GEF
Regional Working Group Report
INVESTMENT
UNDP/GEF Project Entitled "Reducing
Environmental Stress
in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem"
Report of Second Meeting
Jeju, ROK, 14~17 November 2005
GEF
About this publication:
This publication contains the report of the Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group
for the Investment Component, under the UNDP/GEF Project, "Reducing Environmental
Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem." The report includes a summary of the
discussions and agreements from the Meeting. A wide range of activities, including the
devising of a public awareness and communication strategy, the governance analysis, the
environment valuation, the national and regional co-operation and co-ordination, and the
establishment of a meta database and GIS database, were discussed and agreed on. The
report also describes a plan to implement analytical work such as governance analysis and
environmental valuation.
For reference purposes, this report may be cited as:
UNDP/GEF 2006. Reducing Environmental Stress in the Yellow Sea Large Marine
Ecosystem, Report of the Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group for the Investment
Component (14th-17th November 2005). UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-I.2/3.
Cover design:
Ms. YUN Euidea
Photo credits:
Mariculture in the Yellow Sea, Courtesy of Dr. JIN Xianshi from Yellow
Sea Fisheries Research Institute.
REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
IN THE YELLOW SEA
LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Report of the Second Meeting of the
Regional Working Group for the Investment Component
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 14th to 17th November 2005
GEF
UNDP/GEF PROJECT ENTITLED "REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN THE
YELLOW SEA LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM"
UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-I.2/3
Date: 17 November 2005
English only
Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group
for the Investment Component
Jeju, Korea, 14-17 November 2005
Meeting Report
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
OPENING OF THE MEETING ........................................................................................ 1
1.1
WELCOME ADDRESSES.............................................................................................. 1
1.2
INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS ..................................................................................... 1
2
ORGANISATION OF THE MEETING............................................................................. 1
2.1
DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE TO THE MEETING .......................................................... 1
2.2
ORGANISATION OF WORK.......................................................................................... 1
3
ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA ..................................................................... 1
4
EXPECTED OUTPUTS FROM THE 2ND RWG-I MEETING ........................................... 1
5
CONSIDERATION OF ON-GOING ACTIVITIES UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPONENT................................................................................................................. 2
5.1
STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION .................... 2
5.2
GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 3
5.3
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 3
5.4
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION...................................................... 5
5.5
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY........................................................................................ 5
5.6
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 6
6. ADDITIONAL ACTIVIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED DURING 2005-2006........................ 7
6.1
PREPARATION OF THE INVESTMENT COMPONENT IN THE DRAFT TDA ......................... 7
7
WORKPLAN FOR 2005 TO 2006 .................................................................................. 7
8
OTHER BUSINESS ........................................................................................................ 7
9
DATE AND PLACE FOR 3RD RWG-INVESTMENT ....................................................... 7
10 ADOPTION OF THE MEETING REPORT...................................................................... 7
11 CLOSURE OF THE MEETING ....................................................................................... 7
ANNEXES
Annex I
List of Participants
Annex II
Agenda
Annex III
Implementation Structure for Governance Analysis
Annex IV
Draft Execution Plan of Governance Analysis
Annex V
Analytical Framework/Procedure for Environmental Valuation
Annex VI
Analytical Processes for Valuation of Tourism and Mariculture
Annex VII
Draft Execution Plan of Environmental Valuation
Annex VIII
Outline of the Strategy for Sustainable Financing
Annex IX
Workplan for 2005 to 2006
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1
OPENING OF THE MEETING
1.1 Welcome
addresses
1.1.1 On behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Mr. Yihang Jiang, Project Manager,
opened the meeting and welcomed the members of the Regional Working Group-
Investment (RWG-I) to Jeju. He briefly explained the issues that need to be
discussed and agreed in this meeting, such as Public Awareness, Governance
Analysis, Socioeconomic Analysis, Financial Sustainability, and Data and Information
Management.
1.1.2 Mr. Mingyuan Zhu, the Chairperson of the RWG-I also welcomed the members
participating in the Second Meeting of the Regional Working Group.
1.2
Introduction of members
1.2.1 As there were some new members and new PMO staff attending the meeting, the
Chairperson invited all participants to introduce themselves and give a brief
introduction on their background and roles in the Project. The list of participants is
attached to this report as Annex I.
