1. Patrick Debels Laverne Walker
The Caribbean Large Marine
Ecosystem Project (CLME)
Data & Information in Support of Decision-Making and Policy Cycle Implementation
Patrick Debels Laverne Walker
Regional Coordinator Senior Project Officer

2. “CLME” = 2 LMEs GEF 4–Focal Area “International Waters”:
GEF 4 “International Waters”:
SP-1: Restore and sustain coastal and
marine fish stocks & associated
biological diversity
ECOSYSTEM APPROACH
GEF 4–Focal Area “International Waters”:
Coordination between States for the management of ecosystems and transboundary aquatic resources
Strategic Action Programme for the CLME+
ENABLING BETTER GOVERNANCE:
improving legal/
institutional frameworks, capacities
+ key investments in the field
“CLME” = 2 LMEs
Caribbean LME +North Brazil Shelf LME

3. “CLME” = 2 LMEs GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF):
COORDINATION BETWEEN & COLLABORATION AMONG STATES
to solve COMMON CHALLENGES
ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES/SHARED LIVING MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Strategic Action Programme for the CLME+
largest # of countries participating in any of the World’s LME projects!
(25 GEF-eligible countries + >10 dependent territories)
“CLME” = 2 LMEs
Caribbean LME +North Brazil Shelf LME

4. GEF-“IW”: 2 kinds of interventions:
NOW ( )
Foundational Capacity Building:
TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES
PILOT PROJECTS & CASE STUDIES
STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMME (SAP)
SAP IMPLEMENTATION!
CLME PROJECT (current phase)
GEF support for implementation of CLME+ SAP:
CLME+ PROJECT (next phase)
NEXT ( )

5. TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
The CLME SAP Umbrella
PILOT PROJECTS
CASE STUDIES
SAP
TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS
IMS-REMP
PROTOTYPE
IMS = Information Managment System
REMP = Regional Environmental/Ecosystem Monitoring Program

6. CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES: UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
3 KEY PROBLEMS
UNSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
CLIMATE
CHANGE
SOCIETAL
CHANGE
POLLUTION
HABITAT DEGRADATION

7. CLME TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSES:
affecting 3 KEY ECOSYSTEM TYPES
REEFS & associated habitats
PELAGIC ecosystem
CONTINENTAL SHELF ecosystem

8. CLME: 3 x 3 “conceptual” matrix 3 ecosystems, 3+1* (key) problems
Degradation
* “Climate proofing” of actions: robustness + contributions to enhancing resilience

9. TYPICAL COMPONENTS
OF A
POLICY CYCLE

10. Governance Framework for the Wider Carribean
SWOT/TWAP
Analysis
for each one of
the policy cycles
+ horiz/vertic
linkages:
what’s already
ok?
what shld be
improved?
where do
immediate
opportunities
exist?
CLME focus:
regional & subreg
fisheries ecosyst

11. ROOT CAUSES OF THE 3 CLME+ ISSUES

12. Causal-Chain Analysis
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS INDICATORS
CLME SAP ACTIONS
Eg. damaged coral reefs
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS
DIRECT
CAUSES
INDIRECT
CAUSES
ROOT CAUSES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
IMPACTS
examples:
physical impact
(fishing gear)
(tourism)
overfishing
illegal fishing
invasive species
pollution
Various human and economic activities:
- tourism
fishing
agriculture
- transport
examples:
- lack of awareness
inadequate data
limited resources
high dependence on fishing
- inadequate governance framework
Eg. Loss of livelihoods
-subsistence fishing
-artisanal fishing
-tourism
-beach erosion …
PROCESS INDICATORS
STRESS REDUCTION INDICATORS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS INDICATORS
(Alternative to CCA = “DPSIR” (EEA): Drivers – Pressure – Status – Impact – Response)

13. TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
The CLME SAP Umbrella
US$ 100+ M of
coordinated efforts
PILOT PROJECTS
CASE STUDIES
SAP “UMBRELLA”
TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS
GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS
IMS-REMP
PROTOTYPE
PROJECT / PROGRAMME COORDINATION & OVERSIGHT
Implementation of new
projects under the SAP
supported by the GEF
Existing Projects
New Projects

14. CLME SAP: 6 main STRATEGIES
and 4 sub-strategies
S1 – Protection of the
Marine Environment
S2 – Sustainable Fisheries
S3 – Inter-sectoral Coordination
S4 – EBM, Reef Ecosystems
S4a Spiny Lobster Fisheries
S4b Queen Conch Fisheries
S5 – EAF, Pelagic Ecosystem
S5a Flyingfish Fisheries
S4b Large Pelagics Fisheries
S6 – EBM/EAF, Continental Shelf

