 experts from NEP  5 participants of states out of SP region  UNEP/DOALOS/IOC  Observers (FAO/WWF/TNC/Humboldt LME/  6 participants of CPPS

 Session day 1  Presentations by GOERP (objectives, expected output)  Outline/criteria for Integrated Assessments/  Session day 2 (3 working groups)  Physical Sciences  Biological Sciences  Socioeconomic Aspects  Session day 3  General discussions/Results and Conclusions

 States recognized the importance of RP and will seek the support of governments to carry out all cycles of RP  Experts identified existence of large amounts of data but not ready to use for an integrated assessment  Most of it physical and biological data, very limited socioeconomic data readily available  Most data is related to areas within coast and the continental platform. Need to expand data collection out of this area into the high seas  There is an urgent need of capacity building in integrated assessment

 There is expertise in the region to tackle the challenges of the RP, with the help of the GOERP and experts from other regions  There is a need to reinforce the technical capacities of experts from the region on issues related to the RP  Experts are committed to make available all relevant information for the RP, and CPPS will make it accessible for all cycles the Process.

 There is an urgent need to tackle the timetable of the RP and select a pool of experts for RP asap.  Strong lobbying will be necessary to seek outside funds for the RP from sources other that states, UNEP and CPPS.  A mechanism for communication and coordination will be necessary within the region for a follow up of the implementation of the RP

 All data identified as relevant for the RP, should be further analyzed and verified by experts from the region when available for the RP  Need to promote a coordination mechanism between the SEP and the SWP to carry out assessments in the high seas areas of the SP  Importance of carrying out Technical Workshops to promote horizontal cooperation within the region for training of local experts