Proceedings of the 2009 PNLG Forum
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
Bataan, Philippines, 21 November 2009
A. INTRODUCTION
1. The 2009 PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG) Forum was held in conjunction with the convening of the 2009 East Asian Seas Congress. The EAS Congress was held on 23-27 November 2009 in Manila, Philippines and hosted by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, through the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
2. The PNLG General Assembly (GA) Meeting was held at Lou-is Resort and Restaurant, Balanga City, Bataan, Philippines on 21 November 2010. The GA meeting was hosted by the Provincial Government of Bataan and coorganized by PEMSEA, the PNLG Secretariat and the Bataan Coastal Care Foundation (BCCF), which comprises of private sector partners of the Bataan ICM program.
3. The GA Meeting tackled key issues related to the operationalization of the PNLG including the future role and thrusts of the network, fund management and election of officers. Highlights of the meeting included the induction of Thua Thien-Hue (Vietnam) as the newest member of the PNLG and the signing of the Letter of Cooperation between PEMSEA and the PNLG for the Sustainable Development and Management of Marine and Coastal Environment of the Seas of East Asia.
4. Twenty local governments from 10 countries across the region participated in the forum in addition to the representatives from the East Asian Seas Partnership Council, PEMSEA Resource Facility, the PNLG Secretariat, the private sector and local participants.
5. The participants to the PNLG participated in the EAS Congress and attended the Technical Workshop on Land and Sea-Use Zoning: Opportunities and Challenges on 23 November.
6. The meeting agenda and full list of participants is attached as Annex 1 and 2.
Proceedings of the Fifth Executive Committee Meeting
The Fifth Executive Committee (EC) Meeting was held on 24–25 July 2009 in Manila. The Meeting was organized as an expanded EC meeting, with representatives from 11 Country Partners and 9 non-Country Partners, as well as from the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok and UNDP Philippines. The highlights of the Meeting were the recognition of PEMSEA’s international legal personality; the Ministerial Declaration; and PEMSEA’s future role and operating modality.
Document Number Document Title EC/09/DOC/01 List of Documents EC/09/DOC/03 Agenda EC/09/DOC/04 Annotated Agenda EC/09/DOC/05 Implementation of Executive Committee Decisions and Recommendations EC/09/DOC/06 Progress Review: SDS-SEA Implementation EC/09/DOC/09 Senior Government Officials Meeting EC/09/DOC/11 East Asian Seas Congress 2009 Program, Special Meetings and Events, and Exhibition EC/09/DOC/12 ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity as a PEMSEA Partner EC/09/DOC/13 PEMSEA's Future Role and Operating Modality EC/09/DOC/14 The World Bank as a Sponsoring Organization of PEMSEA
Proceedings of Twinning Workshop on Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
The Twinning Workshop on Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) was held at the Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila Hotel, Philippines, from 18 to 21 May 2009. The workshop was co-organized by PEMSEA and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)/PEMSEA Twinning Secretariat, supported by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) of Republic of Korea, and hosted by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines. The Workshop was attended by participants from Indonesia, People’s Republic of China, and the Philippines. Resource persons for the workshop were from RO Korea and the United States. Representatives from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) were also invited as observers. The workshop aimed to: 1) share good practices and challenges on Integrated River Basin and Coastal Area Management (IRBCAM); and 2) develop TMDL capacity among IRBCAM sites as a means of strengthening pollution reduction planning and implementation.
Proceedings of the Fourth Executive Committee Meeting
The fourth Executive Committee Meeting was held at the Huwan Hot Spring Leisure Hotel in Beijing, PR China on 20 December 2008. The Meeting was attended by the EAS Partnership Council Chair, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, the Intergovernmental Session Chair, Dr. Li Haiqing and the Technical Session Chair, Mr. Hiroshi Terashima. Prof. Mao Bin, Mr. Liang Fengkui and Dr. Zhang Zaohui of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) of PR China attended as the representatives of the meeting’s host country. Mr. Takashi Ichioka of the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) of Japan attended as an observer. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as the Secretariat.
Document Number Document Title EC/08/DOC/01 List of Documents EC/08/DOC/02 Agenda EC/08/DOC/03 Annotated Agenda EC/08/DOC/04 Progress Report on the Implementation of EAS Partnership Council and Executive Committee Decisions and Recommendations EC/08/DOC/04a East Asian Seas Congress 2009 EC/08/DOC/04b Establishing ICM Learning Centers EC/08/DOC/04c The PEMSEA Trust Fund Management Guidelines EC/08/DOC/04d IUCN-ARO as a PEMSEA Partner EC/08/DOC/05 Recognition of PEMSEA's Legal Personality EC/08/DOC/06 Ministerial Declaration Concept Paper EC/08/DOC/07 PEMSEA's Future Thrusts and Strategy for the Next Phase
Proceedings of the 2008 PNLG Forum
“Water Resources Protection, Utilization and Management”
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 19-21 November 2008
A. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The 2008 PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG) forum was held at Sokha Hotel, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, from 19-21 November 2008. It was the seventh of a series of forum conducted since the network was launched in 2001 in RO Korea. The 2008 PNLG Forum was hosted by the Municipal Government of Sihanoukville and focused on the theme “Water Resources Protection, Utilization and Management”.
