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Dear Colleagues,
Enclosed are latest news from Prof. Biliana Cicin-Sain, for your kind interest. And please see also:
Canada/USA Dispute over Their Boundary and Fishing Rights in the Arctic Beaufort Sea of 14 September 2009 at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_Sea & http://www.canada.com/news/press+Harper+raise+Canada+boundary+dispute+with+Obama/1997222/story.html and Disintegrating Beaufort Sea's Coast of 25 September 2009 at: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090925-alaska-coast-erosion-video.html and U.S. Arctic Policy of 9 January 2009, 48 ILM 370 (2009) at http://www.asil.org/ilm.cfm [2008 USA-Canada Polar Bears MOU at: http://www.asil.org/ilib080516.cfm ]
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Subject: [Global_oceans] REMINDER: GLOBAL OCEANS CONFERENCE MAY 3-7,2010 PARIS
Dear colleagues:
Please be reminded that session applications for the 5th Global Oceans Conference: Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life, and Improving Governance are due by October 9, 2009. If you plan to submit a proposal for a session, either during the Policy, Science, and Technical Symposium (May 3-4, 2010) or the Policy Conference (May 6-7, 2010), please complete the session application form, available online at http://globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/2010SessionApplication_Form.doc and submit it to Dr. Miriam Balgos ([log in to unmask] or (fax) +1 302 831 3668).
The Global Forum is committed to having conference participation from a range of governments, regional organizations, UN agencies, academia, non-governmental organizations, donor agencies, and industry representatives.
Thank you again for your support of the Global Forum and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,
Biliana Cicin-Sain
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Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain
Director, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy
Professor, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, and Department of Political Science and International Relations
Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Editor-in-Chief, Ocean & Coastal Management Journal
Address:
301 Robinson Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716 USA
Tel: 1-302-831-8086
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Internet:
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Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
http://www.globaloceans.org
Ocean & Coastal Management Journal
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405889/description#description
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To: Ocean Leaders
From: Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain, Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Subject: 5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life, Improving Governance, May 3-7, 2010, UNESCO, Paris
Dear colleagues:
1) Invitation to participate
It is our great pleasure to invite your participation in the 5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life, Improving Governance, to be held on May 3-7, 2010, at UNESCO, Paris.
Please see the Conference leaflet, in the following languages:
English: http://www.globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/GOC5_Leaflet_English.pdf
French: http://www.globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/GOC5_Leaflet_French.pdf
Arabic: http://www.globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/GOC5_Leaflet_Arabic.pdf
Chinese: http://www.globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/GOC5_Leaflet_Chinese.pdf
Russian: http://www.globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/GOC5_Leaflet_Russian.pdf
Spanish: http://www.globaloceans.org/planning/pdf/GOC5_Leaflet_Spanish.pdf
Please distribute the conference leaflet to your colleagues.
2) Conference themes
The Conference focuses on three interlinked themes:
1. ENSURING SURVIVAL: Oceans, Climate and Security and Major Issues in Mitigation, Adaptation, and Financing in the Post-Copenhagen Climate Regime
This theme explores practical issues in adaptation, mitigation, and financing that national leaders will need to face following the conclusion of the new climate agreement. This includes the following topics:
* Implications of the New Climate Regime: Moving Forward From Copenhagen
* Implications of the New Climate Regime for SIDS and Developing Countries
* Impacts of Climate Change on the Polar Regions
Mitigation
* Renewable Energy Using the Oceans: Wind Power
* Renewable Energy Using the Oceans: Hydrokinetics
* Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies Using the Oceans
* Mitigation Options Using the Ocean:
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Ocean Fertilization
* Curbing Emissions from Ships
* Marine Spatial Planning and its Role in Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
Adaptation
* Adaptation Responses to Sea Level Rise
* Climate-Induced Population Movements
* Adaptation and Marine and Coastal Hazards
* Adaptation, Disaster Risk Planning, and the Role of the Insurance Industry
* The Role of Ecosystem-Based Management in Adaptation
* Ensuring Resilience of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
* Implementation of Adaptation Measures
Financing
* Climate Change and Threats to Food Security
* New Modes of Financing Under the Copenhagen Agreement
* Costs of Adaptation: Are the Funds Sufficient?
