Proceedings of the Sixteenth East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The 16th EAS Partnership Council Meeting was held on July 23-24, 2024, at Costa Palawan Resort, Puerto Princesa, Philippines, and via Zoom. Onsite participants included the EAS PC Chair; the Intergovernmental Session Chair and Co-Chair; the Technical Session Co-Chair ; the Executive Director of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF); country partners from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, Timor-Leste and Vietnam; non-country partners from the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB), Oil Spill Response Ltd. (OSRL), PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG), and PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers (PNLC) as an observer.
Online participants included the EAS PC Co-chair, Technical Session Chair, country partners from RO Korea and Singapore; non-country partners from the International Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Center (EMECS), International Union for Conservation of Nature - Asia Regional Office (IUCN-ARO), Korea Institute for Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF), Ipieca and the National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service (NMHMS).
The meeting covered various topics including updates on the EAS Congress 2024, progress report on SDS-SEA Implementation 2023-2027, updates on the Blue Carbon Program, and preparations for the 8th Ministerial Forum. Key outcomes included approving NMHMS as a new non-country partner, discussing the draft Ministerial Declaration, and approving the PRF Work Plan and Budget for 2024-2025. The meeting concluded with recommendations for enhancing regional cooperation and sustainable coastal management in the East Asian Seas region.
Proceedings of the Fifteenth East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The 15th EAS PC Meeting was held in a hybrid format on 26-27 July 2023 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Hanoi, Viet Nam, and via Zoom.
Onsite participants of the meeting included the EAS PC Chair; the Technical Session Chair and Co-Chair; the Intergovernmental Session Co-Chair; the Executive Director of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF); country partners from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam; and non-country partners from the International Union for Conservation of Nature – Asia Regional Office (IUCN-ARO), Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), Ocean Policy Research Institute – Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF), Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG), and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). Online participants included country partners RO Korea and Singapore; non-country partners ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB), International Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Center (EMECS), Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK), and Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP). The meeting was also participated onsite by observers from the PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers (PNLC), China PEMSEA Center for Sustainable Development, Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines.
The PRF served as the secretariat.
Proceedings of the Fourteen East Asia Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The 14th EAS PC Meeting was held virtually on 27-28 July 2022 via Zoom. It was participated by the incumbent and incoming Chairs and Co-Chairs of the EAS PC, the Executive Director of the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF); country partners, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam; non-country partners, namely the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), IPIECA, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP), Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), and PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG); and observers from the IPB University of Indonesia, PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers (PNLC), State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) in The City University of Hong Kong, and Philippine Country Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). PRF served as the secretariat of the meeting.
Proceedings of the 13th East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The 13th East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council (PC) Meeting was held virtually on 28-29 July 2021 through a Zoom conference call. Representatives from 10 PEMSEA country partners (CPs) namely Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam attended the meeting. Also in attendance were representatives from PEMSEA non-country partners (NCPs), namely the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), International Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS) Center, IPIECA, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP), Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF), Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG).
Representatives from the PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers (PNLC), China-PEMSEA Sustainable Coastal Management Cooperation Center (CPC), and Provincial Administration of Preah Sihanouk (SHV) Cambodia) participated as guests. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as the Secretariat for the meeting.
Proceedings of the Twelfth East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The 12th East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council Meeting was held virtually through a zoom video conference call on 22 July 2020. The Meeting was attended by representatives from ten PEMSEA Country Partners namely: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor Leste, and Vietnam. Representatives from PEMSEA Non-Country Partners were also in attendance, namely: ASEAN Biodiversity Center (ACB); International Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Center (EMECS); International Union for Conservation of Nature – Asia Regional Office (IUCN); Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM); Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK);Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP); Ocean Policy Research Institute – The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF); Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML); PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) Secretariat; UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea LME Project II (YSLME). Representatives from China PEMSEA Center and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines participated as observers. The PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) served as the Secretariat for the meeting.
DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE PC/20/DOC/01a List of Documents PC/20/DOC/01b List of Participants PC/20/DOC/01c Council and Technical Session Provisional Agenda PC/20/DOC/01d Council and Technical Session Annotated Agenda PC/20/DOC/02 Summary of Recommendations and Decisions of the 11th EAS Partnership Council (July 2019) and the 23rd Executive Committee Meeting (April 2019) and 24th Executive Committee (April 2020), Status of Actions Taken PC/20/DOC/03 Report of the Council Chair PC/20/DOC/04 Report of the Executive Director PC/20/DOC/05 Inclusion of NIVA as New PEMSEA Non-Country Partner PC/20/DOC/06a Designation of PEMSEA’s Regional Center for Excellence: COMI PC/20/DOC/06b Annex 1. Selected Papers of COMI 2014 – 2018 PC/20/DOC/6c Annex 2. Selected Research Projects PC/20/DOC/6d Annex 3. Training Programs PC/20/DOC/6e Annex 4. External Review Summary COMI PC/20/DOC/07 Mid-term Review of the SDS-SEA Implementation Plan (2018-2022) PC/20/DOC/08 EAS Congress 2021 PC/20/DOC/09a UNDP/GEF Scaling Up SDS-SEA PC/20/DOC/09b UNDP/GEF ATSEA-2 PC/20/DOC/09c ASEANO Marine pollution Capacity Building project PC/20/DOC/09d UNDP/GEF IRBM (project in the pipeline) PC/20/DOC/09e Blue solutions for reducing maritime transport GHG emissions through increased energy efficiency of ship and port activities in East Asia PC/20/DOC/10a Intergovernmental Session Provisional Agenda PC/20/DOC/10b Intergovernmental Session Annotated Agenda PC/20/DOC/11a COVID-19 and its implications on PEMSEA’s Post-2020 Sustainability Plans PC/20/DOC/11b Annex A. Country Measures Against COVID-19 PC/20/DOC/11c Annex B. Impacts of COVID-19 on Project Implementation PC/20/DOC/11d Annex C. PEMSEA’s Current and Pipeline Projects PC/20/DOC/11e Annex D. Best Case Scenario Sources of Revenues and Forecast Budget Expenditure for 2021 PC/20/DOC/11f Annex E. Initial Topics PEMSEA can focus on in 2021 and beyond PC/20/DOC/12a Selection and Appointment of PRF Executive Director 2021-2023 PC/20/DOC/12b Annex 1. PEMSEA Rules of Governance Annex 4 – Selection and Appointment of the PRF Executive Director PC/20/DOC/12c Annex 2. PEMSEA Rules of Governance Annex 11 – Revised Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee PC/20/DOC/12d Annex 3. Brief Timeline on Recruitment of Previous PRF Executive Directors PC/20/DOC/12e Annex 4. Terms of Reference of the ED from the PRF Re-engineering Plan PC/20/DOC/12f Annex 5. PEMSEA Annual Report 2018 PC/20/DOC/12g Annex 6. Executive Director’s Reflection 2018 PC/20/DOC/12h Annex 7. Report of the Executive Director 2018 PC/20/DOC/12i Annex 8. PEMSEA Annual Report 2019 PC/20/DOC/12j Annex 9. Endorsement from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines PC/20/DOC/13 PEMSEA Corporate Work Plan and Budget 2020 and 2021
Proceedings of the Eleventh East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The 11th East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting was held at the JW Marriott Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia from 24 to 26 July 2019. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) of Indonesia co-hosted the Meeting. The Meeting was attended by representatives from nine PEMSEA Partner Countries namely: Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. Five representatives from Non-Country Partners were in attendance, namely: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), International EMECS Center, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), Ocean Policy Research Institute – The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC). Representatives from Thailand, the Coral Triangle Initiative Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines participated as observers. The Partnership Council focused on the following key issues: (a) Results of the EAS Congress 2018 and Sixth Ministerial Forum; (2) Post-2020 Futures Strategy and Report; (3) Election of new Partnership Council officers; (4) PEMSEA and the Decade of Ocean Science, among others. The publication summarizes the proceedings of the meeting.
DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE PC/19/DOC/01a List of Documents PC/19/DOC/01b List of Participants PC/19/DOC/01c Council Session Provisional Agenda PC/19/DOC/01d Council Session Annotated Agenda PC/19/DOC/02 Summary of Decisions and Recommendations PC/19/DOC/03 Report of the Council Chair PC/19/DOC/04 Report of the Executive Director PC/19/DOC/07a Technical Session Provisional Agenda PC/19/DOC/07b Technical Session Annotated Agenda PC/19/DOC/08 EAS Congress 2018 and Sixth Ministerial Forum PC/19/DOC/9a PEMSEA Post-2020 Futures Report and Strategy/Post-2020 Plan PC/19/DOC/10 Update on the SDS-SEA Project PC/19/DOC/11 PEMSEA and the Decade of Ocean Science
Proceedings of the Tenth East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The Tenth East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council Meeting was held at the Peninsula Manila, Makati City, Philippines from 24 to 27 July 2018. The Meeting was attended by representatives from nine PEMSEA Partner Countries, namely: China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. A representative from Thailand participated as an observer. Nine representatives from Non-Country Partners were in attendance, namely: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB); Conservation International (CI) Philippines; International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM); Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST); Ocean Policy Research Institute Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF); Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML); and PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG). Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines and Regional Hub Bangkok participated as observers.
