Fiji at the International Seabed Authority Meeting
A Fijian Government delegation led by the Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resources Malakai Finau is attending the 24th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica.
In his address, Mr Finau stressed the need for “socio-economic impacts on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to be adequately reflected in the “Draft Regulations for Exploitation in the Area”.
Mr Finau added that given the vulnerabilities of SIDS and their reliance on the oceans as a source of livelihood, the draft regulations needed to adequately reflect this.