1. The Challenges of Securing maritime areas for the EU
CESD- Brussels March
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2. CRIMARIO POLICY CRIMARIO main objectives :
Enhance Maritime Security and Safety in IO
Improve Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) through information Sharing and capacity Building
Understanding Regional countries aspirations (regional ownership, support regional initiatives)

3. MARITIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Process of sharing and fusion of data from various systems and maritime sources (national and international agencies, maritime industry, NGO) to achieve an understanding of the maritime domain.

4. Counter Piracy Architecture
Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCOC/IMO)
EU CMR Programme ( Marsic-Crimario)
EUNAVFOR Atalanta and EUCAPNESTOR
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
Shade (Shared Awareness and Deconfliction)

5. New maritime Security Challenges
Jeddah amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (10-12 January 2017)
Beyond piracy : other illicit activities ( IUU fishing, human and arms trafficking, maritime terrorism,crude oil thief)
Develop a sustainable « Blue Economy » : shipping, seafaring, fisheries, tourism
Cooperation : information sharing, prosecution of criminal activities, protection of seafarers

6. CRIMARIO
A EU project, part of Critical Maritime Routes (CMR) programme (Jan 2015-Dec 2018)
designed and funded (5,5 millions Euros) by DG Devco (European Commission)
implemented by Expertise France who manage a core team of 5 experts and short term experts
Enhancing maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean
by focusing on regional and inter-agency cooperation
initiating Maritime information sharing via IORIS platform
raising awareness by organising workshops and knowledge sharing
Conducting training sessions for capacity building

7. A EU Soft Security Initiative
Core concept : Maritime Domain Awareness
Building a global maritime information sharing network
Strengthening regional maritime information sharing capacity
Stronger maritime governance for maritime info sharing

8. CRIMARIO WORK PLAN/ METHODOLOGY
Building a global information sharing network (interoperability – IORIS web based network)
Strengthening the capacity building ( training programme on maritime data processing and analysis, exercises on piracy or oil spill cases, preparation to Cutlass express, dedicated training agenda)
Contributing to a stronger maritime governance (SOP,
Common methodologies, EWG)

9. PROMOTING MARITIME MULTILATERALISM
Trying to create a Coherent Maritime Regional Community is not enough. The region needs frameworks and forums to facilitate regional cooperation and sub regional cooperation
African Union Integrated Maritime Strategy, AIMS
IOC
IORA and IONS
Djibouti, Kenya, Seychelles, Madagascar

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