Strengthening sound environmental management in the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines (BIMP) East Asean Growth Area (EAGA) (TA 6446-REG)

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Project Description

The regional technical assistance (RETA) strengthened the sustainable management of natural resources in the BIMP-EAGA. Under the RETA, the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) were held in May 2009.

The WOC 2009 was a forum for the world community to discuss current issues in the marine field, which were related to climate change, in order to achieve an international agreement and draw up an adaptive strategy to use of marine resources wisely for the benefit of humanity. The WOC 2009 extracted strong political commitments from government representatives through the adoption of the Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD), which contained an agreement to guide marine management at the global level. Participants to the WOC 2009 included Ministers and high-level government officials from 121 countries, senior officials from multilateral and bilateral organizations, and representatives from academic and research institutions, NGOs, private sector, and other interested stakeholders.

The CTI Leaders Summit brought together the six Coral Triangle (CT) country heads of state (representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor Leste) for a discussion on the significance of the CT to their economies and the global environment.

The international MCRMS is engaged for the preparation of the WOC-CTI Summit Proceedings, from conceptualization to oversight of printing of the document

PRIMEX Role in the Project Implementation

PRIMEX is providing the services of an international MCRMS to prepare the publication of the WOC 2009 and CTI Summit Report in the context of international and national development strategies, as related to ocean and coastal management and climate change. More specifically:

(i) Travel to Jakarta for meetings with Marine and Fisheries Research-Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), (MMAF-AMFR) and other concerned officials to discuss the concept, content, and format of the Conference Report, and convey the agreements reached at those meetings to the Natural Resource Economist, SEAE;
(ii) Collect and compile all the basic papers, presentation materials, and other documents that will be used in the preparation of the Conference Report;
(iii) Liaise with MMAF throughout the Report preparation process, particularly in getting their comments and suggested revisions to the drafts prepared;
(iv) Draft the Conference Report based on the various papers and presentation materials at the WOC and CTI Summit and edit various materials that will be appended to the Report;
(v) Submit and draft Conference Report to MMAF and ADB for review prior to physical layouting and final formatting;
(vi) Oversee the physical layouting of the approved text and submit the camera-ready manuscript to MMAF and ADB for another review prior to printing;
(vii) Work with the printer to ensure the printed Report is produced according to specifications; and
(viii) Submit the required number of copies of the publication to ADB and MMAF.

PRIMEX Consultants Involved

Ms. Elvira C. Ablaza  -  Marine and Coastal Resource Management Specialist (MCRMS)

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