World Bank, PEMSEA Enhance Cooperation on Environment Issues in and around the East Asian Seas at the 2009 East Asian Seas Congress on Nov. 23-27, in Manila

The World Bank and the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), a multi-country, multi-partners agency for sustainable development, have signed an agreement to address challenges posed by growing populations and continued rural migration to coastal cities in East Asia that are threatening the quality and sustainability of coastal and marine life in one of the world's most significant oceans.

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