The Meeting was attended by representatives from ten PEMSEA Partner Countries, namely: Cambodia; DPR Korea; Indonesia; Japan; Lao PDR; PR China; Philippines; RO Korea; Timor-Leste; and Vietnam. A representative from Thailand was present as an observer. Ten representatives from Non-Country Partners were in attendance, namely: Coastal Management Center (CMC); International EMECS Center; IOC/WESTPAC; International Ocean Institute (IOI); Korea Maritime Institute (KMI); Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP); Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML); PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG) and UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea LME Project.

Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Manila and the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok were present on behalf of the Implementing Agency and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). In addition, a representative from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the Executing Agency for the GEF/UNDP Project on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia was present, as was a consultant for the GEF IW Stocktaking Project. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as the Secretariat for the meeting.

Meeting Documents