ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATESORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES

Sustainable Ocean Governance in Sustainable Ocean Governance in the OECS: The importance of the OECS: The importance of

Hydrographic Data Hydrographic Data

Asha Singh, PhD Asha Singh, PhD

Head, Ocean Governance Unit, OECS Commission Head, Ocean Governance Unit, OECS Commission

OECS - Economic OECS - Economic Space*Space*

NOT TO REFERENCE: Boundaries are just an academic exercise

Eastern Caribbean Regional Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean PolicyOcean Policy

1.Secure Access to Resources

2.Maintain and Improve Ecosystem Integrity

3.Adopt multiple ocean planning and Integrated Mgt.

Maritime Boundary Delimitation

Marine Managed Areas- Caribbean Challenge

Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure /National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Hydrograhic Data and OG Hydrograhic Data and OG

ECROPECROP

4. Support Research and Capacity BuildingResearch Strategy – Protocol for Research

5. Building Resilience and Managing for uncertainties $$ on Responding to storm related activities

6.Promote Social and Economic Development

Blue Economy – Maritime economy

RESPONSE: Hydrographic Initiative

Hydrographic Scoping Study Towards updating our navigational charts

ASPIRATION: Establish a hydrographic entityMSDI – mutually supportive tool- NO REINVENTION!!!

Progress: 2013: Approved by the OECS Authority – Ocean Governance Unity

2014: •OGU•Completed the field work - reports

• First Council of Ministers – Environment

• Donor Support –

OECS and YOU OECS and YOU

Human Capacity

Technical assistance Donor support

Partnership OECS – model

Data Source: IUCN/WCMC,05;Singh, 05;Admiralty Chart, 05Country Databases [….]

Thank you

Asha Singh

asingh@oecs.org