GloNoise Partnership Project

The Global Partnership for Mitigation of Underwater Noise from Shipping (GloNoise Partnership) project is part of broader efforts by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to address the impacts of underwater noise on marine life. The project is funded by GEF and officially entered its implementation phase with the signing of the final version of the project document (ProDoc) in December 2023. It has a duration of two years and includes nine beneficiary countries, with six Lead Pilot Countries (LPCs): Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, India, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago, and three Twinning Partner Countries: Georgia, Madagascar, and Malaysia.

GloNoise's implementation strategy is based on the well-established "Glo-X" family of IMO projects and focuses on four key components: (i) developing a global toolkit and conducting policy analysis, (ii) capacity building and raising awareness in participating developing countries, (iii) fostering partnerships for mitigating underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping, and (iv) monitoring, learning, adaptive feedback, and evaluation.