PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR SOUTH PACIFIC A HUB FOR REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION

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1 PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR SOUTH PACIFIC A HUB FOR REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION CNRA JULIAN AUGUSTO REYNA MORENO SECRETARY GENERAL Guayaquil, Ecuador, October 3 rd 2016 (

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3 Brief History Founded in August 18, 1952 with the Santiago Declaration Member States: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru It serves as the Executive Secretary for the Plan of Action (regional seas program - UNEP) which adds up a new member: Panamá We are an International and Intergovernmental Regional Organization which coordinates the maritime policies of its member states

4 SETTING THE STAGE ECOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY (ENSO) ANTROPOGENIC PREASURES IUU Fishing Pollution Coastal Zone development Resources explotation (living and non living) Aquaculture Climate change CHALLENGES A sustainable regional integrated and coordinated vision for development: economy, environment and society as stated in the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Ecosystem approach Regular Process Rio +20 Food Security and poverty alleviation ABNJ Global 200 project, WWF (238 ecoregions and 43 with marine priority) High Productivity and biodiversity Early warning systems, Carbon Value change (Kanade-Lucas-Tomasi, )

5 Areas / Activities of current development / cooperation / among contracting parties Regional Coordination of the El Niño studies (ERFEN Protocol) Natural Hazards reduction (Regional Tsunami Warning System - IOC). Regional Coordination of the GOOS Alliance GRASP. Climate Change

6 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) El Niño Monitoring and forecast Monthly climate bulletins

7 Inform XIV Regional Cruise

8 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) Regional Oceanographic cruises XIX consecutive yearly cruises to date

9 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) Regional Oceanographic cruises Agreed Regional Objective for the XIX cruise Characterize the oceanographic and meteorological conditions on the South East Pacific during September-November 2016, with the purpose of contributing to integrated regional climate monitoring and the likely presence of La Niña.

10 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) Regional Oceanographic cruises Agreed Regional Specific Objectives for the XIX cruise Evaluate the ocean-atmospheric conditions at the macro scale in the tropical Pacific associated with ocean-atmospheric processes in the SEP during the study period and their effects on the dynamics of the SEP. Evaluate the activity of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the action of the South Pacific anticyclone (SPA) depending on weather conditions (air temperature, wind speed and direction and atmospheric pressure) observed during the cruise.

11 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) Regional Oceanographic cruises Agreed Regional Specific Objectives for the XIX cruise Evaluate the horizontal and vertical distribution of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and density of the sea up to 500 m, and up to 1000 m depth in selected stations. Estimate the currents in the SEP, through direct and indirect methods. Determine the distribution of the oxygen minimum layer and its association with marine dynamics, particularly subsurface currents from Colombia to Chile

12 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) Regional Oceanographic cruises Agreed Regional Specific Objectives for the XIX cruise Determining marine productivity in terms of dissolved inorganic nutrients and function of Chlorophyll a, biomass and qualitative analysis of plankton. Characterize the distribution of water masses and frontal areas in the region.

13 ERFEN (Regional El Niño Protocol) Regional Oceanographic cruises Coordinator/Editor Committee for the XIX cruise shall consist of: CF LCEA Leonardo Marriaga Rocha, MSc (CCCP/DIMAR /Colombia). Oce. Sonia Recalde Mosquera, MSc (INOCAR/Ecuador) Regional Technical Coordinator. Oce. Carmen Grados (IMARPE/Peru). Oce. Hernan Reyes (IFOP/Chile). Sr. Marcelo Nilo (Director of Scientific Affairs and Fishery Resources/CPPS), General Coordinator.

14 Regional Tsunami Coordination Coordination of the Regional Tsunami Warning System Management of the Tsunami Platform for Regional coordination Training to local coastal authorities & populations (DIPECHO-IOC)

15 Regional Coordination of GOOS (GRASP Alliance) Regional Operational Oceanography Wind & wave storm monitoring El Niño impacts on coastal communities Regional Coordination with OCEATLAN and IOCARIBE GOOS

16 Regional Coordination of GOOS (GRASP Alliance) Agreed Strategic Plan for Strategic area 1: Monitoring the Southeast Pacific Ocean Strategic area 2: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Strategic area 3: Data Management Strategic area 4: Adaptation and Mitigation in Coastal Areas Strategic area 5: Monitoring Progress on the Strategic Plan

17 Climate Change Fora-Regional Evaluation of Climate Change and its impacts on Ecosystems and coastal resources Proposal for a regional network for monitoring Climate Change (GEF)

18 Final Remarks There are three main issues to build upon cooperation schemes: Lessons learn (pilots projects and scaling) Capacity building (multidisciplinary and crosssectoral) Technology transfer We need to focus on regional efforts

19 thank you

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