Expanding Horizons

1. Expanding Horizons "Beyond Safety of Navigation" Multibeam and Visualization Workshop, Gulfport, July 26 Dr. Milen Dyoulgerov Environment Department The World Bank

2. Discussion Topics • A Case for Partnerships • Counterparts • Precedents • Looking Ahead

3. A Case for Partnerships

4. Expanded product applications ….. ….. expanded user community

5. With the advent of high-resolution bathymetric surveying techniques (e.g., side-scan sonar, multibeam, and airborne laser) hydrographic data can be used for other purposes, including marine habitat mapping, hydrologic modeling, marine archaeology, coastal zone management, and marine environmental protection. The growing base of hydrographic products and users has opened an opportunity for accessing other sources of supplemental financing and, in particular, international development assistance from both bilateral and multilateral sources such as the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), the United Nations Development and Environment Programs (UNDP and UNEP), the European Commission (EC), etc.

6. Walking the Talk • Accessing assistance beyond already existing channels is contingent on the hydro community’s willingness to be flexible in accommodating alternative uses and to commit to concrete deliverables such as: • Integrating environmental information in ENC/ECDIS for protection of marine and coastal environment from shipping-related damages • Integrating hydrographic base layers into marine GIS and environmental information management systems that support habitat and natural resource identification, protection, and sustainable management as well as area delimitation and vulnerability reduction.

7. Drivers • The global process on development and environment • The business case

8. MILESTONES 1992 WSSD Rio Summit & its Environment Mandate 2002 WSSD Johannesburg Summit & its call for Development REPONSIVENESS IMO IOC IHO The Development Imperative then & now

9. Environment Niches Survey Products Singlebeam sonar Paper chart Raster chart Hydrographic Survey Database Multibeam sonar ENC GIS Nautical Chart Extension MIOs Sidescan sonar Bathymetric chart LIDAR Applications Oceanographic Meteorological Tides/water levels Current flow Environmental info systems habitat mngmt protection Archeological

10. Hydro Surveying Chart production, marketing, & sales Funding Gaps $ $

11. Integrated Approach Freshwater Coastal Marine Integrated Information Infrastructure

12. The Nautical Chart Business Model The Marine Geospatial Data Business Model The Case for Partnerships Marine & Coastal Info Infrastructure for informed policy formulation & sound decisionmaking Ship-based pollution prevention

13. Counterparts

14. DONOR FUNDING AND EXISTING WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY • Bilateral assistance continues to be the most viable option for supporting regional hydrographic capacity building and both recipients and donors would need to re-examine their priorities as well as existing opportunities. Bilateral donors continue to offer an attractive option both in terms of level of access and in terms of funding volume and availability. • Multilateral financing windows are available and should be actively pursed both in terms of discrete project development and in terms of opportunities for working on components within larger project/program umbrellas. Multilateral funding should be targeted as supplemental and for filling-in gaps left by builateral assistance

15. The Funding Flows GrantV.Investment Financing Bilaterals World Bank Regional Dev. Banks (IADB) LOANS Developing Countries Global Environmental Facility (GEF) GRANTS UN Agencies (UNDP, UNEP) GRANTS Bilaterals

16. The GEF • 6Focal Areas: Climate Change; Biodiversity; International Waters; Ozone Depletion; Persistent Organic Pollutants; and Land Degradation • 13Operational programs, including for International Waters (OP 10) and for Crosscutting Activities (OP 12) The onlyglobal financial mechanism providing new and additional grant and concessionary funding to developing countries for meeting the agreed incremental costs of measures that achieve agreed global environmental benefits in which governments would not otherwise have an incentive to invest(costs associated with achievingnational benefitsmustbe covered bynational or other sources)

17. The GEF (cont.) • Latin America/Caribbean region is under-represented with projects • In OP 10, the main gap continues to be single-country demonstrations of reforms and investments related to land-based activities such as pollution sources, flow diversions that dry out coastal rivers, and prevention of contaminants from shipping. • Priority D. Test the viability of technologies and innovative approaches for preventing the releases of contaminants from land-based and ship-based sources and for addressing competing uses of water resources under conditions of fluctuating climate in support of various intergovernmental processes. • Target: By 2006, GEF will have successfully demonstrated the local feasibility of these technology innovations in support of 4 or 5 different intergovernmental processes such as those related to alien species in ship ballast water, ship-related contaminants, etc.

