Summary

The 2nd Regional MSPforum for Africa aims to amplify the dialogue about the priority areas of the Updated MSProadmap at regional level. The UNESCO Dar es Salaam Field Office together with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) and its Sub Commission IOCAFRICA are co-organising this event with the African Union and Regional Seas that have African parties:

• UNESCO Dar es Salaam Field Office (co-chair)
• IOC-UNESCO and its Sub Commission IOCAFRICA (co-chair)
• African Union - Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy Directorate
• African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources
• Nairobi Convention Secretariat (co-chair)
• Abidjan Convention Secretariat
• Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre - Barcelona Convention
• Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden - Jeddah Convention

When: 5-6 November 2013
Languages: English, French & Portuguese