The eu has developed a forwardlooking maritime security strategy to protect these sea. Final communique the summit of heads of state and government. Trends in african maritime security africa center for strategic. The seas nurture growth and render key environmental services. Forward, engaged, ready, accounts for changes in the global security environment, new strategic guidance, and a changed fiscal environment. The new strategy titled, a cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower. Common strategy for increasing vital interests security at sea of the eccas states of the gulf of guinea 2008. Adoption on 6 december 2012 of the 2050 african integrated maritime strategy 2050 aim strategy and its action plan. Kenya, mozambique, south africa, and tanzanias sponsorship since march 2009 of patrols in the indian ocean by a south african vessel.
Interregional coordination center cic for the execution of. Maritime space the maritime space of central africa is divided into three zones. The eu strategy on the gulf of guinea is based on a joint communication elements for the eus strategic response to the gulf of guinea1 and is complementary to the general eu maritime security strategy2. The chief of the cmc who is me cameroonian navy officeran officer in charge of operations and logistics gabonesean intelligence officer equatorial guineaan officer in charge of transmission sao tome and principe.
Toward a new maritime strategy navy general library program. Eccas peace, security, stability and governance united. Also welcoming the convening in yaounde, cameroon from 24 to 25 june 20 of the joint summit of the economic community of central african states eccas, the economic community of west african states ecowas and the gulf of guinea commission ggc on maritime safety and security, which. The new us maritime strategy march, 2015 joshua tallis 1 comment editors note. The eims is designed to complement continental efforts and to enhance synergies with all stakeholders, including the economic community of central african states eccas, the gulf of guinea commission ggc, the maritime organisation for west and. Implementing sustainable maritime security measures in. It is nice to know that each of these zones has a multinational center of coordination cmc and all. Eccas maritime security strategy october 2009 after attacks in equatorial. The long march of african maritime safety and security in. Maritime strategy in a new era of great power competition 3 introduction. International maritime organization imo strategy for implementing sustainable maritime security measures in west and central africa maritime economic and social development 1. African integrated maritime strategy 2050 aim strategy, 2. Indian ocean and cooperating across the indopacific.
Weighted west, focused on the indian ocean and cooperating. In addition, eccas adopted the protocol relating to the strategy to secure eccas gulf of guinea in october, 2009 as well as the declaration of the heads of state and government on maritime safety and security in 20 to promote the regional maritime security in the central african region. May 27, 2014 it is an expensive, herculean task which involves maritime domain awareness and having surveillance equipment to ensure we have an effective response mechanism. Economic community of central african states eccas and the gulf of guinea commission ggc. Strategy brings together both internal and external aspects of the unions maritime security and this action plan contains actions and subactions in each workstrand also to this end. The indian navys october 2015 maritime strategy, ensuring secure seas. What is a maritime strategy 3 in searching for provocative ideas, studies of the maritime experience of great britain in the years between 1815 and 1851 might, for the moment, be more useful to american naval. Mr jeppe tranholm mikkelsen, secretary general of the. The multinational center of coordination of the zone d is made up of.
Security council expresses deep concern at piracy in gulf. This work was performed under federal government contract no. A policy handbook printed in addis ababa, ethiopia by the eca printing and publishing unit. An insightful and penetrating intellectual history, it critically analyzes the navys. Central africa strategy as far as central african maritime security is concerned, there is a strategy which has been put in place to gather means of different. The book examines the evolution of american naval thinking in the postcold war era. Gulf of guinea maritime security programme, 20192021. European union maritime security strategy responding. Ecowas set to implement maritime security strategy. Eccas protocol on the strategy to secure vital interests at sea.
Maritime forum implementing the eumss action plan references eu maritime security strategy join201409 eumss action plan, european council doc. Violent extremism has also manifested in central africa, most perniciously in the activities of boko haram as it has expanded into the subregion. Additionally, the instrument for stability has been employed to finance a new project within the critical maritime routes programme crimgo. The risk of extraversion of maritime security mechanisms in the gulf of guinea 5.
