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For a special Academic Rate, contact Usin Leung at [email protected] or call +65 8813 1714 Visit nytimes.com/edu The APRU and The New York Times Asia-Pacific Case Competition 2017 Contents About APRU and The New York Times 6 Introduction 7 Top 10 Case Submissions Winner University of Washington Safeguarding U.S. West Coast Communities from a Warming Climate Katherine Crosman Leah Johnson Eleni Petrou Hillary Scannell 9 1st Runner Up Yale-NUS College Stricter Emissions Controls to Preserve Australia’s Ecologic, Environmental, and Economic Stability Stephanie Chee 13 2nd Runner-up National University of Singapore Consumer Awareness on Illegal and Unsustainable Fishing in the Coral Triangle Nicole Lim 15 NYTimes.com apru.org 3 Contents Ateneo de Manila University University of the Philippines The Future of the Pacific Ocean Carlos Arcenas Benjo Buensuceso 19 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Australia’s Wake-Up Call for The Reef’s Policies Felicia Rebecca Isjwara Joo Eun Kim 21 University of Auckland The Future of the Pacific Ocean James Halpin 23 University of Auckland Future Proofing Pacific Nations for Climate Change Effects David Lloyd Hare 25 University of California, San Diego The Future of the Pacific Ocean Eugenio Ascanio Carrera 27 4 NYTimes.com apru.org The APRU and The New York Times Asia-Pacific Case Competition 2017 Contents UNSW Sydney Impacts of Climate Change on the Pacific Ocean Michael Dello-Iacovo 29 Yale-NUS College Sowing Seeds of Change in the Pacific Caldron Guadalupe Lazaro, Feroz Khan Kaushik Swaminathan Peter Lewis 31 Case Competition Task 36 Judging Criteria 37 NYTimes.com apru.org 5 About APRU and The New York Times APRU is the network of leading The New York Times Company is a universities linking the Americas, Asia global media organization dedicated to and Australasia. We bring together enhancing society by creating, collecting thought leaders, researchers, and and distributing high-quality news and policy-makers to exchange ideas and information. collaborate on effective solutions to the challenges of the 21st century. The Whether in print, with convenient home Association of Pacific Rim Universities is delivery of The New York Times or The the Voice of Knowledge and Innovation New York Times International Edition, for the Asia-Pacific region. on the go with an array of apps for smartphones and tablets, or online with Sustaining the Pacific Ocean is critical access to our award-winning website, for the future of the planet. APRU has NYTimes.com, The New York Times registered its voluntary commitment delivers excellence in journalism and to the United Nations Sustainability rich, interactive multimedia storytelling Development Goal 14: Conserve and to readers around the world. sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable Through live events and conference development. offerings year-round, The Times brings its curatorial expertise and APRU is committed to: editorial excellence to life, connecting 1) Raising awareness and encouraging audiences with journalists, like-minded future leaders in the Asia-Pacific to communities and industry leading engage with problems the Pacific figures for unrivaled experiences. Ocean faces through annual student- focused activities in collaboration with For advertisers, The Times offers international partners. international publishing alliances, 2) Supporting capacity building across sponsorship and innovative advertising the Asia-Pacific by developing a opportunities that enable them to reach network of research centers and experts new audiences, extend their brand and across disciplines, facilitating best affiliate their business with the standard- practice sharing and cross disciplinary bearing reputation of one of the world’s collaborations. premier news media companies. 3) Building an effective platform connecting latest research and experts across the Asia-Pacific with policy makers and international organizations actively facilitating policy development and implementation. 