Concurrent Pre-Conference Meetings
• Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Ocean Strategy Workshop 
• Workshop on Ecosystems and Uses in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, Global Forum on
Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, Nippon Foundation
• Moving Toward Ecosystem-Based Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Management in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of
Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, and Director Gerard J. Mangne
Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware 
• Towards the application of the ecosystem approach in the deep and open ocean, Marjo Vierros
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies
• Coordinating Meeting for Coral Triangle Initiative
• GEF Coral Triangle Initiative Multi-agency Partnership Led by ADB, Dr. Anna Tengberg
Regional Technical Advisor: Land Degradation and International Waters United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP)
• Responding to Capacity Development Needs in Ocean and Coastal Management in Africa
• Towards a Global Framework for Capacity Development in Ocean and Coastal Management,
Indumathie Hewawasam, Consultant to The World Bank
• Linking Freshwater to Coasts and Oceans
• Linking the Management of Freshwater, Oceans and Coast: Some "fresh" perspectives, Torkil
Jonch-Clausen, Managing Director, DHI Water Policy, Denmark Senior Adviser, Global Water
Partnership Denmark
• Linking Freshwater to Oceans, Gonzalo Cid, NOAA
High-Level Roundtable Discussion and Reception
• Informal Roundtable Discussion for Ministers and High-Level and Eminent Participants on
Addressing Oceans, Climate, and Biodiversity Issues, Especially a Post-Bali Update Conference
Opening
• Vietnam and the Oceans: Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability, His
Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Pham Gia Khiem, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam
• Large Marine Ecosystems, Climate, Biodiversity: An International Action Agenda, Mrs. Monique
Barbut, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environment Facility
• Achieving Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management in the
Context of Climate Change: Conference Objectives and Overview, Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain,
Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
• Political Mobilization for Effective Ocean Governance in the Context of Ecosystem Management
and Climate Change, Hon. Mr. Freddy Numberi, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries,
Indonesia
• Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Director, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), UNEP
and Co-Chair, Fourth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
• Mr. Javier Armando Valladares, Chairperson, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,
UNESCO
Plenary Panel 1: Oceans, Climate, and Small Island Developing States
• Keynote Address: Climate Change, Oceans, and Vulnerable Communities and Ecosystems: The
Imperative for International Responses to the Climate Divide, President James Alix Michel, President
of Seychelles (Video Presentation)
• Policy Brief on SIDS and the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, Dr. Rolph Payet, Advisor to
the President of Seychelles
• Speech by Ambassador Tuiloma Neroni Slade, First Chair, Alliance of Small Island States, Samoa
• Presentation made by Ambassador Angus Friday, Grenada (Chair, Alliance of Small Island States)
• Presentation made by Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, Mauritius (Former Chair, Alliance of Small Island
States)
• MPAs and Climate Change in Palau, Mr. Noah Idechong, Congressman, House of Delegates, Palau
Plenary Panel 2: Ecosystem Management and Integrated Ocean and Coastal Management by 2010: Challenges to Decision Makers
• Next Steps in Achieving Ecosystem-Based Integrated Governance of Oceans and Coasts: Global
Perspectives and Perspectives from East Asia, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, East Asian Seas Partnership
Council
• GEF Assistance for Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Management at Different Scales in Large
Marine Ecosystems, Dr. Alfred M. Duda, Senior Advisor, International Waters, GEF secretariat
• China: Integrated Ocean and Coastal Management and Ecosystem Based Management and Climate
Change, Zhang Hongsheng, State Oceanic Administration, China
• USA: Moving Toward Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management, Dr. Steven Murawski, Director of
Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
• Achieving Integrated Oceans Governance at the national Level: The New Japanese Basic Ocean Law,
Mr. Shinji Soeda, Secretariat of the Headquarters for Ocean Policy, Cabinet Secretariat, Japan
• In Dead Water: The main findings of UNEP's new rapid assessment on the combined effects of
climate change, pollution, over harvest and infestations in the world's fishing grounds, Mr. Ibrahim
Thiaw, Director, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), UNEP
• Putting Oceans at the Center of Global Concerns: Perspectives from Monaco, H.E. Dr. Patrick Van
Klaveren, Head of International and Mediterranean Environment Service, Principality of Monaco
• Effects of Climate Change on Tourism's Major Asset: The Environment (Biodiversity), Ms. Teresita
S. Castillo, Undersecretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Context of Adaptation to Climate Changes in Brazil, Dr.
Rudolf Noronha, Director, Department of Environment Quality, Ministry of Environment, Brazil
• Challenges and Perspectives for Integrated Management of Coastal Zones in India, Dr. Arumugam
Senthilvel, Additional Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
• Implementing Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management in Angola, Dr. Francisca Delgado, General
Director, National Institute for Fisheries Research, Angola
• Adaptation to Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Keys to Achieving Ecosystem Management,
Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, Environment and Energy Group, United Nations Development
Programme
• Linking the Management of Freshwater, coasts, and Oceans, Dr. Torkil Jonch Clausen, Danish
Hydraulic Institute and Global Water Partnership
• Toward a Global Assessment of Marine Ecosystems: Status and Prospects, Mr. Julian Barbiere,
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
• Marine Biosecurity: A Major Challenge to Ecosystem Management, Dr, Jose Matheickal, Chief
Technical Advisor, Global Ballast Water Management Programme, IMO
Plenary Panel 3: Fisheries and Aquaculture: Sustainability and Governance
• Global Challeneges in Fisheries Management (Report of the Working Group on Fisheries and
Aquaculture), Dr. Rebecca Lent, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Challenges in Fisheries Management in Vietnam, Dr. Nguyen Viet Thang, Vice Minister for Fisheries,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
• Ocean Use Access Agreements in EEZs of Developing Nations, Mr. Kilus Nguvauva, Vice-Minister,
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia
• Reforming Regional Fishery Management Organizations, Mr. Chris Tompkins, Independent
Consultant, United Kingdom
• Tuna: A Global Sustainability and Governance Challenge, Ms. Loraine Ridgeway, Department of
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
• Commentary by Professor Moritaka Hayashi, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Japan, and Former
Assistant Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Plenary Panel 4: Haling Loss of Biodiversity and Establishing Representative Networks of Marine Protected Areas
• Working Group Report on Halting Marine Biodiversity Loss and Establishing Representative
Networks of Marine Protected Areas, Ms. Sue Wells, Independent Consultant
• Global Challenges in Marine Biodiversity Conservation, Ms. Nicole Glineur, Biodiversity Program
manager, Global Environment Facility
• Global Island Partnership: Promoting local actions for island conservation by inspiring leadership,
catalyzing commitments, and facilitating collaboration among all islands, Dr. Rolph Payet, Special
Advisor to the President of Seychelles, and James Hardcastle, Senior Conservation Finance and
Policy Advisor, Asia-Pacific, The Nature Conservancy
• MPA Effectiveness and Coral Reef Conservation, Dr. Marea Hatziolos, Senior Coastal and Marine
Specialist, Environment Department, The World Bank
• Marine Protected Areas in Vietnam: Lessons Learned and Common Experiences in Southeast Asia (+
Report of the Pre-conference workshop), Mr. Nguyen Giang Thu, Project Director of Livelihoods
and MPAs, Vietnam
• Reversing Trends in Environmental Degradation in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand through
Marine Refugia, Dr. Vo Si Tuan, Former Senior Expert, UNEP DGEF, Institute of Oceanography,
Vietnam, UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project
• Building MPA Success From Within: Professionalizing the MPA Staff, Dr. Julius Francis, Executive
Secretary, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Tanzania
Plenary Panel 5: Oceans and Climate
• Report of the Working Group on Climate, Oceans, and Security, Dr. Gunnar Kullenberg, former
Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
• Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: Designing with Nature in the Coastal Zone, Ms. Pamela
Rubinoff, Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island.
• Accelerated Global Warming and The Emerging Trends in Fisheries Biomass Yields in LMEs: "Cap
and Sustain" Approach, Dr. Kenneth Sherman, GEF LME Programme and U.S. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
• Climate Change: Health Consequences and Healthy Solutions, Dr. Paul Epstein, Center for Health and
the Global Environment, Harvard University Medical School.
• Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future Trend, Dr. Nguyen Huu Ninh, Chairman, Center for
Environment Research, Education and Development, Vietnam National University, and Coordinator,
Indochina Global Change Network.
• Large Scale Marine Renewable Power, Dr. Willett Kempton, College of Marine and Earth Studies,
University of Delaware.
