United Nations Environment Programme
NOWPAP
Northwest
Distr.:
GENERAL
Pacific
UNEP/NOWPAP IS. 1/6
Action Plan
26 July 2005
Original: English
Intersessional Workshop of
the Northwest Pacific Action Plan
Seoul, the Republic of Korea
25-26 July 2005
Report of the Intersessional Workshop 2005
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Introduction
1. The Action Plan for Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal
Environment of the Northwest Pacific (NOWPAP) was adopted at the First Intergovernmental
Meeting (Seoul, Republic of Korea, 14 September 1994). Since then, the Intergovernmental
Meeting has been held almost once a year.
2. The Ninth Intergovernmental Meeting (Busan, Republic of Korea, 2-4 November 2004) decided
to convene an "Intersessional Workshop" in order to discuss new directions of work for the
NOWPAP RACs and the RCU; the currently developed marine litter activity; and the sustainable
contributions to the NOWPAP Trust Fund.
3. Following the offer of the Republic of Korea to host the NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop, the
Workshop was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 25-26 July 2005.
4. This document is the record of the discussions and deliberations of the Intersessional
Workshop.
5. The Intersessional Workshop was attended by representatives of the NOWPAP Member States,
namely the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation.
The directors of the 4 NOWPAP Regional Activity Centres participated in the Intersessional
Workshop as observers. The full list of participants is attached as Annex I.
Agenda item 1: Opening of the Intersessional Workshop
6. The Intersessional Workshop was opened at 09:15 a.m. on Monday, 25 July 2005 in Seoul,
Republic of Korea by Mr. Boonam Shin, head of the delegation of the Republic of Korea. He
extended a warm welcome to the participants and made his opening statement. Mr. Shin
emphasized a good spirit of cooperation and political commitment of the Member States for the
protection of the marine environment in the Northeast Asia Region. He also mentioned the need
for enhancing the effectiveness of implementing NOWPAP activities by sharing the Member
States wisdom and insight. In this regard, he expressed hope for a constructive discussion on the
provisional agenda and productive outcome during the Intersessional Workshop. Mr. Shin invited
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the representatives of the participating NOWPAP Member States to make their opening
statements.
7. The representative of Japan expressed his government's thanks to the Republic of Korea to
host the NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop and mentioned that this Workshop was an informal
but would be critical to build up common understanding on the future work of NOWPAP.
8. The representative of People's Republic of China appreciated the hospitality of the hosting
country and wished that this Workshop would contribute to the efficient operation of NOWPAP
RCU.
9. The representative of the Russian Federation also thanked for the hosting country's hospitality
and shared the importance of this Workshop in order to exchange opinions on the provisional
agenda regarding the coming Intergovernmental Meeting in November 2005
10. After short introductory remarks of the heads of member state delegations, Dr. Alexander
Tkalin, the NOWPAP Coordinator, introduced the background of the Intersessional Workshop and
three provisional agenda issues proposed. He mentioned that since the NOWPAP RCU has been
established this Workshop would be an important event to review and discuss the past and on-
going NOWPAP activities as well as the plan and vision for the future.
Agenda item 2: Organisation of the Intersessional Workshop
Agenda item 2(a): Election of Officers:
11. Mr. Boonam Shin, the head of delegation of the Republic of Korea was elected the Chairman
of the Intersessional Workshop. The following officials were also elected by acclamation:
Vice-Chairman: Mr. Yu Tong (People's Republic of China)
Vice-Chairman: Ms. Lubov Stepanova (Russian Federation)
Rapporteur: Mr. Koichi Ito (Japan)
Agenda item 2(b): Organisation of Work
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12. Since the NOWPAP is an integral part of UNEP Regional Seas Programme, it was agreed
that the UNEP Governing Council rules of procedures would be applied. It was also agreed that
the Workshop would be conducted in English.
13. Dr. Alexander Tkalin introduced the timetable of the Workshop and the list of documents
(UNEP/NOWPAP IS. 1/INF/1 and UNEP/NOWPAP IS. 1/INF/3, respectively). He reminded the
participants that the Workshop has to prepare a draft report with recommendations for the
submission to the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting to be held in Toyama, Japan in November
2005.
