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Agenda item 7: Draft NOWPAP
Mid-term Strategy 2018-2023
Outline
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Discussion on Achievements and Challenges of NOWPAP Regional
Activity Centre (RAC)
3. Role of RACs in the NOWPAP: Towards the next NOWPAP Mid-term
Strategy 2018-2023
4. Discussion on the future development of NOWPAP RAC network
5. Closure of the meeting
Changing global landscape
 “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and
adopted a set of 17 universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and
targets in 2015
 Paris agreement on climate change entered into force on 4 November 2016
 Resolution 2/10 on oceans and seas of the Second United Nations Environment
Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme in 2016
 Resolution 72/9 adopted by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific on 24 May 2016 on South-South, North-South and triangular cooperation on
oceans and marine resources
 Regional Seas Strategic Directions (2017-2020) adopted in 2015
CBD COP-17 in Cancun, Mexico
 High-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable
Development Goal 14 in New York in June 2017
Background
Five challenges to consider when developing MTS 2018-2023
(UNEP/NOWPAP IG. 20/7/4):
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Lack of clear vision and direction for all NOWPAP activities;
•
Lack of connectivity among RACs expertise;
• Lack of effective fund allocation strategy among RACs and the
overall lack of effort to mobilize external resources;
•
Lack of region-specific technical priorities in the MTS;
• Lack of performance connectivity between NOWPAP Programme of
Work (PoW) and MTS priorities.
SOMER–2 identified eight major regional environmental issues
corresponding closely to results of global assessments:
• Fragmentation, degradation and loss of habitats and landscapes
• Chemical contamination of waters, sediments and biota resulting from
pollution from sea- and land-based sources
• Eutrophication caused by input of nutrients linked to the increased
incidence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia;
• The impacts of marine litter;
• The number and occurrence of invasive non-indigenous species have
increased in recent years;
• Overfishing and destructive fishing practices;
• Changes in freshwater fluxes and sediment discharge to the sea;
• Global climate change impacts
Solutions to marine plastic litter go much beyond improving waste management infrastructure and
include support for structural economic changes that would reduce plastics consumption, increase
production of environmentally friendlier materials, increase recycling and reuse, promote
investments in alternative conversion technologies and new materials and products, and support an
enabling environment including capacity building, new regulations and standards
GEF-STAP (2011). Marine Debris as a Global Environmental Problem:
Introducing a solutions based framework focused on plastic
Elements of the strategy (strategic direction)
The Vision of the MTS 2018-2023 is derived from the overall
NOWPAP goal (1994):
The wise use, development and management of the coastal
and marine environment in the NOWPAP region,
contributing to sustainable development for the long-term
benefit of present and future generations
Enhance effectiveness of NOWPAP
Conserve marine and coastal
biodiversity
Promote Sustainable Consumption
and Production
Prevent and reduce
land- and sea-based pollution
Assess status of the marine and
coastal environment
Overarching Theme: Enhancing Ecosystem Resilience
Support integrated coastal and
river basin planning and
management
Achieving Ecological Quality Objectives and
Contributing to Sustainable Development
The wise use, development and management of the coastal and marine environment in the
NOWPAP region, contributing to sustainable development for the long-term benefit of present
and future generations
MTS core themes
All core themes of the MTS 2018-2023 include the same set of
issues (adjusted for each individual theme
To strengthen regional and national and sub-national capacity for the
implementation of NOWPAP objectives and action plans;
To build synergies and complementarities among international, regional and
national institutions in the NOWPAP region;
To deliver knowledge-based assessments on emerging issues in the
Northwest Pacific environment;
To mobilize additional financial and human resources for NOWPAP
activities, with a special focus on private sector and civil society engagement;
To increase NOWPAP visibility and participation in global and regional
dialogues on environmental protection and sustainable development.
Steps to Complete MTS 2018-2023 for Adoption by 22nd IGM
Agenda item 2:
Discussion on Achievements and Challenges of RACs
•Describe your major achievements? How your current mandate remains relevant today and
aligned with the adopted SDG?
•What is your comparative advantage vis-a-vis other knowledge centers in the NOWPAP
region? Do you see an overlap between your work and the work of other NOWPAP RACs?
What are your major global, regional, national and sub-national partners? What are other
partners you would like to work with in the future?
•What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current mechanism for executing the RACs
Programmes of Work? What are your major administrative, institutional and financial
constrains?
•Could you describe your vision for your respective RAC? Both, in terms of technical coverage
but also modus operandi.
Agenda Item 3:
Role of RACs in the NOWPAP: Towards the next MTS 2018-2023
•This agenda item will be opened by the RCU presentation highlighting challenges and
opportunities for the development of the next NOWPAP Mid-term Strategy. The four RAC
Directors will be invited to have a discussion on the Action Plan to finalize the Mid-Term
Strategy in a participatory and inclusive way.
Agenda Item 4:
Discussion on the future development of RAC network
•The four RACs Directors are requested to present one-two slides that would describe several
specific actionable items on how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the NOWPAP
RACs network. The floor will be open for discussion after the Directors’ presentations.
Some suggestions on
NOWPAP operational
structure
Inter-Ministerial Meeting (IMM)
Every four years
Intergovernmental or NOWPAP Senior Officials
Meeting (IGM)
Every year
Partners
NOWPAP Senior Officials
Group
Ad-hoc Expert
Group
Ad-hoc Task Force
Partners
Special Monitoring and
Coastal Environmental
Assessment Regional
Activity Center (CEARAC)
Toyama, Japan
NOWPAP Regional
Coordinating Unit in
Toyama and Busan
Data and Information
Network Regional
Activity Centre (DINRAC)
Beijing, P.R. China
Marine Environmental
Emergencies, Preparedness
and Response Regional
Activity Center (MERRAC)
Daejeong, R. Korea
Partners
Ad-hoc Expert
Group
Partners
Ad-hoc Task Force
Pollution Monitoring
Regional Activity Center
(POMRAC)
Vladivostok, Russian
Federation