CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES

The Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, "Moving the Global Oceans Agenda Forward", took place on January 23-28, 2006 in Paris France. The conference was attended by over 400 participants from 78 countries, and brought together members of governments, regional organizations, UN agencies, academia, non- governmental organizations, donor agencies, and industry representatives.

Conference Report
Conference coverage was provided by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin available at http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/globaloceans3/. The conference summary report is available at http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/globaloceans3/ymbvol68num3e.html.

A conference report from the conference organizers will be produced shortly.

List of Participants

Pre-Conference Materials

- Background Documents, Presentation Summaries, and Other Information for Panel Sessions, Side Meeting, and Concurrent Dialogue Sessions at the Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands

- Information on Progress Achieved in the Implementation of World Summit on Sustainable Development Targets and Millennium Development Goals on Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States

- Capacity Building Assessments in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, the Atlantic, and the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries

- Small Islands, Large Ocean States: A review of Ocean and Coastal Management in Small Island Developing States since the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - Paper Series No. 2005-1

- Towards Mauritius 2005, Island Bellwether: Climate Change and Energy Policy Strategy for Small Island Developing States - Paper Series No. 2005-2

- For a complete list of conference Background Documents please visit: http://www.globaloceans.org/paris3/materials.html

Conference Materials

Monday, January 23, 2006

Concurrent side meetings

- Task Force on Capacity Development Chair: Dr. Indumathie Hewawasam, World Bank

- Working Group on Perspectives on Global Oceans Stewardship: Improving High Seas Governance (by invitation) Co-Chairs: Mr. Alfonso Ascencio, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, and Dr. Salvatore Arico, UNESCO

- Ocean Donors Roundtable (lunch and meeting by invitation) Chair: Dr. David Freestone, World Bank

- Mobilizing stakeholders and the public towards fisheries sustainability, organized by the World Ocean Network Chair: Dr. Leonard Sonnenschein, World Aquarium, USA

- Small Island Developing States Co-Chairs: Mary Power, SOPAC, Mr. Franklin McDonald, UNEP Caribbean, Mr. James Hardcastle, Nature Seychelles, Marina N'Deye, Cape Verde

Presentations

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

HIGH LEVEL INTRODUCTION

Mr. Umit Unluata, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO

Madame Nelly Olin, Minister for Environment, France

PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE

Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands

Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, UNEP Regional Seas Programme, and Coordinator, UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

RESULTS FROM THE OCEAN POLICY SUMMIT 2005

Hon. Dr. Manuel Lobo Antunes, Secretary of State for National Defense and Maritime Affairs, Portugal

PANEL 1. STATUS OF OCEAN AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLES; OPERATIONALIZING ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT (WSSD ecosystem goal)

Co-Chair: Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Pew Institute for Ocean Science, University of Miami

Co-Chair: Dr. Indumathie Hewawasam, Senior Environmental Specialist, The World Bank

Dr. Alfred Duda, Senior Advisor, International Waters, Global Environment Facility

Dr. Awni Behnam, International Ocean Institute (progress on MDG goals)

Mr. Hamid Ghaffarzadeh, Project Manager, Caspian Environmental Programme (socio-economic considerations)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
The Public and the Oceans: A Long-Term Strategy for Mobilizing Public Support for the Global Oceans Agenda, Mr. Philippe Vallette, NAUSICAA and The World Ocean Network

PANEL 2. OCEAN INDUSTRIES: BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE SECTORS

Chair: Mr. Paul Holthus, President, Marine Aquarium Council, and Coordinator, Business and Ocean Industries Roundtable, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands

Mr. Tim Wilkins, INTERTANKO

Mr. Dierk Peters, UNILEVER

Mr. Arthur Bogason, Co-Chair, World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers, Iceland

Mr. John Connelly, President, National Fisheries Institute, and International Coalition of Fishing Organizations

Mr. Mark Caney, President, PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)

Dr. Jose Matheickal, Technical Advisor, GEF/UNDP/IMO Global Ballast Water Management Programme, International Maritime Organization (WSSD goal)

Mr. Bruno Corréard, Responsable Gestion Durable Resources Halieutiques, Carrefour DMMG

Meeting of the Business and Industry Leaders Roundtable

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Strategic Perspectives on the Global Oceans Agenda, Dr. Annick de Marffy, Former Director, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

The Way Forward on Advancing the Global Oceans Agenda, Ms. Lori Ridgeway, Director-General, International Coordination and Policy Analysis, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