Agenda item 2(C): Adoption of Agenda
14. After considering the provisional agenda submitted by NOWPAP RCU (UNEP/NOWPAP IS.
1/1), the participants adopted the following agenda for the Workshop:
1. Opening of the Workshop
2. Organization of the meeting:
(a) Election of officers
(b) Organization of work
(c) Adoption of the Agenda
3. Consideration of future directions for the NOWPAP RACs and RCU
4. Establishment of Marine Litter Activity (MALITA) in the NOWPAP region
5. Discussion of sustainable contributions to the NOWPAP Trust Fund
6. Other matters
7. Adoption of the report and recommendations of the workshop
8. Closure of the workshop
Agenda item 3: Consideration of Future Directions for the NOWPAP RACs and RCU
15. Upon the invitation of the Chairman, the document "NOWPAP Evolution - New Directions for
the NOWPAP RACs and RCU" (UNEP/NOWPAP IS.1/3) was introduced by Dr. Alexander Tkalin,
NOWPAP Coordinator. He pointed out that the purpose of the discussion was to assess the
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current situation with the existing four RACs and the newly established RCU and to identify
directions of future work for NOWPAP RACs in order to ensure efficient implementation of the
Action Plan. He also mentioned that changes in the structure and functions of some elements of
the Action Plan are necessary after the 10 years history of NOWPAP.
16. According to the Chairman's suggestion, responsibilities of the two offices of NOWPAP RCU
and a new direction for RACs' future activities were discussed separately.
17. The representative of the Republic of Korea mentioned that dividing the responsibilities
between the two offices proposed by Dr. Alexander Tkalin should be reconsidered, given the
operational reality in which the Toyama and Busan offices function as one unit within the scope of
the NOWPAP goals and objectives and in which the position of the Coordinator is required to
rotate between offices at an interval of every four years.
18. The representative of the Republic of Korea, in this regard, presented a proposal for joint
operation of the RCU offices with a unitary decision-making and management system established
under the leadership of the Coordinator. With respect to administrative operations, he suggested
that the demarcation of responsibilities between the two offices be confined only to the
responsibilities of the Scientific and Technical Officer and those of the Administrative Officer.
19. Dr. Tkalin, NOWPAP Coordinator, appreciated the Republic of Korea's proposal on the joint
operation of the two offices, which mirrors the need for an efficient and systematic management
of the RCU. The amended sheets for the new directions for RCU and RACs provided by the
Republic of Korea and the secretariat, respectively, were circulated during the Workshop.
20. The representative of the People's Republic of China mentioned that it was the duty of the
NOWPAP Coordinator who should adjust the responsibilities of the two offices. She suggested
that the Coordinator need more time to establish and adjust the two offices' responsibilities and
report his adjustment for discussion and consideration at the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting.
21. The representative of the Russian Federation also suggested that this issue be further
discussed and considered at the coming Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting.
22. The representative of Japan expressed that his government shared the overall view on the
demarcation of responsibilities of the two offices of NOWPAP RCU with the Republic of Korea. He
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stated that identification of the two offices' responsibilities was somewhat artificial and the
important thing was to strengthen the NOWPAP RCU as a secretariat. However, he asked the
NOWPAP Coordinator whether all responsibilities for administration, substantial work for each
office and cross-cutting work could be integrated as a single unit regarding the functional division
of the two offices. He also emphasized common understanding on the basic functional directions
of the two offices of NOWPAP RCU with respect to efficiency of administrative work. He further
pointed out that although the size of NOWPAP RCU was small, it is still one of UNEP offices and
it should follow the UNEP practice.
23. He also stated that a new demarcation of the two offices proposed by the Republic of Korea
required more time to consider and emphasized jointing activities of the two offices under the
Coordinator's responsibilities.
