Results of SwAM Ocean 1

Things we achieved

• Improved knowledge of marine spatial planning among authorities
• Stronger social and environmental components in marine spatial planning
• Access to cumulative environmental impact assessments for the Western Indian Ocean
• More marine data available to decisions-makers
• Capacity in adaptive management of marine protected areas in institutions

Products to use

• Studies on how local blue growth in communities can be promoted
• Policy brief on local blue growth -- in five languages
• Guide to address poverty and gender in marine spatial planning
• Knowledge modules on maritime planning
• Web-based tool that supports marine spatial planning by assessing the cumulative environmental impact of human activities – WIO Symphony
• Data layers of ecosystem components and pressures in the Western Indian Ocean
• Open-source code for a Symphony tool
• Study on flood measures in Juba and Shabelle in Somalia
• Taking stock tool – an analysis tool for increased transparency in fisheries
• FiTI’s reports on transparency in fisheries for 11 countries around the world

Several of these products are part-financed by our bilateral environmental and climate cooperation.