PANEL 3. PROGRESS ON MAJOR WSSD AND MDG GOALS ON OCEANS AND COASTS

Chair: Dr. David Freestone, Deputy General Counsel, Advisory Services, Legal Vice Presidency, World Bank

Integrated Ocean and Coastal Management (WSSD and MDG goals)

European Maritime Policy: Toward an All-Encompassing Maritime Policy, Mr. Paul Nemitz, Deputy Head of the Maritime Task Force, European Commission

Bottom-up Work on the European Union Maritime Strategy: Regional Sea Governance, Mr. Jean-Didier Hache, Executive Secretary, Conference of the Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR)

Progress in Integrated Ocean Policy in Korea, Mr. Won-Tae Shin, Deputy Director, Marine Environment Division, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Korea

Bringing it All Together: Exclusive Economic Zone, Coastal Management, National Plans of Action, and Integrated Water Resources Management under National Jurisdiction, Dr. Magnus Ngoile, Director General, National Environment Management Council, Tanzania

Fisheries (WSSD goals)

Operationalizing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries, Dr. Serge Garcia, Director, Fishery Resources Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

The Global Program on Sustainable Fisheries (PROFISH) and the World Bank's Re-engagement in the Fisheries Sector, Dr. Marea E. Hatziolos, Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist, Environment Department, The World Bank

Mr. Alistair Graham, Marine Program, World Wildlife Fund

Ms. Barbara Hanchard, Project Coordinator, GEF-UNDP Oceanic Fisheries Management Project (Pacific), Forum Fisheries Agency

Conservation of Biodiversity, Networks of MPAs (WSSD goals)

Ms. Marjo Vierros, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat

H.E. Mr. Nguyen Viet Thang, Vice Minister of Fisheries, Vietnam

Regional Cooperation (WSSD and MDG goals)

Improving Regional Cooperation, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Regional Programme Director, GEF-UNDP-IMO Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Philippines, and Nippon Foundation Task Force on Regional Ocean Governance

Example of Regional Cooperation within the Large Marine Ecosystem Program, Dr. Michael O'Toole, Chief Technical Advisor, GEF-UNDP Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Programme

UNEP Regional Seas Programmes: New Directions, Mr. Ellik Adler, Regional Seas programme Coordinator Senior Programme Officer

World Bank/GEF Strategic Partnership for East Asian GPA Issues, Dr. Mara Warwick, World Bank

CONCURRENT DIALOGUE SESSIONS ON ACHIEVING SYNERGY

Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Preparations for the 4th World Water Forum and 2006 Intergovernmental Review of the GPA. Co-Chairs: Patricia Muñoz, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, and Tom Laughlin, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)

Synergy among Large Marine Ecosystems, Regional Seas, and National, Multinational/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Efforts, Co-Chairs: Ellik Adler, UNEP Regional Seas Programme; Charles Ehler, IUCN-WCPA; Andy Hudson, UNDP-GEF; and Arlo Hemphill, Conservation International

Island Life - Island Biodiversity, Livelihoods and International Agreements. Co-Chairs: Gerald Miles, Senior Adviser, Conservation Finance and Policy, The Nature Conservancy (TNC); Marjo Vierros, CBD Secretariat; Dominique Benzaken, Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP); and TBD, IUCN Islands Taskforce (TAFICOPA)

Addressing poverty, achieving socio-economic benefits through improved national and regional oceans governance, including through more beneficial ocean use (fisheries, oil and gas) agreements Co-Chairs: Ali Mohammed, Regional Coordinator, Coastal and Marine Secretariat, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); Tim Bostock, Senior Fisheries Adviser, Policy Division, Department for International Development (DFID), UK; and Carl Lundin, Head, Marine Programme, IUCN

Advancing Integrated Ocean and Coastal Governance: Next Steps Co-Chairs: Prof. Mario Ruivo, Chair, Portuguese Committee for IOC, John Roberts, Director, DEFRA, UK, and Dr. David VanderZwaag, Dalhousie University, Canada

Advancing Coordinated Implementation of International Agreements Chair: Ms. Margarita Astralaga, Ramsar Convention Secretariat

FIRST INFORMAL MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

PANEL 4. LINKING FRESHWATER TO OCEANS (WSSD goal)

Chair: Dr. Al Duda, International Waters, Global Environment Facility

Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair, Global Water Partnership

Mr. Peter Bridgewater, Secretary-General, Ramsar Convention

Hon. Mr. Erik Uandikov, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Republic of Kazakhstan

Dr. Porfirio Alvarez-Torres, Director for Regional Integration, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, SEMARNAT

Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, Head, Regional Seas Programme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Coordinator, Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities, The Hague

Mr. Ivan Zavadsky, GEF Danube-Black Sea Basin Strategic Partnership

Dr. Shammy Puri, Liaison Officer and Groundwater Resources Senior Advisor, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO

PANEL 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAURITIUS STRATEGY FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (WSSD goal)

Chair: Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, Foreign Affairs, Mauritius, Outgoing Chair, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)

Mr. Willie John, Chief Executive Officer, Cook Islands

Mr. Fernando Trindade, on behalf of Celestino Andrade, Ministry of Environment, São Tomé and Príncipe

Mr. Rolph Payet, Director of the Ministry of the Environment, Seychelles

Mr. Vincent Sweeney, Executive Director, Caribbean Environmental Health Institute, St. Lucia

Mr. Nelson Andrade, Director, UNEP Caribbean Programme, UNEP/UNDP/GEF IWCAM Programme on Integrated Water and Coastal Area Management for SIDS

Ms. Dominique Benzaken, Coastal Management Adviser, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Ambassador Enele Sopoaga, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Tuvalu to the UN

Ms. Marina Silva, Independent Consultant, Cape Verde

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Progress on Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (WSSD goal) Honorable Minister Ben Bradshaw, MP, Minister for Local Environment, Marine, and Animal Welfare, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

PANEL 6. THE TSUNAMI DISASTER AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: ONE YEAR LATER

Co-Chair: Dr. William J. Brennan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Co-Chair: Dr. François Schindelé, Past-Chair, ICG/IOTWS: Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the Indian Ocean

Dr. Maitree Duangsawasdi, Director-General, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Thailand

Dr. Lahsen Ababouch, Chief, Fish Utilization and Marketing Service (FIIU), FAO

Prof. Stefano Tinti, Chair, Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected Seas

Mr. Franklin McDonald, Advisor, UNEP, former director National Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica and former Project Manager Pan Caribbean Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Project

Mr. Russell Arthurton, Coastal Geoscience, formerly British Geological Survey

PANEL 7. LINKING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EFFORTS IN OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT: AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES

Chair: Dr. Magnus Ngoile, National Environment Management Council, Tanzania

Prof. Albert Owusu-Sarpong, Ambassador of Ghana to France

Hon. Dr. Aristides Ocante da Silva, Minister of Natural Resources, Guinea-Bissau

Hon. Joseph Konzolo Munyao, M.P., Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Kenya

Hon. Mrs. Rejoice Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa

H.E. Victor Manuel Borges, Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Mozambique

Hon. Mr. Thierno Lo, Minister of Environment and Natural Protection, Senegal

Ms. Rahma Mshangama, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources Environment and Cooperatives, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Mr. Rolph Payet, Interim Coordinator, Regional Coordinating Unit for Eastern African Action Plan (EAF/RCU)

Instructions for the Concurrent Dialogues on WSSD/MDG Goals and for Filling Out the Informal Multistakeholder Survey on Progress on WSSD/MDG Goals

SECOND INFORMAL MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

CONCURRENT DIALOGUE SESSIONS ON THE BOTTOM-LINE ASSESSMENT ON PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WSSD AND MDG GOALS
Ecosystem management, and integrated management of oceans and coasts, including regional cooperation (also for input into June 2006 UNICPOLOS session) Group leads: Chua Thia-Eng, PEMSEA, Charles Ehler, IUCN WCPA and Yves Henoque, Coastal Habitats and Resources Management, Thailand

Fisheries Group leads: Lori Ridgeway, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, and Serge Garcia, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Biodiversity and networks of marine protected areas (also for input into COP-CBD 8) Group leads: Carl Lundin, IUCN, and Gerald Miles, The Nature Conservancy

Small island developing States, with emphasis on ocean and coastal management (also for input into the CSD May 2006) Group Leads: Franklin McDonald, Jamaica, and Dirk Troost, UNESCO

GPA and IWRM, and input into IGR-2 (October 2006 Beijing) and World Water Forum IV (March 2006, Mexico City), including next steps on collaboration between freshwater and ocean interests Group Leads: Porfirio Alvarez, Mexico, and Tom Laughlin, NOAA

Global Marine Assessment and UN coordination Group Lead: Awni Behnam, International Ocean Institute

Thursday, January 26, 2006

PANEL 8. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT: MOBILIZING TO ADDRESS NEEDS

Chair: Dr. Indumathie Hewawasam, Senior Environmental Specialist, The World Bank

Mr. Ralph Cantral, Chief, National Policy and Evaluation Division, Office Of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, U.S. NOAA

