Twentieth Intergovernmental Meeting of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan
Beijing (People’s Republic of China), 28-30 October 2015
Resolutions UNEP/NOWPAP IG. 20/12/Annex 1
Resolution 1
Acknowledging RACs and RCU efforts in implementing the NOWPAP 2014-2015 Programme of Work (PoW),
Recognizing the importance of the regional approach to protecting the shared marine environment and sustainable management of natural resources by engaging neighbouring countries in comprehensive and specific regional actions,
Recognizing also the need to initiate new activities in line with the NOWPAP Medium-term Strategy 2012-2017 approved by NOWPAP Member States,
Taking note that 71% of the projects included in the 2014-2015 NOWPAP PoW were implemented on time (comparing with 52% in 2012-2013 biennium) and taking into account the challenges that NOWPAP RACs are facing,
The Twentieth Intergovernmental Meeting,
Table 1. NOWPAP workplan and budget for the 2016-2017 biennium
Activity
Responsibility for implementation
2014-2015 budget (US$ 1,000)
2016-2017 budget (US$ 1,000)
CEARAC
CEARAC
125
140
DINRAC
DINRAC
125
200
MERRAC
MERRAC
125
140
POMRAC
POMRAC
125
80
RAP MALI
RCU and RACs
70
70
Public Awareness
RCU and RACs
29
19
Coordination of RACs
RCU
16
16
Implementation of NOWPAP
RCU
83
83
RCU Operation
RCU
78
78
Resource Mobilization
RCU and RACs
20
15
Sub-total
796
841
Programme Support Cost (13% of the sub-total)
104
109
TOTAL
900
950
Resolution 2
SUSTAINABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NOWPAP TRUST FUND AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
Recognizing the need to initiate new activities while implementing current NOWPAP projects,
Also recognizing the necessity to increase the total amount of contributions of Member States to the NOWPAP Trust Fund to the target amount of US$ 500,000, as agreed at the 2nd Intergovernmental Meeting,
The Twentieth Intergovernmental Meeting,
Table 2. Scale of contributions for 2016
Member States
Annual contribution (US$)
People’s Republic of China
100,000
Japan
125,000
Republic of Korea
125,000
Russian Federation
125,000
Total
475,000
Resolution 3
NOWPAP EVOLUTION
Taking note of the discussion related to the recommendations of the UN OIOS audit of NOWPAP RCU carried out in 2014,
Acknowledging that the working capital reserve of 15% has been established for PNL account and two QNL accounts of the NOWPAP Trust Fund,
Taking note also of the discussion on the implementation of the NOWPAP Medium-term Strategy (MTS) 2012-2017 and preparation of the MTS 2018-2023,
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Resolution 4
REGIONAL ACTION PLAN ON MARINE LITTER
Acknowledging the negative impacts of marine litter in the NOWPAP region,
Acknowledging also the efforts of Member States to address marine litter problem,
Taking into account that the implementation of the NOWPAP Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI) is in line with national and regional priorities identified by the Member States,
Taking note that most of RAP MALI activities are expected to being implemented at the national and local level, in cooperation with local governments and authorities as well as private sector, research institutions, NGOs and general public,
Complimenting NOWPAP RCU for its efforts working with UNEP GPA office and other relevant organizations and initiatives to expand activities addressing marine litter and its sources,
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Table 3. NOWPAP RAP MALI budget allocations for the 2016-2017 biennium
RAP MALI activities
Budget, US$
2016 NOWPAP ICC campaign and ML WS in Russia
20,000
2017 NOWPAP ICC campaign and ML WS in Japan
20,000
CEARAC: Enhancing NW Pacific regional node of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML)
6,000
DINRAC: Updating and visualizing database on marine litter
6,000
MERRAC: Review and analysis of existing floating marine litter prediction models in the NOWPAP region
6,000
POMRAC: Research on micro-plastics content and migration in the Peter the Great Gulf
6,000
RCU: Travel support and development of public awareness materials
6,000
Total:
70,000