Download Dr Vladimir Ryabinin, Exec Sec, IOC-UNESCO

Ocean (Blue) Economy
and SDGs,
with focus on science
Dr Vladimir Ryabinin
Executive Secretary, IOC;
Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
Blue Economy Summit II
Abu Dhabi, UAE
19.01.2016
2030 Agenda: 17 SD Goals, 169 Targets
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas
and marine resources for sustainable development
Conserve and Sustainably Use Oceans, Seas and
Marine Resources for Sustainable Development
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
a.
b.
c.
Reduce marine pollution of all kinds
Manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification
Eliminate over+IUU fishing, use science based
management to restore fish stocks
Conserve > 10% of coastal and marine areas
Prohibit some fisheries subsidies
Economic benefits to SIDs & LDCs from sustainable
use of marine resources, including sustainable
management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
Build science capacity through IOC Criteria and
Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers
to marine resources and markets
Use UNCLOS for conservation and sustainable
Fiji, 5-9 June 2017
use of oceans and their resources
1st of 3-year SDG 14 conferences
How to understand SDGs and SDG 14 systemically
• 169 targets, discussed under SDGs
• To be understood as quantitative, wherever possible,
progress indicators
• Some do suggest actions, but many actions are indirect
and require lateral thinking and development
• SDG14 relates to all other SDGs
– poverty, resources, pollution and waste, health, DR, housing,
transport, culture, environment, biodiversity, climate change
• Crosscutting: debt and finance, investment, policy/law,
information, partnerships, peace and non-violence,
technology, trade, education, capacity development
• Specific issues: equality, escaping from subsidies which
affect sustainability, …
Earth System (Science) Perspective
(E. Kalnay)
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
• The only intergovernmental body in UN
specializing in ocean science, services,
observations, data exchange and
capacity development
• 1960, 147 Member States
• Functional autonomy within UNESCO
4 Pillars for IOC post-2015 agenda
SDGS
INCLUDING THE
NEW
SDG
ON THE
OCEAN (N.14)
CLIMATE REGIME
POST-2015 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FRAMEWORK
ECONOMY)
BLUE ECONOMY (SUSTAINABLE OCEAN
Challenges/problems: pollution and waste
(Environmental Health
Perspectives, Feb 2015)
Disasters: tsunami, storms, …
Ocean warming, acidification,
deoxygenation, invasive species, dead zones,…
20% of coral reefs are already lost
25% are under high threat
(World Resource Institute)
Conserve and Sustainably Use Oceans, Seas and
Marine Resources for Sustainable Development
Observations
Research
Policy
1.
2.
3.
4.
Legal basis
Industry
Education
5.
6.
7.
Investment
a.
Capacity
development
Technology
transfer
b.
c.
Reduce marine pollution of all kinds
Manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification
Eliminate over+IUU fishing, use science based
management to restore fish stocks
Conserve > 10% of coastal and marine areas
Prohibit some fisheries subsidies
Economic benefits to SIDs & LDCs from sustainable
use of marine resources, including sustainable
management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
Build science capacity through IOC Criteria and
Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers
to marine resources and markets
Use UNCLOS for conservation and sustainable
use of oceans and their resources
Approaches to capitalize on for building
the Blue Economy exist !
World Conference on Marine Spatial Planning
IOC, Paris, spring 2017
Multiple traditional and new uses of the coast & sea
Marine Fishery and
Aquaculture: food
security, demand for
protein
Marine Tourism:
growth of global
tourism: socioeconomic
change, media
(information), easy
access to transportation
Biotechnology and
bioproducts: demand for
new medicines,
chemicals
Marine Mining:
economic development,
industrialization and
urbanization with
increased consumption
and technological
development
Marine construction
and Marine Equipment
manufacturing :
Economic development
growth in seaborne
trade, energy demand
Desalination: demand
for drinking water,
industries
Offshore oil and gas:
demand for alternative
energy sources,
increased spending in
exploration, technology
Marine research and
development, ocean
literacy: regulations,
innovation, improved
quality of life
Marine administration:
security, safety,
environmental
protection and
conservation regulations
Ports and shipping
industry: growth in
seaborne trade,
emerging ocean sectors,
international
regulations
Renewable energy:
demand for alternative
energy sources,
regulations, climate
change
Marine business
services: safety, security
regulations in support of
business operations,
labour demand
Some areas are more important than others:
ecologically
economically
Areas of High Biodiversity
Areas of High Endemism
Areas of High Productivity
Spawning Areas
Nursery Areas
Migration Corridors and
Stopover Points
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Oil & Gas Deposits
Sand & Gravel Deposits
Fishing Grounds
Transportation Routes
Areas of Sustained
Winds
Areas of Sustained
Waves
14
MAES Working Group. Source: EEA
Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem health:
key for coastal and marine ecosystem services
15
Progress in ocean activity planning
FROM
TO
Individual species
Ecosystems
Small spatial scale
Multiple scales
Short-term static
perspective
Long-term predictive
perspective
Humans: independent
of ecosystems
Humans: integral part of
ecosystems
Management divorced
from research
Adaptive management
Managing commodities
and economic sectors
Sustaining production
potential for goods and
services
IOC Cycle
and education
Developing national capacities, ocean education
IOC Ocean Teacher Global Academy
(10 Regional Training Centres)
www.oceanteacher.org
Online learning platform
Video lectures
Multiple languages
Real-time classroom sharing
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Thank you!
¡Muchas gracias!
Merci beaucoup !
Спасибо!
谢谢
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