25th Intergovernmental Meeting of COBSEA (IGM 25)

The Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) will be held in two parts, with the first part scheduled for 8-9 September 2021 as a virtual meeting, hosted by the Government of Viet Nam.  The second part will be held in-person in Viet Nam in early 2022.

IGM 25 will discuss inter alia the development of new COBSEA Strategic Directions, the development of a biennial workplan for implementation of the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter, establishment of the East Asian Seas Regional Node of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter and Regional Activity Center of COBSEA, as well as project document in line with the East Asian Seas Action Plan.  The workplan and budget for COBSEA for the biennium 2021-2022 will further be discussed.