The main objective of the workshop is to contribute to reinforcing legal and institutionnel instruments to better protect coastal and marine areas in Cabo Verde. 

More specifically, the meeting aims to:

• Bring members of Parliament, local representatives and actors of Cabo Verde to better understand the institutional, legal and reglementary national frameworks of marine and coastal environments ;
• Enable representatives and actors to discover or better appreciate social and environmental impact assessments;
• Elaborate a roadmap to reinforce legal and political frameworks in order to implement relevant MSP policy and integrated management of marine and coastal zones.