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UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB PROJECT

ADDRESSING LAND BASED ACTIVITIES
IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN



LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW TASK FORCE

Second Regional Meeting

Diani, Kenya, 8-10 March 2006

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UNEP, 2006. Addressing Land-based Activities in the Western Indian Ocean. Report of the Second
Meeting of the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force Meeting. UNEP/GEF/WIO-
LaB/LTRTF.2/06

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................................................................ii
SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................................................................iii
DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW
REGIONAL TASK FORCE SECOND MEETING.............................................................................................. v
1 OPENING OF THE MEETING..................................................................................................................... 1
WIO-LaB Project Management Unit (PMU) .............................................................................................. 1
Official Statement from the host country ................................................................................................... 1
2 ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING....................................................................................................... 2
Election and designation of the officers (Chair and Rapporteur) of the meeting. .............................. 2
3 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA .................................................................................................................. 2
4 REPORT ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED ACTIVITIES IN THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2005............................................................................................................................... 2
5 BACKGROUND PRESENTATIONS ........................................................................................................... 3
Overview of issues pertaining to the management of land based sources and activities (LBS/A)
affecting the WIO Region.............................................................................................................................. 3
Overview of International and Regional Legal framework: 1982 UNCLOS and 1985 Nairobi
Convention ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
6 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL
FRAMEWORKS: ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Regional Synthesis Report on Review of Gaps in National Legal, Policy, Regulatory and
Institutional Frameworks.............................................................................................................................. 6
Regional Synthesis Report on Status of Ratification and Implementation of International
Conventions Relevant to Land-based Sources and Activities ................................................................ 7
7 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FIRST DRAFT LBS/A PROTOCOL TO THE NAIROBI
CONVENTION............................................................................................................................................... 9
8 CONSIDERATION OF THE 2005 WORK PLAN OF THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL
AND TECHNICAL TASK FORCES..........................................................................................................11
9 ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MEETING...........................13
10 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS .................................................................................................................13
11 ANY OTHER BUSINESS.............................................................................................................................14
12 CLOSURE OF THE MEETING...................................................................................................................14

ANNEX 1: AGENDA OF THE MEETING ........................................................................................................... 15
ANNEX 2: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS .................................................................................................................. 16
ANNEX 3: LIST OF DOCUMENTS...................................................................................................................... 23
ANNEX 4: REPORT ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED ACTIVITIES IN THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2005....................................................................................................................................... 24
ANNEX 5: WORK PLAN FOR THE LEGAL AND TECHNICAL REVIEW COMPONENT FOR THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2006....................................................................................................................................... 27


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ABBREVIATIONS

BPOA -
Bali
Plan
of
Action
COSMAR - NEPAD Coastal and Marine Secretariat
EQO
- Environment Quality Objectives
EQS -
Environmental
Quality
Standards
GEF
- Global Environment Facility
GPA
- Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment
from Land-Based Activities
LBS/A -
Land
Based
Sources/Activities
MEAs -
Multi-lateral
Environmental
Agreements
NEMA
- National Environment Management Authority
NEPAD - New Partnerships for Africa's Development
PADH
- Physical Alteration and Destruction of Habitats
RLTRF
- Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force
SEACAM - Secretariat for Eastern African Coastal Area Management
SIDS -
Small
Islands
Developing
States
UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNEP
- United Nations Environment Programme
WIO -
Western
Indian
Ocean
WIO-LaB - Western Indian Ocean Project- Addressing Land Based Activities


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SUMMARY

The second meeting of the Legal and Technical Review Task Force of the WIO-LaB Project was
held at Diani, Kenya on 8th-10th March 2006. The meeting was attended by legal and technical
experts drawn from countries in the Western Indian Ocean Region that are participating in the
implementation of the WIO-LaB Project, namely Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa,
Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, and Madagascar.
The main purpose of the meeting was to review the status of implementation of activities and
decide on the work plan for implementation of the activities in the legal component of the
WIO-LaB Project in the calendar year 2006 and also review some of the outputs produced by
national and regional experts. Members of the Task Force were presented with a detailed
Report on progress made in the implementation of activities in the calendar year 2005. The
Task Force endorsed its Work plan for the calendar year 2006 and also discussed the Regional
and National Legal Frameworks and in particular, the following documents prepared by the
Regional Consultant:

(a) Regional Synthesis Report on Review of Gaps in National Legal, Policy,
Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks with Recommendations; and
(b) Regional Synthesis Report on Status of Ratification and Implementation of
International Conventions Relevant to Land-based Sources and Activities with
recommendations.
In regard to the progress made by national experts in the review of national policy, legal and
regulatory frameworks, and the status of ratification and implementation of environmental
conventions relevant to LBS/A, it was noted that the progress is satisfactory, although it was
initially constrained due to protracted recruitment of national legal experts. It was noted that
some of the countries have already submitted their national reports of the policy, legal and
regulatory frameworks and the review of status of ratification and implementation of
environmental conventions relevant to land-based sources and activities responsible for the
pollution and degradation of the coastal and marine environment in their countries.

The Task Force also reviewed and discussed the first draft LBS/A Protocol to the Nairobi
Convention prepared by the Regional Consultant. It was noted that satisfactory progress has
been made towards the development of the Protocol.

Members of the Legal and Technical Review Task Force were also briefed on issues
pertaining to the management of land-based sources and activities (LBS/A) affecting the
Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Region as well as the International and Regional Legal
framework, with emphasis on the 1982 UNCLOS and 1985 Nairobi Convention.

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RESUME ANALYTIQUE

La Deuxième réunion du Groupe de travail de révision juridique et technique du Projet
WIO-LaB s'est tenue du 8 au 10 mars 2006 à Diani au Kenya. Y ont assisté des experts
juridiques et techniques issus des pays de la région de l'océan indien occidental, qui
participent à la mise en oeuvre du Projet WIO-LaB, à savoir le Kenya, la Tanzanie, le
Mozambique, l'Afrique du Sud, les Seychelles, les Comores, Maurice et Madagascar.
L'objectif majeur de la réunion était d'examiner l'état d'avancement de la mise en oeuvre des
activités, de prendre des décisions par rapport au plan de travail de mise en oeuvre des
activités au sein de la composante juridique du Projet WIO-LaB pour l'année calendaire
2006, ainsi que de passer en revue certains des résultats obtenus par les experts nationaux et
régionaux. Les membres du Groupe de travail ont reçu un rapport détaillé sur l'évolution de
la mise en oeuvre des activités au cours de l'année calendaire 2005. Le Groupe de travail a
approuvé le Plan de travail du Groupe de travail de révision juridique et technique pour
l'année calendaire 2006. Il a également débattu des cadres juridiques régionaux et nationaux
et, en particulier, des documents suivants qui ont été préparés par le Consultant régional:

(a) Rapport de synthèse régional sur la révision des lacunes au niveau des cadres
juridiques, politiques, réglementaires et institutionnels nationaux avec
recommandations ; et
(b) Rapport de synthèse régional sur la situation en matière de ratification et de mise en
oeuvre des conventions internationales relatives aux activités et sources de pollution
terrestres (LBS/A) avec recommandations.

Pour ce qui est des progrès réalisés par les experts nationaux en matière de révision des
cadres politiques, juridiques et réglementaires nationaux ainsi que de la situation au niveau
de la ratification et de la mise en oeuvre des conventions environnementales portant sur les
activités et sources de pollution terrestres, il a été noté que l'évolution est satisfaisante bien
qu'elle ait été initialement entravée en raison d'un long processus de recrutement des
experts juridiques nationaux. On a également pris note du fait que certains pays ont déjà
soumis leurs rapports nationaux sur les cadres politiques, juridiques et réglementaires, ainsi
que sur l'examen de la situation en matière de ratification et de mise en oeuvre des
conventions environnementales relatives aux activités et sources de pollution terrestres qui
causent la pollution et la dégradation de l'environnement marin et côtier de leur pays.

