Andre Omer Siregar
Director for Asia Pacific and African Intra and Inter-Regional Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

Indian Ocean Rim
Association (IORA)
— Established in 1997
— Established to enhance economic cooperation
between countries in the Indian Ocean Rim by:
— Promoting sustainable and balanced economic growth
— Establishing a sound foundation for economic
cooperation through trade facilitation
— Reduce trade and investment barriers

Member
States21
• China
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• United Kingdom
• United States of
America
• Australia
• Bangladesh
• Comoros
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Kenya
• Madagaskar
• Malaysia
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Oman
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• United Arab
Emirates
• Yemen
• Somalia
Dialogue
Partners7

Evolution of IORA
— Six priority areas and two cross-cutting issues adopted in
2014:
— Maritime Safety and Security
— Trade and Investment Facilitation
— Fisheries Management
— Disaster Risk Management
— Academic and Science and Technology Cooperation
— Tourism Promotion and Cultural Exchanges
— Blue Economy
— Women’s Economic Empowerment

IORA Summit
7 March 2017
— Jakarta Concord
— Strategic document for
future cooperation, to
enhance regional
architecture, and to respond
to challenges
— IORA Action Plan 2017-
2021
— Encourage concrete actions
through short, medium, and
long-term targets
— Establishment of an IORA
Working Group on Blue
Economy

Blue Economy in IORA
— The Blue Economy was recognised as the new priority area
of cooperation in 2014.
— Several priority sectors:
— Fisheries and Aquaculture
— Renewable Ocean Energy
— Seaports and Shipping
— Offshore Hydrocarbons and Seabed Minerals
— Marine Biotechnology, Research and Development
— Tourism;
with Ocean Knowledge Clusters and SIDS & LDC
Programmes

Blue Economy contribution to
GDP in IORA Member States
IORA Member States Ocean Economy contribution to GDP
Australia $47.2 billion per year
India Fishery sector contribute to 1.1% to GDP
Indonesia Estimated to contribute up to 20% of GDP
Mauritius Ocean Economy contributed to Rs 32.7
billion in 2011= 11.5%
South Africa ZAR 54 billion

Blue Economy in IORA MS:
— Is gaining increasing interest and recognised as the top
priority for generating employment and ensuring
sustainability in business and economic models
— IORA is striving to promote this important sector as a driver
for sustainable development, research and development
investment, and technology transfer
— Capacity building is crucial to explore the full potential of
the oceans
— IORA Member States are committed to develop a common
vision for balanced economic development

The Mauritius Declaration on
the Blue Economy (2015)
— Ensure food security and contribute to poverty alleviation and
sustainable livelihoods;
— Reduce the cost of energy and to mitigate and adapt to the impact
of climate change;
— Promote trade, investment and maritime connectivity in the Indian
Ocean Rim region; and,
— Foster new business opportunities and attract investment in the
Indian Ocean;
— Promote capacity building in SIDS and LDCs;
— Conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine
resources for Sustainable development (SDG).

Second IORA Blue Economy
Ministerial Conference
— Held in Jakarta, 8-10
May 2017
— Adopted the Jakarta
Declaration on Blue
Economy

The Jakarta Declaration
on Blue Economy (2017)
— Ensure the sustainable management and protection of marine and
coastal ecosystems
— Encourage the financing of ocean economy infrastructure and
development projects
— Encourage to include local wisdom and traditional knowledge
— Promote public-private partnership and involvement of business
communities
— Adopt and implement transparency and traceability measures to
strengthen the application of sustainable fishing practices, the fight
against IUUF
— Encourage collaboration among IORA Member States, Dialogue
Partners, research institutions, industries, and public-private
partnership

IORA Programmes in Blue Economy (inter alia)
— IORA Blue Economy Core Group Workshop on “Promoting Fisheries &
Aquaculture and Maritime Safety & Security Cooperation in Indian Ocean
region”, 4 – 5 May 2015, Durban, South Africa.
— Indian Ocean Region Workshop on “Exploration and Development of
Seabed Minerals and Hydrocarbons: Current Capability and Emerging
Science Needs”, 26 - 27 July 2015, Bali, Indonesia.
— IORA Dialogue on the Blue Economy, 17-18 August, 2015, Goa, India.
— First IORA Ministerial Blue Economy Conference, 2-3 September 2015,
Mauritius.
— IORA Trainer’s training programme on marine aquaculture, 2 – 3 May 2016,
Antananarivo, Madagascar

— Second IORA Blue Economy Core Group Workshop on "Maritime
Connectivity and Financing for Development in the Indian Ocean Rim, 13-
14 July 2016, Qingdao, China.
— IORA Training programme on “seafood handling, post-harvest processing
and storage of fisheries and aquaculture products”, 1-2 September 2016,
Comoros.
— Workshop on Shipping and Ports Logistics: “Understanding the
Opportunities and Challenges to ensure the Sustainability of the Maritime
Economy in the Indian Ocean Region”, November 2016, Mozambique.
— Second Ministerial Blue Economy Conference, May 2017, Indonesia
— Indian Ocean Blue Carbon Conference, March 2018, Australia
IORA Programmes in Blue Economy (inter alia)

— CTI-CFF is a multilateral partnership to sustain extraordinary
marine and coastal resources by addressing crucial issues
such as food security, climate change and marine biodiversity
— Formed in 2009 with members include the governments of
Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste (the ‘CT6’) representing
the custodians of the Coral Triangle area

Recognizing the critical need to safeguard the region’s marine and coastal resources,
in 2009, Indonesian President Yudhoyono inspired other leaders in the region to
launch the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-
CFF) through the signing of the Leaders Declaration.

CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action (CTI RPOA)
— to safeguard the region’s marine and coastal biological
resources
— five (5) goals:
— strengthening the management of seascapes;
— promoting an ecosystem approach to fisheries
management;
— establishing and improving effective management of
marine protected areas;
— improving coastal community resilience to climate
change; and
— protecting threatened species

Blue Carbon Programs in CTI-CFF
— Regional CTI workshop on Blue Carbon
Tagaytay City, Philippines, 28-31 August 2017
— Blue Carbon Training, Bali, Indonesia, 16-20 July 2018
Existing activities in member
countries, inter alia:
• Mangrove rehabilitation
• Coastal Protection
• Marine Protected Area
• Sustainable forest
management
• Dugong & Seagrass conservation
• Capacity building
• National Greening program
• REDD+ projects

Recommendations
— We need to adopt a main concept on Blue
Economy and Indonesian Regional Diplomacy
— We need a breakthrough idea so that blue
economy, the global maritime fulcrum agenda and
Indonesian regional diplomacy could produce a
national policy for the next 30 years

Thank you
ksia.aspasaf@kemlu.go.id
iora.indonesia@kemlu.go.id
DIRECTORATE FOR ASIA PACIFIC AND AFRICAN INTRA AND INTER-REGIONAL COOPERATION
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
JALAN TAMAN PEJAMBON NO. 6
JAKARTA PUSAT