24. The representative of the Republic of Korea pointed out some practical difficulties that might
arise from the secretariat's proposal, in which the land-based activities are under the
responsibility of the Toyama office while the Scientific Affairs Officer is assigned to work at the
Busan office.
25. Dr. Alexander Tkalin, Coordinator of NOWPAP appreciated the Republic of Korea's concerns
regarding practical difficulties of dividing responsibilities between the two offices. However, he
emphasized that the two offices were working together as a single unit and reminded that the
present proposal was based on the previously agreed documents through the Intergovernmental
Meetings.
26. The representative of Japan responded that joint activities and/or separated activities were
under the general responsibility of the NOWPAP Coordinator but in some cases, the professional
officers would be responsible for unique and specific items under the overall responsibilities of the
Coordinator.
27. The Chairman requested the secretariat of preparation of the revised description of
responsibilities for the two offices of NOWPAP RCU based on the proposals made by the
secretariat and the Republic of Korea to be further discussed at the coming Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting in November, 2005.
28. The Workshop agreed on this issue as attached as Recommendation 1.
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29. The Chairman asked the RAC directors of their comments and suggestions on the proposed
new directions for RACs.
30. The four RAC directors supported and welcomed the proposal made by the secretariat and
briefly introduced their plans for the next biennium and beyond. They had also stressed the need
of better coordination and synergy among RAC activities.
31. The representative of Japan asked the secretariat how to seek cooperation with other
international organizations and told that when NOWPAP considered enhancing synergy with the
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), objectives, scopes and achievements of such
agreements must be fully taken into consideration.
32. Dr. Tkalin, NOWPAP Coordinator, explained that the current proposal was based on the
UNEP proposal provided by UNEP at the Ninth Intergovernmental Meeting. He mentioned that
the MEAs and other relevant projects and programmes would be contacted when specific new
projects are established in NOWPAP (such as marine litter initiative for example). Specific
projects would be of great help to build such a good relationship with other organizations and
relevant authorities. Since the NOWPAP RCU was established, cooperation with other relevant
organizations and programmes such as YSLME project and PEMSEA, among others, is being
developed.
33. The representative of the Republic of Korea pointed out that the RACs' activities were vital for
the future success of NOWPAP, and therefore noted that his government would like to see the
newly proposed demarcation of RAC's activities by the secretariat integrated into the operations
of NOWPAP. However, he expressed the government's concern that the secretariat's proposal
lacks specific details and is exceedingly broad in scope, therefore posing the risk of reviving the
difficulties already faced by some RACs in developing and implementing their respective activities.
He requested secretariat's elaboration on what linkages were considered between each RAC and
its proposed activities.
34. Dr. Tkalin, NOWPAP Coordinator, responded that there were the Terms of References for
each RAC which might be modified when new directions for RACs are decided by the
Intergovernmental Meeting. The results of the work by all four NOWPAP RACs will be reflected in
the State of Marine Environment Report to be prepared in the next biennium.
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35. The representative of the Russian Federation mentioned the need of new projects reflecting
new priority of environmental issues. She also pointed out that it was time to summarize the
previous activities of RACs and to rearrange the RACs responsibilities to better address the land-
based activities and therefore coordinated RACs activities should be considered in the future.
36. The Chairman commented that any duplication of NOWPAP activities in terms of finance and
human resources should be avoided.
37. The representative of Japan stressed that the need for identifying clear priority of each RAC
activity and some kind of exercise for new tasks. He mentioned his government's experience on
the Integrated Coastal and River Basin Management and suggested that CEARAC be the
relevant RAC to conduct this task. He also pointed out that it was little premature to initiate a new
project on the ballast water at the NOWPAP level. He further requested the secretariat to prepare
new amended directions for RACs' activities taking into account the concerns and suggestions
raised by the Member States.
38. The representative of the Republic of Korea stressed the importance of the newly developed
projects such as MALITA and the land-based activities (LBA), and expressed Korea's particular
interest in participating in the implementation of the LBA project. Reminding the meeting of his
government's longtime interest in the LBA along with the accumulated knowledge and capacity in
this area, he expressed the government's anticipation that MERRAC be designated as the
relevant RAC to deal with these new activities. As such, he requested that the responsibilities of
the RACs put forth by the secretariat be modified accordingly to reflect Korea's keen interest in
these projects.
