The GW2I is a multi-stakeholder platform which is comprised of UN agencies, international organizations, governments, scientists, private sectors, industries and Major groups and stakeholders to provide the foundations (including information, tools and policy mechanisms) for partnerships to initiate comprehensive, effective and sustained programmes addressing wastewater management.

SOI will provide a global platform to build partnerships and enhance capacity to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets related to marine and coastal biodiversity in a holistic manner. This will contribute to the capacity development of SIDS from national to subnational level, and through thematic and regional cooperation initiatives) to sustainably manage their ocean and coastal biodiversity and benefit from the many environmental, social, and economic services provided by healthy marine ecosystems.

The Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogues with Regional Seas Organizations (RSOs) and Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) on Accelerating Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the Sustainable Development Goals facilitates dialogue among RSOs and RFBs to identify opportunities to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration with a view to supporting their member countries in achieving the Aichi Targets and the SDGs. Specific objectives: • Enhance sharing of scientific information among RSOs and RFBs as well as among regional organizations/bodies and the CBD and other r...[more]

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is a partnership of Nations and organizations which strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems.ICRI recognizes the significant role that coral reefs and their associated ecosystems play in maintaining and enhancing marine biodiversity. ICRI further recognizes that the world's coral reefs are in serious degradation due to both anthropogenic pressure as well as global climate change, and there is an urgent need to enhance resilience of these ecosystems. A significant number of the Small Island Developing States hold large areas of coral ...[more]

The Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) came into existence in the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2010, with the support of the government of Japan, and in collaboration with various partners that were willing to contribute expertise as well as technical and financial resources. In recognition of the urgent need to scale up capacity building support to facilitate the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in marine and coastal areas, SOI partners adopted the Action Plan for the Sustainable Ocean Initiati...[more]

The WIOCC is a country led partnership that promotes actions for climate resilient development that achieves effective conservation of biodiversity, enhanced livelihood and economies for greater social security among coastal communities. The WIOCC mobilises the political, financial and technical commitment at national and regional levels by inspiring leadership and facilitating collaboration towards a shared, long-term vision.