Programme Cooperation Agreement 2010 – 2011

B. Management of the Marine Environment Description 1. Conduct assessments to support the re- sponsible use of marine environment. Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(d) 4

Indicators

2011 Activities/Outputs

• Number of global or regional marine assessments produced and dissemi- nated annually: 4 • Pick up of findings and recommenda- tions from assessments in the form of news stories and policy documents, messages delivered to targeted deci- sion makers

• Produced with UNEP-WCMC, for the UN Regular Process for global assessment of the marine environment including socio-economic aspects, a prototype clearing house mechanism with full technical specifications and a paper that considered options and a recommended course of action for developing a reporting system that will be used by States to contribute to the assessment report. Design and accessibility of the document management system will be integral to ensuring maximum participation in the process. • Sick Water? The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development launched 22 March 2010 in Nairobi and Rio de Janeiro • Blue Carbon report translated into Bahasa Indonesia, and some of the figures translated into Japanese. A portal website established. • Blue Carbon report translated into Bahasa Indonesia, and some of the figures translated into Japanese. A portal website established. • E-book & printed versions of Continental Shelf: The Last Maritime Zone. • Assisted the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) in the implementation of the Eco- system Approach for the production of the State of the Marine and Coastal Environment Report 2012. • Green Economy in a Blue World – Synthesis Report to be launched in Manila, Jan. 2012 • Played a central role in putting the spotlight on Blue Carbon Policy during the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi in December 2011. • GRID-Arendal is managing the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) for the Global Environ- ment Facility’s Blue Forest’s project. This major international initiative will focus on advancing Blue Carbon methodologies including the valuation of ecosystem services for coastal ecosystems, and include a number of demonstration projects, policy education and outreach. • Contributing as an institutional partner to development of methodologies and arrange- ments for the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) and in the open ocean areas for the Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP). The full-sized project proposal has been submitted to the GEF Secretariat. • The pioneering Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHAB Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats was released in December 2011. The volume, developed through a global network of marine researchers and edited by GRID-Arendal examines the relationship between seabed geomorphology and benthic communities.

Sub-programme 3: Project 3: Sub-programme 1: Climate Change 1(e) 5

Sub-programme 3: Ecosystem Management 3(a)3 and 3(a) 5

Sub-programme 4: Environmental Gov- ernance 4(d) 3

Sub-programme 5: Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste 5(b)9

Sub-programme: Resource Efficiency 6(a)1

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