39. Dr. Tkalin, NOWPAP Coordinator emphasized that the key issue of this agenda is the
evolution of NOWPAP seeking synergy and partnership with other organizations while avoiding
duplication as much as practically possible.
40. Following a lively and productive discussion, the Workshop agreed on this issue in principle
(Recommendation 1), subject to the approval by the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting (Toyama,
Japan, November 2005) after taking into account the comments and suggestions provided by the
Member States.
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Agenda item 4: Establishment of the Marine Litter Activity in the NOWPAP region
41. Upon the invitation of the Chairman, Dr. Jeung Sook Park, NOWPAP Scientific Affairs Officer,
introduced the document "Establishment of a Marine Litter Activity (MALITA) in the NOWPAP
region" (UNEP/NOWPAP IS 1/4) with a brief legal background on the NOWPAP Marine Litter
project. She pointed out that despite the existing global Conventions and Agreements and actions
taken nationally and internationally, the situation with marine litter is continuously getting worse.
She also summarized the overall content of the draft proposal on marine litter initiative in the
NOWPAP region.
42. The representative of the Republic of Korea supported the draft proposal, recognizing the
urgent need of this project. He stressed the needs to include NOWPAP in the UNEP-GEF
programme as a pilot region with a view to making additional funds available for the project.
43. The representative of Japan also welcomed the new NOWPAP project on marine litter. He
also mentioned his government's concerns and efforts to prevent marine litter entering the marine
and coastal environment. The Japanese government will provide this project with in-kind
contribution including hosting a workshop on marine litter.
44. The representative of China shared the need of the NOWPAP MALITA project and supported
the draft proposal in principle and asked more details about NOWPAP RACs' roles in
implementing this project.
45. The representative of the Russian Federation supported the draft proposal in principle but
pointed out that the draft text would require additional review with respect to clear demarcation of
responsibilities between RACs and concrete implementation of the project.
46. Mr. Jianguo Wang, DINRAC director also suggested further consideration on clear
responsibilities of participating RACs for this project.
47. Representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea requested the secretariat to seek
external sources of funding for the new NOWPAP project on marine litter. They also mentioned
that some deadlines might be adjusted later.
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48. Following a lively and productive discussion, the Workshop agreed (Recommendation 2) that
the draft proposal would be subject to the approval by the coming Tenth Intergovernmental
Meeting (Toyama, Japan, November 2005) after taking into account the comments and
suggestions raised by the Member States. NOWPAP RCU was requested to initiate the basic part
of the proposal as soon as possible such as collecting and reviewing the existing data and
information on marine litter available in the Member States in cooperation with RACs.
Agenda item 5: Sustainable Contributions to the Trust Fund
49. Upon the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Norio Baba, NOWPAP Administrative Officer,
introduced the document "Proposal for Increased Contributions to the NOWPAP Trust Fund"
(UNEP/NOWPAP IS 1/5). He explained that the current scale of contributions to the Trust Fund
was tentatively decided at the Second Intergovernmental Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan on 20
November 1996 and had not been changed ever since. He also mentioned that at present, the
yearly expenditures from the Trust Fund are about US$ 550,000, while the income is only US$
315,000 which is possible by using the reserves accumulated in the Trust Fund during the years
of 1997 to 2000 with little activities. The situation is not sustainable and could continue only for
another 3 or 4 years.
50. The representative of the Republic of Korea stated that, while recognizing the need for
an expansion of the Trust Fund, the recommended yearly contributions to the fund at the
level of US$1,000,000 seems unrealistic at the moment. In light of this, he proposed to
increase the absolute scale of basic contributions from current 20% to 60% while raising
the scale of additional contributions from 43% to 45% which reflects China's 2% increase
commensurate with its recent economic growth. Based on this formula, the total annual
contributions would be set at the level of US$525,000. The new proposal put forth by the
Republic of Korea was circulated during the Workshop to be discussed at the Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting in Toyama, Japan in November 2005.
