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INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE (ICRI) Coordination and Planning Committee (CPC) Turks and Caicos Islands, 17 – 19 November 2003
INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE (ICRI) Co-ordinating and Planning Committee Meeting Turks and Caicos, 17-19 November 2003
Annotated Agenda 1.0 1.1 Opening of Meeting Invocation and opening remarks Kingsley Been (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources) will give the invocation, followed by opening remarks by Judith Campbell (TCI Environment Director), who will welcome ICRI to the TCI. Welcome address by Chief Minister of TCI Michael Misick, the Chief Minister for TCI (also the Minister for Natural Resources), will officially address the meeting. Adoption of the Agenda Co-chair will ask the CPC to approve the agenda for the meeting. Matters arising from the last meeting Final endorsement of the Resolution on the Organisation and Management Structure for ICRI Formal agreement and resolution of outstanding points to trail Resolution for UK/Seychelles secretariat, with a view to improving ICRI’s organisation and work. New ICRI members Welcome new members (if any). Report from the ICRI Secretariat Review of ICRI Secretariat hand over and activities to date A run-through of what the UK/Seychelles has achieved thus far. ICRI Secretariat Plan of Action To outline the major activities scheduled over the next 18 months, working towards the four action points: • raise the awareness of the importance of coral reefs; • give policy steer to the ICRI networks based on ICRI’s Call to Action, Framework for Action and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; • foster improved cooperation on coral reef issues between United Nations (UN) bodies, Governments, regional seas programmes and donor agencies; • engage more actively the private sector, especially in terms of funding local development projects that promote the conservation of coral reefs, sustainable development and integrated coastal zone management. ICRI host country initiatives Small Grants Scheme – Announcement A new UK/Seychelles initiative designed to give ICRI meetings a concrete output and to promote through small-scale projects co-operative and complementary working among ICRI members and partners. Outline of project proposals Presentations by or on behalf of project managers and discussion as to suitability for grant: • Monitoring of Portland Blight MPA – Jamaica • Support for Pulau Pasoso MPA – Indonesia • Setting up of MPAs close to urban areas – Philippines • Improved site-based coral reef management in South Asia – SACEP 1
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• Site exchange with St Lucia Marine Management Area – Bonaire Marine Park • Blast fishing detection and monitoring – Hong Kong UST Establishing a Protocol for Coral Reef Damage Assessment for TCI TCI’s experience – the value and legal structure in assessing the implications of damage to coral reefs, including in promoting integrated policy-making. Regional Activities Cancun: follow up activities Reports and illustrative approaches on implementing the ICRI Cancun commitment to prepare a report outlining the work done by each partner to advance the goals of ICRI. White Water to Blue Water Presentation and discussion: a WSSD partnership approach to promoting integrated watershed/coastal management in the wider Caribbean. Implications for coral reef management and ICRI, including benefits of integrated approach and potential role of ICRI in partnership. Southern Caribbean World Heritage Site Nomination Presentation: a case study and potential implications for ICRI Engagement with other processes Marine Protected Areas: From Durban 2003 to the CBD to Melbourne 2005 Report back from Durban; implications for CBD and ICRI, and follow up. Key issue – how can the coral reef community through its protected area work benefit from and contribute to the WSSD and related targets on marine protected areas. Can ICRI chart a course of action on coral reef protected areas which helps countries and the wider international community? SIDS Barbados +10 The implications for ICRI and coral reef management of Barbados+10 and the contribution that ICRI can make. Global Marine Assessment update Purpose and potential: the implications for ICRI and coral reef management, and the contribution that ICRI can make. Report on progress and next steps. ICRS Meeting, Okinawa, June 2004 Report on organisation and logistics of the ICRS meeting. Discussion of ICRI’s role. Nairobi Convention Coral Reef Task Force: issues and priorities Regional strengthening through the regional seas programme – how a task force can help. Emerging Issues Sustainable Tourism A productive, sustainable relationship between tourism and coral reef management, and sustainable livelihood – what role for ICRI? Regional reports and discussion: any best practice and approaches that ICRI can recommend and champion? Can it improve its co-operation with the tourism sector? Sustainable Fisheries A productive, sustainable relationship between fisheries and coral reef management, and sustainable livelihood – what role for ICRI? What link with reducing local poverty? Regional reports and discussion: any best practice and approaches that ICRI can recommend and champion? Can it improve its co-operation with the fishing industry? Poverty and Reefs Presentation and discussion of relationship between poverty and coral reef management, exploring the links with the fishing and tourism industries. What role for ICRI? CITES-fossil corals, and coral ARKive Fossils: Report on the latest state of play and possible future ICRI involvement ARKive: Presentation on the online CITES identification tool Intelligent underwater robots for coral reef monitoring Report on new techniques for monitoring coral reefs. Cold/deep water corals What role do cold water corals play? Can they be usefully brought under the ICRI umbrella? ICRI members ICRI Secretariat report on ICRI membership 2
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Latest state of play on membership. Discussion on procedures for joining, resulting benefits and progress in expanding the ICRI membership. Matters arising from Members’ Reports Discussion of reports by member countries, including Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa and Tanzania.
10.0 ICRI Operational Networks 10.1 GCRMN: (1) its future role, direction and funding, (2) the Indian Ocean node Report on recent activities and discussion of GCRMN’s future. 10.2 ICRAN – update and status Report on recent activities. 10.3 Reef Check: update Report on recent activities. 10.4 CORDIO: update Last-minute addition to agenda. Report on recent activities. 11.0 ICRI Working Groups 11.1 Review of existing ICRI working groups Report on resolutions, decisions and working groups agreed by ICRI. Discussion on the working groups (are they still operating or are they inactive?) and on the status of resolutions and decisions (have they been implemented?) 11.2 Report of the working group on the ICRI Operational Networks Progress report and current activities of the ON working group. 11.3 The use of a “score card” for the evaluation of ICRI Discussion on World Bank’s scheme and of any case studies – is it suitable to encourage ICRI partners to adopt? 12.0 ICRI Forum 12.1 Report on the ICRI Forum with an information document by ICRAN Who uses it and for how long? Did they find it useful? How could it be improved? 12.2 ICRI Forum training session How to make best use of the Forum – what is available and tips on navigation within the site. Introduction to the new look for the Forum. 13.0 Financial Matters 13.1 Budget and administration of US counterpart contributions to support UNEP's work on coral reefs and ICRI Report on additional funding from US for UNEP-CRU and ICRI. Discussion of spending proposals. 14.0 Any other business 14.1 Announcement – Royal Society of London, 19 – 20 January 2004 “Atmosphere – Ocean - Ecology dynamics in the Western Indian Ocean” 15.0 Future Meeting Arrangements 15.1 Next CPC meeting Discussion on proposed date of next meeting
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