Le Groupe de travail a aussi examiné et débattu du premier projet de Protocole LBS/A à la
Convention de Nairobi préparé par le Consultant régional. Il a été noté que des progrès
satisfaisants avaient été réalisés dans le cadre du développement du Protocole.

Les membres du Groupe de travail de révision juridique et technique ont également été
informés des problèmes liés à la gestion des activités et sources de pollution terrestres ayant
un impact néfaste sur la région de l'océan indien occidental, ainsi que des cadres juridiques
internationaux et régionaux, en mettant l'accent sur la Convention des Nations Unies sur le
droit de la mer (UNCLOS) de 1982 et la Convention de Nairobi de 1985.


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DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LEGAL AND TECHNICAL
REVIEW REGIONAL TASK FORCE SECOND MEETING

The Regional Legal and Technical Task Force meeting held in Diani, Kenya on 8th ­ 10th
March 2006 made the following decisions and recommendations.

1.
Noted with appreciation the Report of the Status of Implementation of Agreed
Activities for the year 2005 from the WIO-LaB PMU;

2.
Took note of the presentations made by:
a.
Dr. Johnson Kitheka (WIO-LaB Project Officer) on the Overview of Land-Based
Sources and Activities (LBS/A) affecting WIO Region and WIO-LaB Project as a key
response to LBS/A problems in the WIO Region;
b.
Mr. Akunga Momanyi (Regional Legal Consultant) on the overview of International
and Regional Legal framework: 1982 UNCLOS and 1985 Nairobi Convention.

3.
Noted with appreciation and commented on the following draft Regional Synthesis
Reports :
a.
Review of Gaps in National Legal, Policy, Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks
with Recommendations; and
b.
Status of Ratification and Implementation of International Environmental Conventions
Relevant to Land-Based Sources and Activities with Recommendations;

4.
Recommended that the final versions of the Regional Synthesis Reports be circulated in
advance to the members of the Legal and Technical Review Task Force and be
validated at the next meeting of the Task Force scheduled for October 2006;

5.
Urged the National Focal Points and the National Legal and Technical Task Forces, and
WIO-LaB PMU to expedite the pending work on the National Reports on the Review
of Gaps in National Legislations and Status of Ratification and Implementation of
Relevant International Conventions, respectively, so as to complete the national and
regional reports as soon as possible. A particular request in this regard was made to
Tanzania to expedite the identification and mobilization of legal expert services for the
preparation of their national reports;

6.
Noted and commented on the First Draft LBS/A Protocol to the Nairobi Convention and
requested the WIO LaB PMU to facilitate the updating of the draft LBS/A Protocol
based on the deliberations and amendments proposed during the meeting;

7.
Requested further the WIO-LaB PMU to circulate the Second Draft LBS/A Protocol to
the Nairobi Convention to the National Focal Points by mid-May 2006 so as to
facilitate national level consultations and endorsement by the National Legal Task
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8.
Requested the WIO-LaB PMU to facilitate the following:
a.
The incorporation of the various amendments based on the national level
consultations; and
b.
The preparation of the third draft LBS/A Protocol to the Nairobi Convention based
upon the deliberations, suggestions and amendments proposed by the national level
consultations from the participating countries.

9.
Requested the WIO-LaB PMU to circulate the third Draft LBS/A Protocol to the
Nairobi Convention to the members of this Task Force and to submit the said third
draft with the first drafts of the following four annexes prior to the next meeting of this
Task Force in October 2006 for further deliberation:
a.
Annex on the indicative list of priority substances;
b.
Annex on methodology of listing and de-listing hotspots;
c.
Annex on Environmental Quality Standards and Environment Quality Objectives
(EQSs/EQOs) and emission limits; and
d.
Annex on best available techniques and best environment practices.

10.
Agreed that the Regional Legal Consultant in collaboration with UNEP/GPA will
review relevant annexes to protocols on land-based sources and activities to other
Regional Seas Conventions and ascertain the extent to which they can be applied to
the Nairobi Convention Region. The findings will be presented and discussed
electronically with the Regional Legal and Technical Task Force members and the
first draft annexes will be included in the 3rd draft of the LBS/A Protocol.

11.
Agreed that the WIO-LaB PMU would solicit the technical input of the Municipal
Wastewater Management (MWW) and Physical Alteration and Destruction of
Habitats (PADH) Regional Task Forces including the Regional Working Group on
Water, Sediment and Biota Quality, established by the WIO-LaB Project, for the
drafting of the Annexes to the LBS/A Protocol.

12.
Approved the 2006 Work Plan of this Task Force with amendments as presented by
the WIO-LaB PMU.

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DECISIONS ET RECOMMANDATIONS DE LA DEUXIEME REUNION DU GROUPE DE
TRAVAIL DE REVISION JURIDIQUE ET TECHNIQUE

La réunion du Groupe de travail régional de révision juridique et technique qui a eu lieu du
8 au 10 mars 2006 à Diani au Kenya a pris les décisions et émis les recommandations
suivantes :

1.
Noté avec appréciation le Rapport sur l'état d'avancement de la mise en oeuvre des
activités convenues pour l'année 2005 de l'UGP/WIO-LaB ;

2.
Noté les exposés présentés par:
a.
Le Dr. Johnson Kitheka (Membre du Projet WIO-LaB) donnant une vue d'ensemble
des activités et sources de pollution terrestres (LBS/A) ayant un impact néfaste sur la
région de l'océan indien occidental et portant sur le Projet WIO-LaB en tant que
réponse clé aux problèmes causés par les activités et sources de pollution terrestres
dans la région de l'océan indien occidental ;
b.
M. Akunga Momanyi (Consultant juridique régional) donnant une vue d'ensemble du
cadre juridique international et régional : la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit
de la mer (UNCLOS) de 1982 et la Convention de Nairobi de 1985.

3.
Noté avec appréciation et émis des commentaires par rapport aux avant-projets des
rapports de synthèse régionaux suivants:
a.
La révision des lacunes au niveau des cadres juridiques, politiques, réglementaires et
institutionnels nationaux avec recommandations; et
b.
La situation en matière de ratification et de mise en oeuvre des conventions
environnementales internationales relatives aux activités et sources de pollution
terrestres avec recommandations.

4.
Recommandé que les versions finales des rapports de synthèse régionaux soient
préalablement distribuées aux membres du Groupe de travail de révision juridique et
technique et qu'elles soient validées au cours de la prochaine réunion du Groupe de
travail programmée en octobre 2006 ;

5.
Recommandé avec insistance aux points focaux nationaux, aux groupes de travail
juridiques et techniques nationaux ainsi qu'à l'UGP/WIO-LaB d'effectuer rapidement
le travail en souffrance sur les rapports nationaux sur la révision des lacunes au niveau
des législations nationales et sur la situation en matière de ratification et de mise en
oeuvre des conventions internationales concernées, en vue de pouvoir finaliser dès que
possible les rapports nationaux et régionaux. A ce sujet, il a spécialement été demandé
à la Tanzanie de procéder rapidement à l'identification et la mobilisation des services
d'expertise juridique pour la préparation de leurs rapports nationaux ;

6.
Noté et émis des commentaires sur le premier projet de Protocole LBS/A à la
Convention de Nairobi et a demandé à l'UGP/WIO-LaB de faciliter l'actualisation du

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projet de Protocole LBS/A en se basant sur les délibérations et les amendements
proposés pendant la réunion ;

7.
Demandé à l'UGP/WIO-LaB de remettre le deuxième projet de Protocole LBS/A à la
Convention de Nairobi aux points focaux nationaux pour la mi-mai 2006 en vue de
faciliter les consultations au niveau national et l'approbation par les groupes de travail
juridique nationaux ;

8.
Demandé à l'UGP/WIO-LaB de faciliter les activités suivantes :
a.
L'intégration de divers amendements basés sur les consultations au niveau national; et
b.
La préparation d'un troisième projet de Protocole LBS/A à la Convention de Nairobi
basé sur les délibérations, suggestions et amendements proposés dans le cadre des
consultations au niveau national qui ont eu lieu dans les pays participants.

