WHO WE ARE

Partnership between governments, civil society and the private sector

WIOSAP PROJECT

To prevent, reduce and combat pollution of the Convention area and to ensure sound environmental management of natural resources

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SAPPHIRE PROJECT

To achieve effective long-term ecosystem management in the Western Indian Ocean LMEs

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The Nairobi Convention

We work towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean region with healthy rivers, coasts and oceans.

Guidelines for the Assessment of Environmental Flows in the Western Indian Ocean Region

Environmental flows assessments – or Eflows – seek to determine the quantity and quality of water and sediment flows necessary to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human livelihoods and wellbeing that depend on them. Though governments and other stakeholders recognize the key role of sustained environmental flows to communities and the environment, there has been no standardized, region-wide approach to conducting environmental flows assessments.

The new Guidelines for the Assessment of Environmental Flows in the Western Indian Ocean Region aim to address this gap by outlining, step-by-step, how to conduct such assessments to enable learning and harmonized approaches to Eflows across the region.

ABOUT THE NAIROBI CONVENTION

The Western Indian Ocean is being degraded by activities that harm marine life, undermine coastal communities and negatively affect human health. These threats make it more important than ever for governments in the region to work together to strengthen protection of the ocean.

The Nairobi Convention—signed by Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and the Republic of South Africa — provides a platform for governments, civil society, and the private sector to work together for the sustainable management and use of the marine and coastal environment.

OUR FEATURED PROJECTS

WIOSAP

Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities

SAPPHIRE

The Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonisation and Institutional Reforms

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Latest News

The journey has started: Towards a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy for the Western Indian Ocean

The journey has started: Towards a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy for the Western Indian Ocean “The African ocean territories are of strategic importance on the continent, as they provide opportunities to fisheries, aquaculture, and blue economy activities,” Ms. Olushola Olayide, from the African Union proclaimed in her opening remarks at the virtual meeting of Regional…

Nairobi Convention Marine and Coastal News Round-up (10 May 2021)

Welcome, Nairobi Convention Member States, partners, and friends, to this issue of the Weekly News Round-up! Do you have any events, research, or scientific publications on the Western Indian Ocean that you would like to be included in the round-up? Write to unep-nairobi-convention@un.org! Having trouble viewing this email? View this email in your browser. First symposium…

Protected: Marine Protected Areas Outlook for the Western Indian Ocean Region

Events

May 2021

May 04 - 05 2021

REGIONAL INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR THE SWIOFC-NAIROBI CONVENTION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

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