National Ocean Governance Studies
National level inventory and analyses of legal and institutional frameworks for ocean governance undertaken in selected beneficiary States. The Ocean Governance Studies aim to reinforce the States’ abilities to more effectively build their ocean governance frameworks and help identify further capacity-building needs. The Ocean Governance Studies are prepared by consultants under the overall supervision of the Division.
Antigua and Barbuda
The National Ocean Governance Study of Antigua and Barbuda has priority sectors focussing on mariculture, ocean renewable energy, and seabed mining. The Focal Point of the Government is Ms. Ann-Louise Hill.
Status: Completed
Ocean Governance Study - Antigua and Barbuda
Cameroon
The National Ocean Governance Study of Cameroon has priority sectors focussing on integrated management of coastal zones in terms of fisheries and the repression of infractions related to the exploitation of fisheries resources. The Focal Point of the Government is Mr. Ebenezer Mouandjo Mouandjo.
Status: Completed and translated from English into French
Ghana
The National Ocean Governance Study of Ghana has priority sectors focussing on marine fisheries and marine security. The Focal Point of the Government is Mr. Opoku Manu.
Status: Completed
Guatemala
The National Ocean Governance Study of Guatemala has priority sectors focussing on the regulatory framework for the exercise of the National Maritime Authority as well as Maritime protection and safety, its means and application procedures. The Focal Point of the Government is Mr. Diaz Monzón.
Status: Completed
Indonesia
The National Ocean Governance Study of Indonesia has priority sectors focussing on fisheries, emphasizing small-scale fisheries, and marine tourism within the ocean governance framework. The Focal Point of the Government is Mr. Radian Nurcahyo.
Status: Completed.
Kiribati
The National Ocean Governance Study of Kiribati has priority sectors focussing on emerging uses of marine resources, including ocean energy, seabed mining and marine genetic resources, and climate-ocean interface. The Focal Point of the Government is Ms. Kabure Yeeting.
Status: Ongoing
Madagascar
The National Ocean Governance Study of Madagascar has priority sectors focussing on maritime transport and marine spatial planning. The Focal Points of the Government are Mr. José Victor Randrianarimanana and Ms. Ranjaliva Vero Ramananihanitramalala.
Status: ongoing
Mexico
The National Ocean Governance Study of Mexico has priority sectors focussing on marine protected areas and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Status: Drafted, undergoing copy-editing
Mozambique
The National Ocean Governance Study of Mozambique has priority sectors focussing on institutional arrangements on ocean administration and surveillance, and challenges in the implementation of the legal framework for sea mining (heavy sands), including rights of coastal communities. The Focal Points of the Government are Mr. Moniz Munguambe and Mr. Emidio Andre
Status: Ongoing
Panama
The National Ocean Governance Study of Panama has priority sectors focussing on marine protected areas and marine genetic resources. The Focal Point of the Government is Mr. Osvaldo Rosas.
Status: Completed
Tanzania
The National Ocean Governance Study of Tanzania has priority sectors focussing on marine fisheries and the protection and preservation of the marine environment, including area-based management tools. The Focal Points of the Government are Mr. Zahor Kassim Mohamed El Kharousy and Ms. Lilian Ibengwe.
Status: Ongoing
Togo
The National Ocean Governance Study of Togo has priority sectors focussing on marine pollution and fisheries. The Focal Point of the Government is Mr. Laré B. Penn.
Status: Completed
Trinidad and Tobago
The National Ocean Governance Study of Trinidad and Tobago has priority sectors focussing on the maritime sector, and coastal and marine tourism. The Focal Point of the Government is Ms. Rahanna Juman.
Status: Completed
Viet Nam
The National Ocean Governance Study of Viet Nam has priority sectors focussing on marine spatial planning, integrated coastal zone management, marine renewable energy and land reclamation. The Focal Point of the Government is Ms. Thuy Pham Thi Le.
Status: Completed