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United Nations Development Programme Governments of Cambodia, PR China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam And United Nations Development Programme With the Governments of Japan, RO Korea and Singapore participating on a cost-sharing basis PROJECT DOCUMENT Project Title: Scaling up the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) UNDAF Outcome(s): CAMBODIA – Outcome 1: Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: National and local authorities and private sector institutions are better able to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources (fisheries, forestry, mangrove, land, and protected areas), cleaner technologies and responsiveness to climate change PR CHINA - Outcome 1: Government and other stakeholders ensure environmental sustainability, address climate change, and promote a green, low carbon economy. INDONESIA - Outcome 5: Climate Change and Environment: Strengthened climate change mitigation and adaptation and environmental sustainability measures in targeted vulnerable provinces, sectors and communities LAO PDR – Outcome 7: The government ensures sustainable natural resources management through improved governance and community participation PHILIPPINES- Outcome 4: Resilience Towards Disasters and Climate Change: Adaptive capacities of vulnerable communities and ecosystems will have been strengthened to be resilient toward threats, shocks, disasters, and climate change THAILAND –Goal 4: National development processes enhanced towards climate resilience and environmental sustainability TIMOR LESTE – Outcome 2: Vulnerable groups experience a significant improvement in sustainable livelihoods, poverty reduction and disaster risk management within an overarching crisis prevention and recovery context. PRODOC: Scaling up Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) 1 VIETNAM – Focus Area One: Inclusive, Equitable and Sustainable Growth UNDP Strategic Plan Environment and Sustainable Development Primary Outcome: Output 2.5. Legal and regulatory frameworks, policies and institutions enabled to ensure the conservation, sustainable use, and access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems, in line with international conventions and national legislation UNDP Strategic Plan Secondary Outcome: Output 2.5.3 Number of countries implementing national and sub-national plans to protect and restore the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems. Executing Entity/Implementing Partner: Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Implementing Entity/Responsible Partners: PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) Brief Description This GEF-supported project seeks to reduce pollution and rebuild degraded marine resources through scaling up the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) in Cambodia, PR China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam that share six large marine ecosystems (LMEs), and related catchment areas. It represents the “transformation phase” of a series of GEF support, culminating in the sustainability of the PEMSEA as the regional coordination of mechanism for implementation of SDS-SEA. It also makes a stronger linkage between sustainable development of river basins, coastal and marine areas and local, national and regional investment processes in a “blue economy”. The project objective is to catalyze actions and investments at the regional, national and local levels to rehabilitate and sustain coastal and marine ecosystem services and build a sustainable coastal and ocean-based economy in the East Asian region. This will be achieved through the implementation of three interconnected components comprising of: 1) partnerships in coastal and ocean governance enabling a self-sustaining, country- owned regional mechanism governing the LMEs in the East Asian region, including partnerships with other regional and subregional governance mechanisms; adoption of ocean policy, legal instruments and institutional improvements by national and local governments; and innovative financing mechanisms for the continuing support services required by countries for SDS-SEA implementation; 2) healthy and resilient marine and coastal ecosystems through conservation-focused ICM programs thereby increasing areal extent of healthy and resilient habitats; improving mangaement of over exploited and depleted fisheries; reducing discharge of pollutants from land-based activities and improving water use efficiency and conservation; increasing preparedness and capability of coastal communities to respond to natural and man-made hazards; and use of ecnomic and investment instruments to generate funds to rehabilitate and sustain coastal and marine ecosystem services; and 3) a knowledge platform for buiding a sustainable ocean-based blue economy by catalyzing resource allocation for ICM, CCA/DRR and SAP/NAP implementation at national and subregional/LME levels in the East Asian region, in partnership with the YSLME and WCPFC projects under the GEF/UNDP program framework entitled “Reducing Pollution and Rebuilding Degraded Marine Resources in the East Asian Seas through Implementation of Intergovernmental Agreements and Catalyzed Investments”; the 6 projects under the GEF/World Bank program framework entitled “Applying Knowledge Management to Scale up Partnership Investments for Sustainable Development of Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia and their Coasts”; GEF IW Learn; and other relevant regional and global KM networks. Targeting to achieve the 20% (45,000 km) coverage of the region’s coastline by ICM programs, the project strategizes to increase the areal extent and resilience of ecosystems in selected priorities sites of the eight participating countries and to replicate good practices in the application of ICM tools to new sites (Component 2), supported by enabling poicy, institutional arrangements and legal environments to scale up ICM implementation on the ground (Component 1). Meanwhile, Component 3 will mobilize broader technical and investment support to ICM up-scaling and implementatoin at the local level by strengthening the knowledge 2 PRODOC: Scaling up Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) base of state of coasts and oceans at local, national and regional levels, and implementation of a series of recognition and certification programs for local governments, ICM professionals, ports, universities and the corporate sector to extend technical services, develop a core human resource base, and catalyze public and private investments and participation in scaling up the implementation of ICM programs. Programme Period:2014-2018 Total resources required (total project funds): $167,909,459 Atlas Award ID: 00076225 Project ID:00087725 Total allocated resources PIMS #4752 (UNDP managed funds) UNDP (in-kind): $16,150,000 Start date: January 2014 GEF: $10,643,992 End Date: December 2018 Other (partner managed resources) Management Arrangements: IGO National and Local Governments: $138,555,467 PAC Meeting Date: 12 July 2013 Non-Government Partners and collaborators: $2,560,000 , Agreed by Government of Cambodia: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of PR China: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Indonesia: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Lao PDR: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Philippines: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Thailand: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Timor Leste: Date/Month/Year Agreed by Government of Vietnam: Date/Month/Year PRODOC: Scaling up Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) 3 Agreed by PEMSEA Resource Facility: Date/Month/Year Agreed by UNDP: Date/Month/Year 4 PRODOC: Scaling up Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy of the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................... 8 SECTION I: ELABORATION OF THE NARRATIVE ................................................................. 10 PART I: Situation Analysis ........................................................................................................... 10 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 10 Context and Global Significance .......................................................................................... 11 Continuous Challenges, Root Causes and Impacts ............................................................... 18 Long-term Solution and Barriers to Achieving the Solution ................................................ 26 Protected Area Coverage and Status ..................................................................................... 32 Stakeholder Analysis ............................................................................................................ 34 PART II: Strategy .......................................................................................................................... 39 Project Rationale and Policy Conformity ............................................................................. 39 Introduction to Project Site Interventions ............................................................................. 42 Project Goal, Objective,