A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR A PACIFIC INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEM (PacIOOS)

Ronald C. Baird May 21, 2008

PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES

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NEED AND RATIONALE FOR PacIOOS GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT IN INSULAR PACIFIC GOALS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES BLUEPRINT FOR MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE PacIOOS/HiOOS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

BACKGROUND – WHY PACIOOS

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CHANGE IN U.S. OCEAN POLICY (US OCEAN COMM.) NATIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH POLICY PLAN REGIONAL APPROACHES TO COASTAL PROBLEMS REGIONAL DEFINITIONS BY NOAA OBS. LEGISLATION, AGENCY POLICY GRANT TO UH TO ORGANIZE PacIOOS

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PURPOSE: FRAMEWORK OR BLUEPRINT FOR PacIOOS

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NEED AND RATIONALE OVERVIEW

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INSULAR PACIFIC IS 100% COASTAL DEPENDENT PEOPLE, ECONOMIES, INFRASTRUCTURE TROPICAL PACIFIC, LAND, AND CULTURE VULNERABLE TO MAN MADE AND NATURAL HAZARDS LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY CRITICAL NEED TO UNDERSTAND MAN MADE/NATURAL IMPACTS NEED FOR INFORMATION / MAJOR CHANGES TO POLICY MAKERS

NEED AND RATIONALE

: WHAT IS AN OBSERVING SYSTEM

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END TO END SYSTEM

– DATA COLLECTION/ANALYSIS – – – DISTRIBUTION/TIMELY/RELIABLE/RELEVANT INVOLVES CROSSCUTTING PARTNERSHIPS LEVERAGES MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES, EXISTING PROGRAMS – LINKS TO R & D AND STAKEHOLDERS •

SERIOUS IMPEDIMENTS EXIST

– RESOURCES, COMPLEXITY, STANDARDS, INSTITUTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY

VALUE ADDED FROM PacIOOS

• ACCUMULATED IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY

AND PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT IN INSULAR PACIFIC

• • • • • • COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES/JURISDICTIONS COMMON SYSTEMS, STANDARDS CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE BASED INFO, METHODS, DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS R & D AGENDA TO FOCUS ASSETS ON ISSUES FOCUS MANAGEMENT ATTENTION ON KEY ISSUES

FORUM FOR ENGAGEMENT: UNIVERSITIES/AGENCIES/STAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS

BOTTOM LINE

• URGENCY CREATES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR COORDINATED ACTIONS BY PacIOOS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS WHILE LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO MEET NEEDS • PLACED-BASED KNOWLEDGE A

NECESSITY

• INTEGRAL PART OF MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

PacIOOS GOALS/OBJECTIVES

• ENGAGEMENT OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS/PARTNERS • IDENTIFY CRITICAL MANAGEMENT NEEDS • PROVIDE A FORUM FOR

UNIVERSITY/STATE/JURISDICTION/FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOCUS ON PROBLEMS AND ISSUES

• INSURE AVAILABILITY AND TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT

CRITICAL INFORMATION

• BUILD CAPACITY AND EXTEND HiOOS CONCEPTS AND

FEATURES TO JURISDICTIONS BUILDING ON LOCAL INITIATIVES

• ESTABLISH MECHANISMS OF GOVERNANCE/OPERATIONS

PacIOOS GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS

• POLICY PLANNING COORDINATION • OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS CENTERED AT UH WITH

FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY

• OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS IN JURISDICTIONS • COMMITTEES IN EACH JURISDICTION:

PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, COORDINATION, PARTNERSHIPS

• SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE/IMPACT ASSESSMENT • AN ADVISORY PROCESS FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN

EACH JURISDICTION

GOVERNANCE DESIGN

QUESTION: DESIGN DERIVES FROM PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION AND WHAT STRUCTURE SUFFICIENT TO INSURE FUNCTIONALITY/FISCAL MANAGEMENT

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PacIOOS ASSOCIATION – A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK

PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION

• TO ENHANCE COASTAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE • TO PROVIDE FORUM FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS • TO PRODUCE AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATIONAL PRODUCTS • PROVIDE MECHANISMS FOR R & D, INFORMATION TRANSFER, EDUCATION • FISCAL MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