6 NYTimes.com apru.org The APRU and The New York Times Asia-Pacific Case Competition 2017 Introduction The inaugural APRU - The New York disaster science and recovery as well Times Case Competition attracted as oceanographic and environmental entries from some of the brightest minds research and education. in the Americas, Asia and Australasia to tackle a pressing issue: The Future of the APRU has registered voluntary Pacific Ocean. commitments to United Nations Sustainability Development Goal (SDG) I wish to congratulate the winners from 14: Conserve and sustainably use the The University of Washington in Seattle, oceans, seas and marine resources for Katherine Crosman, Leah Johnson, sustainable development (See http://bit. Eleni Petrou and Hillary Scannell; ly/2rLEuWm). and the runners-up from Yale-NUS College and the National University of We are most grateful for The New York Singapore, Stephanie Chee and Nicole Times’ partnership and for publishing Lim Pei Pey.Coming from both sides the winners’ article in its international of the Pacific Ocean, they demonstrate edition. the importance of this issue to diverse I would also like to thank the judges communities linked by this great ocean. from The New York Times’ award- I also wish to acknowledge the other winning newsroom, Ms Sarah entrants from 12 nations and territories Anderson, Senior Staff Editor, and and 31 universities. It was a privilege to Mr Dean Napolitano, Freelance have such a talented field from which to Journalist; and Professor Cindy Fan, select. It is no easy task to focus a policy Vice Provost for International Studies response to the complexities of climate and Global Engagement, UCLA, and change in 800 words. Professor Gretchen Kalonji, Dean, Institute for Disaster Management and As an association of the leading research Reconstruction, Sichuan University. universities around the Pacific Rim, APRU is addressing a sustainability As the voice of knowledge and issue critical for every society in the innovation in the Pacific, APRU will region and, indeed, as the world’s largest continue to use our unique geographical ocean, critical for the whole planet. reach to bring together the region’s leaders and brightest minds to address By engaging students in a case the future of the world’s greatest ocean. competition which aims to brief public policy leaders, we hope to strengthen long term leadership of climate Dr Christopher Tremewan change mitigation and adaptation, Secretary General ocean sustainability and governance, Association of Pacific Rim Universities NYTimes.com apru.org 7 Top 10 Case Submissions Winner 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up The APRU and The New York Times Asia-Pacific Case Competition 2017 Winner Safeguarding U.S. West Coast Communities from a Warming Climate University of Washington Katherine Crosman, Leah Johnson, Eleni Petrou, Hillary Scannel The U.S. West Coast is home to vibrant models predict that Pacific waters will coastal communities deeply connected to continue to warm, creating conditions the Pacific Ocean. For example, coastal similar to the catastrophic events in marine living resources, tourism and 2015. More frequent, longer lasting and recreation in California, Oregon and widespread HABs are likely. However, Washington provided 150,000 jobs and HAB policy responses are complicated brought in $25bn in gross domestic by the unpredictable timing, extent product in 2013 alone[1]. and duration of blooms, and a lack of coordinated monitoring, information In 2015, however, feverish conditions sharing, and action. in the Pacific Ocean threatened the West Coast. Unusually warm waters The policy measures recommended encouraged the rapid growth of the here are grounded in one simple toxic algae, Pseudo-nitzchia australis, goal: continue to protect public producing domoic acid. Consuming health while sustaining vibrant West foods contaminated with domoic Coast communities. To accomplish acid causes illness, and even death, this goal, we provide three linked in humans, seabirds, and marine recommendations: (1) establish networks mammals. that connect managers, science, and users, (2) establish formal systems to In order to protect public health, mitigate the economic effects of HABs, lucrative fisheries are routinely closed and (3) coordinate on-going regional for short spells in response to harmful information-sharing and policy. algal blooms (HABs). However, the unprecedented scale and duration of (1) Connecting science, users and the 2015 HAB led to widespread and management: A network of coastal protracted closures of California, Oregon, monitoring currently exists from and Washington coastal fisheries[2] southern California through the and took its toll on the wider marine Pacific Northwest as a part of NOAA’s ecosystem, causing mass mortality integrated ocean observing system in seabirds, pinnipeds and sea otters (https://ioos.noaa.gov/). In addition (Figure 1). The total economic losses to these efforts, NOAA works with from this event have yet researchers at West