9.
Demandé à l'UGP/WIO-LaB de remettre le troisième projet de Protocole LBS/A à la
Convention de Nairobi aux membres du Groupe de travail et de soumettre ce
troisième projet avec les premiers avant-projets des quatre annexes suivantes avant la
réunion suivante de ce Groupe de travail prévue en octobre 2006 pour la suite des
délibérations :
a.
Annexe sur la liste indicative des substances prioritaires ;
b.
Annexe sur la méthodologie de sélection et de désélection des points chauds;
c.
Annexe sur les normes et objectifs de qualité environnementale (NQE/OQE) ainsi que
sur les limites d'émission ; et
d.
Annexe sur les meilleurs techniques disponibles et les meilleures pratiques
environnementales.

10. Convenu que le Consultant juridique régional examinera, en collaboration avec le
PAM/PNUE, les annexes des protocoles sur les activités et sources de pollution
terrestres relatives aux autres conventions régionales sur les mers et établira dans
quelle mesure elles peuvent être appliquées à la région de la Convention de Nairobi.
Les conclusions seront présentées et il en sera débattu par voie électronique avec les
membres du Groupe de travail juridique et technique régional. Le premier avant-
projet d'annexes sera inclus dans le troisième projet de Protocole LBS/A.

11. Convenu que l'UGP-WIO/LaB solliciterait l'apport technique des groupes de travail
régionaux sur la gestion des Eaux usées municipales (EUM) et de l'Altération
physique et destruction des habitats (APDH), y compris le Groupe de travail régional
sur la qualité de l'eau, des sédiments et du biote établi par le Projet WIO-LaB pour la
rédaction des annexes au Protocole LBS/A.

12. Approuvé le Plan de travail 2006 de ce Groupe de travail avec amendements comme
présenté par l'UGP/WIO-LaB.


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1
OPENING OF THE MEETING

1.1
The Chair of the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force, Mr. Tom Mark
Mboya, called the meeting to order at 9.35 am and welcomed the participants to the
meeting.

1.1.1 Following a short prayer led by Mr. Ali Mohammed, the Chair requested the
delegates of countries to introduce themselves after which there followed a table de
tour in which all the participants introduced themselves stating the institutions
which they represented or worked for. The list of participants is presented in this
Report as Annex 2.

1.2
WIO-LaB Project Management Unit (PMU)

1.2.1 Dr. Peter Scheren, WIO-LaB Project Manager welcomed the participants to the
second meeting of the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force and noted
that members of the Task Force are essentially those who were present in the
meeting held in Madagascar in the year 2005. He highlighted the role of the Task
Force and in particular what the Task Force is expected to accomplish during the
present meeting.

1.3
Official statement from the host country

1.3.1 Ms. Salome Machua, the acting Focal Point of the WIO-LaB Project and the
UNEP/Nairobi Convention (Kenya), welcomed delegates to the meeting and in
particular to Kenya. She expressed the apologies of the Director-General of NEMA
for not being able to officiate the opening of the meeting.

1.3.2 Ms. Machua also briefed the members of the Task Force on the two meetings that
preceded the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force meeting, namely
Focal Points meeting and the Project Steering Committee meeting, held on 6th and 7th
March 2006, respectively. She reported that the Project Steering Committee has faith
in the Regional Legal and Technical Task Force. She also emphasized on the need for
countries in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region to work as a team in the
management of the coastal and marine environment and noted that in future the
Task Force will be acknowledged as having contributed towards the management of
the coastal and marine environment in the WIO Region.

1.3.3 She noted that the meeting was significant and expressed gratitude from Kenya and
NEMA in particular, for having been given the opportunity to host the meeting in
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2 ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

2.1
The Chair introduced the above agenda item. The designation of the Chair of the
Task Force was as per the decision reached during the first meeting of the Legal and
Technical Review Regional Task Force held in Madagascar in 2005 as stated in the
Report of the Inception Meeting (see www.wiolab.org).

2.2
Election and designation of the officers (Chair and Rapporteur) of the meeting.

2.2.1 The Officers of the second meeting were as per the decision reached during the first
meeting of the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force held in Madagascar in
2005 that decided on one Chair for the entire duration of the WIO-LaB Project. Kenya
was duly elected as the Chair and Mauritius was elected as the Rapporteur of the Task
Force.

3
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

3.1
The Chair introduced the above agenda item and informed the meeting that the draft
provisional agenda was circulated in advance to the members of the Regional Task
Force for their comments and noted that no requests for changes or amendments
have been received. He requested members of the Task Force to suggest any
necessary proposals for the amendments of the draft provisional agenda that was
prepared by the UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB Project Management Unit.

3.2
The delegates reviewed the provisional agenda and adopted it with no amendments.
The approved agenda is presented in this Report as Annex 1.


4
REPORT ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED ACTIVITIES
IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2005

4.1
The Chair introduced the above mentioned agenda item and requested the WIO-LaB
Project Manager, Dr. Peter Scheren to brief members of the Task Force on the Status
of Implementation of the Activities related to the legal and technical review
component of the WIO-LaB Project.

4.2
Dr. Scheren presented a detailed report that is also contained in the background
documents that were sent to the members of the Task Forces before the meeting.
Following this brief presentation of the report on the status of implementation of the
activities by the Project Manager, the Chair opened the floor for discussions of the
progress report.

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4.3
The Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force took note and adopted the
report on the status of implementation of the legal and technical review component
of the WIO-LaB Project as presented by the WIO-LaB Project Management Unit (see
Annex 4 for details).

5
BACKGROUND PRESENTATIONS

5.1
The Chair introduced the above agenda item and invited Dr. Johnson U. Kitheka, the
Project Officer of the WIO-LaB Project to make a presentation on the issues that are
relevant to the management of land based activities and sources of pollution and/or
degradation of the coastal and marine environment in the Western Indian Ocean
Region. This background presentation was aimed at informing members of the Legal
Task Force on the challenges in the management of the coastal and marine
environment in the Western Indian Ocean Region and the gaps that the WIO-LaB
Project is trying to bridge.

5.2
Overview of issues pertaining to the management of land based sources and
activities (LBS/A) affecting the WIO Region

5.2.1 Dr. Kitheka made a presentation on the main issues related to the management of
land-based sources and activities of pollution and degradation of the coastal and
marine environment in the Western Indian Ocean Region. In his presentation Dr.
Kitheka noted that the WIO countries consisting of continental coastal states such as
Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa and the island States such
as Mauritius, Comoros, Reunion -France, Seychelles, and Madagascar, share
common biological resources and climatic features and also many historical, cultural
and economic ties. He noted that over 40 million people inhabit the coastal areas of
the region and although population density of the region is not remarkably high, in
some countries the percentage of the population living along the coast is significantly
high: 33% in South Africa, 41% in Mozambique and 28% in Tanzania. Major cities
located along the coast include Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Maputo, and Durban.

