Proceedings of the Workshop on Achieving the MDGs through Enhancing Local Capacities for Integrated Coastal Resources Management: Evidences and Lessons Learned
UNDP Capacity 2015, together with UNDP Manila, sponsored the session on Achieving the MDGs through Enhancing Local Capacities in Integrated Coastal Resources Management (ICRM): Evidences and Lessons Learned workshop during the EAS Congress 2006. The session aimed to share and discuss capacity development strategies, experiences, evidences, lessons learned, and ways forward in promoting and strengthening the role of local institutions, including local governments, NGOs, community-based organizations, the academe and the private sector, in ICRM.
Proceedings of the Inaugural Meeting of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG)
The official founding of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) as a local government-driven and a sustainable regional network, through the signing of the PNLG Charter, was highly recognized as a benefit to local governments in various ways. According to the PNLG Charter, the PNLG will facilitate the exchange of ideas and lessons learned among local government members, build awareness within communities and among stakeholder groups on the need and benefits of responsible use and management of natural resources, and serve as an advocacy group for local governments at regional and international forums, promoting the socioeconomic and ecological benefits of ICM and advancing policy reforms in support of integrated management of coastal and marine resources. The Inaugural Meeting of the PNLG was held at the People’s Hall in Haikou City, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China on 13 December 2006. The Meeting was organized in conjunction with the East Asian Seas Congress (EAS) 2006 and hosted by the State Oceanic Administration of PR China (SOA), Hainan Provincial Government and Haikou City Government. The Meeting was attended by 130 delegates from 26 integrated coastal management (ICM) sites.
Proceedings of the Meeting of Experts to Discuss the Framework for the State of the Coasts Reporting for the Seas of East Asia
A Meeting of Experts was conducted as one of the side meetings of the EAS Congress 2006 at the China Institute for Reform and Development in Haikou City, PR China. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the development of an efficient and cost-effective monitoring system involving stakeholders at the national and local levels, as well as the production of a State of the Coasts (SOC) report every three years. Fourteen experts representing Australia, France, PR China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the meeting. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Aprilani Soegiarto, Advisor, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and Dr. Gil Jacinto, Professor, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines.