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ANNEX 1: Contribution of programmes to UNEP’s Programme of Work
Marine Programme A
: The UNEP Shelf Programme
Countries/Regions
Assisted
Results/Outputs
Contribution to UNEP’s Programme of Work
A.1 Ensuring data delivery from an operational, One Stop Data Shop (OSDS) to provide a comprehensive searchable overview of existing marine
geoscientific data;
Global
15 major data holders around the globe contributed to population of OSDS
database with their marine geological and geophysical data. OSDS developed into
the most comprehensive source of marine scientific data today.
DEWA A1.8 One stop data shop
Global
Track line files from16,977 surveys displayed on data inventory map
Global
All newly and previously acquired data integrated into the OSDS online web tool
and in-house search engine (Area Generator). Implementation of a Google Earth
version of the online tool.
19 official data requests received from states. Data processed and delivered to all
of them. OSDS data products supported 10 capacity building activities
Global
Around 200 participants received training in the use of data from the OSDS. OSDS
data the major source in the work in West Africa, Somalia and the Pacific.
A.2 Training of personnel to carry out the delineation process and make submissions to the CLCS
Contacts made with 68 developing coastal states and small island developing
states through official correspondence, informal email, teleconferences, meetings
and training workshops.
DEPI A1.10 Technical advice and assistance to participating
countries on the submission process (UNEP Shelf Programme)
56 developing states engaged in the process of delineation of the outer limits of
their continental shelf
Custom workshops prepared and delivered for 33 states
DEPI B1.5 UNEP Shelf Programme training and capacity
building activities
More than 130 participants from these states trained
Somalia,Cote d’Ivoire,
Togo, Benin, Gambia,
Guinea, Senegal, Cape
Verde, Guinea-Bissau,
Cote d’Ivore, Cameroon
Initiative in cooperation with the Norwegian MoFA. 12 of the 13 West African states
contacted delivered preliminary information and 1 state a full submission.
Delegation from 9 of the states amounting to 26 officials visited Norway and had
discussions with the UNEP Shelf Programme and the legal department of the
Norwegian MoFA.