1. LME Breakout Sessions 1. Share Experiences and Plan Future Learning
2. Monitoring & Evaluation – Program Study Recommendations

2. LME Break out session 1 – Share experience / learning needs
Presentations:
Biliana Cicin-Sain – Global Forum for Oceans Coasts and Islands
Jan Tulin - Baltic Sea Project
Johann Augustyn - Incorporating environmental variability into management of an LME (BCLME)

3. Presentation 1 (Biliana Cicin-Sain) highlights
nest different governance approaches
improve links between watershed, coastal and oceans management
improve high seas governance
Much more focus on socio-economic aspects and capacity building
Upcoming program of the Global Forum

4. Presentation 2 (Jan Tulin) highlights
Organisation of project structures is critical
Participation of national politicians was the major challenge
The key words for success are integration and outreach
GEF has definitely catalysed a regional approach in just 2 years

5. Presentation 3 (Johann Augustyn on the BCLME)
Environmental variability can be a trans-boundary issue of concern
systems for monitoring and early warning can be cornerstones of the SAP
modelling and monitoring can help predict negative events
may also help predict the effects of climate change

6. LME Break out session 1 – Focus of discussions & consensus
nesting of ocean governance mechanisms
national ownership
need for an integrated approach
need to convince national politicians
need for funds to make coordination work
beneficial influence of external drivers
importance of scientific work
Major challenge of regional cooperation even after scientific work has been done

7. LME Breakout session 1 – concluding remarks
Ensure ownership of the TDA process
Ensure that such ownership is also national
Understanding environmental variability is essential to LME management
Focus on eventual leverage of funds
Human health is a key objective of LME management

8. LME Breakout 1 – Learning needs
Building political will
Information and knowledge sharing
Demonstrating the values of ecosystem goods and services
Encouraging national and regional stakeholder ownership
Development of cross-sectoral commissions
Encouraging private sector engagement

9. LME Breakout session 2 – M&E, program study recommendations
Presentations (session 1):
Ante Baric, SAP for the Mediterranean
Prof Lawrence Mee, University of Plymouth

10. Presentation 1 (Ante Baric)
Description of the project processes, structures and M&E for the Mediterranean program. Lessons learned:
Use existing structures
Need to support national personnel
Success of country driven approach depends on many factors and the availability of resources to take action.

11. Presentation 2 – Prof L Mee
Focus on need for regional communication:
managing human activities, not the ecosystems themselves
Understand boundaries of system and integrate the human dimension
Outward vision is critical, EcoQOs
Build resilience into the human system

12. General discussion
Challenge of assisting countries to adopt the right goals
Value of international guidance (WSSD etc.)
Critical importance of TDA for facilitating wise choices

13. Group discussion – regional coordination
Needs:
Great global demand for adequate M&E
Demonstrate links between projects and beneficial impactss
Need for wider scope of indicators (governance etc.)
Need for coordination between GEF agencies and donors
Strong need for coordination at national level
Need for coordination at low cost
Challenges:
Existing frameworks not fully operational
Multi-country context
Political sensitivities

14. LME Breakout session 2 part 2
Presentations:
Abdelmoula Ghzala - WIO Marine Highway Development
Chris Corbin – Caribbean SIDS experience
Ken Sherman – the LME Approach
Ken Sherman – Postscript - LME Cascade effects

15. Presentation 1 – WIO Marine Highway
commitment of governments to institutional arrangements
correct choice of project execution agency and co-ordinator
building effective partnerships can help improve project design and implementation
pairing weaker states with stronger ones can help build capacity
close coordination with other GEF projects in the same region is critical

16. Presentation 2- Caribbean SIDS experience
SIDS – a particular context
tools must be effective and useful
data must be useful for reaching decisions
focus more on the root causes than on the systems themselves
Adopt more holistic approaches
Need for partnerships and making the right linkages.

17. Presentation 3 – LME approach 2005-2010
LME approach adopted by 121 states
$650 million already committed
Partnerships with UNEP Regional Seas and Strategic Partnerships can extend to an efective $2 billion
TDA/SAP has had very beneficial impact
LME approach better placed than ever to help achieve WSSD goals
Questioned EcoQOs and proposes adoption of proven EPA ecosystem health indicators

18. LME session 3 – general discussion
Relevance of link between WIO Highway and Globalllast
Strong need for expertise on the socio-economic aspects of LMEs
UNEP study to contribute to establishing LME valuation methods
Importance of human health and cultural indicators

19. IW Learn e-mail dialogue concept for LMEs
Preliminary learning priorities were presented and discussed. Consensus was for the following:
governance –high priority.
stakeholder participation (with stakeholder communication)
project management (with performance indicators) and including regional coordination)
coastal zone
economic valuation – high priority.
ballast water and alien species
socio-economic integration – high priority

20. LME Postscript – System Changes / Cascade effects & management dilemma Eastern Scotia Shelf
Presentation by Ken Sherman of 2 papers on the transformational impacts of cod depletion and other drivers on an LME
Management of transformed system or attempt recovery?
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