Pacific Integrated Observing System: Enhancing Coastal Management

1. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR A PACIFIC INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEM (PacIOOS) Ronald C. Baird May 21, 2008

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

3. BACKGROUND – WHY PACIOOS • 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 • PURPOSE: FRAMEWORK OR BLUEPRINT FOR PacIOOS

4. NEED AND RATIONALE OVERVIEW • 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

5. NEED AND RATIONALE:WHAT IS AN OBSERVING SYSTEM • 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. GOVERNANCE DESIGN QUESTION: DESIGN DERIVES FROM PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION AND WHAT STRUCTURE SUFFICIENT TO INSURE FUNCTIONALITY/FISCAL MANAGEMENT • PacIOOS ASSOCIATION – A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK

11. 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

12. DESIGN RATIONALE • TWO TIER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE • AN UMBRELLA PacIOOS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL NETWORK • AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (HiOOS) • OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AT UH • RATIONALE: ONLY MAJOR REGIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN REGION / GRANTEE • REPRESENTS ONLY STATE AND PRIMARY LAND AND POPULATION CENTER • HAS OPERATIONAL ASSETS/EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP HiOOS

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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…

17. HiOOSMANAGEMENT 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)

19. 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