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Indicative List of Partner Institutions / Organisations
Areas of Coordination / Collaboration with BOBLME
Acronym
Area of work
BOBLME
Component
ADB
Co-financing; sustainable financing (and technical cooperation with ADB-
1.2; 1.3
funded projects)

ASEAN
Governance; transnational issues and regional cooperation; fisheries
1.2; 1.3; 2.2;
management; fish trade and environment; habitat conservation; MPAs;
2.3; 3.1; 3.2;
environmental and natural resources management; ASEAN Marine Water
3.3; 4.1; 4.2
Quality Criteria; pol ution; sustainable development; policy support

BIMSTEC
Regional cooperation; socio-economic development; fisheries development
1.2; 2.2; 2.3;
and management; environmental protection and management
3.1; 3.3; 4.1;
4.2
BOBP-IGO
Technical and management advisory services for sustainable coastal
1.2; 1.3; 2.1;
fisheries development and management; promotion of IPoAs and CCRF;
2.2; 2.3; 2.4;
fisheries assessment (sharks, Hilsa); conservation and management of fish
3.2; 3.3
resources; sub-regional cooperation

Colombo-
Capacity building; environmental planning and management
1.2; 1.3; 3.1;
Plan
3.3; 4.1; 4.2
GEF
IW Learn; information dissemination; capacity building; monitoring and
1.2; 1.3; 2.2;
evaluation; co-financing
3.3

ICRI
Coral reef monitoring; habitat conservation and management; MPAs;
2.1; 2.2; 3.1;
information dissemination; awareness raising; assessments
3.2; 3.3

ICSF
Fisheries management; responsible use of natural resources; co-
2.1; 2.2; 2.3;
management and fishing rights; community organizations; ICM;
2.4; 3.2; 3.3;
empowerment; capacity building; information dissemination
4.2

IOCINDIO
Remote sensing; ocean observations and forecasts; ocean state
3.1; 3.2; 3.3;
estimation; global ocean linkages; ocean data management; GIS; current
4.1; 4.2
and biogeochemical measurements

IOMAC
Regional cooperation on marine affairs; management of resources and
1.2; 2.2; 3.3;
environment; awareness raising; capacity building
4.1; 4.2

IOSEA
Conservation and management of charismatic species (turtles); habitat
2.1; 2.2; 2.3;
conservation; fisheries interaction; awareness raising; information
3.2; 3.3
dissemination; regional cooperation

IOTC
Fisheries resource conservation and management; fish stock assessment;
2.2; 2.3; 3.1;
fisheries data collection and analysis; database development
3.3

IUCN
Resources and habitat conservation and management; MPAs; ICM; socio-
1.2; 1.3; 2.1;
economics and livelihoods; GIS; database development; vulnerability
2.2; 2.3; 2.4;
reduction; capacity building; governance; information dissemination;
3.1; 3.2; 3.3;
economic valuation
4.2

IWMI
Integrated River Basin Management; water use and pol ution control; water
2.2; 3.1; 3.3;
quality; siltation; water policy support
4.1; 4.2

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MFF
Habitat conservation and management; sub-regional cooperation;
2.1; 2.2; 2.3;
investment in coastal ecosystems; knowledge management; awareness
2.4; 3.2; 3.3
raising; empowerment; capacity building; sustainable livelihoods; financing
mechanisms; MPAs; governance

NACA
Aquaculture-based livelihoods; impact on water quality; capacity building;
2.1; 2.2; 3.3;
research; information dissemination
4.2

SAARC
Governance; sub-regional cooperation; economic and social development;
1.2; 1.3; 2.1;
coastal zone planning (SCZMC); coastal and marine risk mitigation
2.2; 3.3

SACEP
Habitat conservation and management; environmental protection;
2.1; 2.2; 2.4;
ecosystem health; pollution control; sub-regional cooperation; capacity
3.1; 3.2; 3.3;
building
4.1; 4.2

SEAFDEC
Resource / habitat conservation and sustainable use; sub-regional
1.2; 2.1; 2.2;
cooperation (Andaman Sea); fisheries assessment and management
2.3; 2.4; 3.2;
(sharks, mackerel); ICM; capacity building; fisheries resources based
3.3
livelihoods; responsible fisheries; bycatch management

UNDP
Climate change; International Waters; cross-cutting issues; capacity
3.1; 3.3
building

UNEP
Marine and land-based pol ution; resource / habitat conservation and
2.1; 2.2; 3.1;
COBSEA
sustainable use; information management and communication; capacity
3.2; 3.3; 4.1;
SASP
building; ecosystem health; ICM and ICARM; oil spil contingency planning;
4.2
GPA and MARPOL; capacity building

WB
Co-financing; sustainable financing; investment; ecosystem and resources
1.2; 1.3; 2.2;
valuation
3.3

WFC
Research; governance; fish trade; small-scale fisheries; policy support;
1.2; 2.1; 2.2;
capacity building; cross-cutting issues
2.3; 2.4; 3.1;
3.2; 3.3
WWF
Biodiversity conservation; charismatic species; sustainable fisheries; fish
1.3; 2.1; 2.2;
trade; habitat conservation and management; MPAs; ICM; CITES;
2.3; 2.4; 3.1;
TRAFFIC
3.2; 3.3; 4.2

Notes:
1. Government Institutions (Ministries, Departments, and other line agencies) are the primary
BOBLME Project implementation partners and not listed here.
2. Local Government Units (Province, District, and Town/City or Vil age administrations) are also
implementation partners, where they have devolved responsibilities for environment or fisheries
resources management, or in the identified pilot areas.
3. Universities, scientific and research centers and institutes, as wel as national and local NGOs
with programmatic areas of relevance to the BOBLME Project are also potential BOBLME Project
implementation partners.
4. Collaboration areas 1.1 (TDA), 1.4 (SAP), and 5.3 (Information) are not indicated as they are
likely to become areas of cooperation with all partners.

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