Ms. Margarita Astralaga, Senior Advisor, Ramsar Convention Secretariat

Dr. Awni Behnam, President, International Ocean Institute

Dr. Ehrlich Desa, Head, Capacity Building Section, UNESCO

Mr. Franklin McDonald, Advisor, UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme

Dr. Robin Mahon, Caribbean LME Programme

Ms. Mary Power, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission

Ms. Marina N'Deye, Independent Consultant, Cape Verde

Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Regional Programme Director, PEMSEA

Mr. James Hardcastle, Technical Advisor for Island Conservation, Nature Seychelles

Mr. Ali Mohamed, Regional Coordinator, Coastal and Marine Secretariat, New Partnership for Africa's Development

Dr. Anamarija Frankic, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Advisor to Ministry of Culture, Croatia

Discussion Points

PANEL 9. REGIONAL DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION: THE MEDITERRANEAN CASE

Co-Chair: Prof. Ezio Bussoletti, Scientific Advisor, Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO

Co-Chair: Dr. Aldo Cosentino, Director-General, Nature Protection, Ministry for the Environment and Territory, Italy

Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, GPA Coordinator and Head Regional Seas, UNEP

Mr. Paul Mifsud, Coordinator, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), UNEP Regional Seas Programme

Ms. Marie-Christine Van Klaveren, Executive Secretary, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)

Mr. Zoran Sikic, Assistant Minister and Chief of Conservation, Ministry of Culture, Croatia

Dr. Ivica Trumbic, Director, Regional Activity Centre for Priority Actions Programme (PAP/RAC), Mediterranean Action Plan

Mr. Gennaro Longo, Chief, Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology, International Center for Science and High Technology, UNIDO

Dr. Sami Marrouki, Executive Director, Mediterranean Renewable Region Centre (MedRec), Tunisia

PANEL 10. IMPROVING HIGH SEAS GOVERNANCE

Co-Chair: Mr. Alfonso Ascencio Herrera, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations

Co-Chair: Dr. Salvatore Arico, Programme Specialist, Biodiversity - Division of Ecological Sciences, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Prof. Tullio Scovazzi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Bicocca, Italy

Overview of scientific and technical/technological aspects of the high seas and the deep seabed, Mr. Alex Rogers, British Antarctic Survey, UK

A conservation perspective on issues related to high seas and the deep seabed, Ms. Lee Kimball, IUCN-The World Conservation Union

Dr. Vladimir Golitsyn, Director, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

Ms. Marjo Vierros, Convention on Biological Diversity

Mrs. Norma Taylor-Roberts, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jamaica

Dr. Frida Armas-Pfirter, Austral University, Argentina

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Reducing Poverty and Environmental Sustainability, Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University, Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on the MDGs (by video link from Africa)

PANEL 11. OCEANS AND CLIMATE

Chair: Overview of recent scientific findings on climate effects on oceans, coasts, and islands Dr. Robert Corell, Chair, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

Overview of public policy issues related to climate effects on oceans, coasts, and islands Ambassador Gunnar Palsson, Iceland

Overview of mitigation and adaptation measures Mr. Halldor Thorgeirsson, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Ambassador Enele S. Sopoaga, Tuvalu, Vice-Chair, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)

Mr. John Shepherd, Tyndall Centre Regional Associate Director, Southampton Oceanography Centre (Social Dimensions of Climate Change in Coastal Areas)

Ms. Ellina Levina, Climate Change Analyst, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (the importance of integrating scientific knowledge on climate change into coastal zone management decisions at the international, national and local level)

Ms. Magdalena A. K. Muir, Research Associate, Arctic Institute of North America (Monitoring and managing for climate change in vulnerable ocean and coastal ecosystems, and integrating results into policy responses)

CONCURRENT DIALOGUE ON ACHIEVING SYNERGY

Freshwater to Oceans
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Alice Aureli, Responsible Groundwater Resources, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO
Dr. Marea Hatziolos, World Bank

Contributors:
Dr. Bo Appelgreen, Senior Advisor to International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO, Sweden
Prof. Lucila Candela, Technical University of Catalonia-UPC

Next Steps in SIDS
Co-Chairs: Mr. Nelson Andrade, UNEP, Caribbean, Mr. Tim Adams, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Mr. Dirk Troost, Chief, Coasts and Small Islands Platform, UNESCO

Tsunami and Disaster Preparedness
Co-Chairs: Dr. Arvind Anil Boaz, South Asia Co-Operative Environmental Programme, Ezio Bussoletti, Italy, Stefano Belfiore, IOC

