Expert Consultation on Operationalisation of the Caribbean Sea Commission

7 Julio 2010 - 9 Julio 2010

UWI, Barbados

Why hold the regional Consultation at this time?

Since the establishment of the CSC, the ACS and the CSC have been working towards developing appropriate structures and arrangements for its work.

The Expert Consultation on ‘Operationalisation of the Caribbean Sea Commission - Building a science-policy interface for ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean,’ was held to carry forward the process of establishing the CSC and its functions.

What did the Consultation set out to achieve?

The purpose of the Expert Consultation was to:

Share information on the plans for and status of ‘Operationalisation of the Caribbean Sea Commission’ with critical partners;
Obtain their feedback on the feasibility of the proposals and ideas for improvement of the plan;

Build consensus on how the partners can work together to achieve the overall goal of ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean Region.

GOVERNANCE ARCHITECTURE

Name of Document	Author	Format	Size	File
The purpose and structure of the consultation	Robin Mahon	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The status of the Caribbean Sea	John Agard	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The Large Marine Ecosystem Governance Framework as a model for the Wider Caribbean Region	Lucia Fanning	pdf	<1000kB	Download
National level interactions with regional organisations	Patrick McConney	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Engaging stakeholders in generating advice – the case of fishers	Terrence Phillips	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of the ACS CSC in regional governance	Luis Andrade Falla	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of CARICOM CRFM in regional governance	Milton Haughton	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of SICA OSPESCA in regional ocean governance	Mario Gonzales	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of the OECS in regional ocean governance	Peter Murray	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of regional UN IGOs in regional governance – UNEP	Christopher Corbin	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of regional UN IGOs in regional governance – FAO WECAFC	Angel Gumy	pdf	<1000kB	Download

TRANSLATING SCIENCE INTO POLICY

Name of Document	Author	Format	Size	File
The proposed science policy interface process for the CSC	Robin Mahon	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The science policy interface	Franklin MacDonald	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The Baltic Sea Commission system	Anders Alm	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The Black Sea Commission system	Violeta Velikova	pdf	<1000kB	Download

DATA AND INFORMATION MECHANISM

Name of Document	Author	Format	Size	File
COINAtlantic as a model for a COINCaribbean	Paul Boudreau, IOI Canada	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Science and information capacity in Cuba	Anna Maria Suarez	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Data and information management lessons learned in the Gulf of Honduras Project	Edas Munoz Galeano	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Science and information capacity in Venezuela	Jeremy Mendosa	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Science and information capacity in Mexico	Porfirio Alvarez, G of M LME	pdf	<3600kB	Download
Science and information capacity in NGOs - TNC	Donna Blake	pdf	<1300kB	Download
Role of UNESCO-IOC/IOCARIBE in regional science and information	Lorna Inniss, IOCARIBE	pdf	<700kB	Download
The INVEMAR experience with data and information management	JPilar Lozano	pdf	<7000kB	Download
The proposed CSC information system	Robin Mahon	pdf	<500kB	Download
The Caribbean Marine Atlas	Ramon Roach, CMA Coordinator	pdf	<1400kB	Download
Data and information management under the Cartagena Convention	Christopher Corbin, UNEP	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC) as an information source	Paul Sammarco, AMLC	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Data and information management in the GEF Integrated Watershed and Coastal Area Management Project (IWCAM)	Donna Spencer, IWCAM	pdf	<1000kB	Download
The role of the PANOS Institute in information sharing and networking	Jan Voordouw, PANOS	pdf	<1000kB	Download
Data and information components of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project	Nestor Windevoxhel, CLME	pdf	<1000kB	Download

FACILITATED WORKING GROUPS ON TOPICS

Name of Document	Author	Format	Size	File
WG 1: Governance architecture	Toney Olton (facilitator), Alexcia Cooke (rapporteur)	pdf	<1000kB	Download
WG 2: Science policy interface	Sharon Almerigi (facilitator),Shelly-Ann Cox (rapporteur)	pdf	<1200kB	Download
WG 3: Information system	Janice Cumberbatch (facilitator), Angelie Peterson (rapporteur)	pdf	<1000kB	Download