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Science to Governance in the BCLME: 20 years of institutional and capacity building for integrated transboundary LME management June 11, 2013 STAP-GEF W/S, Washington DC Hashali Hamukuaya and Nico Willemse

TDA: Major Transboundary Issues  Decline in commercial fish stocks  Uncertain ecosystem status and yields  Inadequate capacity to assess ecosystem  Deterioration in water quality  Habitat destruction and alteration  Loss of biotic integrity and biodiversity  Harmful algal blooms

SAP: Policy Actions  Sustainable Management and Utilisation of Living Marine Resources  Management of Mining and Drilling Impacts  Oil and gas exploration and production  Environmental Variability, Ecosystem Impacts and Improvement of Predictability  Coastal Zone Management  Maintenance of Ecosystem Health and Protection of Biodiversity  Capacity strengthening  Socio-economic and Governance  *

• Annual monitoring and assessments of Sustainable commercial fish stocks through management and transboundary surveys use of LMRs • Assessment of interactions between shared demersal fish stocks in southern Angola and northern Namibia • Assessment of early history and stock identity for shared hake (Namibia and SA) and horse mackerel (Angola and Nam) • Annual overall stock assessment report – State of the Stocks Report published for 2012 • Joint Management Plans for horse mackerel • Regional Stock Assessment Working Group • EAF review of institutional capacities and ecological risk assessment of major species

• Minerals and Oil sector very instrumental during Convention text Management of development Mining and Drilling Activities • Scoping study for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the BCLME completed, taking into account all marine sectors • Working Group on Minerals and Extractive Resources established • Private sector indicate strong interest for partnership – BCC Business Leadership Forum planned

Environmental • Environmental links to pelagic fish life variability, cycles, abundance and distribution: ecosystem impacts determining governing factors and improvements • Impacts of H 2 S and low oxygen on inshore of predictability marine species – mass mortalities and walk-outs recorded in the past SHBML Bottom Oxygen March 2000 - October 2006 • Understanding of the impacts of climate Concentration of dissolved oxygen 180 variability on the environment and on the 160 140 DISTANCE OFFSHORE (km) resources and on communities 120 100 • Collaboration with GOOS-Africa and ODIN 80 Africa improves access to high resolution 60 40 oceanographic data 20 0 Sep Mar Mar Sep Mar Sep Mar Sep Mar Sep Mar Sep Mar Sep 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Management of • Angola and Namibia at advanced pollution stages to accede to the Abidjan Convention • Closer collaboration established with IMO especially on regional oil spills contingency planning and regional Oil Spill Risk Assessment (OSRA) and sensitivity mapping

Maintenance of • Spatial biodiversity assessment and spatial ecosystem health management , including mapping of areas proposed for marine protected areas and protection of (MPAs) biodiversity • Development of acoustic methodology for zooplankton biomass assessment • Implementation of Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey in the BCLME – first cruise in August 2011 • Management planning for the Orange River Mouth estuary underway – collaboration with GEF IW Project on ORM

Training and capacity • BCC’s Training and Capacity Building (TCB) Strategy implemented since 2009 building • Training Policy adopted in 2012 • BCC TCB Advisory Group in established • Significant training and capacity building in each of the projects • Training offered in specialised fields e.g., Fish Stock Assessment, hydro-acoustic surveys, responsible fisheries and fisheries management • BCC supports various workshops and events where skills are exchanged about LME approach, ocean governance

• BCC Instruments • BCC Convention signed in March 2013. First multi- sectorial LME framework • Finance Policy, Personnel Policy and Procurement Policy, Data Policy adopted • Reviewing and updating of the TDA, SAP and Science Programme to be completed by August

• Structures and functions in place: Institutional Building • Ministerial Conference, • Management Board, • Ecosystem Advisory Committee (EAC), • Regional thematic working groups • The Secretariat

• Norway – BCC Science Programme • Iceland – BCC Training and Capacity Wider Cooperation Building Strategy • FAO EAF-Nansen Project – Implementation of EAF projects and on climate change vulnerability • Danish Technical University (DTU) and EU – improving stock assessment • ODIN Africa (improved data management) • ASCLME, GCLME and CCLME (African LME Caucus) – which is a network that collaborates on issues of common interest.

Concluding remarks: Where we are: - BCC is an established Commission with requisite structures and functions, due to: - Unwavering political will and support by the BCC Ministers - Support from GEF, other developing partners Where we are heading : - Finalising the updating of the TDA/ Strategic Action Programme - Sustainability of BCC – ensuring support to implement the Convention and thus scaling up “Science -to- Governance” - Establish partnerships with the private sector, academia and relevant organisations