At the invitation of Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) secretariat, NOWPAP representative attended the Inaugural Meeting of GTI Environmental Board (held on 1-2 June 2011 in Beijing) as a resource person to introduce NOWPAP activities. GTI and its predecessor, the Tumen River Area Development Programme (TRADP), have been supported by UNDP as a region Asia since early 1990s. GTI started to revitalize its activities in recent years in the areas of energy, transport, tourism, investment and trade, emphasizing environment as a cross-cutting sector. With the overlapping membership of China, Republic of Korea and Russia in both NOWPAP and GTI, and considering environment as an issue of mutual concern, both sides agreed to maintain close contacts in order to explore possible ways of cooperation in the future.
Implementation of NOWPAP contributes to the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) in the Northwest Pacific region.