Manado Hosts Coral Triangle Initiative 2nd Regional Priority Workshop Meeting
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Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sharif Cicip Sutardjo with the CTI-CFF Representatives in Manado Credit: MMAF
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The Government of Indonesia through its National Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Coordination Committee hosted the 2nd CTI-CFF Regional Priorities Workshop (RPW) on August 20-22, 2013 in Manado, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The CTI-CFF Interim Regional Secretariat organized and conducted the event in collaboration with CTI-CFF NCCs, Technical and Governance Working Groups and Partners.
The 2nd RPW was designed to report and review progress toward completion of 2010 identified Regional Priorities Actions and National Plan of Action implementation including bilateral and regional projects. In addition, there were discussion and refinement to Technical and Governance Working Groups, and cross-cutting proposed priorities in a holistic CTI-CFF regional context. Part of Workshop's agenda was to develop the scope, implementation plan and teams for executing the proposed 2013 Regional Priority Actions and Activities. MORE
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Timor-Leste President Credits CTI with Improving Food Security and Livelihoods
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President Taur Matan Ruak Credit: TL President's Office
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Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak recently credited the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) with improving the lives of coastal communities in his country, enhancing food security, empowering communities in managing their resources, promoting eco-tourism, supporting economic development, and advancing scientific and technological approaches to the study of its marine resources.
Mr. Ruak made the statement on July 19, 2013 in a speech delivered for him by his chief of staff during the showcase program of USAID's Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) in Dili. The event marked the five-year implementation the CTI - a multilateral partnership between Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste - in conserving and sustaining marine resources under common regional and national goals. MORE
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Champions at the Top Make Change Possible
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Dr. Nor Aieni at her office in Putrajaya, Malaysia Credit:USAID CTSP/T.Read
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It takes champions to sustain marine and coastal conservation efforts, and Malaysia has many. One is Dr. Nor Aieni Binti Haji Mokhtar, Deputy Under Secretary/Director National Oceanography Directorate (NOD) at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). MOSTI is the focal point for Malaysia's work on the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), and Dr. Nor Aieni oversees the National Oceanography Directorate (NOD) there. She is a modest, highly capable and adaptable woman whose enthusiasm and energy play a significant role in Malaysia's ongoing CTI-CFF story. "I'm trained as an ocean modeling physicist and coastal engineer," she said. "With CTI-CFF, suddenly I'm learning about fish and MPAs and community livelihoods, which is all so interesting, and as scientists what we can do is make sure we link data to solutions." NOD is tasked not only with coordinating the collection and dissemination of scientific data needed for good marine and coastal resource management, but also with synchronizing the efforts of the government agencies, NGOs and communities and making sure that the country's program aligns with regional CTI-CFF work. MORE
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Upcoming Events
CTI-CFF Coordination Mechanisms Working Group Meeting
November 2013
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NEW REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
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