Multi-stakeholder dialogue and capacity-building partnership event: Presentations
The Multi-stakeholder dialogue and capacity-building partnership event was held from 24-25 January 2019 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Over the course of the two days, 23 presentations were held by representatives of States, global and regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, including academia. Copies of the slides for each presentation can be accessed via the links below.
Co-Chairs, Moderators and Panellists
Information regarding the Co-Chairs, Moderators and Panellists for the Event can be found in this booklet(pdf).
Keynote address
Mr. Ariel Troisi, Chair of the Group of Experts on Capacity Development, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission –
keynote address(pdf)
Segment 1: The importance of integrated assessments for decision-making
Moderator: Ms. Judith Gobin, Head, Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies
Mr. Julian Reyna, Dean, College of Maritime Studies and Environmental Sciences, Universidad Del Pacifico, Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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Mr. Murray Roberts, University of Edinburgh; ATLAS project |
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Mr. H.M.K.J.B. Gunarathna, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Development and Rural Economy, Sri Lanka |
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Ms. Joana Akrofi, Programme Management Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
“The importance of integrated assessments for decision making (science and policy perspectives)”(pdf) |
Segment 2: Capacity gaps and needs related to the conduct of integrated assessments
Moderator: Mr. Osman Keh Kamara, member of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process
Part 1
Mr. Alan Simcock, Joint Coordinator of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process |
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Ms. Caridad Canales Davila, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
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Ms. Karen Evans, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, member of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process |
“Capacity and capability gaps: needs for marine assessments”(pdf) |
Mr. Roger Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University |
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Mr. Maruf Hossain, Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Part 2
Ms. Francesca Santoro, Lead programme specialist in Ocean Literacy, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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Ms. Fernanda de Oliveira Lana, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Marine Biology and Coastal Environments, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil and National Focal Point of Brazil for the Regular Process |
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Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thao, Deputy Director, Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) |
“International cooperation and coordination, for key environmental issues in Viet Nam”(pdf) |
Mr. Wahid Moufaddal, Remote Sensing Expert, Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) |
Segment 3: Multi-stakeholder discussion on opportunities, best practices and lessons-learned for enhancing the science-policy interface
Moderators: Ms. Doris Oliva, Head, Institute of Biology, University of Valparaiso (Parts 1 and 2); Ms. Karen Evans, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, member of the Group of Experts of the Regular Process (Part 3)
Part 1
Ms. Veronica Koroma, Senior Environment Officer, Environment Protection Agency, Sierra Leone |
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Ms. Iryna Makarenko, Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Officer, Permanent Secretariat to the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention) (Black Sea Commission) |
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Mr. Miguel Iñiguez, Alternate Commissioner (scientific) of the International Whaling Commission and member of the Pool of Experts |
Part 2
Ms. Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) |
“The Baltic Sea as a time machine for the future coastal ocean”. (pdf) |
Mr. Kedong Yin, Professor, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University |
“Science-Driven Management Decision Making in Formulating Sewage Treatment Strategy”(pdf) |
Mr. Ivar Baste, Bureau member and Co-Chair of the capacity-building task force, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) |
“Enhancing the science-policy interface: lessons learned”(pdf) |
Part 3
Mr. Andrew Hudson, Head, Water & Ocean Governance Programme, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
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Ms. Vera Agostini, Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
“The Science-policy interface: linking global to local scales”(pdf) |
Mr. Ariel Troisi, Chair of the Group of Experts on Capacity Development, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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Mr. Luciano Hermanns, Member of AOCEANO (Brazilian Oceanographers Association) and member of the Pool of Experts |
"A bridge between Brazilian oceanographers and international institutions"(pdf) |