The heads of state and government lauded the initiatives taken by eccas, ecowas and the ggc on maritime security, particularly the strategy to secure the vital interests of eccas states at sea, the ongoing development of the ecowas integrated maritime strategy and. Toward a new maritime strategy navy general library. Considering that the objective of the eccas is to promote and reinforce a. Economic community of central african states eccas and the gulf of guinea commission ggc to work together to develop a regional strategy to fight against piracy, armed robbery, and other illicit activities committed at sea, in collaboration with the african union au. Navys key strategic documents from the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 to. Dec 16, 2014 annex dpg en eu maritime security strategy action plan introduction this action plan puts the european union maritime security strategy eumss dated 24 june 2014 into practice. The economic community of west african statesecowas maritime domain emd comprises the adjacent atlantic ocean, islands, estuaries, lagoons, archipelagos, deltas, wetlands, creeks, coral reefs, mangrove forests, sandy beaches and dunes, as well. Marine corps today released the revised maritime strategy, unveiling it at an event at csis. Ecowas set to implement strategy on maritime security. The national strategy for maritime security nsms outlines. Agenda 2063 and agenda 2030 have advanced targets for development objectives in general, and for gewe in particular, building on successes attained under the mdgs. The particularity of the lome summit is to balance safety at sea with development. Building on experience and in line with the eu global strategy, the revised eu maritime security strategy action plan adopted in june 2018 sought to enhance the.
Enhancing maritime security eccas maritime security strategy october 2009 after attacks in. The heads of state and government lauded the initiatives taken by eccas, ecowas and the ggc on maritime security, particularly the strategy to secure the vital interests of eccas states at sea, the ongoing development of. Feb 16, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Indias maritime security strategy imss2015, expands the space and scope for cooperation with foreign navies, including the u. Ii sub regional maritime strategy in the gulf of the guinea. This strategy sets out, in full consistency with the strategic concept, the ways that maritime power could help resolve critical challenges facing the alliance now and in the future, and the roles enduring and new that nato forces may have to carry out in the maritime environment in order to contribute to the alliances defence. The economic community of west african statesecowas maritime domain emd comprises the adjacent atlantic ocean, islands, estuaries, lagoons, archipelagos, deltas, wetlands, creeks, coral reefs, mangrove forests, sandy. Eccas and the gulf of guinea commission gogc to develop their integrated maritime strategies and to develop a code of conduct concerning the repression of piracy, armed.
But the recent increased focus on threats emanating from the lack of control over. Taking into account the declaration of heads of state and government of eccas, ecowas and ggc on maritime safety and security in their common maritime domain signed in yaounde cameroon on 25 june, 20, recalling the objectives of the 2050 africa integrated maritime strategy aim 2050 strategy adopted in addisababa on 6 december 2012. Participate fully in efforts by eccas and ecowas to draw up a regional maritime security strategy and share resources. Maritime trade to and from the gulf of guinea is largely conducted by the eu. May, 2014 the national strategy for maritime security nsms outlines the uks approach to delivering maritime security at home and internationally. The zone d has been firstly activated in response to the growing piracy in the area since 2006. Maritime strategies in place and operational in ghana and. Obstacles to overcome include intraregional rivalry and mistrust, sometimes observed amongst rec member states in sadc, eccas, ecowas and igad. The essential functions of the maritime strategy released in 2007 were adjusted to include a. Memorandum of agreement between the ceeac, the cedeao and cgg. However, eccas adopted the protocol of peace and security in february 1999, to deal with the conflicts and political instability in the region. Eccas maritime security strategy october 2009 after attacks.
