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The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis /
Strategic Action Program Process
Porfirio Alvarez Torres, PhD
Program Coordinator
Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem
Climate Change and Coastal Communities Resilience
Hotel Cencali, Villahermosa, Tabasco,
15-17, August 2012
Natural, Economic, & Cultural
Capital of the Gulf of Mexico
Ecosystems
Communities
Sustainable
Development
Ecosystem Health and and Coastal
Anthropogenic Impacts Ecosystems in
good health
Gulf’s
Health
Condition
People’s wellbeing and
livelihoods: degradation of
coastal ecosystems
determine the quality of life
and security
• 989,746
• 9th largest water body in the world
2
km
Sustainable use
of coastal
resources for a
productive
economy
Towards a
secured and
resilient human
populations in
marine and
coastal
ecosystems
Economy
Changes in the economy of coastal
areas may affect the economy at the
local, regional and national level.
CONNECTIVITY
Blue Whale tracking with Satellite for 607 day
Flower Garden Banks
Yucatán
Veracruz
Cuba
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Learning from oil spills
Oil Spills
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Extreme meteorological events
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Extreme meteorological events
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Economic impact, direct damage to infrastructure and
natural assets
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Role of Adaptation and Disaster
Prevention
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Jamapa Basin, Veracruz
Deforestation,
sediments, floods…
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
CAUSA/RAÍZ
DETONADORES PRESIÓN
ESTRESORES
ESTADO
IMPACT0S
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
Estructura del proyecto
2009-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
TDA
SAP
NAP
Programa de
Acción
Estratégico
(Bi-Nacional)
Análisis
Diagnóstico
Transfronterizo
Productividad
Monitoreo y salud
del ecosistema
Gobernanza
Socio economía
Cambio climático
y elevación del nivel del mar
Educación y Difusión
Pesca y pesquerías
Programas de
Acciones
Nacionales
Reducción de Contaminantes
Implementar
Recuperación de RMVs
Restauración ecosistemas
acciones
Políticas y Estrategias
Multisectoriales
Mejora de la calidad de vida
Mitigación y Adaptación
en
cada país
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Productivity
Pollution & Ecosystem
Health
Governance
Socio-economy
Climate Change & Sea Level
Rise
Education & Outreach
Living Marine Resources &
Biodiversity
The Ecosystem Based
Approach
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Key results
Enhance Cooperation, Information
Exchange, Capacity Building, for a
Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable
Economy of the Gulf of Mexico
Reduce Pollution
and Nutrient
Overloading
Restore
Marine and
Coastal
Ecosystems
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Recover
Depleted Living
Marine
Resources
Strengthening of a mechanism for
regional co-operation
 Scientific-based review of the
existing knowledge of the
status and threats to the
GoM-LME through the
Transboundary Diagnostic
Analysis (TDA)
 Development of a Strategic Action Program (SAP)
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Elemento transfronterizo clave:
Valor del sistema de alerta temprana sobre el
calentamiento global
• Pequeñas variaciones en el clima
del Golfo podrían traer
consecuencias importantes en
cuanto a cambio climático y
daños por tormentas en grandes
áreas del hemisferio norte.
• Mejorar nuestro entendimiento de
estas fluctuaciones traerá
beneficios globales para la
modelación del cambio climático.
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Alianza de
Gobernadores
Looking to the future through strong
regional partnership
The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership
HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
CINVESTAV
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Tecnológico (Tamaulipas)
UAT (Tamaulipas)
UANL (Nuevo Leon)
UV (Veracruz)
ITMar (Veracruz)
INECOL (Veracruz)
UNAM (Campeche, Q Roo)
UAMI (DF)
UJAT (Tabasco)
UAC (Campeche
UNACAR (Campeche)
EPOMEX (Campeche)
UADY (Yucatan)
CINVESTAV (Yucatan)
ECOSUR (Qroo, Chiapas,
Tabasco
 CICY (Yucatan, Q. Roo)
 UQROO (Q. Roo)
EVALUACIÓN INTEGRAL Y MANEJO DEL GRAN ECOSISTEMA MARINO DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
 The Strategic Action Program (SAP) is
currently under development in order to be
endorsed by both governments.
 Looking forward to continue into a Second
Phase and implement the Actions
 The Gulf LME program will continue building a
strong partnership, and will strongly enhance
the inclusion of local communities
www.gulfofmexicoproject.org