DESIGN RATIONALE

• TWO TIER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE •

AN UMBRELLA PacIOOS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL NETWORK

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AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (HiOOS)

• OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AT UH • RATIONALE: ONLY MAJOR REGIONAL

RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN REGION / GRANTEE

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REPRESENTS ONLY STATE AND PRIMARY LAND AND POPULATION CENTER

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HAS OPERATIONAL ASSETS/EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP HiOOS

PacIOOS REGIONAL NETWORK

• CONCEPT: – NEXUS FOR ENGAGEMENT IN EACH

JURISDICTION

– FLEXIBLE, FUNCTIONAL WITH LOCAL “BUY IN” • PRIMARY FOCUS: – DATA/OBSERVATIONS – ENGAGEMENT WITH PRIMARY

ISSUES/STAKEHOLDERS IN INSULAR PACIFIC REGION

– INFRASTRUCTURE AND POINT OF CONTACT

FOR BROAD CONSTITUENCY

PacIOOS MANAGEMENT SCHEME

• A GOVERNING BODY (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) FOR POLICY,

PLANNING, COORDINATION

• HSG SUB-REGIONAL COORDINATORS FOR JURISDICTIONS • COUNCILS IN EACH JURISDICTION CHAIRED BY

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PRESIDENT APPOINTEE FOR LOCAL COORDINATION

• A HiOOS BOARD TO ACT AS HAWAII COUNCIL • CO-CHAIR OF HIOOS BOARD TO ACT AS CHAIR OF

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER FROM

EACH JURISDICTION – HSGD EX-OFFICIO AND SECRETARY

PacIOOS / HiOOS SCHEME

• A CONNECTED HiOOS MANAGEMENT

STRUCTURE FOR STATE OF HAWAII AND THE OPERATIONAL ARM OF PacIOOS

• HiOOS: A MODEL AND TEST BED –

FUTURE EXPANSION TO SUB-REGIONS RE: RESOURCES LOCAL CAPACITY, ETC…

AFFILIATES - Federal - NGO’s - Stakeholders

PACIOOS NETWORK STRUCTURE

PACIOOS Executive Committee Hawaii Sea Grant Leadership Team Sub-region Council Representatives Sub-region Councils HIOOS BOARD Guam Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sub-region 2 American Samoa Sub-region 3 Federated States of Micronesia Republic of the Marshall Islands Sub-region 4 Republic of Palau HIOOS Operations Hawaii Sub-region 1

HiOOS MANAGEMENT SCHEME

• STATE/UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP • CO-CHAIRS – UH PRESIDENT/HAWAII GOVERNOR • ADMIN OVERSIGHT BY HSG – GRANTS,

CONTRACTS, OUTREACH/EDUCATION ASSESSMENT

• GOVERNING BOARD: POLICY, GOVERNANCE,

PRIORITIZATION

• AN OPERATIONAL SUBSYSTEM MANAGEMENT

SCHEME

• A BOARD APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

FOR OPERATIONAL ASSETS IN HiOOS

• UNIVERSITY BASED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS • FORMAL ADVISORY BOARD(S)

HIOOS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

University of Hawaii Governor PACIOOS Network HIOOS Board Hawaii Sea Grant Leadership Team University Based Subsystems Advisory Board(s) Stakeholders - Federal Partners - Info Users HIOOS Director of Operations Outreach and Education Applications Data Management Observing and Monitoring Modeling

FINAL THOUGHTS

• UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD/SOLVE

PROBLEMS

• TAKE LEADERSHIP • PROPOSED SYSTEM AS BLUEPRINT: BASED ON

SOUND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

• FLEXIBLE/WORKS OVER WIDE RESOURCE

VARIANCE, GETS THINGS DONE

• LEVERAGE/JUSTIFICATION FOR RESOURCES AS

U.S. POLICY CHANGES

• PacIOOS IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN WELL

BEING OF INSULAR PACIFIC – STRATEGIC, INTEGRATED, AND A NECESSITY

• POLITICALLY DOABLE