Considerable collective experience harnessed through a Regional GIS to provide consensus views for regional decision making

1. REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND GULF OF THAILAND
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PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
CAMBODIA, CHINA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES,
THAILAND, VIET NAM.
FOCAL MINISTRIES ARE MINISTRIES OF ENVIRONMENT

2. REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND GULF OF THAILAND
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CHRONOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT
• 1996 Intergovernmental Meeting; PDF-B approved
• 1997 Inter-ministry committees;Technical Focal Points Mtg
• 1998 National Reports for TDA; 2 Tehnical Focal Point Mgs
• 1999 TDA & Framework SAP; Intergovernmental meeting
• 2000 Political negotiations with individual governments
Project brief cleared by Intergovernmental mtg;
Project brief approved by GEF Council
• 2001 Appraisal – finalisation of agreements
1st
intergovernmental steering committee mtg.
CEO Clearance – December
• 2002 UNEP final signature; PCU established January 28th

3. REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND GULF OF THAILAND
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PROBLEMS DURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE
• Inadequate use of the Inter-Ministry Committeees
• Poor horizontal communication in countries
• Too little money
• Difficulties of timing between countries

4. Project Steering Committee
IMC
RSTC
PCU
NTWG
SEAs
mangroves
coral reefs
seagrass
wetland
pollution
fishery
Regional
National
IMC: Inter-ministry Committee
NTWG: National Technical Working Group
SEAs: Specialised Executing Agencies
PCU: Project Co-ordinating Unit
RSTC: Regional Scientific and Technical Committee
RWGs: Regional Working Groups
EAS/RCU: East Asian Seas Regional Coordinating Unit
of UNEP
RWGs
IMC IMC IMC IMC IMC IMC
NTWG NTWG NTWG NTWG NTWG NTWG
COBSEA: Co-ordinating
Body for the Seas of East
Asia.
EAS/RCU
Reporting/guideline
Communication
SEAs
mangroves
[coral reefs]
seagrass
wetland
pollution
[fishery]*
SEAs
mangroves
coral reefs
seagrass
wetland
pollution
fishery
SEAs
mangroves
coral reefs
seagrass
wetland
pollution
fishery
SEAs
mangroves
coral reefs
seagrass
wetland
pollution
fishery
SEAs
mangroves
coral reefs
seagrass
wetland
pollution
fishery
SEAs
mangroves
coral reefs
seagrass
wetland
pollution
fishery
UNEP-GEF Management Framework for the Project:
Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand
Sub-national
China will not participate initially in those components in parentheses

5. REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND GULF OF THAILAND
WWW.UNEPSCS.ORG
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
• January 28TH
2002 PCU established
• March 15th
initial disbursements 1.1 million US$ completed
• April 15th
PCU fully staffed (4.5 professionals)
• February to April first round of Regional Working Groups and
Regional Scientific & Technical Committee meetings
• September to October 2nd
round of RWG meetings
• December 2nd
RSTC and PSC meetings

6. REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND GULF OF THAILAND
WWW.UNEPSCS.ORG
EXPERIENCES TO DATE
• Strong sense of national ownership
[All consultants from the region]
• Considerable collective experience harnessed
through a Regional GIS to provide consensus
views for regional decision making
• Confidence in project design and future
outcomes

7. REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND GULF OF THAILAND
WWW.UNEPSCS.ORG
EXPERIENCES TO DATE
• Strong sense of national ownership
[All consultants from the region]
• Considerable collective experience harnessed
through a Regional GIS to provide consensus
views for regional decision making
• Confidence in project design and future
outcomes