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Daily Reports
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced daily reports and a summary report from this meeting. To download our reports, please click below on the HTML or PDF icons.” |
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 The East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009
23-27 November 2009 | Manila, Philippines |
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 Summary Highlights of the Meeting:
Thursday, 26 November 2009
On Thursday morning, 26 November, participants at the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress convened in plenary for the closing of the International Conference on Sustainable Coastal and Ocean Development, and the opening and closing of the Ministerial Forum. During the closing of the Conference, participants heard reports on the outcomes of the: meeting’s six themes; Youth Forum; and overall conference outcomes. They also participated in an open discussion on the key recommendations, lessons learned and issues for future attention on coastal management and policy.
During the Ministerial Forum, participants: attended a signing of the agreement on PEMSEA’s legal personality and the Manila Declaration; heard a keynote speech by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Philippines; and listened to Minister’s statements, before the Forum closed at 11:02 am.
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Visit the full ENB web coverage for Thusday, 26 November
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| Youth participants to EAS Congress pose with Bebet Gozun, Earth Day Network. |
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CLOSING PLENARY: |
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| Demetrio Ignacio, Undersecretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines, hands over the conference flag to Jang-Hyun Choi, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Republic of Korea as the host of the next EAS Congress in 2012. |
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| The flag of the East Asian Seas was officially handed over to the Republic of Korea, the host to the East Asian Seas Congress in 2012. |
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| Signing of Agreement on PEMSEA's Legal Personality |
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| L-R: Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a discussion with Raphael Lotilla, PEMSEA and Jose Atienza Jr., Secretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines |
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| President Arroyo made the keynote speech at the opening of the ministerial segment of the EAS Congress. |
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| Group photo with President Arroyo |
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| View of the Ministerial Forum in session |
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| L-R: Teresita Castillo and Mundita Lim, DENR with Jose Atienza Jr., Secretary for the DENR, Philippines |
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| Signing of the Manila Declaration |
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009
On Wednesday, 25 November, participants at the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress convened in plenary to hear a keynote presentation, followed by thematic workshops on, inter alia: the science in ecosystem-based management; mainstreaming of marine and coastal issues in national planning and budgetary processes; impacts of climate change at coastal and ocean areas; development and advances on marine bio-safety in the context of the Convention of Biodiversity (CBD); addressing food security through sustainable aquaculture; livelihood management and sustainable coastal tourism. Participants also attended a corporate social responsibility forum. In the evening, delegates attended a special EAS Partnership Council meeting, and a briefing for the Ministerial Forum.
Read the ENB Summary and Analysis of the meeting in English (in HTML or PDF format)
Visit the full ENB web coverage for Wednesday, 25 November
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| Participants admire an interactive map of the East Asian Seas at the Congress exhibition hall. |
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| L-R: Co-Chair Anjan Datta, UNEP with Cliff Gonzalves, Seychelles |
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| L-R: Rolando Inciong and Clarissa Arida, ASEAN Center for Biodiversity |
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| DENR staff posing at the EAS Congress exhibition hall. |
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009
On Tuesday, participants at the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress convened in plenary to hear a keynote presentation, followed by thematic workshops on, inter alia: coastal and ocean policy and legislation; government and industry partnerships for effective and consistent preparedness response to marine pollution; challenges of climate change at the local level through integrated coastal management (ICM); the future role of fisheries in an urbanized world; indigenous approaches to habitat protection and restoration; networking of marine protected areas (MPAs); and addressing water crises in rapidly growing cities. In the evening, delegates attended a legislator's dialogue, a youth hour with legislators and a partnership night.
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| Stephen Adrian Ross, PEMSEA |
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| Emil Salim, delivered his keynote address through a video message to the EAS Congresson 2009. |
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| L-R: Chua Thia-Eng, PEMSEA and Hiroshi Terashima, OPRF |
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| Anne McDonald, United Nations University-IAS |
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| Co-Chairs Rodrigo Fuentes, Executive Director of ASEAN Center for Biodiversity and Theresa Mundita S. Lim, DENR |
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Monday, 23 November 2009
The East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009 opened on Monday in Manila, Philippines. Convened by the GEF/UNDP/UNOPS Regional Programme on Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), this five-day event is expected to provide a region-wide platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, capacity building, strategic action and cooperation for the sustainable development of the seas of East Asia. The theme of the Congress is “Partnerships at Work: Local Implementation and Good Practices.”
An International Conference on Sustainable Coastal and Ocean Development, a Ministerial Forum, a Special EAS Partnership Council Meeting, a Senior Government Officials Meeting and a Youth Forum will all convene as part of the Congress.
In the morning, delegates attended the opening ceremony and heard a keynote address by the former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos. Delegates also convened in sessions under the conference’s first theme, “Coastal and Ocean Governance,” including on: contributions of marine economic sectors to regional and national gross domestic product (GDP) in an uncertain climate; the continental shelf; addressing transboundary issues through regional and subregional seas cooperation; and land- and sea-use zoning. They also attended a number of workshops and seminars, and a youth forum.
Read the ENB Summary and Analysis of the meeting in English (in HTML or PDF format)
Visit the full ENB web coverage for Monday, 23 November
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| L-R: Demetrio Ignacio, Undersecretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines; Amb. A. Selverajah, Singapore; Jose Atienza Jr., Secretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines; Jacqueline Badcock, UNDP; Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines; Chua Thia-Eng, Chair of the EAS Partnership Council, and Raphael Lotilla, Executive Director of PEMSEA. |
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| Raphael Lotilla, Executive Director of PEMSEA, officially opened the EAS Congress. |
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| Jose Atienza Jr., Secretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines, welcomed participants to the meeting. |
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| L-R: Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS and Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity |
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| Antonio La Viña, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines |
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| Nazery Khalid, Center for Marine Economics and Industry. |
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EAS Congress 2009 resources
Congress website
Congress programme
Special events
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the EAS Congress 2006, 12-16 December, 2006, Haikou, China
IISD RS coverage of the Fourth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, “Advancing Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management by 2010 in the Context of Climate Change”, 8-11 April 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam
IISD RS coverage of the Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, “Moving the Global Oceans Agenda Forward”, 24-27 January 2006, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters, Paris, France
IISD RS coverage of the Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Mobilizing for Implementation of the Commitments Made at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), 12-14 November 2003, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
IISD RS coverage of the Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Toward the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, 3-7 December 2001, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
IISD RS archives on freshwater, oceans, and coasts
Oceans-L - A mailing list for news on oceans policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
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