Economic community of central african states eccas draft maritime security strategy eccas 2009a, 2009b. European union maritime security strategy responding together. Strategy to secure eccas states vital interest at sea, adopted in kinshasa on 24 october 2009. Declaration of the heads of state and government of central. Eccas maritime security strategy october 2009 after attacks in equatorial guinea. Noting the eccas comprehensive joint maritime security architecture to counter piracy in the central african subregion, including the strategy adopted by the eccas peace and security council in. Implementing sustainable maritime security measures in west. The risk of extraversion of maritime security in the gog 5. And by the time the regional maritime strategy between ecowas and economic community of central african states, eccas is established, we will have a perfect structure, while the countries would. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Ecowas, the economic community of central african states eccas and the gulf of guinea commission ggc showed their. At global level, the main players in the fight against all types of maritime crime are the international criminal police organization, interpol which.
International maritime law, of the 2050 aim strategy. The new us maritime strategy center for international. This strategy, which represents the first global climate framework for shipping, establishes quantitative ghg reduction targets through 2050 and a list of potential short, mid, and longterm. First steps towards enhanced maritime security have been made, notably through the african integrated maritime strategy 2050 as well as on a regional level through the yaounde code of conduct and maritime security strategies of eccas and ecowas. Unsc resolution 2018 bilateral or regional maritime patrols. Unsc resolution 2039 urged states to develop a regional antipiracy strategy following a summit convened.
Interregional coordination center cic for the execution. Maritime strategy aims and is closely aligned with similar initiatives in neighbouring regions, such as. The indian navys new maritime strategy, capabilities, and diplomacy satu limaye april 2017. First, iran has reprioritized some of its local maritime exercises towards solidifying or expanding territorial claims in the per. Integrated african strategy for seas and the ocean. State and government of central and west african states on maritime safety and.
Navys key strategic documents from the fall of the berlin wall in 1989 to the release in 2007 of the u. Commission to develop the regional maritime integrated strategy signed in abuja. Ecowas set to implement maritime security strategy the. Africas rapidly evolving maritime security environment has prompted innovations in. Security council expresses deep concern at piracy in gulf of. International maritime organization imo adopted a resolution codifying an initial greenhouse gas ghg strategy for international shipping. Navy usn, by making the following changes to previous strategy.
Their security is part of the foundation on which our society is built. Ecowas integrated maritime strategy ecowas integrated maritime strategy eims background. Eu strategy on the gulf of guinea foreig affairs council meeting brussels, 17 march 2014 executive summary states bordering the gulf of guinea coastline face many of the challenges familiar to countries throughout africa. The international maritime oranizations initial greenhouse.
To face the various scourges that undermined the maritime space of central africa, a strategy for securing the vital interests at sea of the eccas states was set up by the memorandum of understanding ratified by the heads of state. Gender strategy is to ensure that gender aspects of agenda 2063 are articulated, monitored, evaluated and resourced. Some principles of maritime strategy by julian stafford. Eccas regional integration assistance strategy for central africa 20112015. This strategy, which represents the first global climate framework for shipping, establishes quantitative ghg reduction targets through 2050 and a list of potential short. Eu strategy on the gulf of guinea foreig affairs council meeting brussels, 17 march 2014. Maritime security is vital maritime security is a shared need for the welfare and prosperity of the eu and the world.
And by the time the regional maritime strategy between ecowas and eccas is established, we will have a perfect structure. Navys maritime strategy, a cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower. Eccas peace, security, stability and governance united nations. The establishing treaty of eccas does not mention peace, security, stability and governance in its institutional structure. The long march of african maritime safety and security in the. Furthermore, it took advantage of the maritime zones established by ecowas and eccas such that there is now a very. Understanding between eccas, ecowas and the ggc on maritime security in west and. The lome charter will be adopted in the framework of the 2050 african integrated maritime strategy, whose purpose is also to make the maritime space one of the main levers of the economic and social development of africa. Maritime strategy in a new era of great power competition. Comparatives advantages of eccas and ecowas towards maritime security. And by the time the regional maritime strategy between ecowas and economic community of central african states, eccas is established.
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