1. CONTRIBUTION OF INTERNTAIONAL DONORS TO CHINA’S OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT Li Haiqing Director-General Dept. of International Cooperation State Oceanic Administration Beijing, CHINA

2. I. WHO ARE DONORS ? ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY (GEF)

3. II. ADB FUNDED PROJECT PROJECT ON “BOHAI SEA COASTAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT” –PROJECT PERIOD: 1999 –PURPOSE: TO MANAGE MARINE LIVING RESOURCES IN BOHAI SEA –APPROACHES :(i)FORMULATE ICM PLAN AND CARRY OUT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; (ii)MAKE LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN AND ACTION PROGRAMME; (iii)ESTABLISH INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

4. III. UNDP FUNDED PROJECTS PROJECT ON “CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INTREGRAED COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA” –PROJECT PERIOD: 1997-2000 –BASED ON THE XIAMEN EXERIENCE –OBEJCTIVES: (i)PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF MARINE RESORUCES;(ii) ENHANCE ICM CAPACITY BUILDING –PROJECT SITES: GUANGDONG, GUANXI AND HAINAN

5. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (1) (COUNTRY ) I. PEMSEA (1ST PHASE) - XIAMEN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT –PROJECT PERIOD: 1993-1999 –PURPOSE: SET UP A MODEL BALANCING FAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARINE ENVIORNMENTAL PROPECTION USING ICM APPROACH

6. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (2) (COUNTRY ) II. PEMSEA (2ND PHASE)- BOHAI SEA ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT –ONE OF THREE HOT SPOTS OF TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES OF PEMSEA –PROJECT PERIOD: 1999-2004 –PURPOSE: PROTECT TRANSBOUNARY MARINE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

7. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (3) (COUNTRY) III. PROJECT ON “BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF CHINA SOUTH SEA” - BMCACSS- PDF-B completed - PROJECT PERIOD:2003-2008? –PURPOSE: PROTECT MARINE BIODIVERSITY USING ICM APPROACH –PARTICIPATING SITES: NANJI, DONGSHAN- NAN’AO, SHANKOU, SANYA

8. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (4) (COUNTRY ) IV. PROJECT ON “INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AROUND BOHAI SEA” - PDF-B, from Aug. 2002 - –PURPOSE :CARRY OUT INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH EMPHASIS ON GROUD WATER AND LAND- BASED POLLUTION MANAGEMENT –PROJECT SITE: HAIHE RIVER ESTUARY

9. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (5) (COUNTRY ) V. PROJECT ON “BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF WETLANDS IN CHINA” - PROJECT PERIOD: 2000-2005 –PURPOSE:SOLVE THREATS FACED BY WETLAND BIODIVERSITY ANDPROMOTE SUSTIANABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WETLANDS AND PERIPHERY AREAS –PARTICIPATING SITES: 4 WETLANDS AND 11 RESERVES, INCLUDING YANCHENG COASTAL WETLAND

10. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (6) (REGIONAL) VI. PROJECT ON “REDUCING ENVIORNMENTAL STRESS IN THE YELLOW SEA”(YSLME) –PROJECT PERIOD: 2002 -2007 ? –PURPOSE: REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE OF YELLOW SEA THOUGH APPLICATION OF LME CONCEPT –PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: CHINA, ROK, DPRK

11. IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (7) (REGIONAL) VII. PROJECT ON “REVERSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND GULF OF THAILAND” –PROJECT PERIOD: 2002-2006 –PURPOSE: PROTECT MARINE HABITAT, LAND-BASED POLLUTION MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT AROUND COASTAL AREAS OF SCS, AND FISHERY RESOURCES CONSERVATION IN GULF OF THAILAND –PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: 11

12. V. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO CHINA’S OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT (1) I. PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES HELPFUL TO CHINA II. LEVERAGED NATIONAL INPUTS THROUGH BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FINANCING MECHANISM ( E.G. BOHAI ) III. INTRODUCED A SET OF NEW AND USEFUL MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, E.G (i) ICM ; (ii) TAKEHOLDERS;(iii)PARTNERSHIP AND PPP; (iv) ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT AND LME

13. V. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO CHINA’S OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENTCHINA (2) IV. PROMOTED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION THROUGH INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS (E.G. NGOs IN BOHAI ENVIRONMENT FORUM) V. SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING DEMONSTRATION EXPERIENCE THROUGH PILOT PROJECTS (E.G. XIAMEN) VI.DUPLCIATING EXPERIENCE IN OTHER PARTS OF CHINA (E.G. UNDP ICM PROJECT BASED ON XIAMEN)

14. VI. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE (1) VII.SUCCESSFUL IN SPREADING OUT THE DEMONSTRATION EXPERIENCE AT REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS (E.G. XIAMEN ICM EXPERIENCE) VIII.PROVIDED GUIDANCE IN FORMULATING LONG TERM NATIONAL MARINE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

15. VI. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE (2) IX. FOSTERED TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL MANGEMENT THROUGH MUTI-NATIONAL AND MULTI- PROVINCIAL COOPERATION X. PROVIDED GUIDANCE IN FORMULATING REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR MARINE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

16. VII. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT (1) I. MORE USE OF REGIONAL EXPERTS WILL GREATLY FACILITATE THE PROJECT FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION II. INCREASE FUNDING TO CORE PROJECTS WITH GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE COVERNING LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS III. STRENGTHEN COORDINATION OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AT NATIONAL LEVEL

17. VII. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT (2) IV. IMPROVE CAPACILITY BUIDLING OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH INVESTMENT IN BOTH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE V. MORE ATTENTION TO ESTBLISHMENT OF REGIONAL COOPERATION MECHANISM FOR SUSTAINABLE MARINE DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIAN AREA

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