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CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
(PDF format)
for June 23-28, 2002
One
of the unique features of the Managing
Shared Waters
conference
was its focus on capacity building to address coastal issues. The discussions
and presentations on capacity were offered within the context of case examples
and related to a wide range of coastal issues.
Each
day focused on a specific capacity
theme. The mornings consisted of plenary sessions that provided
an overview of the day’s theme. Managing
Shared Waters
was pleased to announce the following presenters for the Morning
Sessions (PDF format).
This
was followed by facilitated workshops to define the main issues related to the
theme and to make recommendations on capacity building strategies for the
international community.
The
afternoons served as capacity-building exercises with the presentation of
tools, approaches, products and services to be used by participants in their
communities. For an outline of
the programme please visit: Afternoon
Programme (PDF format).
To
view the transcripts, please visit:
Transcript
Day One
Transcript
Day Two
Transcript
Day Three
Transcript
Day Four
CAPACITY
THEMES
Sunday
– Field trips. Opening Ceremony in the evening.
Monday
- Education, training and awareness raising. Sessions examined
the basic knowledge and skills required to engage stakeholders and address
coastal issues. This included presentations on different approaches to formal
education, training, informal learning opportunities, public awareness raising
and the transferring of information between countries, regions and
communities.
Tuesday
– Institutional and participatory frameworks. Sessions examined
the capacity to develop well-performing institutions and policy that includes
participatory frameworks. This
included presentations on different approaches to institutional
frameworks, partnership arrangements and the use of legal, voluntary and
economic instruments.
Wednesday
- Measuring
and understanding coastal ecosystems. Discussions included the natural and built environment. The
status of existing natural and social science data, including how to fill the
gaps and how to harmonize data for comparative results. There were
presentations on tools, technologies and methodologies that are being used to
measure progress and make decisions related to specific coastal issues.
Thursday-
Infrastructure, products and services.
Presentations assessed the need for appropriate water infrastructure and for
products and services to support sustainable coastal zone management. The
discussions included input from the private and public sectors.
Friday
- Delegates finalized the Conference
Statement with their recommendations for the international
community.
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