Plenary Panel 6: Governance of Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
• Opening Remarks, Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Co-Chair, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of
the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations
• Working Group on Governance of Marine Ecosystems and Uses in Areas Beyond the Limits of
National Jurisdiction, Dr. Salvatore Arico, UNESCO and Mr. Sivu Maqungo, South Africa.
• Keynote: Integrated Governance of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Perspectives from
France, Mr. Laurent Stefanini, Ambassador for the Environment, Ministry of Foreign and European
Affairs, France
• Governance of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Issues and Options. Towards Integrated
Governance?, Dr. David Freestone, The World Bank
• European Perspectives on Governance of Marine Aras Beyond National Juridsiction, Ms. Marie
Fuensanta Candela Castillo, European Commission
• Opportunities for Enhancing Integrated Governance of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction,
Ms. Lorraine Ridgeway, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
• Opportunities for Enhancing Integrated Governance of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction:
Regional Perspectives, Dr. David Johnson, OSPAR
Plenary Panel 7: Overarching Cross-Cutting Issues
• Strategic Interventions for Developing Capacity to Improve Governance of Oceans, Coasts, and
Small Island Developing States, Dr. Indumathie Hewawasam, World Bank Consultant
• Status and Trends of Progress Markers, Mr. Ralph Cantral, National Ocean Service, U.S. National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management; A Framework for the Future: Local Government
Involvement, Mr. Ralph Cantral, National Ocean Service, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
• Compliance and Enforcement, Ms. Maria Fuensanta Candela Castilla, European Commission, and Mr.
Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute
• The Nippon Foundation, Mr. Takashi Ito, The Nippon Foundation, Japan
Concurrent Discussion Sessions
• Advancing the Implementation of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Mauritius Strategy
Advancing the Mauritius Strategy,
• Advancing the Mauritius Strategy, Mr. Bruce Chapman, Pacific Futures Programme, SPREP
• Experiences in the Practical Implementation of Country-Driven GEF LME Programs,
• Mr. Hyung Tack Huh, Yellow Sea LME project, KORDI, Republic of South Korea
• The Baltic Sea Regional Project, BSRP, the BS LME Activities and Results 2003 -2007, Jan
Thulin, ICES
• Linkages Between Hiltops and Oceans, Dr. Antonio Diaz de Leon Corral, The Gulf of Mexico
and Caribbean Sea LME Projects, SEMARNAT, Mexico
• UNDP-GEF Intervention in the Black Sea Region 1993 - 2008, Dr. Yegor Volovik, BSERP
Manager
• Progress Markers
• Integrated Coastal and Ocean Policies: National Perspectives-1 National Ocean Policies of France,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Vietnam
• The 2007 Basic Ocean Act and New Ocean Policy of Japan, Mr. Hiroshi Terashima, Ocean
Policy Research Foundation, Japan,
• Philippine National Marine and Ocean Policy: Status and Challenges, Robert S. Jara Department
of Environment and Natural Resources Philippines
• Towards a National Marine and Coastal Directive in the frame of the European Maritime Policy
and its Marine Strategy Directive, Dr. Yves Henocque, French Research Institute for
Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), France
• Ocean Policy in the United States, Richard J. McLaughlin, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of
Mexico Studies Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi,
• Dealing with Changes in Ocean Warming, Ocean Acidification, Changes in Polar Regions
• Ocean Acidification: What Do We Know? What Can We Do? Dr. Salvatore Arico, UNESCO
• Capacity Development Among the Portuguese Speaking Nations
• Building Networks of Local Officials for Integrated Coastal and Ocean Governance
• Organizing U.S. Counties for Climate Protection, Honorable Councilwoman Stephanie McClellan
• Building Regional Networks : The CPMR Contribution to "Emerging" Maritime Policies at
Various Levels, Mr. Patrick Anvroin, Comission Peripherique des Regions Maritimes, Europe
(Chair)
• PEMSEA Network of Local Governments: Strengthening Local Governance in Sustainable
Coastal Development, S. Adrian Ross, Acting Executive Director Partnerships in Environmental
Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
• Practical Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation
• Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) in the Context of Climate Change and Yeosu EXPO
2012, Mr. Gi-Jun Han, Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea
• Mitigation Measures to Climate Change Impacts: Encouraging Alternative Sources of Energy:
Wind, Waves, Tides, Currents, OTEC
• Uses of Marine Ecosystems in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (Bioprospecting, Fisheries, Deep
Seabed Mining, Maritime Transportation, Communication Cables: Opportunities for Enhancing
Management Frameworks
• Integrated Coastal and Ocean Policies: 2-Regional Perspectives,
• Caribbean Perspectives, Mr. Vincent Sweeney, Caribbean IWCAM Program
• Controlling Fishing Overcapacity,
• Managing Fishing Capacity: Can we mitigate the effects of "perverse" incentives? Dr. Rebecca
Metzner, FAO (Chair)
• "Fish Fights Over Fish Rights" in Southeast Asia: Perspectives in Managing Fishing
Overcapacity, Mr. Len Garces, WorldFish Centre, Malaysia
• Doing Aquaculture Right
• Aquaculture, How Do We Do It Right, Le Thanh Luu, Director of Research Institute for
Aquaculture
• Aquaculture Policy Brief, Serge Garcia, Former Director, FAO
• Sustainable Aquaculture Through Certification and Better Practices, Flavio Corsin, WWF
• Mainstreaming Coastal and Marine Issues into National Planning and Budgetary Processes
• Session Brief
• Introduction: Mainstreaming of Marine and Coastal Issues into National Planning and Budgetary
Processes, Dr. Anjan Datta, UNEP/GPA, Netherlands
• Sri Lanka New Environmental Levy Act and Related Measures, Dr. B.M.S. Batagoda Director
General Department of Public Enterprises Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
• Mainstreaming Coastal and Marine Issues into National Planning, Vietnam Experience, Hua
Chien Thang, Marine Office Ministry for Natural Resources & Environment Vietnam
• Government of Indonesia Policy in Integrating Marine, Coastal and Small Island Issues,
Wahyuningsih Darajati Director of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
• The Coastal Management Center: Priority Actions Programme, Mr. Ivica Trumbic Director of
Priority Action Programme (PAP/RAC), Croatia
• Mainstreaming Coastal and Marine Management Concerns into the Philippine Development Plan,
Araceli C. Oredina
• Freshwater-to-Oceans and Preparing for the Fifth World Water Forum
• Impact of sea level rise on the ground water resources of very small low islands, Lakshdweep
Archipaelago - India, Dr. J Sundaresan, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Improving Understanding Of The Danube Impact On The Black Sea, Dr. Yegor Volovik,
BSERP Manager
• Linking Freshwater to Coast, Experience of Xiamen, Dr. Qinhua Fang, Coastal and Ocean
Development Institute, Xiamen University, China
• Chesapeake Bay Ecological Management : in the Sky, on the Land, & down the Rivers, Dr.
Dann Sklarew, Chief Technical Coordinator, GEF IW:LEARN
• Integrated river basin and coastal zone management in Brazil: progress in the institutional
arrangements, Dr. Ademilson Zamboni, Ministry of Environment, Brazil
• Next Steps in Assessing Progress in Halting Biodiversity Loss by 2010
• Compliance and Enforcement
• Capacity Building
• Capacity Building: Notes to Think About, Guillermo García Montero, National Oceanographic
Committee
• Dr. Indumathie Hewawasam, World Bank Consultant (chair)
• Public Education and Outreach
• The World Ocean Network, Philippe Vallette, NAUSICAA
Working Group Conference Reports
• Compliance and Enforcement Working Group Summary
• Ecosystem Based Management and Ocean and Coastal Zone Management, Edward Cyr
• Marine Biodiversity and Marine Protected Area Networks, Jihyun Lee
• Linking the Management of Freshwater, Oceans, and Coasts, Torkil Jonch Clausen
• SIDS Working Group Report, Rolph Payet
Closing Ceremony
• Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum, and Director, Gerard J.
Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware (Conference Co-Chair)
• Vice-Minister Nguyen Viet Thang, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
• Mrs. Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa
• Dr. Andrew Hudson, Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, UNDP-GEF
• Dr. Torkil Jonch-Clausen, Danish Hydrological Institute and Global Water Partnership
• Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Director, Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), UNEP and
Co-Chair, Fourth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
• Call for Action: Challenge to Conference Participants
Ms. Lorraine Ridgeway, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, and Co-Chair, UN
Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