2
ORGANISATION OF THE MEETING
2.1
Documentation Available to the Meeting
2.1.1 The Chairperson invited the Secretariat to introduce this agenda item. Mr. Isao Endo
of the Project Management Office (PMO) introduced the meeting's working and
information documents, with emphasis on the Public Awareness and Communication
Strategy, the description of Governance Analysis, and the draft Guideline for
Economic Valuation.
2.2
Organisation of Work
2.2.1 The PMO presented the provisional working programme for the meeting.
2.2.2 The PMO emphasised that due to the nature of the agenda items to be discussed,
the meeting would be organised in plenary as far as possible. Sessional working
groups might be established if deemed necessary.
2.2.3 The meeting was conducted in English.
3
ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA
3.1
The Chairperson introduced the Provisional Agenda and Provisional Annotated
Agenda prepared by the PMO.
3.2
The meeting adopted the agenda with no modification, which is attached as Annex
II to this report.
4
EXPECTED OUTPUTS FROM THE 2ND RWG-I MEETING
4.1
The Chairperson invited the Secretariat to present the expected outputs of the
meeting. Mr. Endo presented a list of the outputs expected to be achieved at the
meeting, and provided the brief objectives for the agenda items.
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4.2
The meeting noted the expected outputs for the meeting as presented by the
Secretariat, and agreed to keep these expected outputs in mind during the
discussion of the relevant agenda items.
5
CONSIDERATION OF ON-GOING ACTIVITIES UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPONENT
5.1
Stakeholder Involvement, Public Awareness and Participation
5.1.1 Mr. Endo presented an overview of the Yellow Sea Partnership and the Public
Awareness and Communication Strategy by referring to Document
UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-I.2/5. He described its purpose, messages to deliver, expected
outcomes, implementing entities, target audiences, and implementing schedule.
5.1.2 Mr. Jiang explained that, following the decision of the First Meeting of the Regional
Scientific and Technical Panel (Dalian, China, July 2005), a draft document on the
public awareness and participation was prepared by PMO. He mentioned both the
established and expected partnership with relevant organisations, emphasising that
the partnership was open to all other organisations.
5.1.3 The members discussed the relevant issues included in the strategy, including the
proposed target audiences and suggested other potential stakeholders to consider.
5.1.4 Following extensive discussion on this agenda, the meeting agreed that:
· The partnership should be expanded to include more organisations such as the
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) and NGOs working at
regional levels dealing with marine litter;
· The purposes of the Strategy should be divided into categories; and
· The target group of "Scientific Community" should be modified to
"Scientific/Academic Communities" for better understanding by the public.
5.1.5 Mr. Jiang informed the meeting of an idea of holding a Partnership Workshop among
the implementing entities to co-ordinate implementation of the activities listed in the
Strategy.
5.1.6 The meeting agreed to have the Partnership Workshop after the Strategy is finalised
and approved by the Project Steering Committee (PSC).
5.1.7 The meeting discussed and agreed on the following recommendations:
· Submit the Strategy to the RSTP and PSC for consideration and approval;
· Organise the Partnership Workshop to facilitate better co-operation and co-
ordination of the activities listed in the Strategy;
· Extend invitation to other potential partners to participate in the partnership;
· Implement promotion activities covering, as much as possible, all the targeted
audiences and stakeholders; and
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· Monitor and evaluate the implementation.
5.2 Governance Analysis
5.2.1 Mr. Endo provided the meeting with the brief summary of Governance Analysis
(Document UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-I.2/6) with the emphasis on the three analytical
works constituting the Governance Analysis: Stakeholder Analysis, Institutional
Analysis, and Legal and Policy Analysis. He also proposed a possible
implementation structure as well as a possible schedule for the Analysis. Additionally,
he summarised the suggestions made by the RWG-Biodiversity for the Governance
Analysis, such as hiring two consultants, if possible, one from China and the other
from Korea, and organising a Governance Analysis team which would consist of the
consultant(s) and one representative from each RWG.
5.2.2 Mr. Jiang invited the members to consider the implementation structure to produce
effective, efficient, and impartial results. He proposed two options for such
arrangements: (i) integrated approach by a single consulting team for each country;
and (ii) parallel approach by different consultants for each Component.
