This publication summarizes the results of the workshop on the Future of the Maritime Transport in a Blue Economy held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2012. The various workshops highlighted and discussed the work of IMO and other international organizations, national and local government units and the private sector on their efforts in reducing the impacts of pollution caused by sea transportation and oil production including initiatives in enhancing capacities for oil spill preparedness and response at the regional, national and local level, specifically on the following: Global Regulatory Framework Toward Green Shipping IMO's Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) Ballast Water Control and Management Climate Change and Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Current Trends, Issues and Research and Development (R&D) Requirements in Oil Spill Response IMO-IPIECA Global Initiative (GI) in Southeast Asia Lessons Learned from Recent Oil Spill Incidents (Macondo Blowout and Hebei Spirit) Regional Arrangements on Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Developments in the Compensation Regime for Oil and Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) Incidents Case Study on Oil Removal Operation from Sunken Kyungshin Building Capacities for Oil Spill Preparedness and Response at the Local Level HNS Preparedness and Response

This publication summarizes the results of the Special Workshop on PSHEMS Governance Process held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2012. The workshop on PSHEMS Governance Process was convened to discuss the governance mechanism and processes for the operationalization of the Port Safety, Health and Environmental Management System (PSHEMS).

This publication summarizes the results of the workshop on Enabling an Ocean-based Blue Economy at the Local Level through Innovative Technologies and Applications held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2012. The workshop was able to present examples of innovative technologies and approaches for maintaining and restoring ecosystem services and integration of the technologies into government programs through development plans and master plans. The discussions also highlighted the importance of using science in a meaningful way to guide local management decisions and actions for the protection of ecosystem services, developing the social capital, ensuring involvement of people, knowledge-sharing and learning from good practices as well as failures.

This publication summarizes the results of one of the workshops held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 on Land and Sea Use Zoning: Challenges and Opportunities. The session at the International Conference aimed to facilitate a sharing of ideas and strategies on how existing zoning plans can be strengthened and effectively enforced at the local level. It aimed to answer the following: How can local governments zone for climate change? Can land and sea-use zoning scheme be used as a market-based instrument for managing coastal and marine areas? How are local governments effectively implementing land and sea-use zoning?

This publication summarizes the results of one of the workshops held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 on Innovative Policies and Practices in Water Supply, Sanitation and Pollution. This workshop aimed to showcase new and innovative policies, practices, and financing approaches, and promote enhanced public-private partnership for pollution reduction. Dr. Magda Lovei of the World Bank and Mr. Ned Clarence-Smith of UNIDO chaired and co-chaired this workshop.

This publication summarizes the results of one of the workshops held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 on the Future Role of Fisheries in an Urbanized World. This workshop tackles the issues that have been ailing the fisheries sector and how it is impacting the sustainability of fisheries resources in the context of ensuring food security. Providing seafood for consumers, in a time when the resources have been severely depleted, and where ecosystems have been altered (in most places, irreparably), had remained a fisheries management’s dilemma. Attempts to solve fish problems within the sector have proved difficult in most cases. With other problems arising external to the sector, but having a negative impact as well, fisheries management is anything but an easy walk in the park. It is in fact complex if not mind boggling. This publication attempts to thread the information and several perspectives from the workshop, distill some lessons and link fisheries management to PEMSEA’s advocacy of an integrated approach to ocean and coastal governance.

This publication summarizes the results of one of the workshops held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 on the Contributions of Marine Economic Sectors to Regional and National GDP in an Uncertain Climate. The economic contribution of marine activities is considered to be an increasingly important part of the economy and international trade within and across East Asian Seas (EAS) countries. Given the archipelagic nature of the South East Asian economies and the rapid development of coastal and marine areas in the EAS economies, it appears that the approaches to most of the national economic and development plans are still land-based. How will these marine economic sectors continue to contribute sustainably to regional and national GDPs at these levels, as the impacts of climate change shape the economics of the region in the coming century? With countries forecasting further development of their marine sectors, the challenging question is not only how countries will achieve their planned objectives, but also how they can ensure that such development will serve as an enabling vehicle for sustainable development, uplifting of the quality of life, addressing the current issues of mitigation and adaptation policies and strategies in response to climate change, and the movement of populations from rural hinterlands to the coasts.

This publication summarizes the results of one of the workshops held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 on Indigenous Approaches to Habitat Protection and Restoration: Experiences in Sato-umi and other Community Initiatives. The workshop aimed to: (1) share information on community-based innovative approaches and good practices on habitat prevention, restoration and management initiatives applying low-cost technologies; (2) identify and distill lessons from specific case studies; and (3) examine how such local community initiatives can be further developed, packaged and extended within and across jurisdictional boundaries. The workshop focused on introducing case studies on indigenous knowledge and innovative low-cost technology with respect to the protection, restoration and management of key habitats and on analyzing sato-umi and sato-yama as a community-driven working model for integrated management from mountain to sea.

This publication summarizes the results of one of the workshops held during the East Asian Seas Congress 2009 on Livelihood Management and Sustainable Coastal Tourism. Tourism is a major contributor to the GDP and employment of the South East Asian countries. In the Philippines the tourism industry is projected to have a direct output exceeding US$ 5 billion, generating an additional 200,000 jobs by the end of the decade. But are the revenues in tourism accruing and creating livelihood among the coastal communities? Is coastal tourism a sustainable source of income for local coastal communities? In what ways are the private and public sectors collaborating to ensure the sustainability of coastal tourism initiatives? In the light of climate change and its challenges, can coastal tourism be sustained as a source of livelihood for coastal communities? These are only some of the questions that the Livelihood and Sustainable Coastal Management workshop aims to answer.