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Various correspondence regarding projects and administrative matters of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)

File contains correspondence to/from: Maurice Abela, Frank Pestena, Judith Weber, Maxwell Bruce, Gilbert Winham, Sidney Holt, Frank La Que, and Louise Smith. Also includes a proposal regarding international management of sea-bed resources, prepared by the International Ocean Institute (IOI).

Various speeches and papers annotated by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File includes three documents: 1) A speech to the International Club in Washington on 9 June 1983; 2) A project proposal on disarmament, and 3) "The International Seabed Authority as prototype for future international resource management". All contain handwritten annotations and/or corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Presumably all authored by Mann Borgese.

Virtual University for the Oceans report by the International Ocean Institute-Canada and the United Nations University for Peace

File contains a report for a contact meeting between the International Ocean Institute (IOI)-Canada and the United Nations University for Peace on a virtual university for the oceans. Includes proposals, correspondence, letters of support, a list of courses, and a draft syllabus.

Voices for the oceans : a report to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans

File contains a photocopied excerpt from "Voices for the Oceans" edited by R. Rajagopalan and published by the International Ocean Institute Operational Centre in Madras, India. The report summarizes the views of 200 individuals consulted over four public hearings. The excerpt also includes a preface to the work written by Eduardo Faleiro.

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Gil Winham, Canadian External Affairs, and the Delegation of Suriname to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III. File also includes a project proposal for "Science and Technology for Development and Disarmament," by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and a report from the twenty-third United Nations General Assembly.

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with G. Weiss, G. Wassenberg, and Ambassador Karl Wolf, including a copy of the report "Fish Used to Eradicate Paddy-field Mosquitoes" by Song Ming.

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Cornelia Wohlforth, Don Walsh (publisher of a book "The Law of the Sea"), and Keith Walton (of the United Nations). Topics of discussion include Mann Borgese's comments on F.L. La Que's paper ("Possible Contribution of Deep Sea Mining to a New World Economic Order"). Also includes information about the Natural Resources Forum.

'W' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Frances Weismiller, Anthony Wayne Smith, Thomas E. Lovejoy,and Karl Wolf (Austrian Ambassador). Also includes "Suffering a Sea Change" from the "Economist" by Barbara Ward.

What next? : [report]

File contains a report on the developments that were triggered by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III.

What's real anyways : a fairy tale by Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains two English versions of the short story by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, including a handwritten version, and a typed version, and two copies of a German version entitled "Die drei Wünsche." One German version contains handwritten corrections by Mann Borgese. Also included in the file are two unrelated pages, one typed and one handwritten page of notes by Mann Borgese on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Where is the world going and who is getting it there? By Elisabeth Mann Borgese

File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing the international organizations that could emerge from a hypothetical World War III (in the 1990s). Includes a discussion of the University of Chicago's Committee to Frame a World Constitution, and other attempts to build international organizations. This version contains handwritten corrections by Mann Borgese.

Wind up plan : [proposals for the closing of the International Centre for Ocean Development]

File contains a list of questions and concerns about the International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) closing and phase outs; includes lists of projects to be transferred to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and projects to be completed by ICOD. Also contains a report from a staff meeting concerning severance packages.

Work done by International Ocean Institute in relation to ocean governance 1991-95

File contains a report of work done by the International Ocean Institute (IOI) on ocean governance. Includes summaries on conferences, meetings, and publications. Includes lists of papers presented at various conferences, including several Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences. Also includes a letter from the Department of the Environment (United Kingdom), inviting Elisabeth Mann Borgese to speak at a dinner as part of the London Workshop on Environmental Science, Comprehensiveness and Consistency in Global Decisions on Ocean Issues (November 30-December 2, 1995).

Working group #4 - promises and challenges of science and technology

File contains documents referred to and created by working group #4 during the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro. Includes notes; a list of content for the "Science and Technology Report," by D. Ben Sari; a copy of the report by the working group; a copy of the paper "Bridging the Gaps Between North and South: The Future Uses of the Oceans and their Resources," based on input from Dr. Jan H. Stel and Dr. Stjepan Keckes; and notes on Stel and Keckes' paper by Don Mills, written April 1996.

'Y' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with M. Yablon, Vladimir Kotliar, Igor Yarkovlev, Elliot Richardson, Christopher Young, Hui Yu, and Yu Yuancheng (includes business card). Topics of discussion include PrepCom (the Preparatory Commission), the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s application for consultant status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the "Ocean Yearbook," the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), and Perestroika. Some correspondence also concerns Dalhousie students.

'Z' miscellaneous correspondence

File contains correspondence with Durwood Zaelke (on Krishan Saigal's book, and the limits of Western economic theory); Azhar Shamim Zaidi (on landlocked states); Zafar H. Zaidi (attached is a CV); Juergen Zech; Hamdallah Zedan (includes an invitation to participate in an International Ocean Institute (IOI) seminar); Joerg Ziegenspeck; Corinna Zimber; Zou Keyuan (on a submission to "Ocean Yearbook," and being a visiting scholar at Dalhousie); and Sandra Zuberbuehler.
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