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 The East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009
23-27 November 2009 | Manila, Philippines |
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 Highlights for 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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| Youth participants pose for a picture with legislators from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. |
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: |
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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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THEMATIC WORKSHOPS: |
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COASTAL AND OCEAN GOVERNANCE |
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| L-R: Chua Thia-Eng, PEMSEA and Hiroshi Terashima, OPRF |
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| Huming Yu, China Institute of Maritime Affairs |
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NATURAL AND MAND-MADE HAZARD PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT |
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| Bhichit Rattakul, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, stressed that man-made and climate change related disasters cannot be separated. |
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| L-R: Workshop Co-Chairs Patricia Charlebois, International Maritime Organization and Richard Sykes, International Petroleum Industry Environmental Association. |
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| Chair Gunnar Kullenberg, University of Copenhagen |
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| Herminia Francisco, Economy and Environment Program for South East Asia. |
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| Tae Yong Jung, Asian Development Bank |
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HABITAT PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT |
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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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| Nicolas Pilcher, Marine Research Foundation |
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| Anne McDonald, United Nations University-IAS |
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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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