5.2.2 Dr. Kitheka briefed the Task Force on the main coastal and marine ecosystems
emphasing their characteristics and ecological and socio-economic importance
including the uniqueness of the WIO Region. He briefed the delegates on the main
factors that are responsible for the degradation of the marine and coastal
environment in the WIO Region and in particular; (1) the increased rate of
population growth in the coastal zones of the region; (2) increased economic growth
in the coastal zones of the region coupled with lack of effective planning and
management of development; (3) paucity of data and information on the status of
environment; (4) policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks limitations; (5)
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5.2.3 Dr. Kitheka also briefed the Task Force on the main challenges in the management of
the coastal and marine environment in the WIO Region and in which attention needs
to be focused on. These challenges are (1) physical alteration, modification and
destruction of critical habitats; (2) degradation of coastal/marine water, sediment
and biota quality, (3) over-exploitation of coastal/marine natural resources; (4)
resource use conflicts; (5) sectoral management approaches; (6) weaknesses in policy,
legal and regulatory frameworks and (7) weak institutional
frameworks/arrangements. In regard to the degradation of the habitats, he noted
that main issues that have been identified by the Global Programme of Action for the
protection of marine environment from land-based activities (GPA) include Tourism
and Mangroves, Ports and Harbors, Damming of Rivers, Mining, Agriculture and
Aquaculture. He enumerated main issues in each of these areas identified by the
GPA.

5.2.4 Dr. Kitheka also briefed the Task Force on how the WIO-LaB Project is addressing
land-based activities and sources that impact on the coastal and marine environment.
He briefed the meeting on the objectives of the WIO-LaB Project including activities
that are being undertaken in the main components of the project namely (1) Physical
Alteration and Destruction of Habitats, (2) Municipal Wastewater Management; (3)
Water, Sediment and Biota Quality (4) Legal and Technical Review (5)
Environmental Impact Assessment (6) Integrated Coastal Area ­ River Basin
Management (7) Clearing House Mechanism for the Nairobi Convention and (8)
Demonstration projects. He also briefed the meeting on how the work of other Task
Forces established under the auspices of the project will contribute to the work of the
Legal and Technical Review Task Force, particularly in regard to the drafting of the
annexes to the Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS/A) Protocol to the Nairobi
Convention.

5.3
Overview of International and Regional Legal framework: 1982 UNCLOS and 1985
Nairobi Convention

5.3.1 The Chair invited Mr. Akunga Momanyi, the Regional Legal Consultant, to make a
presentation on the international and regional legal frameworks including United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) and the Nairobi
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Coastal and
Marine Environment in Eastern Africa.

5.3.2 Mr. Akunga briefed the meeting on the various regional and international legal
frameworks that are relevant to the land-based activities and sources of pollution
and degradation of the marine and coastal environment in the WIO region. He
elaborated on the objectives and components of the Nairobi Convention. He
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5.3.3 Mr. Akunga also discussed UNCLOS 1982 enumerating its key features and
requirements for compliance. He discussed the technical limitations related to the
compliance of the UNCLOS by countries in the WIO Region.

5.3.4 Following the above presentation, the Chair opened the floor for discussions on the
two presentation made by Dr. Johnson Kitheka and Mr. Akunga Momanyi.

5.3.5 Ms. G. Manna (Mauritius) wanted to know whether the definitions used in the draft
LBS Protocol for the Nairobi Convention are derived from those used in the
UNCLOS 1982. This was confirmed to be the case. However, definitions in other
sources such as the Regional Seas Programmes that have developed LBS/A Protocol
were also used.

5.3.6 Ms. Isabelle Martinez, Programme Officer at the UNEP/GPA Coordination Office in
The Hague, congratulated the two presenters for the good presentation. She
recommended that the contents of Dr. Kitheka's presentation should be used in the
preamble of the LBS/A Protocol. She also suggested that more background
information on the GPA be added, noting that the latter was adopted by countries as
a non-legally binding instrument on land-based activities. She emphasized on the
need to recognize that there is a global instrument dealing with land-based activities
in the form of the GPA which was adopted by 108 countries and the European
Commission in the Washington in 1995.

5.3.7 Mr. Hassan Rajab, (Tanzania), suggested that ratification of conventions be
considered as one of the main challenges faced by countries in the management of
the coastal and marine environment in the region, particularly when seen in the
context of countries in the region having different legal regimes for the domestication
and ratification of conventions. It was generally agreed that the problem of
ratification presents a fundamental issue and the Task Force needs to discuss this
issue bearing in mind that countries have different legal regimes such as the common
law regime, the civil law regime, etc. It was suggested that attempts should be made
to exploit common grounds in the region.

5.3.8 Mr. Akunga reported that the regional synthesis report on the legal and regulatory
frameworks has examined the ratification processes in some of the participating
countries. Some countries have an elaborate ratification process. It was suggested
that ratification be done separately for each of the participating countries.

5.3.9 Mr. Ali Mohammed (NEPAD/COSMAR), congratulated the two presenters for their
elaborate presentations. He however noted that it was not clear whether there is
indeed a need for the LBS/A Protocol for the UNEP/Nairobi Convention. He
suggested that it would be important to establish the extent to which the Nairobi
Convention provides for land-based issues and establish whether it is necessary to
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of reaching agreement for international legal instruments such as LBS/A Protocol is
tedious and a lengthy one. He also observed that other regional seas have already
developed LBS/A Protocols following the implementation of GPA and wondered
whether there is a need for a LBS/A Protocol for the UNEP/Nairobi Convention.

5.3.10 Mr. Akunga justified the need for the LBS/A Protocol to the Nairobi Convention in
particular the need to ensure compliance. He noted that the UNEP Nairobi
Convention at the moment lacks a legal framework that binds parties to fulfill certain
conditions related to the control of land-based sources and activities that are
responsible for pollution and degradation of the coastal and marine environment in
the WIO Region. He noted that a legal framework that requires countries to regulate
a certain conduct is required. It was noted that Article 7 of the Nairobi Convention
obligates parties to take measures for the protection of the marine and coastal
environment but there are no details on the specific measures to be taken. He noted
that being a regional instrument, the Nairobi Convention can only state matters in
principle form and the details are expected to be in the protocol(s) to the Convention.
It was also noted that if WIO countries are really committed to the implementation of
GPA, they cannot afford to sit down and watch while other regional seas are
developing detailed instruments. This is further justifiable in view of the need to
address transboundary issues and also due to the need to achieve maximum impact
in the protection of seas globally.

6
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL
FRAMEWORKS:

6.1
The Chair introduced the above mentioned agenda item and requested the Regional
Legal Consultant, Mr. Akunga Momanyi to lead discussions on the two regional
synthesis reports entitled;(1) Regional Synthesis Report on Review of Gaps in
National Legal, Policy, Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks; and (2) Regional
Synthesis Report on Status of Ratification and Implementation of International
Conventions.

6.2
Regional Synthesis Report on Review of Gaps in National Legal, Policy,
Regulatory and Institutional Frameworks

6.2.1 Mr. Akunga Momanyi took members of the Task Force through the draft Regional
Synthesis Report on Review of Gaps in National Legal, Policy, Regulatory and
Institutional Frameworks noting that the preparation of the report was based on the
National Reports on the same subject that were prepared by the National legal
experts in participating countries. He, however, noted that the preparation of the
report was partly constrained by the fact that some of the participating countries
have not yet submitted their national reports. He noted that at least three countries
have submitted their second draft reports and others are still preparing the first
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6.2.2 Mr. Akunga also reported that Tanzania has not yet submitted its national report and
some of the references to Tanzania were based on information derived from previous
secondary sources such as the UNEP/GPA PADH Reports, SEACAM Report, etc.
He requested members of the Task Force to view the drafts as working progress
reports and that the final document would be produced once the updated versions of
the national reports are submitted to the WIO-LaB Project Office.