Next steps in capacity development
Co-Chairs: Margarita Astralaga, Ramsar Convention, Mary Power, SOPAC

High Seas Governance: Bioprospecting in the high seas
Moderator: Dr. David VanderZwaag, Dalhousie University, Canada

Contributors:
Ms. Fernanda Millicay, Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Fellowship on the Law of the Sea
Dr. David Leary, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University

Oceans and Climate
Co-Chairs: Dr. Robert Corell, Chair, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, and Ambassador Gunnar Palsson, Iceland

Friday, January 27, 2006

PANEL 12. ENGAGING DECISIONMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC

Chair: Operationalizing the Long-Term Plan of Action for Reaching the Public on the Importance of Oceans and Coasts Mr. Philippe Valette, Managing Director, NAUSICAA- National Sea Centre, France, and Chair, the World Ocean Network

Long-term Outreach Strategy for the Media on Oceans and Coasts Ms. Marie-Laure de Lange, Communications Consultant, SeaWeb

Dr. Dann Sklarew, Director, GEF IW: LEARN

Dr. Ram Boojh, Centre of Environment Education, India

Dr. Guillermo Garcia Montero, President, National Aquarium, Cuba, and National Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Committee

Dr. Peter Neill, Director, The World Ocean Observatory, U.S.

CONCURRENT DIALOGUE ON ACHIEVING SYNERGY

High Seas Governance: High seas fisheries governance
Moderator: Mr. Michael Lodge, High Seas Task Force

Contributor: Ms. Kristina Gjerde, IUCN

Next Steps in African Coastal and Ocean Management
Co-Chairs: Magnus Ngoile, Tanzania, and Ali Mohammed, NEPAD

Engaging decisionmakers and the public
Contributors:
Dr. Paul Boyle, New York Aquarium and The Ocean Project
Dr. Leonard Sonnenschein, World Aquarium, St. Louis, USA
Mr. James Hardcastle, Chief Technical Advisor, Nature Seychelles
Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Dahi, NGO Clean Beach, Mauritania
Mr. Brian Day, GreenCOM/Tanzania
Dr. Peter Neill, Director, The World Ocean Observatory, U.S.
Ms. Khulood Tubaishat, Advisor, Regional Shared Vision Programme, Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
The Way Forward on Oceans and Coasts, Mrs. Fientje Moerman, Vice-Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade, Belgium

REPORTS FROM WORKING GROUPS, AND WSSD AND MDG ASSESSMENT EFFORTS AND DISCUSSION

Chairs: Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, and Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, Co-Chairs, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands

Reports on WSSD/MDG Assessments

-Ecosystem management, and integrated management of oceans and coasts, including regional cooperation (also for input into June 2006 UNICPOLOS session)
-Fisheries
-Biodiversity and networks of marine protected areas (also for input into COP-CBD 8)
-Small island developing States, with emphasis on ocean and coastal management (also for input into the CSD May 2006)
-GPA and IWRM, and input into IGR-2 (October 2006 Beijing) and World Water Forum IV (March 2006, Mexico City), including next steps on collaboration between freshwater and ocean interests
-Global Marine Assessment and UN coordination
Other Reports
-The role of ocean and coastal management in reducing poverty (MDG goal)
-Next steps in capacity building in ocean and coastal management
-Next steps in ocean and coastal management in SIDS
-Next steps in ocean and coastal management in Africa
-Next steps in ocean and coastal management in the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Nations (report from a multilateral dialogue among Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Brazil, Sao Tome and Principe, Portugal)
-High Seas Governance (for input into the UN discussions of February 2006)
-Lessons learned from the tsunami disaster for coastal planning and preparedness (for input into CSD May 2006)
-Next steps in linking science and policy related to climate and oceans
-Action plan for engaging decisionmakers, the media, and the public on oceans (to be presented at World Ocean Network's conference immediately following the global conference)
-Next steps on Ocean Donors Roundtable
-Next steps on Business and Industry Leaders Roundtable
-Next steps on Ministerial Roundtable

CONFERENCE CONCLUDING SESSION

Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands

Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd, Director, UNEP Regional Seas Programme, and Coordinator, UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

Mr. Andrew Hudson, Principal Technical Advisor, International Waters, UNDP-GEF

Dr. Magnus Ngoile, Director General, National Environment Management Council, Tanzania

Ms. Lori Ridgeway, Director-General, International Coordination and Policy Analysis, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

Mr. Julian Barbiere, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO, Paris