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Towards COP22: African Ministerial Conference On Ocean Economies and Climate Change
September 1-2, 2016Republic of Mauritius

Diversifying economies beyond land-based activities and along coasts all in a climate-intelligent way is critical to achieving the SDGs and delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth globally.  A success on the ocean economy and climate change agendas at COP-22 in Marrakesh would be to: (i) act on and implement the commitments made in Paris, (ii) help Africa adapt to a changing climate and (iii) mobilize resources to help it transition towards an inclusive, resilient and low-carbon trajectory, by maximizing the potential of one of its greatest assets - its oceans. The aspiration in Marrakesh is to deliver transformational investment packages to enhance Africa's capacity to build climate-resilient ocean economies, based on ecosystem carrying capacity. Some priority ocean-related action areas for Africa as part of a broader global ocean action agenda include fisheries and aquaculture, integrity of the coastline, ports and shipping, renewable energy, tourism, and horizontal themes such as capacity building and finance.

1. Building on commitments made on the SDGs in NY and at COP-21 in Paris, the World Bank's Africa Climate Business Plan as well as the WBG's Climate Change Action Plan, The African Ministerial Conference and Investment Forum (Mauritius, September 1-2, 2016) will be a decision-forcing two-day event that will:

(a) Muster international political leadership and elevate the international political discourse, narrative and momentum on the interconnectedness of the ocean economy and climate change agendas.

(b) Place Mauritius as an African international center of ocean economic forum to attract African leadership, as well as institutional investors and donors in the area of ocean economy and climate change.

(c) Prepare the grounds for the announcement of an ?African Oceans Finance Package)  for the benefit of African countries in the region that will be carried through to COP-22 (Marrakesh).

A series of analytical work and papers on key topics, areas and sectors (such as climate change, ocean economy, disasters and natural calamities, fisheries and aquaculture, renewable energy, ports and shipping, tourism, marine spatial planning, low-carbon growth and long-term sustainability, natural capital accounting, building centers of excellence, costs of pollution and degradation, etc.) will be commissioned, prepared and highlighted at the Conference. A series of public-private sector investment roundtables will be organized.

2. A dedicated African Ocean Financing Day (COP-22, Marrakesh, Morocco, and 11 November 2016) which will bring forward the outcomes of the African Conference and Investment Forum held in Mauritius earlier in September.

(a) Take forward the outcome of the upcoming African Ministerial Conference and Investment Forum on the Ocean Economy (all within the Blue Economy Development Framework adopted by the World Bank and client countries at the Spring Meetings 2016) to the COP-22 (Marrakesh).

(b) Host a two-hour, Africa-focused, high-level session, announcing an ?Africa Oceans Finance Package) which would entail an investment agenda catalyzed by a number of government and company commitments and partnerships in pursuit of climate-smart investments in African ocean economies. The format would be similar to the thematic sessions held at COP 21 as part of the ?Lima-Paris Action Agenda).

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8.30-9.45 am | Registration

OPENING CEREMONY

10.00-10 am | Welcoming Addresses by the Conference Co-Chairs

  • Hon Charles Ga?tan Xavier-Luc Duval, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and External Communications, Republic of Mauritius
  • Mr. Jamal Saghir, Senior Regional Adviser, Africa Region, World Bank

10.10-10:40 am | Keynote Addresses

  • Hon Premdut Koonjoo, Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands, Republic of Mauritius
  • Dr. Jos¨¦ Graziano da Silva, Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • H.E. Komi S¨¦lom Klassou, Prime Minister, Togo
  • The Right Hon Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs, Minister for Rodrigues and National Development Unit, Republic of Mauritius

10.40-11.00 am | Coffee Break and Group Photo

11.00-11.45 am | Special Addresses

  • Mr. Makhtar Diop, Vice President, Africa Region, World Bank (video)
  • H.E. Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (video)
  • Mrs. Catherine Novelli, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State (video)
  • Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Professor and Director, University of Queensland and Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (video)
  • Dr. Tyrone Ridgway, Healthy Oceans Program Manager, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland

SESSION 1 SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS)

11:45-1.15 pm | Ministerial Panel: ¡°Sustainable Ocean Economy ¨C the Next Development Phase of SIDS?¡±

  • Hon Marie Roland Alain Wong Yen Cheong, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development, and Disaster and Beach Management & Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms, Republic of Mauritius
  • H.E. Gilbert Fran?ois, Minister of Fisheries, Madagascar
  • H.E. Hamad Rashid Mohamed, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries, Zanzibar
  • Mr. Didier Robert, President of R¨¦union Regional Council
  • H.E. Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing States Issues, Seychelles
  • H.E. Cipriano Gomes, Secretary-General of the Ministry of fisheries, Guinea-Bissau: 

Moderator: Hon. Etienne Sinatambou, Vice Chair of the IUCN Environmental Law Commission and Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation, Republic of Mauritius, and H.E. Angus Friday, Ambassador of Grenada to the United States and Mexico

1:15-2.30 pm | Working Luncheon

  • Hosted by Hon Charles Ga?tan Xavier-Luc DUVAL, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and External Communications, Republic of Mauritius

SESSION 2 COASTAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES

2:30-4:00 pm | Ministerial Panel: ¡°African Coastal States ¨C From Living on the Edge to Harnessing the Power of the Oceans¡± : 

  • Hon Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Republic of Mauritius
  • H.E. Nani Chrougha, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Islamic Republic of Mauritania: 
  • H.E. Khaled Fahmy, President of African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, and Minister of Environment, Egypt
  • H.E. Agostinho Salvador Mondlane, Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Mozambique: 
  • H.E. Andr¨¦ Johnson, Minister of Environment and Forest Resources, Togo
  • Mrs. Nancy Karigithu, Principal Secretary, Shipping and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Kenya: 

Moderators: Mr. Jean Djaya, Mayor and Member of Parliament of Grand- Lahou, C?te d¡¯Ivoire, and Dr. Beno?t Bosquet, Practice Manager, Environment and Natural Resources, Africa, World Bank

4.00 ¨C 4.15 pm | Coffee Break

SESSION 3 ENABLING THE SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ECONOMY

4:15-5:00 pm | Panel 1 on Financing

Presenters

  • Hon Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Republic of Mauritius
  • Dr. Mark Lundell, Country Director, World Bank: 
  • Dr. Raffaello Cervigni, Lead Environmental Economist, Africa, World Bank: 

Discussants

  • Mr. Edchilson das Neves Cravide, Director, Geology and Mining, Sao Tome and Principe
  • Mr. Aage J?rgensen, Country Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund: 

5:00-5:45 pm | Panel 2 on Spatial Planning and other Enabling Factors

Presenters

  • Dr. Joanna Smith, Marine Spatial Planning Science Manager, The Nature Conservancy
  • Dr. Lisa Emelia Svensson, Director/Coordinator, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch, Division of Environmental Policy and Implementation, United Nations Environment Programme
  • Dr. Hamed Said Al-Oufi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Oman
  • Dr. Abdelmalek Faraj, Director General, National Research Institute on the Sea, Morocco: 

Discussants

  • Mr. Simon Springett, United Nations Resident Coordinator
  • Mr. Matthieu Discour, Director, Agence Fran?aise de D¨¦veloppement
  • Mr. Daniel Pettersson, Section for Global Environment and Climate Change, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
  • Mr. Simon Dent, New Ventures Director, Althelia Ecosphere

Moderators: Mr. Alex Sienaert, Senior Economist, World Bank, and Dr. Sudesh Lallchand, Chairperson, National Ocean Council

6.30-7.00 pm | Adoption of Mauritius Communiqu¨¦:  | 

  • Hon Charles Ga?tan Xavier-Luc Duval, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and External Communications, Republic of Mauritius
  • Mr. Jamal Saghir, Senior Regional Adviser, Africa Region, World Bank