51. The representative of Japan pointed out the nature of the financial contribution to NOWPAP is
different from the UN Headquarters and stressed that the new scale of the contributions from the
Member states should be based on the equal shares. He also stressed the need for reduce the
expenditure in order to maintain sound financial basis of the organization.
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52. The representative of the People's Republic of China suggested that the proposed scale of
the contributions to the NOWPAP Trust Fund be further discussed at the Tenth Intergovernmental
Meeting to be held in Toyama, Japan in November 2005.
53. The Chairman suggested that in order to get financial resources from the private sector it is
necessary to develop specific projects within NOWPAP programmes.
54. The representative of the Russian Federation stated that appropriate Federal executive
authorities would continue to study with the government the possibility to contribute at a
sustainable level to the Trust Fund.
55. Following discussion, the Workshop agreed on Recommendation 3, subject to the approval by
the coming Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting (Toyama, Japan, November 2005).
Agenda item 6: Other matters
56. The Chairman invited the Member States and RACs Director to raise and discuss any other
issues relevant to the implementation of NOWPAP activities.
57. NOWPAP RCU suggested to update the regional overview prepared in 2000 on NOWPAP/2
project "Survey of National Environmental Legislation, Objectives, Strategies and Policies".
58. Upon the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Xiaodong Zhong, NOWPAP Deputy Coordinator,
introduced the document "Current Status of the NOWPAP/2 project" (UNEP/NOWPAP IS.
1/INF/8). Mr. Zhong explained that the brief history overview was important for NOWPAP as it
provides general information on the legal infrastructure of each Member State.
59. The representative of the Republic of Korea pointed out that the information about the
NOWPAP/2 project was not provided in advance and that it was not appropriate to discuss this
issue under the agenda item of other matters given the time necessary to reach agreement and
requested the secretariat to respect the general practice of the meeting procedures in the future.
60. The People's Republic of China shared the Republic of Korea's intervention and concern.
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61. Following the discussion, the Workshop agreed to update the Regional Overview on Survey of
National Environmental Legislation, Objectives, Strategies and Policies" (Recommendation 4).
62. The representative of Japan announced that the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting would be
held in Toyama, Japan on 24-25 November 2005.
Agenda item 7: Workshop Report and Recommendations
63. The representative of People's Republic of China stressed that this Workshop is an informal
meeting whereas the adoption of Report and Recommendations are somewhat formal procedures.
64. In response to the representative of People's Republic of China, the Chairman explained that
the purpose of this Workshop is to prepare Recommendations which would be discussed for the
approval at the coming Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting.
65. There was discussion on the nature of the report of the Workshop and exchange of the
Member States' views and concerns.
66. The Intersessional Workshop discussed and adopted a draft report and recommendations for
the consideration of the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting to be held in Toyama, Japan in
November 2005.
Agenda items 8: Closure of the Workshop
67. The Chairman invited the representatives of the Member States to make their closing
statements.
68. The representative of the People's Republic of China appreciated the Chairman's stewardship
shown during the Workshop and the NOWPAP Coordinator's coordination.
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69. Representatives of Japan and the Russian Federation expressed their appreciation of
hospitality of the Republic of Korea as a hosting country of this Workshop as well as the
successful workshop with fruitful conclusions.
70. The NOWPAP Coordinator also expressed his thanks to the hosting government of this
Workshop and stressed to step forward NOWPAP activities such as Integrated Coastal
Management.
71. The Chairman expressed his appreciation of vivid and active discussion on the agenda and
mentioned that RACs and RCU were integrated parts of NOWPAP and the secretariat needs
some time to build up its capacity which is also met the purpose of this workshop in terms of
financial and institutional arrangement of NOWPAP. He further wished that the coming Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting would be successful with respect to cooperation of the Member States
sharing the NOWPAP region to protect and preserve the marine environment.
72. Following the customary exchange of courtesies, the Chairman declared the Workshop closed
at 01:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 July 2005.
