NOWPAP representative paid a courtesy call on the Toyama Prefectural Government on 16 January 2013 to deliver the New Year greetings and sincere thanks for the support offered by the host government to NOWPAP office in Toyama. It was learned that the Prefectural Government is planning to have a symposium back to back with the 18th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting in December 2013 for which it is also the host.
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.