8.00-10.00 pm | Dinner

Hosted by Hon Nandcoomar Bodha, Minister of Public Infrastructure and Land Transport, Republic of Mauritius

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9:00-9.15 am | Recap of Day 1

  • Mr. Jamal Saghir, Senior Regional Adviser, Africa Region, World Bank

SESSION 4 MAKING CLIMATE-SMART OCEAN ECONOMIES HAPPEN: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PERSPECTIVES

9:15-10.30 am | Sustainable Investments, and financial and legal instruments to stimulate development of the ocean economy

  • Dr. Mark Lundell, Country Director, World Bank (financial instruments to crowd in private investments and mitigate risks, international practice of the ocean economy, relevant findings from the Systematic Country Diagnostic to enable the development of the ocean economy): 
  • Mr. Ken Poonoosamy, Managing Director, Board of Investment of Mauritius (how the government is enabling investments in the ocean economy)
  • Mr. Pierre Ah-Sue, Chairman, Sotravic (Deep Ocean Water Applications)
  • Mr. Shekur Suntah, Director General, Mauritius Ports Authority (how MPA is developing its activities while mitigating and adapting to climate change)
  • Mr. Ravin Dajee, Managing Director, Barclays Bank (the role of international banking to stimulate climate-smart ocean economies)
  • Mr. Jesse Gerstin, Sr. Policy Manager, Clinton Climate Initiative, Clinton Foundation (the role of public-private partnerships for developing sustainable ocean economies, with a focus on the Blue Guardians partnership)
  • Mr. Jim Dali, Head of Technical, Princes Tuna (how Princes Tuna is developing its activities while mitigating and adapting to climate change)
  • Mr. Satyam Ramnauth, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation (IFC¡¯s experience in financing and advising climate-smart ocean economies)

Moderators: Mr. Raj Makoond, Chief Executive Officer, Business Mauritius, and Ms. Lucy Holmes, Sr. Programme Manager, International Sustainability Unit

10.30-10.45 am | Coffee Break

SESSION 5 MAKING CLIMATE-SMART OCEAN ECONOMIES HAPPEN: PUBLIC- PRIVATE DIALOGUES

10:45-1.00 pm | Parallel dialogues

  • Dialogue 1: Tourism, including ?les Vanille (Facilitated by Ms. Eneida Fernandes, Sr. Private Sector Development Specialist/Tourism, and Mr. Kailash Sharma Ramnauth, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation): 
  • Dialogue 2: Renewable energy (Facilitated by Mr. Mbuso Gwafila, Sr. Energy Specialist, World Bank, and Dr. Arjoon Suddhoo, Executive Director, Mauritius Research Council)
  • Dialogue 3: Fishing and aquaculture (Facilitated by Mr. Xavier Vincent, Sr. Fisheries Specialist, World Bank, and Ms. Lucy Holmes, Sr. Programme Manager, International Sustainability Unit):  
  • Dialogue 4: Science, data and research (Facilitated by Dr. Tyrone Ridgway, Program Manager, University of Queensland, and Mr. Makoto Suwa, Sr. Disaster risk Management Specialist, World Bank, including a video message from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, U.S. Department of State): 
  • Dialogue 5: Ports and logistics (Facilitated by Ms. Noro Rabefaniraka, Sr. Transport Specialist, World Bank, and Mr. Shekur Suntah, Director General, Mauritius Ports Authority):  | 
  • Dialogue 6: Green and grey infrastructure and policy responses to coastal erosion (Facilitated by Mr. Jean Djaya, Mayor and Member of Parliament of Grand-Lahou, C?te d¡¯Ivoire, and Ms. Melissa Landesz, Environmental Specialist, World Bank): Case Study in  and  | Falicitators Note in  and 

1.00¨C2.15 pm | Lunch

2:15-3.00 pm | Summaries from Parallel Dialogues in Plenary

  • The main conclusions of each dialogue are presented by the facilitator(s) in about 5 minutes each

