Programme Cooperation Agreement 2014: Final Report for the Period 01 January 2014 to 01 March 2015

tes 24 Lodged submission with a predicted assignment of a subcommission based on 4 submissions per year being assigned a subcommission from 2014 and onwar s* The indicative trend in assignment of subc mmis- sions May 2009 deadline for lodgement of a submission for the majority of countries 2006 2007 The recommendations from the CLCS regarding the joint submission by Seychelles and Mauritius are adopted Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific SOME and support to UNEP Regional Seas Green Economy in a Blue World 2012 Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of seafloor geomor- phic features and benthic habitats Core activities, outputs, impacts and spin-o s during the last decade of the Shelf Programme t ill *Please note that one circle may represent more than 1 submission, if more than n submission is lodged n the same year Spin-offs from the Shelf Programme 2010 Beginning of the programme to establish all maritime boundaries in the Pacific - b ck to back with the regular technical workshop - adding to the Pacific network

Lodged submission with a predicted assignment of a subcommission based on 4 submissions per year being assigned a subcommission from 2014 and onwards* The indicative trend in assignment of subcommis- sions May 2009 deadline for lodgement of a submission for the majority of countries 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2014 2005 2004 2015 The Shelf Programme A selection of activities, outputs, impacts and spin-offs The first workshop in the Pacific held in Brisbane The Shelf Programme was conceived in 1998 and took off in 2004 when given the first large MFA grant. Begin spreading the word and finding the country champions to take it further Madagascar and Tanzania lodge their submission The 7 West African States lodge their historic joint submission Kiribati lodge their submission CLCS begins examination of the Cook Islands submission West African data acquisition program starts The One Stop Data Shop is up and running - a place to find geoscientific data. The first official request for a data project - 48 have so far followed, as well as continuous project updates as new data are recorded worldwide Liberia Desktop Study s fi ished Somalia lodge their submission Development of specialised ECS software together with GEOCAP - now the most common software used for submission work The Shelf Programme joins DOALOS’ aware- ness and capacity building efforts A global assessment of ECS potential is conducted to identify target States for capacity building Geology for Development - investing in people 2013 EPOG - Enhancing Pacific Ocean Governance PACGEO - 2014 Pacific Marine Data Portal Pacific Maritime Boundaries Programme starts 2013 Global seafloor geomorphic features map The Marine and Coastal Resource Programme *Please note that one circle may represent more than 1 submission, if more than one submission is lodged in the same year lished, followed by 2 workshops per year which are still ongoing Technic l capacity building in Central and South America is initiated CLCS begins examination of the joint submission by Seychelles and Mauritius 2009 is he beginning of the Sustainable Seas Programme, which focuses on capacity building for marine management Pacific technical teams were estab- 5 submissions and 16 prelimi- nary information documents lodged including the 7 West African States The Desktop Study for West Africa is finished Technical capacity building in East Africa is initiated - including Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Seychelles and Mauritius. Continues until lodgement of submissions

Expected waiting period from lodging a submission to review

Year of a submission being assigned a subcommission

2028

Lodged submissions which have been assigned a subcommission in the period 2001 to 2014* Lodged submission with a predicted assignment of a subcommission based on 4 submissions per year being assigned a subcommission from 2014 and onwards* The indicative trend in assignment of subcommis- sions May 2009 deadline for lodgement of a submission for the majority of countries *Please note that one circle may represent more than 1 submission, if more than one submission is lodged in the same year

2026

2024

The 7 West African States who lodged their joint submission in 2014 will likely get assigned a subcommission in 2024

2022

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

2010

2008

2006

2020

2004

2002

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2000

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Source: GRID-Arendal

Year of lodgement of submission

27