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ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATESORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES
Sustainable Ocean Governance in Sustainable Ocean Governance in the OECS: The importance of the OECS: The importance of
Hydrographic Data Hydrographic Data
Asha Singh, PhD Asha Singh, PhD
Head, Ocean Governance Unit, OECS Commission Head, Ocean Governance Unit, OECS Commission
OECS - Economic OECS - Economic Space*Space*
NOT TO REFERENCE: Boundaries are just an academic exercise
Eastern Caribbean Regional Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean PolicyOcean Policy
1.Secure Access to Resources
2.Maintain and Improve Ecosystem Integrity
3.Adopt multiple ocean planning and Integrated Mgt.
Maritime Boundary Delimitation
Marine Managed Areas- Caribbean Challenge
Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure /National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Hydrograhic Data and OG Hydrograhic Data and OG
ECROPECROP
4. Support Research and Capacity BuildingResearch 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
RESPONSE: Hydrographic Initiative
Hydrographic Scoping Study Towards updating our navigational charts
ASPIRATION: Establish a hydrographic entityMSDI – mutually supportive tool- NO REINVENTION!!!
Progress: 2013: Approved by the OECS Authority – Ocean Governance Unity
2014: •OGU•Completed the field work - reports
• First Council of Ministers – Environment
• Donor Support –
OECS and YOU OECS and YOU
Human Capacity
Technical assistance Donor support
Partnership OECS – model
Data Source: IUCN/WCMC,05;Singh, 05;Admiralty Chart, 05Country Databases [….]
Thank you
Asha Singh
asingh@oecs.org
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