SESSION 6 ¡®SHARK TANK¡¯: CLIMATE-SMART OCEAN ECONOMY PROJECTS IN MAURITIUS

3:00-5.00 pm | Investment Pitches by sponsors and responses by experts, donors and CEOs

Proposals promoted by the Board of Investment:

  • Mr. Jacques Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Growfish (off-lagoon aquaculture project)
  • Mr. Gavin van der Burgh, Chief Executive Officer, Afritex Ventures (investment in fishing vessels): 
  • Mr. Shekur Suntah, Director, Mauritius Port Authority (Petroleum port in Albion): 
  • Mr. Soondron, Director, Fisheries, Ministry of Ocean Economy (Maritime surveillance)
  • Dr. Reza Badal, Head of Unit, Prime Minister¡¯s Office, Mauritius (Spatial planning)

Moderators: H.E. Dr. Angus Friday, Ambassador of Grenada to the United States and Mexico, and Mr. Raju Jaddoo, Chair, Mauritius Chamber of Commerce

Respondents:

  • Mr. Satyam Ramnauth, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation
  • Mr. Asvin Deena, Sr. Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking, Mauritius Commercial Bank (the role of domestic banking to stimulate climate-smart ocean economies)
  • Mr. Samba Bocary Tounkara, Chief Fisheries Expert, African Development Bank
  • Mr. Matthieu Discour, Director, Agence Fran?aise de D¨¦veloppement
  • Dr. Lisa Emelia Svensson, Director/Coordinator, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch, Division of Environmental Policy and Implementation, United Nations Environment Programme
  • Mr. Aage J?rgensen, Country Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund
  • Mr. Jesse Gerstin, Sr. Policy Manager, Clinton Climate Initiative, Clinton Foundation
  • Dr. Joanna Smith, Marine Spatial Planning Science Manager, The Nature Conservancy
  • Mr. Kieran Kelleher, Consultant and former PROFISH Manager, World Bank

CLOSING

5:00-5.30 pm | Presentation of Conference Co-Chairs¡¯ Summary

  • Hon Charles Ga?tan Xavier-Luc DUVAL, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and External Communications, Republic of Mauritius
  • Mr. Jamal Saghir, Senior Regional Adviser, Africa Region, World Bank

5:30-5.35 pm | Formal closing remarks by Hon Premdut Koonjoo, Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands, Republic of Mauritius

 

Saturday, September 3 FIELD VISITS (OPTIONAL)

  • Aquaculture Farm of Mahebourg
  • Anti-erosion measures at Grand Sable
  • Artisanal fishermen and coastal communities

Ministers and Officials of the Government of Mauritius

  • Hon Nandcoomar Bodha, Minister of Public Infrastructure and Land Transport, Republic of Mauritius
  • Hon Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Republic of Mauritius
  • Hon Charles Ga?tan Xavier-Luc Duval, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and External Communications, Republic of Mauritius
  • Hon Premdut Koonjoo, Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands, Republic of Mauritius
  • The Right Hon Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs, Minister for Rodrigues and National Development Unit, Republic of Mauritius
  • Hon Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Republic of Mauritius
  • Dr. Sudesh Lallchand, Chairperson, National Ocean Council, Republic of Mauritius
  • Hon. Etienne Sinatambou, Vice Chair of the IUCN Environmental Law Commission and Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation, Republic of Mauritius
  • Mr. Soondron, Director, Fisheries, Ministry of Ocean Economy, Republic of Mauritius
  • Dr. Arjoon Suddhoo, Executive Director, Mauritius Research Council, Republic of Mauritius
  • Hon Marie Roland Alain Wong Yen Cheong, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development, and Disaster and Beach Management & Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms, Republic of Mauritius

 

