On 26 April 2017, Dr. LIU Ning, Program Officer of NOWPAP met with Busan Mayor Suh Byung-Soo in the City Hall of Busan. He was appointed as a member of the “Busan International Organizations Advisory Committee”. In the ceremony on the appointment, Dr. LIU stressed that NOWPAP is a part of UN Environment Regional Sea Program, and is keen to work with Busan Metropolitan City Government to organize international conferences, raise awareness, and cooperate with academic institutes and universities on environmental protection. The Mayor welcomed the suggestions and expressed his wishes to work with international organizations closely to promote international cooperation and communications. ASEAN Korean Centre, International Organization for Migration, Global Green Growth Institute, APEC Climate Change Center, World Food Prgogramme, UNICEF, and some other international organizations have also attended the appointment ceremony.