6.2.3 Mr. Akunga also briefly highlighted some of the constraints that were faced such as
late recruitment of national experts, problems of translation of documents since some
of the experts were reviewing documents written in languages other than English.
Mr. Akunga also presented the key recommendations made in the report and urged
members of the Task Force to go through them and to confirm whether they are
relevant to their country situations.

6.2.4 Following the presentation of the Regional Synthesis Report, the Chair opened the
floor for discussions on the draft and in particular the recommendations contained
therein.

6.2.5 The Task Force deliberated on the Regional Synthesis Report and noted that
satisfactory progress has been made in the preparation of the report and urged
countries that have not yet submitted their report to expedite the process in their
countries so that the regional consultant could update the regional synthesis report
accordingly.

6.3
Regional Synthesis Report on Status of Ratification and Implementation of
International Conventions Relevant to Land-based Sources and Activities

6.3.1 Mr. Akunga Momanyi presented the draft Regional Synthesis Report on the Status of
Ratification and Implementation of International Conventions relevant to Land-
based Sources and Activities noting that the preparation of the report was based on
the National reports on the same subject prepared by the national legal experts in
participating countries. However, he noted that the preparation of the report was
constrained by the fact that some of the participating countries had not submitted
their national reports. He noted that the final document would be produced once the
updated versions of the national reports are submitted to the WIO-LaB Project Office.

6.3.2 Mr. Akunga also presented the key recommendations made in the report and urged
members of the Task Force to go through them and find out whether there are
relevant to their country situations.

6.3.3 Following the presentation of the synthesis report, the chair opened the floor for
discussions on the draft and in particular the recommendations contained therein.

6.3.4 There were lengthy discussions on the recommendation contained in the report that
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noted that this would not be necessary and is not possible in some of the
participating countries. It was noted that there may be no need of coming up with a
consolidated legislation dealing with different standards that are otherwise distinct.

6.3.5 Ms. Isabelle Martinez, Programme Officer at the UNEP/GPA Coordination Office in
The Hague suggested that countries should come up with priority issues that need to
be addressed urgently. She noted that it would be useful to extract concrete
recommendations by countries and to group them according to those directed to the
WIO-LaB Project and those directed to other partners and to the countries themselves
and also to set priorities (what sectors and what legislation and institutions and
regulations need immediate attention by each country). She also suggested that the
Regional Legal Consultant should briefly address soft-law instruments in the
introduction of the report dealing with Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements
(MEAs) namely; Agenda 21 (Chapter 17), the Small Islands Developing States/Bali
Programme of Action (SIDS/BPOA), the GPA, the Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation and the Mauritius Strategy. It was argued that although there is no
global legally-binding instrument LBS/A, the GPA could be used as the main
guidance and framework to understand which concrete activities (and pollution)
have an impact on the coastal and marine environment and thus be subject to
regulations.

6.3.6 The representatives of participating countries validated the two synthesis reports
and urged the Regional Consultant to revise the reports incorporating their specific
concerns presented during the meeting. Despite concerns expressed on the length of
the synthesis reports, it was however acknowledged by the representatives of
countries that the reports are factual and have taken on board most of the issues
contained in the national reports submitted by the national experts.

6.3.7 Mr. Dixon Waruinge, Programme Officer in-charge of the UNEP/Nairobi
Convention noted that despite the fact that good laws have been enacted in the
region, there should be some suggestions on how these laws could be enforced
effectively and in particular, it would be important to determine in each of the
countries who has the mandate to enforce the law and how to penalize the offenders.
He noted that it would be important to establish how capacity can be built in local
authorities so as to increase their capability of enforcing legislation. He suggested
that the members of the Task Force examine these issues in their countries and
include them in their national reports.

6.3.8 The Task Force deliberated on the Report and noted that satisfactory progress has
been made in the preparation of the report and urged countries that have not yet
submitted their report to expedite the process in their countries so that the Regional
Consultant could update the regional synthesis report accordingly. It was
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in advance and validated at the next meeting of the Legal Task Force scheduled for
October 2006.

6.3.9 The Task Force urged the National Focal Points and the National Legal and Technical
Task Forces, and WIO-LaB PMU to expedite the work remaining on the National
Reports on Review of Gaps in National Legislations and Status of Ratification and
Implementation of Relevant International Conventions, respectively, so as to
complete the national and regional reports as soon as possible. A particular request
in this regard was made to Tanzania to expedite the identification and mobilization
of expert services for the preparation of its national reports.

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PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FIRST DRAFT LBS/A PROTOCOL TO
THE NAIROBI CONVENTION.

7.1
The Chair introduced the above mentioned agenda item and invited the Regional
Legal Consultant Mr. Akunga Momanyi to present the draft LBS/A Protocol to the
Nairobi Convention.

7.2
Mr. Akunga took members of the Task Force through the draft LBS/A Protocol and
highlighted issues covered therein. He highlighted the Nairobi Convention noting
that the convention has several Articles and 2 Protocols and annexes that were made
on the same date the convention was adopted in 1985. He also highlighted the
proposed changes to the revised Nairobi Convention and highlighted
sections/articles where amendments have been introduced. He reported that
recommendations made during the first meeting of the Legal Task Force held in
Madagascar, have been incorporated in the revised Nairobi Convention. He also
highlighted how the proposed new Protocol is anchored in the Nairobi Convention.

7.3
Following presentation by Mr. Akunga, the Chair opened the floor for discussions
and requested members of the Task Force to provide suggestions for further
updating of the draft LBS/A Protocol.

7.4
Following presentation of each of the key sections of the draft LBS/A Protocol,
members of the Task Force deliberated at length on all articles contained in the
sections of the draft LBS/A Protocol and suggested areas that need some
adjustments or amendments.

7.5
There were some discussions as to who will finalize the LBS Protocol and it was
noted that this is the responsibility of the Regional Legal Task Force as detailed in the
terms of reference of the Task Force adopted during the inception meeting held in
Madagascar in 2006. National experts and Focal Points would review the protocol to
make sure that it fits into the national context, particularly in view of the fact that the
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7.6
The Task Force then requested the WIO-LaB PMU to facilitate the updating of the
first draft LBS/A Protocol based on the deliberations and amendments proposed
during this meeting.

7.7
The Task Force requested the WIO-LaB PMU to circulate the Second Draft LBS/A
Protocol to the Nairobi Convention to the National Focal Points by mid-May 2006 so
as to facilitate national level consultations and endorsement by the National Legal
Task Forces.

7.8
The Task Force requested the WIO-LaB PMU to also facilitate the following:

a.
The incorporation of the various amendments based on the national level
consultations and;
b.
The preparation of the Third draft LBS/A Protocol to the Nairobi Convention based
upon the deliberations, suggestions and amendments proposed by the national level
consultations from the participating countries.

7.9
The Task Force requested the WIO-LaB PMU to circulate the Third Draft LBS/A
Protocol to the Nairobi Convention to the members of the Task Force prior to the
next meeting of this Task Force in October 2006 for further deliberation.

7.10
There were some extensive discussions on the proposed annexes to the LBS/A
Protocol. In regard to the annex on the priority activities and substances of concern,
there were discussions as to whether it was necessary to have this list as part of the
Annex to the LBS/A Protocol to UNEP/Nairobi Convention. It was agreed that the
LBS/A Protocol would only have an indicative list of priority substances and
countries should be left with the responsibility of deciding on which substances they
would like to regulate.

7.11
In regard to the annex on the best available techniques and best environmental
practice, it was noted that this may not be practical in view of possible changes in
technology that could make techniques listed in the protocol obsolete within a short
period. It was then decided that the Regional Consultant will consult with the GPA
to find out the relevant annexes from other regions and establish the extent to which
they can be adopted in the Region. This is particularly so in regard to the best
available techniques and best environmental practices. The findings will be
presented and discussed electronically with the Regional Task Force members and
the first draft annexes will be included in the Third draft of the LBS/A Protocol.

