1. Asha Singh, PhD Head, Ocean Governance Unit, OECS Commission
Sustainable Ocean Governance in the OECS: The importance of Hydrographic Data
Asha Singh, PhD
Head, Ocean Governance Unit, OECS Commission

2. OECS - Economic Space*
NOT TO REFERENCE: Boundaries are just an academic exercise

3. Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy

4. Hydrograhic Data and OG
1.Secure Access to Resources
Maritime Boundary Delimitation
2.Maintain and Improve Ecosystem Integrity
Marine Managed Areas- Caribbean Challenge
3.Adopt multiple ocean planning and Integrated Mgt.
Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure /National Spatial Data Infrastructure

5. ECROP 4. Support Research and Capacity Building
Research Strategy – Protocol for Research
5. Building Resilience and Managing for uncertainties
$$ on Responding to storm related activities
6.Promote Social and Economic Development
Blue Economy – Maritime economy

6. RESPONSE: Hydrographic Initiative Hydrographic Scoping Study Towards updating our navigational charts ASPIRATION: Establish a hydrographic entity MSDI – mutually supportive tool- NO REINVENTION!!!

7. Progress:
2013: Approved by the OECS Authority – Ocean Governance Unity
2014:
OGU
Completed the field work - reports

8. First Council of Ministers – Environment
Donor Support –

9. OECS and YOU
Human Capacity Technical assistance Donor support Partnership OECS – model

10. Data Source:
IUCN/WCMC,05;
Singh, 05;
Admiralty Chart, 05
Country Databases [….]

11. Thank you Asha Singh asingh@oecs.org