Workshops

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wiolab report of the First Meeting of the Steering Committee

Mr. Waruinge noted that although the project concept was prepared in 2002 and was endorsed by the Nairobi Convention and national Focal Points, there was a delay in its implementation after it was realized that it was necessary to bring onboard the NEPAD African process as well as the recommendations of the intergovernmental meeting of GPA. Through GPA, the project secured a large co-financing from the Norwegian Government.

wiolab report of the Second Meeting of the Steering Committee

The WIO-LaB Project Steering Committee meeting was held at Diani, Kenya on 7th March 2006. The meeting was officially opened by Dr. Kennedy Ondimu, Director for Research and Planning Division of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), on behalf of the Director-General of NEMA. The meeting was attended by National Focal Points, the Chairs of the Municipal Wastewater Management (MWW) and Physical Alteration and Destruction of Habitats (PADH) Regional Task Forces, representatives of UNEP/GEF, UNEP/GPA, Nairobi Convention Secretariat, Non-Governmental Organizations such as WWF, IUCN and WIOMSA, the private sector represented by the Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers, as well as representative of the World Bank/GEF Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP).

wiolab report of the Inception Meeting of the Regional Task Force on PADH

The Chairman briefed the Task Force members on the above agenda item and brought to their attention the requirement for the Task Force to elect the chairman and Rapporteur of the meeting. The Chairman requested members of the Task Force to nominate names for the two posts.

wiolab report of the Inception meeting of the Regional Task Force on MWW

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Magnus Ngoile, the Director General of the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) of Tanzania. Dr. Ngoile welcomed the participants to the meeting.

wiolab report of the Inception Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Legal & Technical Review

Mr. Peter Scheren, WIO-LaB Project Manager welcomed the participants to the inception meeting of the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force and thanked the Government of Madagascar and ANGAP for agreeing to host the meeting in Madagascar. He also thanked Mrs. Andrianarivo for assisting with the organization of the meeting.

wiolab report of the Second Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Legal & Technical Review

The second meeting of the Legal and Technical Review Task Force of the WIO-LaB Project was held at Diani, Kenya on 8th-10th March 2006. The meeting was attended by legal and technical experts drawn from countries in the Western Indian Ocean Region that are participating in the implementation of the WIO-LaB Project, namely Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, and Madagascar.

wiolab report of the Inception Meeting of the Regional Taskforce on the Development of Regional Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA

The inception meeting of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regional Task Force was held in Maputo, Mozambique in the period between 24th and 26th July 2006. The meeting was attended by 20 participants representing national agencies/institutions responsible for coordination and enforcement of environmental impact assessment regulations in the Western Indian Ocean region. The meeting was officially opened by Mr. Policarpo Napica, the National Director in-charge of Environmental Management in the Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA) in Mozambique.

wiolab report of the Second Meeting of the Regional Taskforce on the Development of Regional Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

The 2nd Workshop of the Regional Task Force/Working Group on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was held at Mazsons Hotel in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania in the period 29-30th January 2007. The meeting was attended by 24 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) experts/practitioners in countries that are participating in the implementation of the WIO-LaB Project, namely Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros and Mauritius. The meeting was officially opened by the Minister of Environment, Zanzibar and was attended by senior officials of the Department of Environment, Zanzibar including the National Environment Management Council (NEMC).

wiolab report of the Regional Workshop on the Development of a Clearing House Mechanism and Information Sharing System on Eastern African Coastal and Marine Environment Resources

A regional Workshop on the Development of an Eastern Africa Coastal and Marine Environment Clearinghouse Mechanism was held in the period 9-11 May 2006 at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi in Kenya. The meeting was attended by 25 delegates from Western Indian Ocean Region countries participating in the implementation of WIO-LaB Project, namely South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius. The meeting was also attended by representatives of international and regional organizations and programmes including WIOMSA, NEPAD, IOC-UNESCO, ODINAFRICA, SADCO, WWF-EAME, ASCLME, SWIOFP and ACEP.