PEMSEA ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 2008–2010 A GEF/UNDP Regional Programme PEMSEA Accomplishment Report (2008–2010) © 2010 Published by Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). www.pemsea.org. PEMSEA. 2010. PEMSEA Accomplishment Report (2008–2010). Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Quezon City, Philippines. ISBN 978-971-812-024-8 PEMSEA is a GEF Project, implemented by UNDP, and executed by UNOPS. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the other participating organizations. 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Highlights 4 Addressing Transboundary Issues at the 8 Subregional Level Bilateral Cooperation on SDS-SEA 10 Implementation National Implementation of SDS-SEA 11 Initiatives in ICM 14 Enabling Capacities 16 Advocacy 24 PEMSEA Resource Facility Services 32 Resource Mobilization 34 PEMSEA ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 2008–2010 Messages November 26, 2009 marked a monumental event for the Since the 2nd EAS Partnership Council MeeƟ ng in East Asian Seas region as the Agreement Recognizing the July 2008, the PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF) has InternaƟ onal Legal Personality of PEMSEA was signed by eight proceeded with the roll-out of the GEF/UNDP/UNOPS PEMSEA Country Partners, thereby establishing PEMSEA as an ImplementaƟ on of the Sustainable Development internaƟ onal organizaƟ on for coastal and ocean governance. Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA), including That same day, the Ministers and senior government the challenging processes for the preparaƟ on and representaƟ ves to the Third Ministerial Forum adopted the conduct of the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009 Manila DeclaraƟ on on Strengthening the ImplementaƟ on and the Third Ministerial Forum, securing countries’ of Integrated Coastal Management for Sustainable support for PEMSEA’s InternaƟ onal Legal Personality Development and Climate Change AdaptaƟ on in the Seas of and the conƟ nuing eī orts to secure the Headquarters East Asia Region. The DeclaraƟ on confi rmed the countries’ Agreement. commitments to building resilience to climate change as a key emerging concern in the region, and reaĸ rmed their With this report, we are happy to present a number of resolve to implement and meet the targets of the Sustainable important accomplishments from 2008 to 2010 from Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) acƟ viƟ es related to: ICM development, implementaƟ on through ICM scaling up eī orts. and scaling up; various capacity building eī orts at the local, naƟ onal and regional levels; building These developments and achievements come with huge cooperaƟ on through twinning arrangements, public- challenges, but that is also where our partnership becomes private partnerships and promoƟ on of corporate social paramount. PEMSEA Country and Non-Country Partners responsibility; development of tools and mechanisms recognize the need for joint collaboraƟ ve planning and for monitoring and standardizaƟ on of good pracƟ ces; implementaƟ on. The accomplishments of PEMSEA from 2008 and laying out the plans for PEMSEA’s transformaƟ on to 2010, as covered in this report, highlight key acƟ viƟ es and sustainability. and collaboraƟ ve undertakings in support of the SDS-SEA implementaƟ on, as well as the work being undertaken to The transiƟ on phase (2008-2012) requires acƟ ons further strengthen the regional partnership arrangement. and deliverables that necessitate abundant energy and commitment from PEMSEA Partners, other We are pleased to see the number and variety of collaborators and stakeholders, and the PRF. The accomplishments these past two years and we would like PRF will conƟ nue to coordinate with all Partners and to take this opportunity to acknowledge the eī orts of our concerned enƟƟ es/sectors to operaƟ onalize joint Country and Non-Country Partners, the members of the acƟ ons that will bring into full play the role of each ExecuƟ ve CommiƩ ee, PEMSEA’s Sponsoring Agencies, the partner and stakeholder within the framework of the various collaboraƟ ng organizaƟ ons, and the PEMSEA Resource SDS-SEA and to engage all Partners in the undertakings Facility. related to the transformaƟ on of PEMSEA. Dr. Chua Thia-Eng Raphael PM Lotilla Chair Executive Director East Asian Seas Partnership Council PEMSEA Resource Facility 3 Highlights PEMSEA continues in its quest on the vision and mission of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA), bringing the region closer to achieving the targets set under the Haikou Partnership Agreement and the Manila Declaration. Through stronger partnerships, PEMSEA Resource Facility management and staī . networking and collaboration, PEMSEA is broadening its Moving from a project-based Building Dynamic Partnerships arrangement into a regional and Enhancing Synergies portfolio of services and