What constitutes a successful project? Review of experience from the region Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) presented by Ms. Analiza Teh, Philippines

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What constitutes a successful project? Review of
experience from the region Partnerships in
Environmental Management for the Seas of East
Asia (PEMSEA)presented byMs. Analiza Teh,
Philippines

• Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in
  Asia
• Bangkok, Thailand, 7-9 April 2009

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Marine Pollution Prevention and Management in
the East Asian Seas (MPP-EAS) 1994-1999 11
countries US 8 million
Building Partnerships in Environmental
Management for the Seas of East
Asia (PEMSEA) 1999-2007 12 countries US 16.2
million
Implementation of the Sustainable Development
Strategy for the Seas of East Asia
(SDS-SEA) 2007-2010 11 countries US 10.86 million
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PEMSEASOver-all Development Objective

• To protect the life-support systems and enable
  the sustainable use and management of coastal and
  marine resources through intergovernmental,
  interagency and intersectoral partnerships, for
  the improvement of life in the EAS Region

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Key Implementing Strategies

• Build partnerships among governments, agencies
  and sectors at regional, national and local
  levels
• Promote interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral
  collaboration and integration
• Focus on local actions and address local concerns
  
• Facilitate management-oriented research
• Develop capacity at local, national and regional
  levels
• Create, adopt and implement a strategic framework
  and common platform for regional cooperation
• Streamline coastal governance into government
  programmes
• Apply adaptive and ecosystem management
• Ensure sustainability and replicability

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Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of
East Asia (SDS-SEA)
Regional declaration of commitments to implement
a shared vision and common objectives
A holistic approach for addressing both sectoral
and cross-sectoral issues through 6 major
strategies and 227 action programs
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Adopted the SDS-SEA as a common framework for
regional cooperation and partnerships

• Putrajaya Declaration adopted by Ministerial
  Forum
• Regional implementation of the WSSD Plan of
  Implementation

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• Haikou Partnership Agreement for the
  Implementation of the SDS-SEA
• Adopted during the 2nd Ministerial Forum in
  December 2006 by PEMSEA State Partners (Cambodia,
  China, DPR Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR,
  Philippines, RO Korea, Singapore, Vietnam)
• Established a regional coordinating mechanism for
  the SDS-SEA implementation
• Partnership Operating Arrangements for the
  Implementation of the SDS-SEA
• Signed by PEMSEA non-State Partners during the
  Inaugural Meeting of the EAS Partnership Council
  Meeting in December 2006
• pemsea 4.ppt

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The Transformation of PEMSEA
PUTRAJAYA DECLARATION 2003
HAIKOU PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT 2006
UNCED, UNCLOS, Agenda 21, WSSD, MDG, GPA
Other international maritime and environmental
instruments
Partners
PARTNERSHIP OPERATING ARRANGEMENTS
Issue and Area-Specific Agreements
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PEMSEA Partners
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ICM Development and Implementation

• 8 national ICM demonstration sites
• 20 ICM parallel sites
• Local Governments
• Learning by Doing

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PEMSEA Network of Local Governments

• Established in 2001
• Secretariat in Xiamen, PR China
• Network includes 24 member local governments and
  7 observer local governments from 9 countries
  across the region
• PNLG Charter
• PNLG Forum
• Sharing knowledge and experience
• Common sustainable development framework
• Providing local governments the opportunity to
  learn by doing and sharing

www.pnlg.org
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Lessons Learned on Program Implementation-
General

• Success and sustainability hinges on the proper
  combination of key Program ingredients. pemsea
  5.ppt
• Partnerships must be inclusive.
• PEMSEAs combination of top-down and bottom-up
  impetus is effective in securing necessay
  political commitment.
• Partnerships do not happen overnight.

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Lessons Learned on Program Implementation-
Specific

• Ownership by local governments for ICM
  implementation and sustainability is important.
• Co-financing and cost-sharing approach of PEMSEA
  allows local ownership to be developed.
• (The government inputs to PEMSEA totaled 8.9M
  by 2003, exceeding the pre-determined 3.3M
  estimate.)
• Sustainability can be achieved through strong
  government action, supporting legal system, sound
  science and capacity building. pemsea 1.ppt

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Lessons Learned on Program Implementation-
Specific

• Mobilizing local governments to address
  environmental issues is the right approach,
  together with institutional arrangements to
  ensure local participation and strengthen local
  capacity.
• While multi-agency participation and
  intersectoral engagement is required, often
  complicated by interagency conflicts and
  competition at the local and national levels.
  Negotiations, persuasion and pragmatism are
  required.

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Lessons Learned on Program Implementation-
Specific

• The PPP development is strongly affected by
  political commitment, trust and social
  acceptability of identified investment
  opportunities, local awareness and capacity among
  public and private stakeholders.pemsea 3.ppt
• Public awareness creation and participation is
  very essential for success.pemsea 2.ppt

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Overcoming Challenges to the Implementation of
the SDS-SEA

• GEF funding still essential as catalyst to build
  upon and to strengthen the regional partnership
  mechanism.
• Long-term sustainability of the partnership
  depends on the capacity and willingness of the
  partners to meet targets and objectives.

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EAST ASIAN SEAS (EAS) CONGRESS 2009
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THE EAST ASIAN SEAS CONGRESS 2009

• The EAS Congress is a triennial event that
  started in 2003.
• It is aimed at facilitating knowledge exchange
  and foster partnerships for sustainable coastal
  and ocean governance and
• review progress and achievements with regard to
  the implementation of the Sustainable Development
  Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA).

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THE EAST ASIAN SEAS CONGRESS 2009
Theme Partnerships at Work Local
Implementation
and Good Practices Venue PICC, Manila,
Philippines Date 23-27 November 2009 Target
Participants Policymakers, local governments,
scientists, academe, business sector, NGOs/civil
society groups, youth, international, regional
and national organizations Target number of
participants 1000
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THE EAST ASIAN SEAS CONGRESS 2009
Key Features of the EAS Congress 2009

• International Conference on Sustainable Coastal
  and Ocean Development (23- 26 November 2009)
• Third Ministerial Forum (26 November 2009)
• SEAnergies Environmental Exhibit (23-26
  November 2009)
• Field Visits/Tours (27 November 2009)
• Side Meetings/Events
• Second EAS Youth Forum
• Corporate Social Responsibility in the
  Sustainable Development of Manila Bay
• Business Forum on Dealing with Challenges of
  Climate Change
• PEMSEA Network of Local Governments (PNLG)
  Meeting
• Other side Meetings/Events- (Partnership Night,
  etc,)

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THE EAST ASIAN SEAS CONGRESS 2009
International Conference Themes

• Coastal and Ocean Governance
• Natural and Man-made Hazard Prevention and
  Management
• Habitat Protection, Restoration and Management
• Water Use and Supply Management
• Food Security and Livelihood Management
• Pollution Reduction and Waste Management

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