2. What is PEMSEA
Building on the foundation of
an earlier project - Marine
Pollution Prevention
and Management in the
East Asian Seas (MPP-EAS)
1994-1999
11 countries
A GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional
Programme on Building
Partnerships in Environmental
Management for the Seas of
East Asia
1999-present
12 countries
The East Asian Seas
3. Intergovernmental, Interagency and Multisectoral
Partnerships – Regional Level
SDS-SEA: vision, strategies,
objectives and action plans
Partnership Council
EAS Congress: triannual;
ministerial forum, international
conference
4. Intergovernmental, Interagency and Multisectoral
Partnerships – Subregional Level
Bohai
Sea
Manila
BayGulf of
Thailand
Malacca
Straits
Institutional arrangements
• Coordinating mechanism
• Legislation
• International conventions
(e.g., OPRC)
Compensation/
Restoration
• FUND
• CLC
• Natural resource
valuation
• Rehabilitation of habitats
Response
• Protection techniques (booms
& skimmers, dispersants,
sand barriers)
• Clean up techniques (flushing,
manual & mechanical removal/
relocation, sorbents, tilling,
vacuum pumping,
bioremediation)
• Network of oil spill facilities
Risk assessment
• Retrospective RA
(resources, habitats)
• Prospective RA
(oil & grease, nutrients,
heavy metals, PAH, etc.)
• IIMS
Environmental Monitoring
• Oil spill modeling
• Water quality monitoring program
• Biodiversity monitoring
• IIMS
Capacity Building
• Institutional
• Industry
Oil spill contingency plan
development for the Gulf of
Thailand
5. Intergovernmental, Interagency and Multisectoral
Partnerships – National Level
Archipelagic Development
Agenda of the Philippines
national policy development
stakeholders consultation
policy reforms
institutional arrangements
capacity development
6. Intergovernmental, Interagency and Multisectoral
Partnerships – Local Level
Interagency partnerships in Xiamen, China
coordinating mechanism
integrated law enforcement
integrated environmental quality monitoring
interdisciplinary scientific advisory panel
some results
reduction of use conflicts
improvement of habitats
shorefront improvements
Public-private partnerships
Batangas Bay Coastal Management Council, Batangas
Province, Philippines
PPP on solid waste management in San Fernando City,
Philippines
7. Xiamen Municipal Government
Planning Committee
Trade and Commerce Committee
City Construction Committee
Science & Technology Committee
Transport Committee
Structural Reform Committee
Haicang Management Committee
Social Security Department
Finance Department
Marine and Fisheries
Environment
Tourism
Planning
Maritime
Port Authority
Legal
Maritime Defense
Land, Natural Resources and
Housing
Marine Management Office Scientific Advisory Panel
Chair: Mayor
Vice Chairs: Deputy Vice Mayors
Coordinating Mechanism for Interagency and Stakeholders
Collaboration and Partnerships – Xiamen, China
Marine
Management
Coordination
In 1993, the East Asian Seas nations collectively launched a regional initiative aimed at addressing the social, environmental and economic consequences of a continuing trend of degradation of their regional sea. The Regional Programme for the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas (MPP-EAS) was designed to demonstrate how marine pollution can be prevented and managed in developing countries through the application of appropriate policy, institutional and technological interventions.
The Regional Programme began operation in January 1994 and completed all major activities in December 1998. The Global Environment Facility provided US$ 8 million in support of the Programme. The Programme was implemented by the United Nations Development Programme and executed by the International Maritime Organization. Eleven nations participated in the regional initiative.
The second phase of the Regional Programme, Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), commenced in October 1999. The follow-on programme has been approved by the GEF with a budget of US$ 16.2 million, with UNDP as implementing agency, and IMO continuing to serve as executing agency.
Key stakeholders and experts prepared a functional sea use zonation scheme.
In 1997, the municipal government issued an administrative order adopting the scheme to:
- reduce use conflicts;
- to maximize the socioeconomic benefits derived from coastal and marine
resource use;
- to conserve biodiversity; and
- and to ensure the sustainable development of Xiamen waters.
Key stakeholders and experts prepared a functional sea use zonation scheme.
In 1997, the municipal government issued an administrative order adopting the scheme to:
- reduce use conflicts;
- to maximize the socioeconomic benefits derived from coastal and marine
resource use;
- to conserve biodiversity; and
- and to ensure the sustainable development of Xiamen waters.
Key stakeholders and experts prepared a functional sea use zonation scheme.
In 1997, the municipal government issued an administrative order adopting the scheme to:
- reduce use conflicts;
- to maximize the socioeconomic benefits derived from coastal and marine
resource use;
- to conserve biodiversity; and
- and to ensure the sustainable development of Xiamen waters.
Key stakeholders and experts prepared a functional sea use zonation scheme.
In 1997, the municipal government issued an administrative order adopting the scheme to:
- reduce use conflicts;
- to maximize the socioeconomic benefits derived from coastal and marine
resource use;
- to conserve biodiversity; and
- and to ensure the sustainable development of Xiamen waters.