7.12
In regard to the annex on the list of hot spots and sensitive areas, it was noted that
such a list was not necessary in the LBS/A Protocol since there could be changes in
future and it would be difficult to amend the list. Therefore, it was decided that the
focus would be on an annex containing a methodology or process of listing or de-
listing hotspots in participating countries. In regard to the proposed annex on the
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and emission limits, it was noted that the Working Group on Water, Sediment and
Biota Quality is carrying out this task and there is a possibility that the annex would
be produced in time by the said Working Group.

7.13
In regard to the annexes on specific standards, guidelines and implementation plans
related to domestic/municipal wastewater management, solid waste management
ports and harbor development, tourism development, aquaculture development,
mining, agricultural development, industrial development, and industrial
development, the Task Force noted that these may not be achieved within the
lifespan of the WIO-LaB Project and they should not be regarded as a priority at the
moment. They could, however, be considered in annexes that would be produced in
future.

7.14
Following the above discussions, it was decided that the third draft will have the first
drafts of the following four annexes that should be circulated prior to the next
meeting of this Task Force in October 2006:


Annex on indicative list of priority substances;

Annex on methodology on how to list and de-list hotspots;

Annex on Environmental Quality Standards and Environment Quality
Objectives and emission limits; and

Annex on best available techniques and best environment practices

7.15
Task Force agreed that the WIO-LaB PMU would solicit the technical input of the
Municipal Wastewater and PADH Regional Task Forces and Water, Sediment and
Biota Quality Regional Working Group established by the Project for the drafting of
the Annexes to the LBS/A Protocol.

8
CONSIDERATION OF THE 2005 WORK PLAN OF THE REGIONAL AND
NATIONAL LEGAL AND TECHNICAL TASK FORCES.

8.1
The Chair introduced the above mentioned agenda item and invited the WIO-LaB
Project Manager Dr. Peter Scheren to brief the Task Force on the work plan for the
year 2006.

8.2
Dr. Scheren presented the status of implementation of the activities of the legal and
technical review component of the project. He reported that the National and
Regional Legal Task Forces have been established and experts have since been
selected and embarked on the preparation of the national reports. He also reported
on the activities related to the preparation of the Regional Synthesis Reports and the
LBS/A Protocol.

8.3
Dr. Scheren presented the Work plan of the legal component of the project noting
that most of the work will focus on the updating and the finalization of the national
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of ratification and implementation of the environmental conventions relevant to
Land-based sources and activities, as well as assistance to the countries under an
established framework. He emphasized on the importance of validation of the
reports by the National Task Forces and Focal Points.

8.4
Dr. Scheren also noted that the finalization of the Regional Synthesis Reports on the
Policy, Legal and Regulatory frameworks and the review of the status of ratification
and implementation of the environmental conventions relevant to Land-based
sources and activities will be accomplished by May 2006 and they will be circulated
to the Focal Points in order to ensure national consultation. He urged countries to
provide their feedback to the WIO-LaB PMU so that the comments could be
incorporated in the 3rd draft Synthesis Reports to be discussed during the third
meeting of the Regional Legal Task Force scheduled to be held in October 2006.

8.5
He also noted that work on the finalization of the draft LBS/A Protocol for the
Nairobi Convention would be undertaken in the course of the year and hoped that
following national consultations, countries would submit comments that would be
used to prepare the third draft of the Protocol, to be discussed during the Third
meeting of the Regional Legal Task Force. He noted following finalization of the
LBS/A Protocol, the same will be discussed during the meeting of plenipotentiaries
before it is submitted to the Conference of Parties to Nairobi Convention in 2007.

8.6
It was also noted that the National Reports need to capture assistance required by
participating countries. It was noted that this would enable the WIO-LaB Project to
figure out the kind of assistance required by participating countries. In this regard it
was noted that it would be important if details on the required assistance could be
provided by the Focal Points and the National Legal Task Force by the time the
reports are ready.

8.7
Following the presentation of the work plan of the legal and technical review
component of the project, the Chair opened the floor for discussions. Members
wanted to find out whether the deadline for completion of the reports will be
extended in view of the fact that some of the countries are way behind others in
regard to the preparation of their national reports and there is also a need for
national consultations before the second drafts of the national reports are submitted
to the WIO-LaB PMU. It was noted that national consultation is important and hence
countries should decide on the extent to which they would like to extent deadline for
accomplishment of the tasks given to them and inform the WIO-LaB PMU on their
new dates. However, it was noted that such a postponement should be kept to the
minimum.

8.8
The Task Force urged Tanzania to submit a proposal to the WIO-LaB PMU on how
they will expedite their national reports and beat the set deadline for the
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8.9
Following discussions on the Work Plan for 2006, members of the Task Force
adopted it with amendments.

9
ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MEETING.

9.1
The Chair introduced the above agenda item and invited the Rapporteur Ms.
Nashreen Soogun (Mauritius), to present the decisions and recommendation of the
second meeting of the Regional Legal and Technical Review Task Force. The
Rapporteur took the Task Force through the draft decisions and recommendations of
the Task Force. The Task Force deliberated on the draft decisions and
recommendations and adopted them with amendments. These are presented in the
first section of this report.

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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

10.1
The Chair introduced the above agenda item and requested the WIO-LaB Project
Manager to make announcements to the Task Force. Dr. Scheren informed the
meeting that the next meeting of the Legal and Technical Review Task Force will be
in October 2006, although the venue of the meeting has not been decided upon. He
noted WIO-LaB PMU will consult and select the next venue of the Third meeting of
the Task Force.

10.2
Ms. Isabelle Martinez informed the meeting about the 2nd Inter-governmental Review
of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment
from Land-Based Activities (GPA) meeting that is scheduled to be held in Beijing,
People's Republic of China in the period 16-20 October 2006 and noted that the
achievements of the WIO-LaB Project in the WIO Region would be reported during
the meeting. She reported that Ministers of Environment from participating countries
have been invited to the meeting.

10.3
Mr. Hassani Ahamada, (Comoros) requested that the documents of the meeting
including the Regional Synthesis Reports be translated into French in order for the
delegates from Comoros to be able to go through them and comment on them
appropriately. It was noted that WIO-LaB PMU made arrangements to translate of
the LBS/A Protocol and arrangements would be made in future to translate the
Regional Synthesis Reports.

10.4
Ms. Nashreen Soogun (Mauritius) noted that during the inception meeting of the
Task Force that was held in Madagascar in 2005, the Task Force elected a Chair,
Alternate Chair and Rapporteur. However, an Alternate Rapporteur was not elected.
She recommended that the Task Force elects an Alternate Rapporteur. On the basis of
this suggestion, the Task Force agreed to designate South Africa as the Alternate
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS

11.1
The Chair introduced the above agenda item and requested members of the Task
Force to raise any other matter that they would like to discuss under the above
agenda item.

11.2
Dr. Scheren requested the Focal Points who have completed filling the questionnaire
on the Clearing House Mechanism for the Nairobi Convention to hand over their
questionnaires to the secretariat for onward transmission to the Regional Consultant
who is carrying out the assignment on behalf of the WIO-LaB Project.

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CLOSURE OF THE MEETING

12.1
The Chair, Mr. Tom Mboya thanked the WIO-LaB PMU and NEMA (Kenya) for
organizing the meeting and noted that the objectives of the meeting were achieved.
He thanked the participants for their cooperation throughout the period of his
Chairmanship.

12.2
Dr. Scheren, the WIO-LaB Project Manager expressed his appreciation to the
Government of Kenya for agreeing to host the meeting and also for assisting with the
organization of the meeting. On behalf of the WIO-LaB PMU, he thanked the
Government of Kenya for support it provided in organizing the meeting.