5.2.3 The members explored these and other possible arrangements, and reached an
agreement to propose the framework as shown in Annex III.
5.2.4 The members were invited to review the description of tasks for the consultants.
5.2.5 Mr. Hyun-Jin Park raised a concern about the work schedule, stating that the
research period might be too short to produce quality results.
5.2.6 The PMO explained the importance of completing the Governance Analysis as
scheduled in order to incorporate its result into the TDA.
5.2.7 The meeting agreed that the duration of the research is four months, preferably
starting from early January 2006.
5.2.8 With regard to the proposed tasks for the governance analysis, the meeting agreed
to eliminate the task of examining the differences among concerned countries in their
legal and policy frameworks because the agreed contracting arrangements (see
above 5.2.3) do not allow the consultants to proceed with this task. Additional
arrangements may be necessary to examine regional implications of the governance
analysis.
5.2.9 The meeting reviewed the qualifications for the consultants and suggested that
prospective candidates should have the expertise and experience in relevant
legislation and institutional framework, as well as in environmental and resources
management.
5.2.10 The meeting discussed and agreed on the execution plan of Governance Analysis,
which is attached as Annex IV.
5.3 Socio-economic Analysis
5.3.1 Mr. Endo introduced the draft Guideline for Environmental Valuation (Document
UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-I.2/7), focusing on the concept of the economic analysis of
marine ecosystems and on the possible methodologies for valuing the benefits and
costs of conservation efforts. He also introduced a specific theoretical background
and method to measure the economics of commercial fisheries.
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5.3.2 Mr. Hak-Bong Chang stated the importance of defining the targets of the analysis.
Noting that valuing ecosystem services, especially non-market services, required a
lot of effort, Mr. Chang suggested conducting the Environmental Valuation in two
stages:
· Firstly, building up a conceptual framework for various targets, which includes
identifying the targets and methods;
· Secondly, valuing the benefits and costs of a few selected targets as case
studies.
5.3.3 Based on Mr. Chang's suggestion, the meeting agreed on an analytical
framework/procedure for Environmental Valuation as shown in Annex V. In this
framework, a series of steps will be taken iteratively, such as defining the procedures
and processes, identifying relevant methods and conducting case studies.
5.3.4 The members discussed about the environmental problems of the Yellow Sea to
identify the initial targets, and the practical procedures to carry out environmental
valuation.
5.3.5 The meeting examined these selection criteria and decided to select tourism and
mariculture as the initial targets. The meeting also agreed that other targets
including commercial fisheries will be identified and addressed, if necessary, at a
later stage.
5.3.6 Mr. Hak-Bong Chang presented a preliminary analytical framework for valuing
tourism as described in Annex VI. In this process, the benefits of tourism are defined
as the increased expenditures by tourists; meanwhile, the costs of tourism are
defined as the investment to reduce the stress in the Yellow Sea ecosystems. Both
the market value method and the travel cost method are suggested to value the
benefits.
5.3.7 Ms. Jingmei Li presented a proposed methodology to carry out the environmental
valuation on mariculture and its impacts on marine ecosystems, and the procedure
and methods to conduct benefit-cost analyses.
5.3.8 Based on the presentation, the meeting discussed an applicability of suggested
methods (market price, replacement cost) to the valuation of mariculture. The
members also exchanged opinions on various relevant issues such as how to
incorporate possible market distortion, consider many cultured species, and address
adverse impacts of mariculture.
5.3.9 The meeting discussed and agreed on the steps and schedule to implement the
first phase of the environmental valuation studies. The implementation
steps/schedule is attached as Annex VII.
5.3.10 The meeting agreed that the initial effort on the environmental valuation should
focus on tourism and mariculture as the first phase. The main objective of this phase
is to prepare and establish a regional procedure/process to carry out the
environmental valuation, which could be applied to other targeted issues.
5.3.11 Mr. Won-Keun Chang presented the draft budget proposal for Environmental
Valuation studies.
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5.3.12 Following the extensive discussion on the budget issue, Mr. Jiang suggested that as
there was no allocation in the current budget (approved by the PSC) for
environmental valuation, the PMO would have to raise this issue during the next
budget revision, and to recommend that the PSC re-allocate necessary funds for this
purpose. The proposed budget revision will be submitted to the next meetings of
RSTP and PSC for consideration and approval. Upon approval, the PMO will
formulate a Statement of Work (SOW) containing the work to be carried out and will
circulate to the interested experts. With the proposal on the activities and estimated
budget, the PMO will hire consultants to proceed with necessary work. In case the
budget allocated for this purpose is not enough, the PMO has to consider reducing
the scope of work.
