Masanori KobayashiOcean Policy Research Institute of The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

16 May 2019

Sustainable ocean and international cooperation

Voluntary Commitment of OPRI announced at UN Ocean Conference in 2017

- Promoting conservation and management of islands, management of surrounding oceans and responses to climate change and variability, and other challenges.

- Facilitating collection and sharing of information, - Exploring ways to implement policy measures and activities.

Networking for Islands and Oceans

By the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan

Supporting the networking of governments, researchers, NGOs and stakeholders to promote sustainable management of islands and oceans

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Sea, land and GDP of Pacific Island Countries

http://data.un.org

Bubble Size = GDP

Note: Population in thousands of 2015

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Fiji

Kiribati

Micronesia

Marshall

Palau

TuvaluTonga

NiueNauruSamoa

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GDP = USD 1 Billion

Melanesia

Micronesia

Polynesia

Sea Areas (million km2)

Land Areas (thousand km2)

Ocean Area and Human Development Index of the Pacific small island countries

http://hdr.undp.org/en/indicators/137506

Data not available for Cook Islands, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu

HDI (2015)

Sea area (thousand km2)

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Fiji

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Micronesia

Vanuatu

Samoa

Palau

Fish Catch of the Pacific Island CountriesFAO Fishstat

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Re-cycle based Society

Food security

Adaptation for Climate Change

Safety and Resilient Society

Blue Economy for sustainable developments

Environment Conservation/Restoration

ResourceManagement

Eco-DRR

Infrastructure

R&D

Fisheries

TourismShipping

Deep Sea Mining

Renewable Energy

Marine Bio-technologies

Food Processing

Retail / Distribution

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Leisure

Environment Conservation/Restoration

Resource ManagementOcean Governance

International Cooperation

Fisheries

Marine DebrisWaste Management

OPRI (2018) Guidebook for coastal community development -implementation of blue economy-, 189p. (in Japanese)

Our Ocean Conference 2018,Bali, Indonesia

Feb. 2019

Collaborating for PEMSEANov. 2018, Xiamen, China

Having expert and public dialogues in Tokyo, March 2018

Stakeholder dialogue on marine resources, April 2019, Koror, Palau

International Symposium “Fostering Innovation and Developing Partnership for Blue Economy”

14:00 – 17:30 Tuesday February 19, 2019Join us for discussions on blue economy

Keoni AuditoriumImin International Conference

Center at East-West CenterHonolulu, Hawai’i

RSVP https://www.spf.org/en/seminar/list/20190219.html

Speakers will include Senator J. Kalani English, Hawai’i State Senate Majority LeaderDr. Atsushi Sunami, Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Mr. Gregory P. Barbour, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority Mr. Nainoa Thompson, President, Polynesian Voyaging Society

Ms. 'Aulani Wilhelm, Conservation International Dr. Yimnang Golbuu, Palau International Coral Reef Center, and Others to be confirmed

Save the Date!

Feb. 2018

Mar. 2016 Feb. 2018

Feb. 2018

Heavy Rain Storm & King Tide → Coastal Erosion

Jellyfish Lake, Palau, Feb. 2016

Jellyfish Lake, Palau, Feb. 2018

Lost revenue of selling tourist permits = US$50/person x 700 persons/day = US$35,000/day= US$12,775,000/year

Reflections and future plans• Addressing imminent challenges, providing perspectives for

solutions, considering the needs and conditions of stakeholders,• Integrating information sharing and outreach into the work plans, • Regarding a network as a living organ and continue to address

policy challenges and stakeholder empowerment in a timely manner,

• Facilitating information sharing and good practice, and providing opportunities for creating complementarity and synergies,

• Encouraging governments to provide supporting policy, the private sector to be involved, and stakeholders to play a instrumental role,

• Allowing different and innovative way of demonstrating the impacts while at the same time encouraging the proponents to report on key indicators,

• Encouraging the proponents to disclose information, promote outreach activities and open and interactive to stakeholders.