12.3
The members of the Task Force congratulated WIO-LaB PMU for the well organized
meeting and expressed their commitment to accelerate the completion of remaining
assignments. They also expressed their appreciation to the Government of Kenya for
hosting the meeting and kind hospitality granted to them.

12.4
There been no other business to discuss, the Chair declared the meeting officially
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ANNEX 1: AGENDA OF THE MEETING
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WIO-LaB Project Legal and Technical Review Regional Task Force Meeting

Mombasa, Kenya 8-10th March 2006

DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1 Opening of the meeting, including the following welcome addresses and introductory remarks;
1.1 WIO-LaB Project Management Unit (PMU)
1.2 Nairobi Convention Secretariat(UNEP)
1.3 Global Programme of Action (UNEP/GPA)
1.4 Official Opening( Host Country)

2 Organization of the Meeting
2.1 Election and designation of the officers (Chair and Rapporteur) of the meeting.

3 Adoption of the Agenda.

4 Report on the status of implementation of agreed activities in the calendar year 2005

5 Background presentations:
5.1 Overview of issues pertaining to the management of land based sources and activities (LBS/A)
affecting the WIO Region
5.2 Overview of International and Regional Legal framework: 1982 UNCLOS and 1985 Nairobi
Convention

6 Presentation and discussion of Regional and National Legal Frameworks:
6.1 Regional Synthesis Report on Review of Gaps in National Legal, Policy, Regulatory and
Institutional Frameworks with Recommendations; and
6.2 Regional Synthesis Report on Status of Ratification and Implementation of International
Conventions Relevant to Land-based Sources and Activities with recommendations.

7 Presentation and discussion of First Draft LBS Protocol to the Nairobi Convention.

8 Consideration of the 2005 work plan of the RLTRF and respective national legal and technical
taskforces.

9 Adoption of Decisions and Recommendations of the Meeting.

10 Administrative matters.

11 Any other business.

12 Closure of the Meeting.

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ANNEX 2: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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Second Regional Meeting of the Legal and Technical Review Regional Task Force
Mombasa, Kenya, 8-10 March 2006

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Country
Participant

1. COMOROS
Ms. Fatouma ALI ABDALLAH
Chef de Department
Direction National l'Environnement
Point Focal de la Convention de Nairobi
BP 860, Moroni,
The COMOROS
Tel: (+269) 756029
Fax: (+269) 736388
Email: alfa@snpt.km
Fatouma_ay@yahoo.fr

Mr. Ahamada HASSANI
Ministry of Environment and Development
P.O. Box 2027 Moroni
The Comoros
Tel: 269 75 00 00
Fax: 269 75 00 03
Email:ashassani@yahoo.fr

Mr. Nidhoim ATTOUMANE
Conseiller Junidifiu du Vice Président
BP 2007 Moroni,
The COMOROS
Tel: (+269)-730236
Email : attoumani@snpt.km

2. KENYA
Mr. Ali MOHAMED
Coordinator, Coastal and Marine Programme
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
P. O. Box 67839
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: +254-20-609079/609694
Fax: +254-20-608997
E-mail: biofish@africaonline.co.ke

Mr. Tom Mark MBOYA
Principal State Counsel
Attorney General's Office
Legislative Drafting Department

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Participant

P.O Box 40112
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (+254) 020-227461-37006
Mobile: (+254) 722-875443
Fax: (+254) 020-211082
Email: tmboya_2000@yahoo.com

Ms. Salome MACHUA
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Kapiti Road, off Mombasa Road
P.O Box 67839-00200
City Square, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254) 20 605531
Email: salmach2002@yahoo.ca

Mr. Sam GITAHI
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Kapiti Road, off Mombasa Road
P.O Box 67839-00200
City Square, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254) 20 605531
Email: sgitahi@nema.go.ke

3. MADAGASCAR
Ms. Chantal ANDRIANARIVO
Chef de Cellule Recherche et Biodiversité
Association Nationale pour la Gestion
Des Aires Protéges
B.P. 1424 Antananarivo 101, MADAGASCAR
Tel: (+261) 20 22415
Fax: (+261) 20 22439
Email: val@dts.mg or val@angap.mg

Mr. Ninah ANDRIANAIVO
Senior Legal affairs Specialist
Association Nationale pour la Gestion des Aires Protégées
(ANGAP)
B.P. 1424 - 101 Antananarivo, MADAGASCAR
Tél: (+261) 20 22 415 38 or 22 418 83
Fax : (+261) 20 22 415 39
Email: caj@angap.mg


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Country
Participant

4. MAURITIUS
Mr. Jogeeswar SEEWOOBADUTH
Ag. Divisional Environment Officer
Ministry of Environment and National Development Unit
3rd Floor, Barracks Street
Port Louis
Mauritius
Tel: 230 212 4385, 212 3363
Fax: 230 212 6671
Mobile: 230 9189251
Email : jseewoobaduth@mail.gov.mu

Ms. Nashreen SOOGUN
Ministry of Environment and National Development Unit
Ken Lee Tower, Barracks Street
Port Louis, MAURITIUS
Tel: (230) 212 4385
Fax: (230) 212 9407
E-mail: nsoogun@mail.gov.mu

Ms. Gaitree MANNA
Principal State Counsel
Attorney General's Office and Ministry of Justice & Human
Rights
Level 2 Renganaden Seeneevassen Bldg
Port Louis, MAURITIUS
Tel: (+230) 212 0544
Fax: (+230) 212 6742 / 208 2910
Email: gmanna@mail.gov.mu


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Country
Participant

5. MOZAMBIQUE
Mr. Policarpo NAPICA
National Director of Environment
Ministry of the Coordination of Environmental Affairs
(MICOA)
Rue de Kassuende, 167
Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE
Tel: (+258 1) 466407
Fax: (+258 1) 465849
E-mail: p.napica@micoa.gov.mz,

Mr. Renato S. MAZIVILA
Legal Officer
Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs
Av. Acordos de Lusaka, 2115
P.O Box 2020
Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE
Tel: (+258) 1-467020
Fax : (+258) 1-466971
Email : renato.mazivila@micoa.gov.mz
renemagna@yahoo.com.br/renemagna@hotmail.com


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Participant

6. SOUTH
AFRICA
Mr. Shavhani MUKWEVHO
Deputy Director: International Liaison
Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism
Private Bag X2, Rogge Bay, 8012
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: (+27 21) 402 3551
Fax: (+27 21) 421 5342
Email: SMukwevho@deat.gov.za

Ms. Feziwe RENQE
Department of Environmental Affairs And Tourism
Fedsure Forum Building ,Pretorious Street
BOX 38629,Garsfontein, 0060
Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: 27 12 310 3559
Fax:27 12 322 1936
Cell : 27 082 880 6986
Email: Frenqe@deat.gov.za.

