Partnerships in Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) organized the 2015 East Asian Seas Congress in Da Nang, Vietnam, on 16-20 November 2015 and NOWPAP participated in the Congress as a non-country partner of PEMSEA. In addition to attending an East Asian Seas Partnership Council meeting, a Ministerial Forum of PEMSEA member states, and several special events and workshops during the Congress, NOWPAP set up an exhibition booth to showcase its activities with posters, publications and promotional items.
With approval by the Ministerial Forum of the new (revised) Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS SEA) with strategic targets for 2016-2021, NOWPAP is expected to further enhance the relationship with PEMSEA through cooperative activities such as having joint training course on Integrated Coastal Management, linking PEMSEA “knowledge bank” with NOWPAP databases, etc.
