PEMSEA Webinar on Integrated Coastal Management

Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) has been applied throughout East Asia, a region with over 1.5 billion coastal residents, for over 20 years, benefitting tens of millions of people. But the concept of ICM may still be new to some. What is ICM and what are its impacts? Join this FREE webinar to learn from Dr. Jessica YE Guanqiong, Assistant Professor at Zhejiang University and leader in coastal management about how ICM is implemented in the real world and its impacts on coasts & oceans!

-    What is Integrated Coastal Management?

-    Key elements of ICM implementation

-    Case study on Xiamen, Quanzhou and Dongying, China: before and after ICM

-    Impacts and results of ICM

Grab this chance to develop your skills and professional growth as you build your career in coastal and ocean sustainability. The presentation will be followed by discussion, where participants will have an opportunity to ask Dr. Guanqiong questions about her experience with ICM.

Can’t attend live? You should still register! We’ll be sending out the recorded presentation and slides to all registrants.

Thursday, August 11
9:00 am Cambodia/Lao PDR/Thailand/Vietnam/Western Indonesia
10:00 am China/Central Indonesia/Malaysia/Philippines/Singapore
11:00 am Eastern Indonesia/Japan/RO Korea/Timor Leste

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SPEAKER

Dr. Jessica YE Guanqiong is an assistant professor of Ocean College and the Vice Director of the World Tourism Island Research Center in Zhejiang University, China. She is also the coordinator of PEMSEA’s Learning Center in Zhejiang University. Her research interests focus on the dynamics between social-economic development and environmental health in coastal and ocean ecosystems. Dr. Ye’s immersion in ocean science began during her undergraduate studies in Xiamen University, China. Jessica received her PhD in Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) from the National University of Singapore. She has experience in island ecosystem health assessment, oil spill impacts on marine biodiversity, marine policy assessment, ICM performance assessment, coastal and marine policy study, marine carrying capacity evaluation and marine and coastal redline mapping. She has lectured in the fields of coastal and ocean management, marine policy, ocean science and climate change.