Final Conference of the MSPglobal Initiative [ONLINE]

october, 2021

05oct16:0019:00Final Conference of the MSPglobal Initiative [ONLINE]16:00 - 19:00 (GMT+2) Category:MSPglobal

Event Details

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is convening together with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) the final conference of their joint MSPglobal Initiative on Tuesday 5 October 2021 from 16:00 to 19:00 CEST (virtual format).

Since its launch in November 2018, in addition to developing international guidance on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), MSPglobal has implemented two pilot projects in the Western Mediterranean and Southeast Pacific which resulted in the formulation of recommendations on transboundary MSP and sustainable blue economy. It has also carried out capacity development activities at global scale to foster knowledge exchange and dialogue, in line with the IOC-UNESCO/DG MARE Joint Roadmap to accelerate MSP processes worldwide.

In order to share the key outcomes of the initiative as well as its contribution to MSP implementation in different regions, the final conference will bring together diverse stakeholder groups including government and the scientific community from around the world. One of the main highlights of the event will be the presentation of the soon-to-be published International MSP Guidance, developed by the MSPglobal Expert Group and Thematic Experts.

The event will have English, French and Spanish interpretation.

Agenda

Opening session
Speakers: Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius – European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Mr. Vladimir Ryabinin – IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary
Session 1: Presenting the MSPglobal results
*Objectives: to present MSPglobal outputs; share MSPglobal lessons learnt*
Speakers: Mr. Julian Barbière – MSPglobal Initiative Ms. Michele Quesada da Silva – Southeast Pacific pilot project Ms. Firdaous Halim – Western Mediterranean pilot project Ms. Aya Khalil – MSPglobal multilingual knowledge platform Ms. Vera Noon – Young planners for change
Session 2: Looking towards the future: national perspectives
*Objectives: to present future perspectives about MSP and related maritime policies and research at national and regional level (Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific)*
Speakers: Ms. Sanae El Amrani (Morocco) – Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water Mr. Rear Admiral Antonio Vildoso (Peru) – Navy of Peru Mr. Andrea Barbanti (Italy) – CNR-ISMAR Ms. Milena Hernández Ortiz (Colombia) – INVEMAR
Session 3: Presenting the MSPglobal International Guide on MSP
*Objectives: to present the MSPglobal guide and its development process; share experts’ views and experiences; highlight some relevant topics covered by the guide*
Speakers: Mr. Alejandro Iglesias Campos (Spain) – MSPglobal International Expert Group Coordinator Mr. Riku Varjopuro (Finland) – MSPglobal International Expert Group member Mr. Joseph Ansong (Ghana) – MSPglobal International Expert Group member Ms. Sarah Mahadeo (Trinidad and Tobago) – MSPglobal Thematic Expert Group member Ms. Anja Kreiner (Namibia) – MSPglobal Thematic Expert Group member
Session 4: Scaling up MSP worldwide
Objectives: to share good practices on MSP from different regions around the world; discuss the contribution of MSP to achieving the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda; discuss what is necessary to strengthen and replicate successful MSP implementation, as well as how organizations like IOC-UNESCO and the European Commission could contribute to this
Speakers: H.E. Paulo Veiga (Cabo Verde) – Minister of the Sea Ms. Rahanna Juman (Trinidad and Tobago) – Institute of Marine Affairs Mr. Abdi Tunggal Priyanto (Indonesia) – Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ms. Natalia Zając (Poland) – Ministry of Infrastructure Mr. Mauro Randone – WWF Mediterranean Mr. Clément Lavigne – TotalEnergies
Closing session
Speakers: Mr. Felix Leinemann – DG MARE, European Commission Mr. Julian Barbière – IOC-UNESCO

Opening session

Speakers:

Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius – European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
Mr. Vladimir Ryabinin – IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary

Session 1: Presenting the MSPglobal results

Objectives: to present MSPglobal outputs; share MSPglobal lessons learnt

Speakers:

Mr. Julian Barbière – MSPglobal Initiative
Ms. Michele Quesada da Silva – Southeast Pacific pilot project
Ms. Firdaous Halim – Western Mediterranean pilot project
Ms. Aya Khalil – MSPglobal multilingual knowledge platform
Ms. Vera Noon – Young planners for change

Session 2: Looking towards the future: national perspectives

Objectives: to present future perspectives about MSP and related maritime policies and research at national and regional level (Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific)

Speakers:

Ms. Sanae El Amrani (Morocco) – Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water
Mr. Rear Admiral Antonio Vildoso (Peru) – Navy of Peru
Mr. Andrea Barbanti (Italy) – CNR-ISMAR
Ms. Milena Hernández Ortiz (Colombia) – INVEMAR

Session 3: Presenting the MSPglobal International Guide on MSP

Objectives: to present the MSPglobal guide and its development process; share experts’ views and experiences; highlight some relevant topics covered by the guide

Speakers:

Mr. Alejandro Iglesias Campos (Spain) – MSPglobal International Expert Group Coordinator
Mr. Riku Varjopuro (Finland) – MSPglobal International Expert Group member
Mr. Joseph Ansong (Ghana) – MSPglobal International Expert Group member
Ms. Sarah Mahadeo (Trinidad and Tobago) – MSPglobal Thematic Expert Group member
Ms. Anja Kreiner (Namibia) – MSPglobal Thematic Expert Group member

Session 4: Scaling up MSP worldwide

Objectives: to share good practices on MSP from different regions around the world; discuss the contribution of MSP to achieving the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda; discuss what is necessary to strengthen and replicate successful MSP implementation, as well as how organizations like IOC-UNESCO and the European Commission could contribute to this

Speakers:

H.E. Paulo Veiga (Cabo Verde) – Minister of the Sea
Ms. Rahanna Juman (Trinidad and Tobago) – Institute of Marine Affairs
Mr. Abdi Tunggal Priyanto (Indonesia) – Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Ms. Natalia Zając (Poland) – Ministry of Infrastructure
Mr. Mauro Randone – WWF Mediterranean
Mr. Clément Lavigne – TotalEnergies

Closing session

Speakers:

Mr. Felix Leinemann – DG MARE, European Commission
Mr. Julian Barbière – IOC-UNESCO

Presentations and video recording

To access the presentations of the conference, CLICK HERE.

Watch the recording of the event its entirety below:

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