Provides strategic direction, approves major decisions, and ensures alignment with UNESCO Ocean Decade, SDGs, and regional frameworks (e.g., Caspian Environmental Programme). Composed of representatives from Caspian littoral states (Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran), international organizations (e.g., UNESCO, UNEP, World Bank), academia, NGOs, and the private sector.
Meets biannually.
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran.
Offers technical and policy advice, ensures stakeholder engagement, and facilitates regional cooperation. Includes scientists, policymakers, community leaders, indigenous groups, youth, and women’s organizations.
Meets quarterly.
Oversees implementation, manages resources, and ensures coordination. Includes a Hub Director, Deputy Director, and Program Managers leading initiatives like early-warning systems, nature-based solutions, and ocean literacy.
Focus on research, innovation, policy, and community engagement. Groups include:
Research & Innovation: Conducts interdisciplinary research and manages pilot projects.
Policy & Governance: Integrates research into policies and supports regional agreements.
Community Engagement: Builds capacity, fosters ocean literacy, and ensures local participation.
Monitoring & Evaluation: Tracks progress and ensures accountability.
Act as focal points in each Caspian state, facilitating stakeholder engagement, monitoring activities, and supporting capacity-building.
Facilitates communication, data sharing, and knowledge exchange with open-access databases and collaboration tools.
Brings together stakeholders to share progress and plan future activities.
Address specific challenges (e.g., carbon removal, early-warning systems, nature-based solutions, ocean literacy).
Facilitates Manages budgets, allocates resources, and ensures compliance with funding requirements.
Provides logistical support, organizes events, and ensures legal compliance., data sharing, and knowledge exchange with open-access databases and collaboration tools.
Develops and implements the MEL framework, collects and analyzes data, and prepares reports.
Tracks metrics like CO2e removal, early-warning systems implemented, community engagement, data shared, and policies influenced.
We are looking for bright people charged with the idea and power of solving the triple planetary crisis. Any age, gender or group.