Ministers and Delegates of Other Countries

  • H.E. Nani Chrougha, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Mr. Edchilson das Neves Cravide, Director, Geology and Mining, Sao Tome and Principe
  • Mr. Hon Jean Djaya, Mayor and Member of Parliament of Grand- Lahou, C?te d¡¯Ivoire
  • Dr. Abdelmalek Faraj, Director General, National Research Institute on the Sea, Morocco
  • H.E. Gilbert Fran?ois, Minister of Fisheries, Madagascar
  • H.E. Angus Friday, Ambassador of Grenada to the United States and Mexico
  • H.E. Andr¨¦ Johnson, Minister of Environment and Forest Resources, Togo
  • H.E. Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing States Issues, Seychelles
  • Mrs. Nancy Karigithu, Principal Secretary, Shipping and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Kenya
  • H.E. Komi S¨¦lom Klassou, Prime Minister, Togo
  • Dr. Jane Lubchenco, U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, U.S. Department of State
  • H.E. Hamad Rashid Mohamed, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries, Zanzibar
  • H.E. Agostinho Salvador Mondlane, Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Mozambique
  • Mrs. Catherine Novelli, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
  • Dr. Hamed Said Al-Oufi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, Oman
  • Mr. Daniel Pettersson, Section for Global Environment and Climate Change, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
  • Mr. Didier Robert, President of R¨¦union Regional Council, France

 

World Bank Group Representatives

  • Dr. Beno?t Bosquet, Practice Manager, Environment and Natural Resources, Africa, World Bank
  • Dr. Raffaello Cervigni, Lead Environmental Economist, Africa, World Bank
  • Mr. Makhtar Diop, Vice President, Africa Region, World Bank
  • Ms. Eneida Fernandes, Sr. Private Sector Development Specialist/Tourism
  • Mr. Mbuso Gwafila, Sr. Energy Specialist, World Bank
  • Mr. Kieran Kelleher, Consultant and former PROFISH Manager, World Bank
  • Ms. Melissa Landesz, Environmental Specialist, World Bank
  • Dr. Mark Lundell, Country Director, World Bank
  • Ms. Noro Rabefaniraka, Sr. Transport Specialist, World Bank
  • Mr. Satyam Ramnauth, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation
  • Mr. Jamal Saghir, Senior Regional Adviser, Africa Region, World Bank
  • Mr. Alex Sienaert, Senior Economist, World Bank
  • Mr. Makoto Suwa, Sr. Disaster risk Management Specialist, World Bank
  • Mr. Xavier Vincent, Sr. Fisheries Specialist, World Bank

 

Representatives of Other Organizations and Private Sector

  • Mr. Pierre Ah-Sue, Chairman, Sotravic
  • Mr. Ravin Dajee, Managing Director, Barclays Bank
  • Mr. Jim Dali, Head of Technical, Princes Tuna
  • Dr. Jos¨¦ Graziano da Silva, Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Mr. Asvin Deena, Sr. Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking, Mauritius Commercial Bank
  • Mr. Simon Dent, New Ventures Director, Althelia Ecosphere
  • Mr. Matthieu Discour, Director, Agence Fran?aise de D¨¦veloppement
  • Mr. Jesse Gerstin, Sr. Policy Manager, Clinton Climate Initiative, Clinton Foundation
  • Ms. Lucy Holmes, Sr. Programme Manager, International Sustainability Unit
  • Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Professor and Director, University of Queensland and Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • Mr. Aage J?rgensen, Country Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund
  • Mr. Raj Makoond, Chief Executive Officer, Business Mauritius
  • Mr. Ken Poonoosamy, Managing Director, Board of Investment of Mauritius
  • Dr. Tyrone Ridgway, Healthy Oceans Program Manager, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland
  • Mr. Jacques Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Growfish
  • Dr. Joanna Smith, Marine Spatial Planning Science Manager, The Nature Conservancy
  • Mr. Simon Springett, United Nations Resident Coordinator
  • Mr. Shekur Suntah, Director, Mauritius Port Authority
  • Mr. Samba Bocary Tounkara, Chief Fisheries Expert, African Development Bank
  • Dr. Lisa Emelia Svensson, Director/Coordinator, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch, Division of Environmental Policy and Implementation, United Nations Environment Programme
  • Mr. Gavin van der Burgh, Chief Executive Officer, Afritex Ventures
  • H.E. Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
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  • Agenda:  | 
  • Annotations to the Agenda:  | 
  • Africa Climate Business Plan in English and French
  • Mauritius Communiqu¨¦:  | 
  • Brochure on Blue Economy in Africa:  | 
  • WACA: Knowledge Sheets
  • Policy Brief: Towards Sustainble Growth of Ocean Economies in Africa Under a Changing Climate:  | 
  • Background Paper: Climatic Drivers of Change and the Future of African Ocean Assets:  | 