5.3.13 The meeting emphasised again the importance of environmental valuation in the
overall framework of the project implementation, accepted the suggestion of the PMO,
and agreed to provide technical guidance to make the SOW practical and feasible.
5.4 National Co-ordination and Implementation
5.4.1 Referring to Document UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-I.2/8, Mr. Hak-Bong Chang reported on
the activities of national co-ordination and implementation in Korea, focusing on the
establishment and activities of National Working Group for Investment (NWG-I)
Component.
5.4.2 Mr. Zhu reported on the progress of national co-ordination and implementation in
China. He mentioned that China's NWGs were established and that their members
were so far the same as the Regional Working Groups. He expressed that China
intends to enlarge the membership by inviting more institutions.
5.4.3 The Project Manager indicated the importance of the co-ordinating roles of the Inter-
Ministerial Co-ordinating Committee (IMCC), and informed the meeting that no
meeting had been convened in either of the participating countries. He emphasised
that the following activities and/or actions are critical for the success of the project:
· Inviting more institutions to participate in the activities of the national working
groups, including local governments, local communities, and NGOs, which will
not only obtain broad support and expertise for better implementation of the
Project, but also produce quality results of the stakeholder analysis;
· Securing a relatively stable participation of the members to the respective
meetings of the regional working groups, to maintain the integrity and continuity
of the project implementation; and
· Enhancing national co-ordination of relevant ministries in the implementation of
the project activities, which is one of the overall objectives of the project.
5.4.4 The meeting noted the statements made by the Project Manager, and agreed to
discuss these issues further with the National Project Co-ordinators (NPCs).
5.5 Financial Sustainability
5.5.1 The members noted the importance of securing financial sustainability for continuous
implementation of management activities to be prepared and agreed in the Strategic
Action Programme for the Yellow Sea. To achieve this purpose, there is a need to
prepare a strategic paper on financial sustainability.
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5.5.2 The meeting discussed this important issue, and suggested several useful
approaches that should be included in the strategic paper. The meeting invited Mr.
Jiang to prepare a draft outline of the strategic paper, which he presented to the
plenary meeting on the next day.
5.5.3 Mr. Jiang presented a draft sustainable financial strategy, as requested by the
regional working group.
5.5.4 The meeting reviewed the draft outline and provided suggestions and comments on
the outline. The revised version of the outline is attached as Annex VIII to this report.
The meeting agreed that a draft strategy on financial sustainability should be
prepared by the PMO, and presented to the next RWG-I meeting for consideration.
5.6 Data and Information Management
5.6.1 With request from the director of China-Korea Joint Ocean Research Center
(CKJORC), Mr. Aiping Feng presented the progress report of establishing the GIS
and meta databases with the emphasis on its objectives, components, and
implementation structure. He also explained specific technical considerations for the
development, demonstrating the functions of the databases.
5.6.2 The meeting expressed its appreciation to the First Institute of Oceanography for its
generous offer of necessary software for the GIS database, in particular the ArcIMS
and ArcEngine, and some hardware required for the database.
5.6.3 The Project Manager provided information on the agreement made by the RSTP,
regarding the establishment of GIS and meta databases, including:
· The RSTP agreed that the meta database and GIS database will be hosted at the
CKJORC;
· The PMO will take a leading role in the development of the databases;
· China and Korea will have equal responsibility for the joint facility and
management of the data;
· The data on biodiversity in the Yellow Sea produced by WWF's Yellow Sea Eco-
region Planning Programme project will be provided to the Project;
· Sundosoft Inc., a Korean software and database development company,
volunteered to assist the Project to develop the databases.
5.6.4 With regard to the socio-economic data to be included in the GIS database, the
Project Manager informed the meeting that other RWGs already identified
requirements for socioeconomic data to be used in the TDA. He suggested that the
members of RWG-I review the data requirements identified by the RWGs, and add, if
necessary, additional data requirement for the governance analysis and
environmental valuation, as discussed and agreed during this meeting. These
additional requirements should be sent to PMO as soon as possible, in order to
include them into the GIS database.
