PRIMEX consultants show the extracts from the country State of the Coral Triangle Reports which were launched during the International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia on 7 July 2012
Location: nationwide coverage of the Coral Triangle countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor Leste
Duration: 5 May 2010 to April 2013
Funder: ADB and GEF
Description: The Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) is a six-country program of regional cooperation to sustainably manage coastal and marine resources in the Coral Triangle (CT) region. ADB’s Knowledge Management (KM) Project (TA 7307-REG) is the first ADB support to the CTI. This regional policy and advisory TA aims to strengthen regional policy dialogue and coordination among national governments and regional entities, in relation to cross-border issues directly affecting the sustainability of the six CT countries’ economy, environment, and measures for good governance in the use and management of the natural resources of the CT.
It is envisaged to link ADB’s Southeast Asian and Pacific CTI activities and facilitate CTI-wide information exchange and learning, including program management and coordination support, to encourage policy and program development based on scientific knowledge, global best practices, and participatory processes involving the CT6 countries and the CTI DPs.
Project Website: Coral Triangle Learning Resource Network
Context: One of the major issues the TA aims to address is the lack of accessibility of information to decision makers for policy and decision-making. As the CT6 NPOAs are implemented, a wealth of knowledge (data, information, unique approaches to resource management, governance structures, networking, and training techniques) needs to be codified, organized, and eventually shared in useful and understandable form.
The TA, thus, strives to ensure that appropriate knowledge is available at the right time, at the right place, in the right shape, of the required quality, and at the lowest possible cost. The TA scope is limited to three focus areas, namely:
- sustainable finance (SF);
- environmental economics and payments for ecosystem services (EEPES); and
- preparation of the State of the Coral Triangle Report (SCTR).
This is in recognition of the ongoing work of the development partners (mainly the US CTI Program and the three international NGOs) who were, at the time of the Inception Meeting, already implementing various themes and goals of the CTI regional plan of action (RPOA) and the six country NPOAs. In addition, as requested by the CTI interim regional secretariat, the TA prioritizes the delivery of knowledge products, particularly the SCTR, which is believed to be a very important output of the RETA.
Outputs:
- strengthening regional cooperation;
- establishment of regional learning mechanisms;\
- implementation of a communication and information dissemination plan; and
- establishment of sustainable financing schemes in support of the CTI national plans of action (NPOAs).
Outcome: Strengthened cooperation among the CT6 countries and the establishment of policies, institutions, and associated investments to realize the sustainable management of CT coastal and marine ecosystems.
Impact: Strengthened management of coastal and marine ecosystems in the CT
PRIMEX Team:
Ms. Annabelle C. Trinidad, Payment for Ecosystem Services Specialist and Team Leader
Dr. Porfirio M. Alino, Decision Support System Specialist (DSSS)
Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez, Marine Science Specialist
Dr. Serafin Talisayon, Knowledge Management Specialist
Ms. Lourdes Margarita A. Caballero, Web Writer and Documentation Specialist
Mr. Egide Cantin, Finance Specialist
Ms. Lydia Napitupulu, Junior Resource Economist
Mr. Jay Payuyo, IT Specialist
Mr. Rollan Geronimo, Researcher
Mr. Reniel Cabral, Researcher
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