Marine spatial planning (MSP) arises as a public process of analysing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives that usually have been specified through a political process. By mapping activities and determining the space for each activity, the process provides a characterization of current uses and helps to establish potential areas for future uses. This enables a policy process  to better determine how maritime zones are sustainably used and protected, now and for the future of African generations. This course will provide an overview of the MSP process, taking into consideration Africa’s specific needs and the 2050 African Integrated Maritime Strategy  as well as the expected impact of Blue Economy /Growth in Africa.

Aims & Objectives

Increase collective capacity to respond to change and challenges in coastal and marine environments through further development of science based management tools such as Integrated Coastal Area Management, Marine Spatial Planning, and Large Marine Ecosystem Approach;

Course Topics

• Concepts, policies, international experiences and best practices on marine spatial planning
• The MSP step-by-step approach of IOC-UNESCO
• Methodologies for marine socio-economic analysis and cumulative impacts
• Stakeholder engagement and participation
• Formulation and evaluation of MSP plans
• MSP towards sustainable blue growth
• Addressing conflict and compatibility of uses
• Data integration, analysis and representation in support of MSP
• Methodologies for evaluation and monitoring MSP
• Developing progress indicators
• Decision support tools and coastal web atlases
• MSP transboundary / Cross-border

Target Audience

NOTE: priority will be given to participants from the IOC-UNESCO Members States in Africa and the Adjacent Island States. UNESCO is committed to promote gender equality. Therefore, applications from women are strongly encouraged.

Course Pre-requisites:

• Interest or new responsibilities in working in marine spatial planning
• Good Working knowledge of English language
• Medium expertise in GIS, data and information management
• Computer IT skills; need to bring own laptop.

Duration: 5 working days (~ 30 hours classroom sessions, including field trip, plus eventual online assignments)

Application process:

Please fill in the online application form on https://otga.wufoo.eu/forms/r10ydnzv1pnpwy8/ or https://bit.ly/2sIEcy0

All information on how to apply on: http://bit.ly/2ACZY9r

No tuition fee applies. A limited number of fellowships is available. 

Contacts:

OTGA Kenya Regional Training Centre Coordinator: Harrison Ong’anda (honganda@kmfri.co.ke) or

OTGA Coordinator: Dr. Claudia Delgado (c.delgado@unesco.org)