5.6.5 The meeting accepted the suggestion and agreed to review the development at the
next RWG-I meeting.
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6.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED DURING 2005-2006
6.1
Preparation of the Investment Component in the Draft TDA
6.1.1 Mr. Endo introduced this agenda item with special reference to the requirements of
the preparation of TDA and SAP.
6.1.2 The Project Manager informed the meeting that the other regional working groups
have agreed to prepare regional syntheses for their respective components, to
provide information on the status and trends of the marine environment of the Yellow
Sea. For the RWG-I, the outcomes of the integrated governance analysis would be
very useful information for the TDA. He invited the meeting to consider how to
incorporate the results of governance analysis into that of the causal chain analysis,
which was conducted by other RWGs.
6.1.3 The meeting emphasized that the governance analysis and environmental valuation
are important elements for the TDA and SAP, and agreed to make a
recommendation to the RSTP and PSC to allocate necessary financial resources to
conduct these tasks.
7
WORKPLAN FOR 2005 TO 2006
7.1
Mr. Endo introduced this agenda item referring to Document UNDP/GEF/YS/RWG-
I.2/10, Workplan of the Regional Working Group for the Investment Component for
2005 and 2006.
7.2
The meeting discussed the draft workplan prepared by the PMO, and agreed to add
the agreed working schedules for the governance analysis and environmental
valuation into the proposed workplan.
7.3
The Workplan was modified according to the agreement, and is attached as Annex
IX to this document.
8 OTHER
BUSINESS
8.1
The Chairperson invited the members to raise any other issues that needed to be
considered at this meeting. There was no other issue raised by the participants of
the meeting.
9
DATE AND PLACE FOR 3RD RWG-INVESTMENT
9.1
The Chairperson invited members to consider the date and place for the 3rd RWG-I
meeting.
9.2
The meeting agreed to have the next RWG-I meeting 4-7 September 2006 in China.
The detailed venue will be decided after the discussion between the Chairperson of
RWG-I and the PMO.
10
ADOPTION OF THE MEETING REPORT
10.1 The Chairperson led the discussion of the draft meeting report prepared by the
Secretariat. The report was reviewed, amended, and adopted by the meeting.
11
CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
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11.1 The Chairperson thanked all participants from China and Korea for their hard work.
He also thanked the PMO staff for organising the meeting.
11.2 On behalf of all participants, Mr. Jiang thanked the Chairperson for leading the
meeting successfully. Mr. Jiang also thanked all participants for their contributions to
the fruitful discussions and agreements.
11.3 The meeting closed at 11:30 hours on 17th November 2005.
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Annex I
List of Participants
People's Republic of China
Mr. Mingyuan ZHU
Mr. Aiping FENG
Professor
First Institute of Oceanography, SOA
First Institute of Oceanography, SOA
6 Xianxialing Road Hi-Tech Industrial Park
6 Xianxialing Road Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Qingdao, Shandong 266061
Qingdao, Shandong 266061
Tel: 86-532-8896-7874
Tel: 86-532-8896-7548
Fax: 86-532-8896-7447
Fax: 86-532-8896-7447
Email: fengap@fio.org.cn
Mobile: 86-136-0898-3422
Email: myzhu@public.qd.sd.cn
Ms. Jingmei LI
College of Economics
Ocean University of China
23 Hong Kong East Road
Qingdao, Shandong 266077
Tel: 86-532-8590-1559(O)
86-532-8581-2346 (H)
Mobile: 86-138-6395-0669
Fax: 86-532-8590-1560
E-mail: jingmeili66@yahoo.com
Republic of Korea
Mr. Hak-Bong CHANG
Mr. Hyun-Jin PARK
Head
Visiting Professor
Marine Environment Policy Research Team
Division of International Education and
Marine Environment & Coastal Management
Exchange
Research Division
Yonsei University
Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
134, Sinchon-dong, Seodaemu-gu
1027-4, Bangbae 3-dong, Seocho-gu
Seoul 130-749
Seoul 137-851
Tel: 82-2-2616-6744
Tel: 82-2-2105-2763
Email: hjpark222@hanmail.net
Fax: 82-2-2105-2779
Email: hbchang@kmi.re.kr
Mr. Won-Keun CHANG
Senior Researcher
Coastal Management Team, Marine
Environment & Coastal Management
Research Division
Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
1027-4, Bangbae 3-dong, Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-851
Tel: 82-2-2105-2909
Fax: 82-2-2105-2779
Email: wkchang@kmi.re.kr
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Project Management Office (PMO)
Mr. Isao ENDO
Mr. Yihang JIANG
Environmental Economics Officer
Project Manager
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
Korea Ocean Research and Development
Korea Ocean Research and Development
Institute
Institute
1270 Sa-dong, Sangnok
1270 Sa-dong, Sangnok
Ansan City
Ansan City
Gyeonggi Province 426-744
Gyeonggi Province 426-744
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Tel: 82-31-400-7793
Tel: 82-31-400-7825
Fax: 82-31-400-7826
Fax: 82-31-400-7826
email: isao@yslme.org
email: yihang@yslme.org
Mr. Sung-Jun PARK
Finance & Administrative Officer
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
Korea Ocean Research and Development
Institute
1270 Sa-dong, Sangnok
Ansan City
Gyeonggi Province 426-744
Republic of Korea
Tel: 82-31-400-7828
Fax: 82-31-400-7826
email: sungjun@yslme.org
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Annex II
Agenda
1.
