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OCEAN SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED OCEAN POLICY

Savi NarayananCanada

CPPS WorkshopBogota, Columbia

28 October 2015

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PLANET OCEAN

• Vast

• Deep

• Dynamic

• Mysterious

• Dangerous

• Fascinating

• Rich

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• Fishing

• Transportation

• Recreation

• Military

• Mining

• Energy

• Communication

• Coastal development

• Waste Disposal

HUMAN INDUCED STRESSES - OCEAN USES

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Extreme events (severe storms, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, etc.)

Climate variability and change and its different manifestations

Ecosystem variability

Population increase

PLUSNATURAL CAUSES

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• Erosion, sedimentation

• Habitat Destruction

• Species at Risk

• Acidification and hypoxia

• Introduction of non-native species

• Marine Pollution

• Cumulative Effects of oil spill, Sewage, Mine tailings

IMPACTS

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• Increasing awareness of the need for:

integrated approach

countries to join forces for trans-border consistency

government, industry & public sector partnership

Increased ‘ocean literacy’

• Information dissemination is easier than ever before

Faster networks

Applications allowing newsfeed on specific topics

• Lessons from many national and regional discussions

GOOD NEWS IS

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• Understand the physical environment

• Assess vulnerability to extreme events

• Adapt to changing conditions

• Take advantage of emerging opportunities while maintaining the overall environmental goals

• com petitiveness and innovation

• Public buy-in

ROLE OF SCIENCE

Science is fundamental to effective ocean governance

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• Baseline monitoring and ocean mapping

• Data and information management

• Modelling and ocean products

• Scientific research

• Institutional capacity for research, science education and collaborative projects

• Effective science communication

WHAT SCIENCE IS NEEDED

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FOUNDATION IS LAID

http://www.oceandataportal.org/

Invemar, Santa Marta

Nat’l Institutions

Private organizations

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►Identify: current and future uses

stressors (environmental and human-induced)

key players and existing instruments

► Agree on a realistic vision, goals and key principles

► Undertake a Science SWOT analysis for the region

► Develop a step-by step science action plan

► Enhance science communication and promotion

WAY FORWARD

LET SCIENCE BE FIRST IN AND NEVER OUT

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Thank you