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The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.
Under the supervision of the Director of the Law Division, the Consultant will:
Contribute to the preparation of proposals for the science-policy panel in accordance with paragraph 5 of UNEA resolution 5/8:
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Closing Date: 12 September 2023
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
Duties And Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Secretariat of the Nairobi Convention, and direct supervision of the project manager the Consultant will undertake, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) the mapping of PECCA, and the detailed mapping of Area 3 by identifying the various marine uses, overlaps and possible use conflicts, and validation of the marine use maps by stakeholders. Specifically the consultant will undertake the following activities:
Pemba currents and water movements, eddies, tides and stratification in the PECCA, temperature, sea surface temperature change, sea level and wave data, wind and atmospheric data, ocean currents, salinity and ocean chemistry and change trends, coastal and offshore upwelling, oceanographic modelling (for ocean circulation, water mass formation, and the transport of pollutants and marine organisms).
Atlas showing fish and invertebrate species abundance, distribution, and primary productivity (of endemic, exotic, flagship, indicator, keystone, habitat forming, target or vulnerable species), chlorophyll concentration and chlorophyll movements (near real time), migratory species corridor (e.g. for whales, sharks, and sea turtles)
Map showing fish nursery areas, suitability of areas for critical habitats restoration, for aquaculture, fishing area, no-take areas and co-managed marine parks, seaweed farming areas, fish closure areas including seasonal closures areas (for octopus, sea cucumber, mangrove crabs).
Pollution hotspots from land-based sources wastewater, sedimentation, marine litter and plastics.
Hotspots of habitat degradation and physical alteration.
Model climate change in terms of temperature rise, ocean acidification, sea level rise.
Coastal development (ports/harbours, marinas, harbours, energy installations) and other infrastructure e.g. roads, railway, airport).
Socioeconomic activities (fishing (near shore fishing - abundance of fishing boats, fish landing sites, amounts of targeted species, data on the fish size, catch rates types of fishing gear), offshore fishing, foreign vessels fishing areas, aquaculture, tourism (hotel and catering - popular destination for tourism, tourist hotels, and data on volume of visitors), and alternative livelihoods –carbon credits sites, seaweed farming, sea cucumber marketing, shrimps/octopus fishery, oyster cultivation, crabs fishing areas and light industries.
Shipping traffic and cargo volume at ports and harbours, if any.
Marine cables, pipelines, jetty, cultural and religious sites.
Enable community participation in marine spatial planning in Area 3 of PECCA to inform policy decisions.
to detect variability such as differences in terrain, elevation, land cover, and visibility to inform the best sites for property development, wildlife habitats, conservation areas, utility corridors etc.
detect change, resource/space use conflicts using imagery to support inspections, compliance, damage assessment and evaluating the environmental impact of planned projects and connectivity between areas such as MPAs.
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