OPENING OF THE MEETING
1.1 Welcome
addresses
1.2 Introduction
of
members
2.
ORGANISATION OF THE MEETING
2.1
Documentation Available to the Meeting
2.2
Organisation of Work
3.
ADOPTION OF THE MEETING AGENDA
4.
EXPECTED OUTPUTS FROM THE 2ND RWG-I MEETING
5.
ON-GOING ACTIVITIES UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPONENT
5.1
Stakeholder Involvement, Public Awareness and Participation
5.2 Governance
Analysis
5.3 Socio-economic
Analysis
5.4
National Co-ordination and Implementation
5.5 Financial
Sustainability
5.6
Data and Information Management
6.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED DURING 2005 TO 2006
6.1
Preparation of the Investment Component in the Draft TDA
7.
WORKPLAN FOR 2005 TO 2006
8. OTHER
BUSINESS
9.
DATE AND PLACE FOR 3RD RWG-INVESTMENT MEETING
10.
ADOPTION OF THE MEETING REPORT
11.
CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
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Annex III
Implementation Structure for Governance Analysis
China
R. Korea
Case
Case
Stakeholder
Institutional
Legal/Policy
Stakeholder
Institutional
Analysis
Analysis
Analysis
Legal/Policy
Analysis
Analysis
One contract
Two separate contracts
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Annex IV
Draft Execution Plan of Governance Analysis
1. Objectives
The objectives of the Governance Analysis are to understand the root causes of
environmental problems and to identify possible options for intervention.
The results of the Analysis will be used as inputs for the Causal Chain Analysis and the
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis/Strategic Action Programme development.
2. Activities
To achieve the above objectives, the Stakeholder Analysis, the Institutional Analysis, and the
Legal and Policy Analysis will be implemented. For detailed information about these
analytical works, consult "Brief Description of Governance Analysis."
3. Expected
outcomes
The expected outcomes of the analysis include the information on:
· Political hierarchies and relationships among various stakeholders;
· Potential failures in the institutional arrangements;
· Reasons for lack of implementation by the relevant national strategies and law
enforcement agencies;
· Effective means for public involvement; and
· Priority areas and activities for future interventions.
4. Implementation
structure
The implementation structure for the Governance Analysis consists of four major entities: (i)
Regional Working Group-Investment (RWG-I), (ii) RWGs for other components, (iii) Project
Management Office (PMO), and (iv) Governance Analysis Experts/consultants.
Collection and analysis of data will be conducted by independent experts/consultants who
have not only the expertise and experiences in the relevant field but also the local
knowledge and perception.
The PMO will supervise the work conducted by the consultants, with technical guidance from
RWG-I members in order to incorporate the regional dimension into the analysis and to use
its results effectively for the TDA/SAP development.
The PMO will also co-ordinate overall activities and provide logistical assistances for the
consultants.
The RWGs for other components will provide the consultants with data from their respective
component's data and information collection activity, as well as the preliminary interpretation
of the data.
