NOWPAP at the meeting of Regional Seas Coordinators

The NOWPAP Coordinator and Scientific Affairs Officer attended the meeting convened on 21-25 February 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya for the Coordinators of UNEP-administered Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans.  At the meeting, the NOWPAP representatives learned about the details of the activities being implemented  by the UNEP Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Branch (MCEB) as well as other initiatives such as Blue Carbon, GPA IGR-3, marine litter, nutrients partnership, GEF-5, UN Regular Process and TWAP, Rio+20 conference.  The NOWPAP representatives had several meetings with MCEB staff members as well as other UNEP and UNON staff to talk about possible involvement of NOWPAP in MCEB programme of work, including seeking support from MCEB for NOWPAP participation in the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea and smooth implementation of NOWPAP in terms of finance, administrative and human resources services.   As this meeting was held in conjunction with the 26th session of the UNEP Governing Council, NOWPAP representatives met briefly with delegates from NOWPAP member states and in particular were assured by the Russian delegates on the positive solution regarding their contributions to the NOWPAP trust fund.