Proceedings of the Seminar on Leadership in Ocean and Coastal Governance

PUBLICATION DATE:

Sunday, September 01, 2002

PUBLICATION TYPE:

Meeting Documents

STATUS:

Available

DESCRIPTION:

The Seminar on Leadership in Ocean and Coastal Governance was held in Xiamen, PR China, on 22 September 2002. The Seminar was organized by the GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme for Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), jointly with the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) of PR China, and hosted by the Xiamen Municipal Government of PR China. The Seminar was designed for local leaders implementing integrated coastal management (ICM) as well as national leaders involved in ocean and coastal governance. It aimed at building regional leadership and commitment in fostering regional collaboration for the sustainable use and protection of the remaining ocean heritage. In light of global commitments reaffirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on August 2002 toward achieving the goal of sustainable development and implementing Agenda 21, the Seminar provided a timely and useful gathering among regional leaders to share their concerns, issues and visions for environmental management and sustainable development of the Seas of East Asia. The Seminar was attended by 88 participants including high-level officials, present and former ministers, vice ministers, governors, vice governors, mayors, vice mayors, director-generals and directors of line agencies of national and local governments from ten countries of the East Asian Seas region and three countries outside of the Region, as well as senior officials from private sector and four international/UN agencies, such as GEF, UNDP Manila, World Bank and UNIDO.