Governance analysis of implementing MSP in the Black Sea

Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas

www.mesma.org

Patricia Schouten (Deltares)

Cor Schipper (Deltares)

Marc Rijnveld (TNO)

Adriaan Slob (TNO)

Outline

• Aim of MESMA … and of our visit

• Black Sea case study

• Beneficiaries

• Research topics Governance

• Questionnaire

AIM of MESMA

The MESMA project focuses on contributing to a sustainable development of seas and coastal areas

MESMA will produce management tools for monitoring, evaluation and implementation of Spatially Managed Areas (SMAs)

Aim of our visitAim of our visitAim of our visitAim of our visit

Black sea case study

-Exchange knowlegde

-Governance study Black Sea region

-Perform research: questionnaire, interview and observation.

Who benefits from MESMA?

• Beneficiaries:– governments, – local authorities, – stakeholders, – managerial bodies for planning and decision

making– the public in general

Governance in MESMA

Johnston (2000) refers to Governance as:

‘the involvement of a wide range of institutions and actors in the production of policy outcomes….. involving coordination through networks and partnerships’

Research topics Governance

1. Combining top-down role of state and bottom-up participative approaches

2. Inter-sectoral integration and related power issues including compensation (in emerging MSP framework)

3. Cross-border issues between countries4. Justice issues5. Influence of differences in knowledge and

the influence of uncertainty in decision-making.

Knowledge and uncertainty in decision-making

networks and partnerships’

• sufficient information and data

• harmonization of data

• monitoring of agreements

• biggest regional challenges

Your feed-back by questionnaire

www.mesma.orgPatricia.Schouten@deltares.nl