 

SESSION 1

  • H.E. Cipriano Gomes, Secretary-General of the Ministry of fisheries, Guinea-Bissau: 

 

SESSION 2

  • H.E. Nani Chrougha, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Islamic Republic of Mauritania: 
  • H.E. Agostinho Salvador Mondlane, Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Mozambique: 
  • Mrs. Nancy Karigithu, Principal Secretary, Shipping and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Kenya: 

 

SESSION 3

  • Dr. Mark Lundell, Country Director, World Bank: 
  • Dr. Raffaello Cervigni, Lead Environmental Economist, Africa, World Bank: 
  • Mr. Aage J?rgensen, Country Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund: 
  • Dr. Abdelmalek Faraj, Director General, National Research Institute on the Sea, Morocco: 

 

SESSION 4

  • Dr. Mark Lundell, Country Director, World Bank (financial instruments to crowd in private investments and mitigate risks, international practice of the ocean economy, relevant findings from the Systematic Country Diagnostic to enable the development of the ocean economy): 

 

SESSION 5

  • Dialogue 1: Tourism, including ?les Vanille (Facilitated by Ms. Eneida Fernandes, Sr. Private Sector Development Specialist/Tourism, and Mr. Kailash Sharma Ramnauth, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation): 
  • Dialogue 3: Fishing and aquaculture (Facilitated by Mr. Xavier Vincent, Sr. Fisheries Specialist, World Bank, and Ms. Lucy Holmes, Sr. Programme Manager, International Sustainability Unit): 
  • Dialogue 4: Science, data and research (Facilitated by Dr. Tyrone Ridgway, Program Manager, University of Queensland, and Mr. Makoto Suwa, Sr. Disaster risk Management Specialist, World Bank, including a video message from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, U.S. Department of State): 
  • Dialogue 5: Ports and logistics (Facilitated by Ms. Noro Rabefaniraka, Sr. Transport Specialist, World Bank, and Mr. Shekur Suntah, Director General, Mauritius Ports Authority):  | 
  • Dialogue 6: Green and grey infrastructure and policy responses to coastal erosion (Facilitated by Mr. Jean Djaya, Mayor and Member of Parliament of Grand-Lahou, C?te d¡¯Ivoire, and Ms. Melissa Landesz, Environmental Specialist, World Bank): Case Study in  and  | Falicitators Note in and 

 

SESSION 6

  • Mr. Gavin van der Burgh, Chief Executive Officer, Afritex Ventures (investment in fishing vessels): 
  • Mr. Shekur Suntah, Director, Mauritius Port Authority (Petroleum port in Albion): 

 

JOURNALISTS WORKSHOP

  • Ms. Melissa Landesz, Environmental Specialist, World Bank: Powerpoint in  | 
More details
  • DATE: September 1-2, 2016
  • TIME (MAURITIUS): 8:30 am (MUT)
  • TIME (WASHINGTON): 12:30 am (EDT)
  • LOCATION: The Westin Turtle Bay Resort, Mauritius
  • Twitter: #Oceans4Africa
  • CONTACT: Yuvan A. Beejadhur
  • ybeejadhur@worldbank.org