1.2. The forum aimed to a) share good practices and lessons learned in water resources protection, utilization and management; b) discuss strategies on strengthening water governance and capacity, and b) identify strategies for sustaining the network and expanding its role to support local ICM implementation and scaling up.
1.3. The forum was jointly organized by the Municipal Government of Sihanoukville, PEMSEA and the PNLG Secretariat. Eight local business enterprises provided in-kind contribution for the organization of the forum.
1.4. Twenty two local governments from 9 countries across the region participated in the forum in addition to regional experts/resource speakers from the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Southeast Asia Secretariat, Phnom Penh Water Suppy Authority (PPWSA), Macao Water Supply Co., Ltd., Marine Environmental Research and Innovative Technology (MERIT) of the City University of Hong Kong, Coastal and Ocean Management Instiute (COMI) of Xiamen University and Oil Spill Response and East Asia Response Ltd. (OSRL EARL).
1.5. Representatives from international and national agencies in Cambodia as well as from the academe also participated in the forum.
1.6. The forum was divided into 3 major parts: the opening ceremony, the general assembly meeting and the technical workshop. The forum was concluded by a field trip to key areas in Sihanoukville.
1.7. The meeting agenda and full list of participants is attached as Annex 1 and 2.
Proceedings of the National Workshop for Local Governments Implementing ICM in China
The National Workshop for Local Governments Implementing ICM in China aimed to provide a venue for the ICM parallel sites in China: (a) to share their progress, plans and needs for ICM program development and implementation and environmental investments; and (b) to learn about the experiences, tools and approaches for capacity development, institutional arrangements, monitoring and environmental investments of other partners. The workshop was held at the Xiamen Golden Sands Gulf Hotel, Xiamen, PR China, from 10-11 November 2008. The workshop was co-organized by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) of China, the Municipal Government of Xiamen and PEMSEA.
Proceedings of the Second East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The second East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting was held at the Toranomon Pastoral Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, from 14 to 17 July 2008. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) of Japan hosted the Meeting. The Meeting was attended by delegates from PEMSEA Partner countries namely: Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, as well as delegates from non-State Partners namely: Conservation International (CI); Coastal Management Center (CMC); International EMECS Center; IOC/WESTPAC; International Ocean Institute (IOI); Korea Maritime Institute (KMI); Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP); Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF); Oil Spill Response and East Asia Response Limited (OSRL/EARL); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML); and UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea LME Project. Observers represented at the Meeting were: the Government of Thailand; the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG); and the UNEP COBSEA Secretariat. The GEF Implementing Agency was represented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Manila and the UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as the Secretariat.
Proceedings of the Third Executive Committee Meeting
The Third Executive Committee Meeting was held at the Office of the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF) in Tokyo, Japan on 13 July 2008. The Meeting was attended by the EAS Partnership Council Chair, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng and the Technical Session Chair, Mr. Hiroshi Terashima. Two researchers from OPRF, namely: Mr. Eiji Sakai, International Affairs Team, and Dr. Aiko Endo, Research Fellow, attended the Meeting as observers. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as the Secretariat.
Document Number Document Title EC/08/DOC/01 Agenda EC/08/DOC/02 Report on the Implementation of the Executive Committee Recommendations
Proceedings of the Second Executive Committee Meeting
The second Executive Committee Meeting was held at the PEMSEA Office, Quezon City, Philippines on 14-15 March 2008. The Meeting was attended by the EAS Partnership Council Chair, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng; the Intergovernmental Session Chair, Dr. Li Haiqing; and the Technical Session Chair, Mr. Hiroshi Terashima. During the discussion of Agenda Item No. 8 on PEMSEA's Legal Personality, members of the Technical Working Group on the Recognition of PEMSEA's Legal Personality, and representatives from the Philippines National Focal Agency and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office attended the meeting. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as Secretariat.
Document Number Document Title EC/08/DOC/01 List of Documents EC/08/DOC/02 Agenda EC/08/DOC/03 Annotated Agenda EC/08/DOC/04 Recruitment of the Executive Director and PRF Technical Services Staff EC/08/DOC/05 GEF/UNDP Project on the Implementation of the SDS-SEA EC/08/DOC/06 Framework of Partnership Programmes EC/08/DOC/07 State of the Coasts Reporting System EC/08/DOC/08 PRF Business Plan EC/08/DOC/09 Concept Paper on the Establishment of PEMSEA Legal Personality towards a Self-sustaining Regional Mechanism EC/08/DOC/10 Second EAS Partnership Council Meeting EC/08/DOC/11 East Asian Seas Congress 2009 EC/08/DOC/12 Third Ministerial Forum EC/08/DOC/13 EAS Congress 2012 Host Country EC/08/DOC/14 PEMSEA Trust Fund EC/08/DOC/17 ICM Training Course and Manuals EC/08/DOC/18 ICM Code and Recognition System EC/08/DOC/19 PSHEM Code and Recognition System EC/08/DOC/20 Activities of the Executive Committee (2008-2010)