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Annex I
Provisional List of Participants
1. MEMBER STATES
People's Republic of China
Mr. Yu TONG
Director, Marine Division
Department of Pollution Control, State Environmental Protection Administration
No.115 Xizhimennei Nanxiaojie Bejing 100035 P.R.China
Tel. (86) 10-6655-6273 Fax: (86)10-6655-6272
E-mail: yutong@sepa.gov.cn
Ms. Mengheng ZHANG
Program officer, Division of International Organization
Department of International Cooperation, State Environmental Protection Administration
No.115 Xizhimennei Nanxiaojie Beiing 100035 P.R.China
Tel.: (86) 10-6655-6515
Fax: (86) 10-6655-6513
E-mail: zhangmh@sepa.gov.cn
Japan
Mr. Koichi ITO
Director, Global Environment Division
Global Issues Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kasumigaseki 2-2-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919 Japan
Tel: (81) 3-5501-8245
Fax: (81) 3-5501-8244
E-mail: koichi.ito@mofa.go.jp
Mr. Mitsuhiro MAKINO
Official, Global Environment Division
Global Issues Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kasumigaseki 2-2-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919 Japan
Tel: (81) 3-5501-8245
Fax: (81) 3-5501-8244
E-mail: mitsuhiro.makino@mofa.go.jp
Mr. Norihiko TANAKA
Deputy Director, Global Environmental Issues Division,
Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8975 Japan
Tel: (81) 3-5521-8246
Fax: (81) 3-3581-3348
E-mail: norihiko_tanaka@env.go.jp
Mr. Nobukazu NAGAI
Deputy Director, Ocean Office,
Environment and Ocean Division, Policy Bereau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918 Japan
Tel: (81) 3-5253-8267
Fax: (81) 3-5253-1549
E-mail: nagai-n2uf@mlit.go.jp
Mr. Tatsuya HIKIDA
Official, Global Environment Issues Division
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Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8975 Japan
Tel: (81) 3-5521-8246
Fax: (81) 3-3581-3348
E-mail: tatsuya_hikida@env.go.jp
Republic of Korea
Mr. Boonam SHIN
Deputy Director-General, Environment and Science Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
95-1 Doryum-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-787 Korea
Tel: (82) 2-2733-3728
Fax: (82) 2-2100-7987
E-mail: bnshin82@mofat.go.kr
Mr. Heungkyung PARK
Director, Environment and Science Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
95-1 Doryum-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-787 Korea
Tel: (82) 2-2100-7745
Fax: (82) 2-2100-7991
E-mail: hkpark89@mofat.go.kr
Ms. Sun-young KIM
Deputy Director, Environment and Science Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
95-1 Doryum-dong Jongno-gu Seoul 110-787 Korea
Tel: (82) 2-2100-7743
Fax: (82) 2-2100-7991
E-mail: sykim73@mofat.go.kr
Dr. Won-Tae SHIN
Deputy Director, Marine Environment Division
Marine Policy Bureau
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
140-2 Gye-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-793 Korea
Tel: (82) 2-3674-6545
Fax: (82) 2-3674-6546
E-mail: wtshin@momaf.go.kr
Dr. Sang-Jin LEE
Deputy Director, Pollution Response Division
Korean Coast Guard
105, 1-ga Bukseong-dong, Jung-gu Incheon-city Korea
Tel: (82) 32-883-1846
Fax: (82) 32-888-0594
E-mail: sanginlee1@hotmail.com
Dr. Jeong-Mog Seo
Pollution Response Division
Korean Coast Guard
105, 1-ga Bukseong-dong, Jung-gu Incheon-city Korea
Tel: (82) 32-883-1846
Fax: (82) 32-888-0594
E-mail: green@kcg.go.kr
Dr. Jung-Ho Nam
Senior researcher, Marine Environmental & Coastal Management Research Division
Korea Maritime Institute
Sooam Building #1027-4, Bangbae 3-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-851 Korea
Tel: (82) 2-2105-2772
Fax: (82) 2-2105-2779
E-mail: jhnam@kmi.re.kr
Mr. Suh-Yong CHUNG
Assistant Professor, College of Law, Myongji University
50-3 Nam-Gajwa-dong, Seo-daemun-gu, Seoul 120-728 Korea
Tel: (82) 2-300-1574
Fax: (82) 2-300-1520
E-mail: mahlerchung@yahoo.com
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Russian Federation
Ms. Lubov STEPANOVA