The Partnership Council focused on the following agenda items: approval of the SDS-SEA Implementation Plan 2018-2022, updates on the upcoming East Asian Seas Congress 2018, status of the Natoinal and Regional State of the Oceans and Coasts Reporting, approval of the ICM Training Manual, discussion on PEMSEA's Sustainability, updates on sustainable financing mechanism for the SDS-SEA implementation, review of the draft Sixth Ministerial Forum declaration, and approval of the PEMSEA work plan and budget 2018-2019.
DOCUMENT NUMBER DOCUMENT TITLE PC/18/DOC/01a List of Documents PC/18/DOC/01b List of Participants PC/18/DOC/01c Council Session Provisional Agenda PC/18/DOC/01d Council Session Annotated Agenda PC/18/DOC/02 Summary of Decisions and Recommendations PC/18/DOC/03 Council Chair Report PC/18/DOC/04 Executive Director's reflections PC/18/DOC/05a Technical Session Provisional Agenda PC/18/DOC/05b Technical Session Annotated Agenda PC/18/DOC/06 SDS-SEA Implementation Plan
PC/18/DOC/07 EAS Congress 2018 PC/18/DOC/07b EAS Congress 2018 Annex A PC/18/DOC/08 State of Oceans and Coasts Reporting PC/18/DOC/09 ICM Training Manual
Proceedings of the Ninth East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The Ninth East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council Meeting was held at the Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City, Philippines from 24 to 26 July 2017. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines co-hosted the Meeting. The Meeting was attended by representatives from ten PEMSEA Partner Countries, namely: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. A representative from Thailand participated as an observer. Nine representatives from Non-Country Partners were in attendance, namely: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB); Conservation International (CI) Philippines; IPIECA The Global Oil and Gas Industry Association for Environmental and Social Issues; International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM); Ocean Policy Research Institute Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF); Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL); Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML); and UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project. Representatives from the Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK) were present as a new Non Country Partner. Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) participated as observers.
The Partnership Council focused on the following key issues:(a) Review of the Draft SDS-SEA Implementation Plan 2017-2022; (b) Preparation for the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2018; (c) Development of the Regional and National State of the Oceans and Coasts reports; (d) Approval of PEMSEA ICM Professional Certification; (e) Responses to PEMSEA’s Third Party Assessment; (f) Sustainable Financing Mechanism for SDS-SEA Implementation; (g) Status of recruitment of new PEMSEA Executive Director; (h) Review of PEMSEA Secretariat Work Plan and Budget 2017-2018; and (i) Collaborative Planning, among others.
Proceedings of the Eighth East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting
The Eighth East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership Council Meeting was held at the Be Grand Resort, Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines from 13 to 14 July 2016. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines co-hosted the Meeting with assistance from the Bohol Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office. The Meeting was attended by representatives from ten PEMSEA Partner Countries, namely: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. A representative from Thailand participated as an observer. Nine representatives from Non-Country Partners were in attendance, namely: ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB); Conservation International (CI) Philippines; IPIECA The Global Oil and Gas Industry Association for Environmental and Social Issues; Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM); Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP); Ocean Policy Research Institute Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI,SPF); Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL); United Nations Environment Programme Global Programme of Action for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (UNEP-GPA); and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) participated as observers.
The Partnership Council focused on the following key issues: (a) Achieving the SDS-SEA post-2015 targets; (b) Development of the SDS-SEA Implementation Plan for 2017-2021; (c) Approval of PEMSEA Informative Documents on ICM Code, ICM System Certification and ICM Professional Certification; (d) Election of new Partnership Council Chairs and Co-Chairs; (e) Establishment of an EAS Partnership Council Subcommittee on a Self-Sustaining PEMSEA and (e) Collaborative Planning, among others. This publication summarizes the proceedings of the meeting.