Post-2020 Futures Report and Strategy
PUBLICATION DATE:
Thursday, October 31, 2019
PUBLICATION TYPE:
Reports
STATUS:
Only Available Online
DESCRIPTION:
The East Asian Seas cover approximately 7 million km2 of sea area and 235,000 km of coastline. It is recognized as the center of marine biodiversity globally, being home to 31% of the world’s mangroves, 33% of seagrass beds and a third of the world’s coral reefs. Countries in the East Asian region account for 80% of global aquaculture, and around 60% of the world’s capture fisheries. The region’s seas serve as an important conduit for world trade, connecting 9 of the world’s 10 busiest ports. Moreover, the region is a center of economic growth, home to the 2nd and 3rd largest economies of the world (China and Japan, respectively), and the combined economies of ASEAN, which represent the world’s 5th largest economy and the 3rd largest global market with more than 630 million people.
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) is a regional organization mandated to promote collaboration towards healthy oceans, people and economies in the East Asian Seas (EAS). Eleven country partners and 21 non-country partners have been working together to implement a shared regional strategy called the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA), which outlines ambitious targets and approaches towards ensuring sustainable and prosperous oceans and coasts in the region.
The adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) in 2015 called on the public and private sectors and civil society to focus their efforts and partnership towards addressing the interrelated challenges of sustainable development, with the view of scaling-up solutions and managing resources more effectively. The same is taking place in East Asia as policies, programs, and projects are being aligned in support of the SDGs across the domains of government, business and finance, civil society, development funding and philanthropy.
As PEMSEA celebrates 25 years of helping strengthen regional governance and cooperation, building local capacity and implementing integrated coastal management (ICM), it now looks to the future. Stepping into a post-2020 world, this report seeks to identify the relevant global, regional and national trends that will catalyze change and influence decision-making for the EAS. In this report, key facts and figures on persistent and emerging trends and priority developments present both familiar and new perspectives on the challenges and opportunities that are likely to matter post-2020. This report is part of the process of stocktaking with a view to developing an action plan (roadmap) that would cover both mid- and long-term programs of work. The report’s aim is to help inform PEMSEA’s effective and collaborative engagement towards more sustainable and prosperous oceans and coasts.
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