Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACCI

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

AFP

Australian Federal Police

AIFDR

Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction

AMV

African Mining Vision

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ARF

ASEAN Regional Forum

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

ATWS

Australian Tsunami Warning System

CGIAR

Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CTF

Combined Task Force

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DRET

Department of Resources Energy and Tourism

EAS

East Asia Summit

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

EU

European Union

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

FSU

Fisheries Support Unit (IOR-ARC body)

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

G20

Group of Twenty

GCC

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council)

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GNP

Gross National Product

HDI

Human Development Index

IHO

International Hydrographic Organization

IOC

Indian Ocean Commission

IONS

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

IOR

Indian Ocean rim

IOR-ARC

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation

IORG

Indian Ocean Research Group

IOTC

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

IUU

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

LPG

Liquid Petroleum Gas

NGO

Non-government organisation

NSW

New South Wales

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MDGs

Millenium Development Goals

ODA

Official Development Assistance

OIC

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

PCM

Pilot Co-ordination Mechanism

RCSTT

Regional Centre for Science and Transfer of Technology (IOR-ARC)

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SAJMC

Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee

SIOFA

Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement

UAE

United Arab Emirates

UK

United Kingdom of Great Britain

UMIOR

University Mobility in the Indian Ocean Region programme

UN

United Nations

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNODC

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime

US

United States of America

WGTI

Working Group on Trade and Investment (IOR-ARC)

WTO

World Trade Organization

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