Survey of Ocean Industries in Western Indian Ocean
WOC WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SURVEY OCEAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY REGARDING MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND EFFORTS IN WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN
UN Environment, South African Institute of International Affairs and World Ocean Council Engage Business, Industry and Other Stakeholders in the Western Indian Ocean to Advance Marine Ecosystem Management
7 May 2020
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the World Ocean Council (WOC) are collaborating to conduct a survey on private sector practices and partnerships related to marine and coastal environmental issues and efforts in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO).
The Western Indian Ocean business survey can be found here and is open for input until 22 May.
The survey will contribute to the development of a regional private sector engagement strategy for the Western Indian Ocean Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonization and Institutional Reforms (WIO LME SAPPHIRE) project. The SAPPHIRE project’s overall objective is to achieve effective long-term ecosystem management in the WIO’s Large Marine Ecosystems.
This survey addresses five key categories of stakeholder institutions in the WIO region:
• Private sector representative organizations (such as business chambers or industry associations), including small-scale / SME associations or networks
• Individual private sector companies, including small scale / SME organizations
• NGOs and relevant NGO initiatives
• Regional and/or multilateral institutions and intergovernmental organizations (Regional Economic Community Secretariats, UN Agencies, Regional Fisheries Commissions, IUCN etc)
• Research institutions, associations and networks (e.g. WIOMSA, KMFRI, TAFIRI)
Ocean business and industry organizations are especially requested to both complete the survey and to disseminate it among their membership and encourage individual companies to respond to the survey.
For more information about the survey please contact:
Alex Benkenstein
Programme Head, Governance of Africa’s Resources
South African Institute of International Affairs
Alex.Benkenstein@saiia.org.za; +27 79 212 5251, +27 21 422 0717
The WOC – the Global Blue Economy Business and Investment Organization – works to develop ocean business leadership networks at the regional and national level around the world in order to foster and facilitate collaboration and action on ocean sustainable development. This includes ongoing efforts in the Western Indian Ocean region and with individual countries in and around the region.