A single contract is to be made in China's case to implement all three analytical works (i.e.,
Stakeholder, Institutional, and Legal/Policy Analysis); whereas, two separate contracts are to
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be made in Korea's case, one for Stakeholder and Legal/Policy Analysis and the other for
Institutional Analysis.
The figure below summarises the implementation mechanism.
RWG-Investment
RWG-Biodiversity
(Guidance, integration)
RWG-Ecosystem
RWG-Fisheries
PMO
(Coordination, supervision)
RWG-Pollution
(Data provision, preliminary interpretation)
Consultants
(Data collection, analysis)
Figure. Implementation Structure of Governance Analysis
5. Work
schedule
The work will be carried out from January 2006 through May 2006. The final report will be
submitted to and discussed at the 3rd RWG-I meeting.
The duration of the research is four months, preferably starting from early January 2006.
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Analytical Framework/Procedure for Environmental Valuation
Targets
Identify Targets/Problems
Tourism
Mariculture
Fisheries
Procedure/Process
Im
HAB, etc
p
rovemen
Methods
t
Case Studies
Established Process
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Analytical Processes for Valuation of Tourism and Mariculture
I. Valuation of tourism
1. Identification of Target and Problems
· Target:
Enhancement in tourism
· Problems: Increase in wastes by increased tourists
Damage to ecosystem (wetlands) by tourists
2. Procedure/Process
Better water quality
Sound ecosystem
Enhancement in recreational resources
More tourists, increased frequency
Benefit = Increase in expenditures by tourists
Cost = Investment to reduce the stress in YSLME
3. Methods
· Market value (using statistics)
· Travel cost (without statistics)
4. Case
study
· Select one spot (wetland area or beaches)
5. Established
Process
II. Valuation of Mariculture
1. Identification of Target and Problems
· Target:
Reducing environmental impact of mariculture on marine ecosystem
· Problems: In case of filter feeder shellfish culture
- excess
excretion
- selected
feeding
- increase of pathogenic organisms
In case of fish cage and shrimp pond culture
- over
feeding
- excess
excretion
- anoxic
- increase of pathogenic organisms
2. Procedure/ Process
· Defining the alternatives ( With the conservation and without the conservation)
· Identification of the major environmental effects.
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· Quantification in physical terms of the environmental effects.
· Valuation of the benefit and costs.
· Sensitivity analysis ( if necessary)
· Policy recommendation to meet objectives.
3. Methods
· Market price
· Replacement
cost
4. Case study
· Semi-closed bay marine culturing
5. Established Process
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Draft Execution Plan of Environmental Valuation
1 Objectives
The objectives of the Environmental Valuation are to understand the ecosystem benefits
provided by Yellow Sea and the costs of conservation efforts.
The results of the Analysis will be used as inputs for the Transboundary Diagnostic
Analysis/Strategic Action Programme development.
2 Activities
To achieve the above objectives, the Environmental Valuation studies will be implemented.
For detailed information about these analytical works, consult the "Provisional Guideline for
Environmental Valuation."
3 Expected
outcomes
The expected outcomes of the analysis include the information on:
· Established conceptual framework for Environmental Valuation
· Current value of Yellow Sea
· The benefits and costs of Yellow Sea with and without conservation efforts
· Policy implications for the sustainability of Yellow Sea
4 Implementation
structure
The implementation structure for the Environmental Valuation consists of four major entities:
(i) Regional Working Group-Investment (RWG-I), (ii) RWGs for other components, (iii)
Project Management Office (PMO), and (iv) Economists/Consultants.
Collection and analysis of data will be conducted by independent experts/consultants who
have not only the expertise and experiences in the relevant field but also the local
knowledge and perception.
The PMO will supervise the work conducted by the consultants, with technical guidance from
RWG-I members in order to incorporate the regional dimension into the analysis and to use
its results effectively for the TDA/SAP development.
The PMO will also coordinate overall activities and provide logistical assistances for the
consultants.
The RWGs for other components will provide the consultants with data from their respective
component's data and information collection activity, as well as the preliminary interpretation
of the data.
The figure below summarises the implementation mechanism.
