Latest Issue - October/November 2008 (Volume 9 - Issue 9)

In this issue: PEMSEA ICM Level 1 Model Course Launched during the Regional ICM Level 1 Training of Trainer's workshop held in Manila and Batangas, Philippines, last 21-29 October 2008; Chonburi launches 3-year program to strengthen ICM implementation; and the Gulf of Thailand Participating Countries agree on a three-year work programme for joint oil spill preparedness and response on 3 October 2008 in Vung Tau City, Vietnam. Also in this issue: PEMSEA shares ICM experiences and lessons at EMECS-8 International Conference; De La Salle-Lipa University and PEMSEA formalize partnership for ICM capacity-building; and ICM parallel sites in China report significant progress in ICM at XWOW workshop. EAS Congress news: Transboundary Issues as Catalysts for Cooperation; Give us your best shot! Join the Regional Photo Contest; and NOWPAP leads EAS Congress workshop on transboundary pollution in river basins. Events include the 2008 PNLG Forum on "Water Resources Protection, Utilization and Management" on 19-21 November 2008 in Sihanoukville; and the 4th Executive Committee Meeting of the East Asian Seas Partnership Council on 20 December 2008 in Beijing, PR China. EAS Youth Network news: "The White Coffin" Wins Creative Developments in Healthy Cities Award; and an article by a Youth Forum participant titled "Helping out in my own sphere of influence."

• PEMSEA ICM Level 1 Model Course Launched through a Regional ICM ToT Course
• Chonburi Launches 3-year Program to Strengthen ICM Implementation
• EAS Congress: Transboundary Issues as Catalysts for Cooperation
• EAS Congress 2009: Give us your Best Shot! And Win a Trip to Manila
• NOWPAP Leads EAS Congress Workshop on Transboundary Pollution in River Basins

Previous Issues

• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 8
  Sihanoukville Municipality holds a one-day Inception Workshop on ICM, which was marked by the signing of an MOA between the Municipality of Sihanoukville and PEMSEA on the scaling up of the ICM programme in Sihanoukville for the period 2008-2011. The Municipality of Sihanoukville in Cambodia is also poised to host the 2008 PNLG Forum on 19-21 November at the Sokha Beach Hotel. The Forum will discuss critical issues on "Water Resource Protection, Utilization and Management."  Also in this issue: Community-based SGP-PEMSEA Project in the Province of Chonburi crucial in increasing crab catch and mangrove rehabilitation in Thailand; EAS Congress 2009 to Tackle Environmental Impacts of Zoning, Coastal Reclamation and Foreshore Management; Partnership Tool Shows Philippine's Billion-dollar Investment in SDS-SEA Related Projects;  New Code Safeguards Safety, Health and Environmental Management at Ports; and Manila Bay joins International Coastal Clean up.
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 7
  PEMSEA develops ICM Model Courses for National and Regional ICM Training as part of its's efforts to place 20 percent of the regional coastline placed under an integrated management program by 2015; Guimaras, Philippines, formally joins PEMSEA's growing network of ICM Sites in the East Asian Seas Region; Puerto Galera launches its Sewage Collection and Treatment Facility Project; PEMSEA releases Tropical Coasts issue on Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives of Local Governments; PEMSEA and Japan Hold Joint Seminar on ICM in East Asia;  MERIT Designated as PEMSEA Regional Center of Excellence for Marine Pollution; and the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 Secretariat announces International Conference Workshop Themes.
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 6
  The Philippines takes a big step forward for ICM Implementation through activities related to EO 533 implementation. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been spearheading the development of a national ICM program in support of EO 533 implementation. The 2nd East Asian Seas Partnership Council meeting, held in Tokyo, Japan, on 14-17 July, looked into several important issues, such as PEMSEA’s legal personality, GEF/UNDP/UNOPS Project on the Implementation of the SDS-SEA, the EAS Congress 2009, and subregional transboundary projects. Other updates include: RO Korea’s hosting of the Twinning Secretariat; Strategic Partnership among the GEF, The World Bank, UNDP and PEMSEA explores investments in pollution reduction in a recent workshop; PEMSEA, HP Philippines launches the EAS Congress 2009 Regional Photo Contest and Puerto Galera opens its Sewage Collection and Treatment System Project to Build-Transfer Tendering. In Partner news: Plymouth Marine Laboratory announces Chief Executive Appointment and NOWPAP Regional Activity Centers set its new activities.
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 5
  In this issue, SCOTIA recognizes PEMSEA’s contribution to coastal tourism during the Sustainable Coastal Tourism Conference held on 28 May in Manila. The recognition was for PEMSEA’s continuous support in promoting coastal tourism through its Public-Private Partnership initiatives for the development of adequate infrastructure for sanitation in Puerto Galera, Philippines. Also in this issue: Thua Thien Hue province in Vietnam initiates replication of Danang’s ICM project experience; Guimaras aims high towards achieving its sustainable development targets; Xiamen gears up for 2008 World Ocean Week (XWOW); the State of the Coasts evaluates ICM implementation on the ground, and the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources and PEMSEA announce that Manila, Philippines will be the site of the EAS Congress 2009. PEMSEA also welcomes new staff to the PEMSEA Resource Facility. In Partner News: NOWPAP strengthens links with partners; and USAID’s SCOTIA Project shares lessons learned.
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 4
  PEMSEA announces the designation of Mr. Raphael P.M. Lotilla as the new Executive Director of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF). The announcement was made on 9 April at the 4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7-11 April; PEMSEA launches "Securing the Oceans: Essays on Ocean Governance" during the Hanoi Conference; and UNOPS Becomes Executing Agency of the PEMSEA Regional Programme effective 1 April 2008. Also in this issue: EMECS Joins PEMSEA as Non-State Partner; Coastal Community in Sihanoukville Gears up to be an Eco-Village; Occheauteal Beach Gets a "Face Lift"; PEMSEA Shares ICM Experience in Sudan; updates on the Integrated Information Management System and the IIMS-RB training; and news on the Philippine Water Week.
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 3
  In this issue, we feature the scaling up of the Chonburi ICM Program cover the entire provincial coastline; efforts towards stronger fishery management in Batangas Province; new publications that include the Bataan Coastal Land- and Sea-use Zoning Plan and the Securing the Oceans: Essays on Ocean Governance; and the 2nd Executive Committee (EC) meeting and Partnership Night held in Manila, as well as the preparations for the 2nd East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting.
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 2
  In this issue, we feature the initial testing of the State of the Coasts (SOC) reporting in Batangas province in the Philippines; the Quest for Improved Freshwater in Stung Hav Community; and the Seminar/Workshop for the Implementation of ICM as National Strategy in the Philippines. Also featured are the Conference on the Coastal Zone Management and Projects of Asian Countries - Toward Restoration of Tokyo Bay; the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009 preparations; and the recent issue of the Tropical Coasts entitled "One Vision, One People."
• Volume No. 9, Issue No. 1
  In this issue, we give tribute to Dr. Chua Thia-Eng who retires on 31 December 2007 as Regional Programme Director of PEMSEA after more than 13 years of service at PEMSEA. We also feature the recent PMO Directors and NFPs Workshop held in Manila, Philippines, in December 2007 and two projects funded by the Small Grants Programme-PEMSEA Joint Communiqué: one in Stung Hav district, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and another led by ANAK-Balayan in Batangas Province, Philippines, as well as several other events.

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