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Welcome to the website of the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands. This website provides information on global developments related to oceans, coasts, and small island developing States (SIDS), particularly activities aimed at achieving oceans-related targets from the World Summit on Sustainable Development and from the Millennium Development Goals through policy analyses, multi-stakeholder dialogues, working groups, roundtables, and other approaches.

Global Forum at the Bonn Climate Change Talks, June 1-12, 2009:
At the Frontlines of Climate Change: Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States
Side Event, Friday, June 5, 2009, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Tram Room, Ministry of Transport
The statement emanating from the Global Ocean Policy Day (May 13, 2009) held at the World Ocean Conference (May 11-15, 2009, Manado, Indonesia) where climate and oceans issues were discussed, will be presented at the side event, among other important presentations. Please see also:


The United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UN DOALOS) of the Office of Legal Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 session of the United Nations – The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme. The deadline for submissions has been set for 15 August 2009.


4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Integrated Ocean and Coastal Management

About the ICM site

UNEP-GPA Information

Tools for Linking ICM and IWRM

Archived Materials


2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation, Paragraph 30

Global Forum Co-Chairs:
Dr. Biliana Cicin-Sain
Director
Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy
University of Delaware
Dr. Patricio Bernal
Executive Secretary
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
UNESCO
Dr. Veerle Vandeweerd
Director
Environment and Energy Group
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Major Sponsors:
GEF UNDP IOC NOAA DFO-Canada GEF World Ocean Network NOAA
GPA UNEP CMP CMP UNEP GPA DFO-Canada World Ocean Network

Other Collaborating Organizations:
Global Water Partnership |
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The World Bank |
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Alliance of Small Island
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PEMSEA |
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UNESCO |
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   UNEP   
European Commission |
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Nippon Foundation |
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Government of Vietnam |
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Government of the Netherlands |
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Institute for Sustainable Development
and International Relations (IDDRI)
   

This site is produced at the Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, by the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands. Questions concerning its content may be sent to Dr. Miriam C. Balgos, Global Forum Program Coordinator, Center for Marine Policy, 301 Robinson Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 U.S.A.; Tel: 1-302-831-8086; Fax: 1-302-831-3668; Email: mbalgos@udel.edu

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