15. Strategic Action Programme:
CLME
Strategic Action Programme:
3 Regional Strategies
APPLY
SUBSIDIARITY
PRINCIPLE!

16. DATA & INFORMATION: CRITICAL CONCEPTS IN CONTEXT OF CLME
CLME CONCEPTUAL APPROACH: 3X3 MATRIX
3 key problems
3 key “fishery” ecosystem types
NOAA “LME” CONCEPT: 5-MODULAR APPROACH
productivity indicators
fish/fisheries indicators
pollution / ecosystem health indicators
socio-economic indicators
Governance indicators
GEF LME INDICATOR FRAMEWORK:
process indicators
stress reduction indicators
environmental / ecosystem status indicators
(socio-economic indicators)

17. DATA & INFORMATION: CRITICAL CONCEPTS IN CONTEXT OF CLME
CLME GOVERNANCE CASE STUDY – POLICY CYCLE CONCEPT
data & information
analysis & advice – decision-making – implementation – review & evaluation
TWAP:
governance architecture
governance performance
CLME: MULTITUDE OF ORGANIZATIONS:
subsidiarity principle applies
DATA & INFORMATION:
demand-driven <-> offer-driven <-> both
CLME SAP:
6 SAP Strategies + 4 sub-strategies + associated actions

18. CLME PROJECT: IMS/REMP Prototype IMS PORTAL (prototype) but:
reference (metadata)
to approx. 300 data sources
but:
3x3 matrix?
5 LME modules?
GEF indicators?
demand-driven?
policy cycle
stakeholders?
subsidiarity?

19. CLME PROJECT: IMS/REMP Prototype IMS PORTAL (prototype) but:
reference (metadata)
to approx. 300 data sources
but:
3x3 matrix?
5 LME modules?
GEF indicators?
demand-driven?
policy cycle
stakeholders?
subsidiarity?

20. REMP - Prototype Atlas – “Status” of Marine Environment in CLME+
CLME PROJECT:
REMP - Prototype Atlas – “Status” of Marine Environment in CLME+
PROTOTYPE ATLAS: Problem in its production:
when PCU requests example maps to be made of
“status” of ME in CLME+
(in terms of process, stress reduction and enviro/socio-econ status)
this appears to be extremely hard/impossible *
HOW COME,
with 300+ data sources logged in IMS?
- “add hoc” collection? (offer-driven versus demand-driven approach?)
- lack of (correct) application of subsidiarity principle? (“ownership”?)

21. Strategic Action Programme:
CLME
Strategic Action Programme:
3 Regional Strategies
APPLY
SUBSIDIARITY
PRINCIPLE!

22. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
OSPESCA member states

23. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
CRFM member states

24. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
OSPESCA-CRFM
Joint Action Plan

25. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
not a member of
OSPESCA or CRFM

26. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): GEOPOLITICAL COMPLEXITY
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
WECAFC geographic scope

27. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): & SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
MANDATES
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
WECAFC
DAI
AAA DM
IMP
RAE
DAI
AAA DM
IMP
RAE
SICA/
OSPESCA
DAI
AAA DM
IMP
RAE
CRFM
GCFI
DAI
AAA DM
IMP
RAE
DAI
AAA DM
IMP
RAE
OECS
DM = Decision-Making IMP = Implementation RAE = Revision & Evaluation
DAI = Data & Informatiion AAA = Analysis & Advice

28. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): & SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
MANDATES
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
WHO
WORKS
WHERE?
WHO
NEEDS
WHAT?
WHO
CAN
PROVIDE
WHAT?

29. STRATEGY 2 (Sust. Fisheries): & SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
MANDATES
& SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE
ADVISORY and/or DECISION-MAKING BODIES
Governance
Arrangements
(mandates) & RGF
decentralized
IMS Portal:
references /
metadata only

30. “SAP ACTIONS “CODING” There are no ACTIVITIES throughout these years
Low intensity ACTIVITIES
throughout these years
High intensity ACTIVITIES
throughout these years
TYPE “A” ACTIONS: IMPROVE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
TYPE “B” ACTIONS: BUILDING CAPACITY
TYPE “C” ACTIONS: PRACTICAL INITIATIVES, ACTIONS IN THE FIELD

32. El PAE desde la mirada de “Datos e Informacion”
(nivel ecosistemas de pesca)

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34. CLME Project Coordination Unit
Thank you
CLME Project Coordination Unit
Cartagena, Colombia
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