18. Project Development Funds PDF A of up to $25,000 PDF B of up to $350,000 ($750,000 for multi-country projects) The GEF (cont.) Project Implementation Funds • Medium Size Project Grants (MSGs) of up to $750,000 (normally in the $500 000 range) • Full Size Project Grants of over $1,000,000

19. GEF Players • Project Proponents • Recipient Country Government(s) • Implementing Agencies • (WB, UNDP, UNEP, IADB, ADB) • Executing Agencies (EAs) • Expanded Executing Agencies (EEAs) • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) • The GEF Council • Science and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)

20. GEF Implementing Agencies:The World Bank • Established in 1944, over 180 member countries • Supporting environmentally and socially sustainable development and responsible growth • Country and sector analysis and dialogue • Adjustment and Investment lending • Technical assistance and knowledge • Regional programs • Global Environment Facility (GEF) and other innovative mechanisms

21. REVIEW OF SELECTED FINANCING AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES http://www.iho-machc.org/WorkPlans/Task1/contents.htm OR The MesoAmerican-Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission webpage (http://www.iho-machc.org/) Electronic Chart Working Group Task Group 1 (MesoAmerican Pilot Area Task Group) Activities

22. Precedents

23. Project Development Precedents:GEF’s $ 12M+ of Hydro grant financing • Implementation of the Strategic Action Program (SAP) for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (WB) • The Argentine “Coastal Contamination Prevention and Sustainable Fisheries Management” project (WB) • The Uruguay Maritime Management Project (IADB) • The Gulf of Honduras Environmental Protection and Maritime Transport Pollution Control (proposed) (IADB) • The Regional Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) in the East Asia Seas (pending) (WB) • The Regional Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) in the West Indian Ocean (proposed) (WB)

24. The ENRM MIO Pilots Argentine Marine Pollution (WB) SE Asia MEH (WB) Gulf of Honduras Marine Pollution (IADB) WIO MEH (WB) US Status + + + + + The MIO Pilots

25. Argentina Coastal Contamination Prevention & Marine Management Program • Maritime Pollution Prevention • Improving preparedness and response to oil spills and preventing ship-based pollution. • Reducing navigational risks by introducing a marine electronic infrastructure program. • Marine Biodiversity Protection • Improving the knowledge base on the Patagonia marine ecosystem and completing identification of ecologically sensitive areas. • Developing marine protection tools based on impact evaluations. • Promoting regional knowledge sharing on marine biodiversity protection. • Capacity Building, Monitoring and Evaluation • Training Program: marine pollution prevention, living marine resources management, and marine conservation • Environmental Information System for the Patagonia Marine Ecosystems.

26. Infraestructura electrónica marina para reducir los riesgos de la navegación Actualizaciones SHN WQ MAP Derrame PNA SMN ----- Datos ----- Aviso ----- Parte ----- Datos ----- Aviso ----- Parte ----- Datos ----- Aviso ----- Parte Parte SAyDS Modelamiento de OILMAP FTP Provincias

27. GOH: POSSIBLE COMPONENTS • Component 1: Building regional capacity for maritime and land-based pollution control in Central America. • Component 2:Updating the TDA, contributing to a region-specific SAP, and creating, analyzing and distributing marine environmental information for the Gulf of Honduras. • Component 3: Enhancing navigational safety in shipping lanes. • Component 4: Improving environmental management and hazard reduction measures in the regional network of five ports within the Gulf of Honduras.

28. GOH Component 3: Enhancing navigational safety in shipping lanes • Objective: Enhance navigational safety in key ports and approaches with the goal of reducing marine environmental pollution by improving hydrographic capacity in terms of improved navigation safety products (e.g., nautical charts) and services (e.g., notice-to-mariners), and improving coastal/ oceanographic GIS database that can be used for an oil and chemical spill prevention and contingency planning for the Gulf of Honduras … • facilitate hydrographic capacity building for the three nations in the region (Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala) • develop and implement a training/demonstration program for national and regional entities in hydrography to improve technical capacity • conduct three demonstration pilot projects that include improved navigational products (e.g., paper charts, RNCs, and ENCs) and services (e.g., notice to mariners and Marine Information Objects (MIOs) for marine environmental protection.

29. Looking Ahead

30. REACHING OUT • At both national and sub-national levels, the HOs should consider proactively reaching out to counterparts in relevant government sectors (environment sector, in particular), the non-governmental (NGO) and scientific communities, and, importantly, the relevant donors’ national/ local points of contact.

31. REACHING OUT • For the HOs to successfully reach beyond their established assistance channels, they will have to actively promote their objectives, pursue new partners, accommodate external needs as appropriate, and work to shape national and regional agendas to their own advantage. Among other things, this would require frequent visits to counterparts in relevant sectoral ministries and, in particular, the ministry of environment, establishing connections with the NGO community, proactively seeking collaboration with oceanographic and other marine scientific communities, etc.

32. Caveats • Counterparts/beneficiariesneed to “WALK THE TALK” & to DELIVER: • ..DELIVER “GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS” AS OPPOSED TO HYDRO SURVEYS OR ENCs • DELIVER IN REAL TIME

33. Financing for environment and sustainable development …. …. a marketplace, whereby a multitude of players and agendas compete for a limited pool of resources. Newcomers face strong and seasoned competition and, as is the case with other markets, success hinges on knowing the market trends, rules, and structure and, increasingly, on the art of reaching out and building partnerships.