The GEF Biennial International Waters Conference (IWC) is the signature learning event for the GEF IW portfolio. The IWC objectives are to facilitate cross-sectoral and portfolio-wide learning and experience sharing. They strive to solicit advice from the existing GEF IW portfolio on burning issues, and to assist in building participant capacity in key management and technical areas. Participants sum up progress achieved and also look to the future of programming within and beyond the GEF IW focal area.

Project Steering Committee Meeting of the GEF/UNDP Project on Scaling up the Implementation of the SDS-SEA (2014-2019) and

Project Steering Committee Meeting of the GEF/WB Project on Applying Knowledge Management to Scale up Partnership Investments for Sustainable Development of LMEs of East Asia and their Coasts (2013-2016)

Watch this one-hour webinar to hear from leading experts, Judith Kildow and Maricor Ebarvia, discuss the latest research and thinking on the concept of “blue economy”:

- What is blue economy and how can it address the multiple challenges and opportunities in coastal and marine areas related to water, food, energy, climate, economy and society

- Global efforts to assess and report on blue economy in concrete, consistent economic terms

The Department of Fisheries, Thailand, in collaboration with the Asian Fisheries Society, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for the Asia and the Pacific, INFOFISH, the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-Pacific, and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and partners are proud to host the ASEAN Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference and Exposition 2016: ASEAN Seafood for the World and the 11th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture For

Since 2003, the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress has established its reputation as an intellectual marketplace and ocean-based forum that uniquely focuses on the world's most diverse and fastest-growing region. This triennial event provides a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing, collaborative action, partnership building and a forum to advance commitment and cooperation in achieving the shared vision of a sustainable East Asian Seas.

For more information, please visit the EAS Congress website at http://eascongress.pemsea.org/

The International Conference on Environmental Forensics (iENFORCE) provides an internationally leading forum for interaction between scientists, consultants and public servants engaged in the multi-disciplinary areas of environmental forensics.The iEnforce 2015 Conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) research topics:

environmental monitoring
analytical techniques
pollution control
environmental health
policy and governance

The UNDP/GEF Scaling up Implementation of Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) Project (Scaling up SDS-SEA Implementation Project) is at its inception phase after signing the Project Document by UNDP Philippines, PEMSEA and participating countries.