collaborative mechanism stepping up its efforts to PEMSEA is broadening its partnership PEMSEA is evolving into a country and base. In 2009, four new Partners joined bring about governance and partner-owned, self-sustaining regional the East Asian Seas (EAS) Partnership management changes in the mechanism. In 2009, Country Partners Council, namely the PEMSEA Network signed an agreement recognizing the of Local Governments for Sustainable Seas of East Asia region. internaƟ onal legal personality of PEMSEA, Coastal Development, the IUCN-Asia thereby providing the organizaƟ on with the Regional Oĸ ce, EMECS Center of Japan This Report highlights the legal capacity to enter into contracts and and the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity. directly receive and manage funds in its own In addiƟ on, The World Bank signed scale and extent of various name. A draŌ Headquarters Agreement was an MOU with PEMSEA, agreeing to collaborative actions subsequently prepared and submiƩ ed to the become a Sponsoring OrganizaƟ on. Philippine Department of Foreign Aī airs, PEMSEA now has 11 Country Partners and accomplishments of following a naƟ onal inter-agency consultaƟ on and 19 Non-Country Partners, as well as PEMSEA from July 2008 and review. The Headquarters Agreement will the Global Environment Facility (GEF), grant PEMSEA the privileges and immuniƟ es United NaƟ ons Development Programme to June 2010. necessary to enable it to eī ecƟ vely perform (UNDP), United NaƟ ons Oĸ ce for Project its mandate and funcƟ ons in the Philippines. Services (UNOPS) and The World Bank in the EAS Partnership Council. Strengthening SDS-SEA Implementation To address emerging issues related to climate change, the Third Ministerial Forum 2009 adopted the Manila DeclaraƟ on on Strengthening ImplementaƟ on of ICM for Sustainable Development and Climate Change AdaptaƟ on. The DeclaraƟ on idenƟfi es ten prioriƟ es for countries and a commitment to report on their progress at the next Ministerial Forum in 2012. 4 PEMSEA ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT 2008–2010 The Joint AcƟ on Plan for Strategic resources, protected area management and as a means to assess policy, social, CooperaƟ on between the Governments ecotourism (ASEAN Center for Biodiversity); economic and environmental condiƟ ons at of the Republic of the Philippines and the 6th Marine PolluƟ on and Ecotoxicology a site (baseline condiƟ ons), and to provide People’s Republic of China, signed on 29 Conference (MERIT and CMC); stakeholder informaƟ on on environmental improvements October 2009, signifi es the commitment of consultaƟ on on shoreline change, erosion and other changes that have occurred during both countries to SDS-SEA implementaƟ on. management and sea level rise (IOI); policy the ICM program. The SOC serves as a tool The Joint AcƟ on Plan states that “both on climate change and ocean and coastal for monitoring progress, achievements sides will work cooperaƟ vely toward the ecosystems (IUCN-ARO); internaƟ onal marine and constraints, and conƟ nually improving implementaƟ on of the SDS-SEA” under the and environmental policy educaƟ on program ICM program implementaƟ on at the local PEMSEA. (KMI); integrated coastal and river basin government level. management (NOWPAP); guideline on the use of oil spill dispersants in Cambodia (OSR); National policies and action plans chemical safety in coastal regions and rapid The EAS Congress 2009 for sustainable coastal and ocean assessment of marine polluƟ on (PML); and management the establishment of a regional monitoring The EAS Congress 2009 was co-organized with network in the Yellow Sea (YSLME). the Philippine Department of Environment The Haikou Partnership Agreement (2006) and Natural Resources and hosted by the targeted the formulaƟ on and implementaƟ on The PEMSEA Resource Facility is tapping Government of the Philippines. Key events of of naƟ onal policies and acƟ on plans in at universiƟ es and other sources of intellectual the Congress included the Third Ministerial least 70 percent of the parƟ cipaƟ ng PEMSEA capital to help facilitate knowledge sharing Forum, the 2nd Regional Youth Forum, and countries by 2015. IndicaƟ ons are that this in ICM. Five ICM Learning Centers were the InternaƟ onal Conference, which consisted target will be achieved in advance of 2015. established since 2008. Regional and naƟ onal of 21 workshops and 9 special side events. Nine of eleven Country Partners iniƟ ated task forces were operaƟ onalized and at least The key outcomes of the InternaƟ onal the development of naƟ onal policies on 19 members of the task force were engaged Conference, which focused on local sustainable coastal and ocean management to provide technical assistance to naƟ onal implementaƟ on and good pracƟ ces in coastal and/or are in the process of implementaƟ on and local government acƟ viƟ es. and ocean governance, were presented to of such policies.