Ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean region : communication and coordination mechanisms by which states interact with regional organisations and projects. The Caribbean Ocean Governance Linkages (COGLinks) Project

Abstract

The large number of states in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) results in most ocean governance issues being transboundary and thus requiring regional cooperation. This project examines one aspect of transboundary ocean governance. It explores how the states in the Wider Caribbean Region relate to regional organizations and projects that deal with transboundary ocean governance issues, specifically regarding participation of states in their meetings. The assessment was conducted through face-to-face interviews with persons from government, NGO, and private sector agencies in each of the eight states. The assessment was based on the two most recent meetings of the Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and the Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention (UNEP IGM), and the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystems Project.