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,
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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 |