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Charting the Future Course of the PNLG
XIAMEN, PR CHINA --- The PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) is consistently gaining recognition as an advocacy group for local governments particularly for its critical role in promoting ICM as an effective management framework to achieve sustainable coastal development. In view of the anticipated expansion of the network in parallel with scaling up of ICM programs in the East Asian region, charting its future course was the main focus of the First Executive Committee meeting held on 4 November 2007 in Xiamen, PR China.
The meeting was co-chaired by the president and vice president of the network, Vice Mayor Pan Shi-Jian (Xiamen) and Governor Enrique Garcia, Jr (Bataan Province, Philippines), respectively. The meeting was also attended by PEMSEA, representatives from Sihanoukville, Cambodia (the host government of the 2008 PNLG Forum), and the PNLG Secretariat.
The provisions of the PNLG Charter were reviewed to ensure its timeliness and appropriateness in view of the inevitable expansion of the Network. Discussions were focused on the membership, the obligations of the members as well as the critical role of the Executive Committee in providing policy guidance in steering the network forward. The proposal of the Sihanoukville Municipal Government in the organization of the 2008 PNLG Forum was also discussed. The date of the forum was tentatively set for 17-19 November 2008 focusing on the theme, “Water Resources Protection, Utilization and Management.”
Finally, to keep pace with the Network’s expansion as well as requirements, actions were identified for the efficient operationalization of the PNLG Secretariat, which has been playing the lead role in coordinating the implementation of the Network’s annual work programme.
PEMSEA Transformation Prioritized at the 8th Executive Committee Meeting