* Private Sector Financing Initiatives
Capacity Development and Technology Exchange
Educating the Public and Promoting Civil Society Involvement
The Economics of Climate Change
* Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture
* Impacts on Tourism
* Costs of Population Relocation
* Impacts on Coastal Infrastructure
* Impacts on Human Health
2. PRESERVING LIFE: Marine Biodiversity (2010 global goal), Networks of Marine Protected Areas (2012 global goal), and Celebrating the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Toward Nagoya 2010 - Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of the Parties COP10
This theme addresses practical steps which national leaders can take, both at national and international levels, to advance global goals of preserving marine biodiversity and establishing networks of marine protected areas to preserve marine life and to counter climate change effects. This includes the following topics:
* Where Are We Now? Overview of Ongoing Marine Biodiversity Assessments
* Marine Biodiversity and the Importance of Networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
* Strategy for Nagoya 2010: National Level and Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
* Building Resilience: The Importance of Networks of MPAs
* Deep Sea Biodiversity and the Impacts of Climate Change
* Developing High Seas Networks of MPAs
* Sustainable Stewardship of Marine Resources: Success Stories and Challenges
* Working with Stakeholders during MPA Development and Implementation
* Methodologies in Assessing the Success of Implementation ofMPAs
* Linking the Social and Economic Elements of Marine Biodiversity Conservation
* Mobilizing the Public and Private Sector for Global Ocean Stewardship
* Capacity Building Efforts to Improve Marine Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Countries and SIDS
3. IMPROVING GOVERNANCE: Achieving Integrated, Ecosystem-Based Ocean and Coastal Management (2010 global goal) at National and Regional Levels and in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
This theme assesses past and current effort to achieve integrated, ecosystem-based ocean and coastal management and details next steps which national leaders and the international oceans community should take to further propel achievement of this global goal, taking into account impacts of climate change. This includes the following topics:
* Reviewing and Ranking Threats to the World's Oceans
* Consensus on Basic Principles and Approaches to EBM/ICM
* Best Practices at National and Regional Levels
* Progress Markers in Achieving Integrated Ecosystem-Based Management by 2010
* Tools for Marine Spatial Planning
* Monitoring and Modeling Efforts
* Global Reporting and Assessment of Marine Environment (GRAME)
* Approaches and Tools for Integrated Governance of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
* Integrated Assessment/Area-Wide Environmental Impact Assessments in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
* Regional Experimentation in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
* Mobilizing to Support Capacity Development of EBM/ICM in Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
* Linking Freshwater and Oceans
* Improving Fisheries Management as a Pillar of EBM/ICM
3) Conference organizers and co-funders
The main organizers and co-funders of the Conference are the following:
* Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
* Global Environment Facility
* Government of France: Secrétariat Général de la Mer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Oceans, French Marine Protected Areas Agency, French National Assembly
* Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
* United Nations Development Programme
* European Commission, Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
* Government of the United States of America, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
* Government of Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
* Government of Indonesia, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
* Government of the Netherlands, Department of Nature
* Government of Vietnam, Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands
* Lighthouse Foundation, Germany
* World Ocean Network
* NAUSICAA, Centre National de la Mer, France
* Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), France
* Commission Peripherique des Regions Maritimes, Europe
* The Nature Conservancy
* Luso-American Development Foundation, Portugal
* Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, Tanzania
* World Ocean Observatory
* Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA
* Centro EPOMEX, Centro de Ecologia, Pesquerias, y Oceanografia del Golfo de Mexico, Campeche, Mexico
Opportunities for co-organizing and co-funding the Global Oceans Conference are still available, especially in terms of providing support for participants from developing countries and small island developing States. Please contact Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain for further information (Email: [log in to unmask]; Tel: 1 (302) 831-8086).
4. Conference flow
On the initial two days of the conference (May 3-4), at the Policy, Science, and Technical Symposium, plenary and concurrent panels will explore the major themes and topics of the conference through presentations and discussions (open to all participants). During the Symposium, a Special Workshop will be held on Fifty Years of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: International Cooperation on the Marine Natural and Social Sciences -Looking Ahead to Meeting the Challenges of the Next Fifty Years.
Global Forum Working Groups and Symposium leaders will prepare, before the conference, Policy Briefs and bottom-line recommendations on each theme and topic for consideration by the High-Level National Officials Roundtable, The Ocean Parliamentarians, and the Network of Local and Regional Authorities, which will meet on May 5 for their separate deliberations.
The Policy Conference: Charting the Way Ahead, to be held on May 6-7, will feature plenary panels on the major conference themes and topics, and will chart the way ahead for the international oceans community (open to all participants).
5. Proposals for sessions and papers-Invited by October 9, 2009
Please send your suggestions or submit proposals for sessions/papers/speakers to be organized during the Policy, Science, and Technical Symposium (May 3-4), as well as for the Policy Conference (May 6-7) by October 9, 2009, to Dr. Miriam Balgos (Email: [log in to unmask]). Please use the attached application form.
We look forward to your participation in the Conference.
Attachment
- Panel Application Form
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Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain
Director, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy
Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, and Department of Political Science and International Relations
Co-Chair and Head of Secretariat, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Editor-in-Chief, Ocean & Coastal Management Journal
Address:
301 Robinson Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716 USA
Tel: 1-302-831-8086
Fax: 1-302-831-3668
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Internet:
Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/cmp
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
http://www.globaloceans.org
Ocean & Coastal Management Journal
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405889/description#description
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