PEMSEA to Host GEF IW Workshop on Knowledge Management

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

Quezon City, Philippines — PEMSEA will be hosting the Second Asia-Pacific Regional Targeted Workshop for Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters (IW) Projects scheduled on 4-6 December. The planned workshop aims to utilize knowledge management to transform good practices in integrated water resource management (IWRM), integrated coastal management (ICM) and integrated river basin and coastal area management (IRBCAM or ICARM) into investments and financing that will support the sustainable development of freshwater and marine ecosystems.

 

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NOWPAP Holds International Coastal Cleanup and Marine Litter Workshop

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

The 2013 NOWPAP International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) and Workshop on Marine Litter Management were successfully conducted from 24 to 26 October 2013 in Okinawa, Japan.

 

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POMRAC and CEARAC Conduct Focal Points Meetings

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

The Pollution Monitoring Regional Activity Centre (POMRAC) and Special Monitoring and Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Centre (CEARAC) have organized respectively their 11th Focal Points Meeting on 9-10 October 2013 in Tianjin, PR China and on 11-12 September 2013 in Toyama, Japan.

 

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NOWPAP at GMRS and GLOC-2 Conference

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

A NOWPAP representative attended the 15th Global Meeting of Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans (GMRS) held in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 30 September – 1 October 2013. The Second Global Land-Ocean Connections Conference (GLOC-2) was held at the same venue on 2-4 October where work plans of three global partnerships (on marine litter, nutrients and wastewater) were discussed in detail.

 

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PNLG Highlights Coastal Revitalization and Biodiversity Conservation

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

Shima, Japan — The 12th annual forum of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) was a successful showcase of integrated coastal management (ICM) and its use in scaling up conservation of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, including marine protected areas (MPAs).

 

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WESTPAC Calls for Abstracts and Manuscripts

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

The Sub-commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has extended the deadline for submission of abstracts for its Ninth International Scientific Symposium to 15 December.

 

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PEMSEA Shares ICM and SDS-SEA Experience in Pacem in Maribus

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

Bangkok, Thailand — PEMSEA participated at the 34th Pacem in Maribus (Peace in the Oceans) Conference to contribute to discussions on current marine issues and challenges relevant to the event’s theme, "International Forum on Sustainable Governance of the Ocean."

 

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Dr. Chua Thia-Eng Named EAS Partnership Council Chair Emeritus

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

Quezon City, Philippines — In recognition of his valuable contribution to PEMSEA as a leader and mentor, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng was named as Chair Emeritus of the East Asian Seas Partnership Council during the 13th Executive Committee Meeting held on 28–29 October.

 

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PEMSEA and Guimaras Maintain Strong Partnership for ICM

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

Guimaras, Philippines — Leadership changes among local governments are inevitable. To ensure that full-fledged support to integrated coastal management (ICM) implementation remains strong, communicating with local chief executives and partners in ICM sites is a continuing process.

 

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Vietnam Steps Up Oil Spill Preparedness and ESI Mapping

Saturday, 5 July 2025

 

Phan Thiet, Vietnam — Vietnam's National Southern Oil Spill Response Center (NASOS) conducted a workshop on Establishing the Provincial Oil Spill Response Contingency Plan (OCPP) and Provincial Environmental Sensitivity Index Map (ESI-MP) in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan province on 5–7 October. This initiative is part of Vietnam’s commitment to support the Joint Statement and Framework Programme for Joint Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

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