The Malaysia CTI-CFF National Plan Action focuses on the development and implementation of innovative management approaches to overcome climate change risks and over exploitation of marine resources that could spur new sources of growth for our livelihood.

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CTI-CFF: Malaysia
The National Oceanography Directorate (NOD) under the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) serves as the
focal point and the National Secretariat of the Malaysia CTI-CFF
National Coordination Committee (NCC). Its members include both
representatives from various federal and state-level government
agencies. At the federal level, the members include
representatives from the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment, Ministry of Higher Education, Attorney
General’s Chambers, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Ministry of Finance, Ministry
of Tourism, and the Prime Minister’s Department.
At the state level, the members include the Sabah State
Government Office comprising Chief Minister Department, Sabah
Federal Secretary’s Office, Sabah Economic Planning Unit, the
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment and the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food Industry. NOD has also mobilized inter-
agency working groups that include non-government
organizations, universities and environmental agencies in Sabah.
NOD is also in the midst of establishing a CTI-CFF branch office
located in Universiti Malaysia Sabah to assist the National
Secretariat in the CTI-CFF region.
The Malaysia CTI-CFF National Plan Action focuses on the
development and implementation of innovative management
approaches to overcome climate change risks and
overexploitation of marine resources that could spur new sources
of growth for our livelihood. It embodies 12 guiding principles
representing Malaysia’s commitments in various treaties, policies
and declaration commitments in international forums and contains
134 specific actions that will directly contribute to achievement of
five goals of the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action.
Malaysia has been appointed as the Chair of the CTI-CFF Council
of Ministers from November 2011 to 2013. Its CTI-CFF NCC has
hosted a number of CTI-CFF regional events including the 4th CTI
Senior Officials’ Meeting and Coordination Mechanism Working
Groups Meeting in October, 2009. It has taken the lead in various
regional exchanges such as the CTI-CFF Regional Exchange on
Ecosystem Approach to Live Reef Fish Trade in October 2010 and
the Second CTI-CFF Regional Exchange and Policy Workshop on
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in September
2011. Malaysia has hosted international conferences and
meetings such as the First International Conference on Managing
Ecosystem Health of Tropical Seas in October 2010, CTI-CFF
Symposium on Scientific Research and Sustainable Management
of Ocean Ecosystem Health at the 22nd Pacific Science
Congress in June 2011 and the highly successful CTI-CFF
Regional Business Forum in October 2011. At the national level,
it has established an online portal, the Malaysian National
Oceanographic Data Centre (MyNODC) for CTI-CFF news and
publications and has advanced the application of ecosystem
approaches to fisheries management in its priority site in Sabah.
Contact
Prof. Nor Aeni Haji Mokhtar
Under Secretary
National Oceanography Directorate, Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation
Level 6, Block C4, Complex C, Federal Government Administrative
Centre
62662 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Tel: (+603) 8885 8201/02 Fax: (+603) 8889 3008
Website: http://www.mynodc.gov.my
Email: ctimalaysia@mosti.gov.my

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