Department of International Environmental Cooperation
Ministry of Natural Resources
4/6 Bolshaya Gruzinskaya Street, Moscow 123995 Russia
Tel: (7) 095-2545800
Fax: (7) 095-2526747
E-mail: stela@mnr.gov.ru
Mr. Anatoly SAVELYEV
Senior Expert, Centre for International Projects (CIP)
Pervomayskaya street, 586 Moscow, Russia
Tel: (7) 095-165-6381
Fax: (7) 095-165-0890
E-mail: cip@id.ru
2. NOWPAP RACs
Mr. Masanobu MIYAZAKI
Director, Special Monitoring and Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Centre
(CEARAC)
5-5 Ushigimashin-machi, Toyama City 930-0856 Japan
Tel: (81) 76-445-1571
Fax: (81) 76-445-1581
E-mail: miyazaki@npec.or.jp
Mr. Jianguo WANG
Director, Data and Information Network Regional Activity center (DINRAC)
c/o Environmental Information Centre, State Environmental Protection Administration
No. 1 Yuhuinanlu,Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029 P.R.China
Tel: (86) 10-8464-0869
Fax: (86) 10-8463-0849
E-mail: jgwang@sepa.gov.cn
Dr. Anatoly KACHUR
Director, Pollution Monitoring Regional Activity Centre (POMRAC)
Pacific Institute of Geography, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
7 Radio Street, Vladivostok 690022 Russia
Tel: (7) 4232-312833 Fax: (7)4232-313071
E-mail.: kachur@tig.dvo.ru
Dr. Chang-Gu KANG
Director
Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness & Response Regional Activity Center (MERRAC)
P.O. Box 23, Yuseong, Daejeon, 305-600 Korea
Tel: (82) 42-868-7260
Fax: (82) 42-868-7738
E-mail: cgkang@kriso.re.kr
Dr. Seong-Gil KANG
Senior Consultant
Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness & Response Regional Activity Center (MERRAC)
P.O. Box 23, Yuseong, Daejeon, 305-600 Korea
Tel: (82) 42-868-7281
Fax: (82) 42-868-7738
E-mail: Kangsg@kriso.re.kr
Dr. Jeong-Hwan OH
Senior Consultant
Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness & Response Regional Activity Center (MERRAC)
P.O. Box 23, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-600 Korea
Tel: (82) 42-868-7205
Fax: (82) 42-868-7738
E-mail: jhoh@kriso.re.kr
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Ms. Yeo-Kyoung Yun
Secretary
Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness & Response Regional Activity Center (MERRAC)
P.O. Box 23, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-600 Korea
Tel: (82) 42-868-7214
Fax: (82) 42-868-7738
E-mail: nowpap@kriso.re.kr
3. NOWPAP RCU
Dr. Alexander TKALIN
Coordinator, NOWPAP RCU (Toyama Office)
5-5 Ushijimahi-machi, Toyama City 930-0856 Japan
Tel: (81) 76-444-1611
Fax: (81) 76-444-2780
E-mail: Alexander.Tkalin@nowpap.org
Mr. Xiaodong ZHONG
Deputy Coordinator, NOWPAP RCU (Busan Office)
408-1 Shirang-ri, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan 619-902 Korea
Tel: (82) 51-720-3000
Fax: (82) 51-720-3009
E-mail: Xiaodong,Zhong@nowpap.org
Mr. Norio BABA
Administration Officer, NOWPAP RCU (Toyama Office)
5-5 Ushijimahi-machi, Toyama City 930-0856 Japan
Tel.: (81) 76-444-1611
Fax: (81) 76-444-2780
E-mail: Norio.Baba@nowpap.org
Dr. Jeung Sook PARK
Scientific Affairs Officer, NOWPAP RCU (Busan Office)
408-1 Shirang-ri, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan 619-902 Korea
Tel: (82) 51-720-3002
Fax: (82) 51-720-3009
E-mail: Jeungsook.Park@nowpap.org
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Annex II
RECOMMENDATION 1
NEW DIRECTIONS OF NOWPAP RCU AND RACs
The NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop
1. Taking into account the proposal on new directions of the NOWPAP RCU and RACs presented
by the secretariat (UNEP/NOWPAP IS. 1/3),
2. Recognizing the need of reviewing demarcation of responsibilities of the two NOWPAP RCU
offices of Toyama and Busan and the four RACs for better implementation of the Northwest
Pacific Action Plan adopted in 1994,
3. Recommends the proposal provided by the secretariat, and modified by the Republic of Korea,
as a basis for the discussion at the 10th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting.
4. Requests the secretariat to prepare more detailed demarcation of responsibilities of the two
offices of NOWPAP RCU, as a single unit, for further discussion at the Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting in Toyama, Japan, on 24-25 November 2005, taking into account
the comments and concerns raised by NOWPAP Member States.
5. Requests the secretariat to provide more detailed description of the four RACs' future activities,
in consultation with Member States and each RAC, for further discussion at the Tenth
Intergovernmental meeting, reflecting the comments and suggestions made by NOWPAP
member states.
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RECOMMENDATION 2
MARINE LITTER INITIATIVE IN THE NOWPAP REGION
The NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop
1. Taking into account the proposal on the Sustainable Management of Marine Litter in the
NOWPAP Region presented by the secretariat (UNEP/NOWPAP IS. 1/4) with appreciation,
2. Being aware of the urgent need to develop and initiate a new project on marine litter in the
region,
3. Recommends that NOWPAP RCU will develop and implement the Marine Litter project in close
cooperation with the four RACs and newly nominated marine litter national focal points of the
Member States.
4. Requests the secretariat to present the current draft proposal for discussion at the Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting in Toyama, Japan on 24-25 November 2005 with more detailed
description of the four RACs' responsibilities as well as a workplan to be implemented, taking
into account the comments and concerns raised by NOWPAP Member States.
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RECOMMENDATION 3
SUSTAINABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NOWPAP TRUST FUND
The NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop
1. Taking into account the proposal presented by the secretariat on the increased contributions to
the NOWPAP Trust Fund (UNEP/NOWPAP IS. 1/5),
2. Recognizing the need of reviewing the current contributions to and the target amount of the
NOWPAP Trust Fund to secure the sustainable implementation of NOWPAP activities,
3. Reaffirming the need to meet the target amount of US$ 500,000 to the NOWPAP Trust Fund,
as agreed upon at the 2nd Intergovernmental Meting,
4. Requests the secretariat to provide more information about other Regional Seas Programmes'
financial arrangements and distribute possible scenarios of the Trust Fund contributions to the
Member States for further discussion at the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting in Toyama, Japan
on 24-25 November 2005, considering comments and concerns raised by the Member States.
5. Requests also the secretariat to prepare resource mobilization strategy, including private sector,
and circulate it prior to the Tenth Intergovernmental Meeting.
6. Also requests the secretariat, with the understanding by the Members, to make further efforts to
maintain the expenditures of NOWPAP at a reasonable level.
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RECOMMENDATION 4
REVIEW OF THE NOWPAP/2 PROJECT
The NOWPAP Intersessional Workshop
1. Taking into account the presentation on the current status of the NOWPAP/2 project made by
the secretariat,
2. Requests the secretariat to circulate the draft document of the NOWPAP/2 project and
requests Member States to make efforts to provide their comments and updated information at
their earliest convenience in order to review the updated document at the Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting,
3. Recommends also to consider editing and publishing of this overview by DINRAC at the Tenth
Intergovernmental Meeting in Toyama, Japan on 24-25 November 2005.