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PEMSEA News
Up one levelPEMSEA News chronicles on-the-ground experiences and activities in PEMSEA sites and hotspots. Community-based initiatives, such as mangrove planting, coastal cleanups and waste management, are highlighted in the articles, as well as other workshops, conferences and programs organized or participated in by the Regional Programme.
22nd International Coastal Cleanup: Volunteerism at Work
On 15 September, volunteers in Batangas province and Manila Bay gathered in selected coastal areas to participate in the 22nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup.
Philippines Implements IIMS Nationwide
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has adopted the Integrated Information Management System for Coastal and Marine Environment (IIMS) as its database platform for the Philippines.
Strengthening Networking among Local Governments: A Way forward for ICM Scaling up
DANANG CITY, VIETNAM --- The 2007 Forum of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) was successfully organized and conducted as a result of the joint efforts of the People’s Committee of Danang, the PNLG Secretariat, and the PEMSEA Resource Facility, with financial support from the Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia. The forum was held in Danang City on 5-7 September, under the theme, “Addressing Coastal Security by Investing in Natural and Man-made Hazards Prevention and Management.”
Successful First Meeting of Executive Committee Chairs
The First Executive Committee (EC) Meeting of the PEMSEA regional mechanism was held at the new PEMSEA Office in Quezon City, Philippines, on 14-15 September..Mr. Hiroshi Terashima, Technical Session Chair for the EAS Partnership Council served as the Acting Chair of the Meeting. Among the priority issues discussed during the gathering were: a) The Global Environment Facility’s approval of the new project on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA); b) recruitment of the Executive Director, and c) PEMSEA’s legal personality.
2007 Twinning Workshop to Focus on Policy Reform, Sustainable Financing and Investment for Pollution Reduction
The Seminar on Policy Reform, Sustainable Financing and Investment for Pollution Reduction in the East Asian Seas, to be held 17-19 October in Tianjin, PR China, aims to enable participants to consider and incorporate in project formulation and implementation adequate strategies and approaches to policy reform in managing impacts from river basins and coastal seas, as well as addressing bottlenecks in financing and making investments for pollution reduction.
PEMSEA Welcomes New PRF Secretariat Services Staff
PEMSEA welcomes Dr. Won-Tae Shin, Ms. Kazumi Wakita, Ms. Magnolia Uy and Ms. Jesusa Defensor of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) Secretariat Services and Ms. Vanessa Bautista as library assistant.
PEMSEA Library Expands Collection and Facilities
PEMSEA announces the opening of the new PEMSEA Library. Located in the new PEMSEA building, the PEMSEA Library has a bigger space, and is complete with a reading area and computers to accommodate researchers.
The National Course on Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