Prof. Jan GLAZEWSKI
Institute of Marine and Environmental Law
University of Cape Town
Private Bag
Rondebosch 7701, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: 27 21 650 3075/5642
Cell: 082 774 6039
Fax: 27 21 650 5665
Email: glaz@law.uct.ac.za; glaz@iafrica.com


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Country
Participant

6. SEYCHELLES
Mr. Joseph RATH

Environmental Impact Assessment Section
Pollution Control and Environmental Impacts Division
Department of Environment
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
P.O. Box 445
Botanical Gardens
Mahe, SEYCHELLES
Tel: +248 67 05 00
Fax: +248 61 06 48
Email: eia@env.gov.sc

Mr. Jason JACQUELINE
Policy, Planning and Services Division
Ministry of Environment
P. O. Box 1145, Promenade House
Mahe, SEYCHELLES
Tel: (+248) 670421-670400
Fax: (+248) 384078/670647
Email: j.jac@pps.gov.sc

7. TANZANIA
Ms. Rajab HASSAN
Legal Officer
Legal Division
National Environment Management Council (NEMC)
P.O Box 63154
Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA
Fax: (+255) 22 2111579
Tel: (+255) 744-466642/2125241 (Direct)
Email: rajab.rajab2000@yahoo.com

8. UNEP/GPA
Ms. Isabel MARTINEZ
Programme Officer
UNEP-GPA Coordination Office
P. O. Box 16227
The Hague, The NETHERLANDS
Tel: (+31) 70-3114461
Fax: (+31) 70-311-4470
Email: i.martinez@unep.nl

9.
UNEP Nairobi Convention
Mr. Dixon WARUINGE
Programme Officer
Regional Seas (Nairobi and Abidjan Conventions)
Division of Environmental Conventions, UNEP
P.O Box 47074
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (+254) 020-623130

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Fax: (+254) 020-623130
Email: dixon.waruinge@unep.org

10. REGIONAL
LEGAL
EXPERT
Mr. Akunga MOMANYI
Lecturer
Department of Commercial Law
Faculty of Law
University of Nairobi
P.O Box 30197
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (+254) 020-340856/7/8/9
Fax: (+254) 020-342149 (Tel-private) (+254) 722-992979
Email: amomanyi@uonbi.ac.ke/Akuadv@todaysonline.com

11. UNEP-GEF
WIO-LaB
Project

Dr. Peter SCHEREN
Management Unit
Project Manager
WIO-LaB Project Management Unit
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
P.O Box 47074
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (+254) 020-624612
Fax: (+254) 020-623928
Email: Peter.scheren@unep.org

Dr. Johnson U. KITHEKA
Project Officer/Scientist
WIO-LaB Project Management Unit
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
P.O Box 47074
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: (+254) 020-624612
Fax: (+254) 020-623928
Email: johnson.kitheka@unep.org




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ANNEX 3: LIST OF DOCUMENTS
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/3

Legal and Technical Review Regional Task Force
2nd Regional Meeting

LIST OF DOCUMENTS


Working Documents

UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/1 Provisional
Agenda
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/2 List
of
Participants
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/3 List
of
Documents
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/4
Report on the Status of implementation of agreed activities in
the calendar year 2005.
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/5 Draft
Regional
Synthesis Report on the Review of Gaps in
National Legal, Policy, Regulatory and Institutional
Frameworks.
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/6 Draft
Regional
Synthesis Report on the Status of Ratification
and Implementation of International Conventions Relevant to
Land-based Sources and Activities.
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/7
First Draft Land-based Sources (LBS) Protocol for the
Nairobi Convention.
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/8
Work Plan for the Legal and Technical Review component
for the calendar year 2006.
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/9
Decisions and Recommendation of the Second meeting of
Legal and Technical Review Regional Task Force


Information Documents

UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/INF.1
1982 UNCLOS and 1985 Nairobi Convention












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ANNEX 4: REPORT ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREED
ACTIVITIES IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2005
UNEP/GEF/WIOLAB/LTF.2/4



A number of activities were implemented in the calendar year 2005. The activities focused mainly on
(1) review of gaps in national policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks; (2) review of the
status of ratification and implementation of environmental conventions relevant to land-based sources
of degradation of coastal marine environment (LBS); and (3) development of an LBS protocol to the
Nairobi Convention. In the following sections, details are provided on the specific activities that were
undertaken in each of the above mentioned focal areas.

1. Review of gaps in national policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks
The WIO-LaB Project Regional Legal and Technical Task Force Inception Meeting was held in
Antananarivo, Madagascar, from 24th to 25th May 2005. The meeting was attended by legal and
technical experts drawn from countries in the Western Indian Ocean Region that are participating in the
implementation of the project. A report of the meeting, including the detailed work plan, was published
and circulated to all members of the Task Force and Focal Points. The report of the meeting is available
from the WIO-LaB website (www.wiolab.org).
Preparation of National Reports on the national policy, legal and regulatory frameworks is on course
following recruitment of Regional and National Legal Experts. National Legal Experts for all
participating countries (with the exception of Tanzania) have already embarked on the assignment
bestowed upon them. First, and in some cases second draft National Reports have been received from
National Legal Experts from most of the participating countries and are undergoing review by the
Regional Expert, WIO-LaB PMU and other partners

2. Review status of ratification and implementation of environmental conventions relevant to
LBS

Preparation of National Reports on the status of ratification and implementation of environmental
conventions relevant to LBS is on course following recruitment of National Legal Experts. National
Legal Experts for all participating countries (with the exception of Tanzania) have already embarked
on the assignment. First, and in some cases second draft National Reports on the status of ratification
of international conventions have been received from National Legal Experts from most of the
participating countries and are undergoing review by the Regional Expert, WIO-LaB PMU and other
partners.

3. Development and adoption of LBS protocol for the Nairobi Convention

A Regional Expert was recruited and work on the development of the LBS Protocol to the Nairobi
Convention is progressing well. The initial drafts of the LBS Protocol have been reviewed by
UNEP/GPA, UNEP/Nairobi Convention, WIO-LaB PMU and UNEP/DPDL. The draft LBS Protocol
will be discussed during the current second meeting of the Regional Legal and Technical Task Force.


Conclusion

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The implementation of the activities of the Legal and Technical Review component of the WIO-LaB
Project is proceeding well. However, there were some constraints in the process of identifying and
selecting National Legal Experts by the National Focal Points. The selection process at country level
was in most cases slow and this delayed the final recruitment process by the project. This delay
necessitated amendment of the deadlines for submission of agreed outputs. Consequently, some of the
expected outputs would spill over to the year 2006.


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Table 1: STATUS REPORT ON NATIONAL POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW (as off 15 February 2006)

Country Legal
Expert Start
of 1st Progress report
1st Draft report
2nd Progress report
2nd
Final Report
Assignment
Draft report


Deadline
Status
Deadline
Status
Review Deadline
Status
Deadline
Status
Review
Deadline Status
Kenya Evelyn
Koki 1/9/05 15/10/05 Received
30/11/05 Received Sent 30/11/05 Received 30/01/06 Received
31/03/06

Mbulu
18/1/05
14/12/05

21/2/06

2/2/06 &

20/2/06
Tanzania
Recruitment













Pending
South Africa Jan Glazewski
1/9/05 30/11/05 Cancelled 30/11/05
Received Sent 31/1/06 Received
31/1/06 Received
31/03/06


30/11/05

1/2/06

1/2/06

Mozambique Juliao Viriato
1/11/05
30/11/05 Pending 10/12/05 Pending 31/1/06
Pending 31/1/06 Pending 31/03/06

Manuele







Madagascar J.
E.
Andriana- 1/9/05 15/10/05 Received
30/11/05 Received Sent 31/1/06 Pending 31/1/06 Received
31/03/06

solonjanahary
6/1/06
8/12/05


14/2/06

Seychelles Iris
Carolus
1/8/05 31/12/05 Received
31/12/05 Received Sent 31/1/06 Pending 31/1/06 Pending 31/03/06


31/12/05
31/12/05




Comoros Hassani
A.
1/9/05 15/10/06 Pending 30/11/05 Received
Sent 31/1/06 Pending 31/1/06 Pending 31/03/06

Soilihi
in part




18/12/05
Mauritius Gaitree
J.
1/12/05 15/1/06
Pending 15/1/06 Adv. copy
Sent 15/2/06 Pending 15/2/06 Pending 31/03/06

Manna
received



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ANNEX 5: Work Plan for the Legal and Technical Review component for the calendar year 2006
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