Regional ICM Train the Trainers Course 2010 in Xiamen, China

The Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) in collaboration with the Coastal and Ocean Management Insititute (COMI) of the Xiamen University will be conducting a Regional Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Train-the-Trainers Course on October 10-14, 2010 in Xiamen, China. The training course will be participated in by 27 individuals from academic and research institutions, national government agencies and local governments from seven countries, namely, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The said training is part of PEMSEA's strategic approach for an ICM capacity development program in support of PEMSEA participating countries' commitment to place 20 percent of the region's coastline under an ICM program by 2015. It is also hoped that the training will be a springboard for the creation of a resource pool of ICM experts and trainers for the countries and the East Asian region.

The 4-day training course is specifically designed: (1) to enhance the participants' knowledge and skills on the ICM concept, process and practices essential to ICM program implementation; and, (2) to develop a core team of ICM trainers to ensure effective delivery of PEMSEA's ICM Model Course 1: Understanding ICM, within the standards required by PEMSEA. The training course will have classroom sessions, field visits to model ICM sites in Xiamen, and planning workshops for participants.

The upcoming Regional ICM Train the Trainers (ToT) Course follows the Regional ICM ToT Course conducted in 2008 which resulted to the creation of ICM learning centers in Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, as well as a pool of trainers who have conducted National ICM Training Courses in their respective countries.