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RWG-Investment
RWG-Biodiversity
(Guidance)
RWG-Ecosystem
RWG-Fisheries
PMO
(Coordination, supervision)
RWG-Pollution
(Data provision, preliminary interpretation)
Consultants
(Data collection, analysis)
Figure. Implementation Structure of Environmental Valuation
5 Work
schedule
Phase I of this work will be carried out from January 2006 through August 2006. The final
report will be submitted to and discussed at the 3rd RWG-I meeting. The work schedule of
Phase II of this work will be discussed in the 3rd RWG-I meeting.
Implementation steps for Phase I
Time frame
1. Finalisation of theoretical framework
End of December 2005
2. Identify the targeted groups
November/December 2005
3. Identify the process for the targeted groups
February 2006
4. Prepare the methodology for the targeted
March 2006
groups
5. Case study
July 2006
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4
August 2006
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Outline of the Strategy for Sustainable Financing
Objectives
Establish foundation for implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) after
approval by the participating countries;
Explore the possibility to establish implementation infrastructure and financial mechanism for
the implementation of SAP.
Strategies
1
Produce good quality of outcomes/outputs during the project phase to show the
usefulness of the project infrastructure
· Usefulness of the infrastructure established by YSLME
· Unique roles of YSLME played during the current implementation phase.
2
Enhance Regional Co-operation and Co-ordination in the Yellow Sea through
expansion of the "Yellow Sea Partnership", to maximise the benefits of the Project
· Organisations (in particular APEC)
· Other participating countries
3
Prepare SAP based on the outcomes of the TDA. Certain demonstration/pilot
activities will be prepared and implemented to obtain experiences on the
implementing SAP.
· Political willingness and support for specific actions to address specific
problem/priorities;
· Recommendations on legal and institutional reforms that have received political
support from the participating governments.
4
Prepare Proposal, to UNDP/GEF, on the full implementation of the SAP
· Secure initial financial support for implementation of SAP;
· Governments will take over the implementation after GEF funding is secured.
5
Approach the governments of participating countries for potential co-financing and
roles in sustainability of the project
· In the case of GEF support for implementation of SAP, governments need to
come up with required co-financing resource;
· In the case of non GEF support, governments need to consider appropriate
actions and financial resources to implement the necessary activities.
6
Explore the possibilities to have revolving funds for the implementation of SAP
· Attract financial resources from all possible donors who are interested in the
activities identified in the SAP
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Workplan for 2005 to 2006
ID
Task Name
Duration
Start
Finish
2005
2006
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
OBJECTIVE V: DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL INSITUTIONS AND CAPACITIES
1307 days?
Fri 12/31/04
Fri 1/1/10
2
VA. Stakeholders
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
3
ACT 1: Identify stakeholders and assess their capacities for contributing
130 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Fri 6/30/06
to environmental management and decision-making
4
Contract to institutions(experts)(Contract Code: ) Governance Analysis
108 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Wed 5/31/06
5
Produce a regional list (PMO)
22 days?
Thu 6/1/06
Fri 6/30/06
6
ACT 2: Strengthen stakeholder capacities
1034 days?
Mon 1/16/06
Thu 12/31/09
7
Prepare training materials for all stakeholders (contract Code: )
125 days?
Mon 7/3/06
Fri 12/22/06
8
Training for decision makers (Training 1)
22 days?
Tue 1/2/07
Wed 1/31/07
9
Training for community trainers (Training 2)
22 days?
Thu 3/1/07
Fri 3/30/07
10
Training for local governmental officers (Training 3)
20 days?
Thu 2/1/07
Wed 2/28/07
11
Intern programme
1034 days?
Mon 1/16/06
Thu 12/31/09
12
The Yellow Sea and Youth
80 days?
Mon 8/7/06
Fri 8/28/09
13
Site visits by government officials
20 days
Mon 8/7/06
Fri 9/1/06
14
ACT 3: Encourage routine and effective involvement of stakeholders in
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
environmental and resource management and decision-making
15
publish newsletters of the project
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
16
printing newsletters
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
17
regular stakeholders conference (1/yr)
80 days?
Fri 12/1/06
Thu 12/24/09
18
VB. Regional Coordination
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
19
ACT 1: Create a functioning regional coordination mechanism to carry
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
out the YSLME Project
20
Programme Coordinator
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
21
Economist
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
22
Scientific Officer
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
23
Public Awareness Advisor
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
24
Local Staff at PMO:
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
25
Secretary
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
26
Driver
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
27
Administrative Assistant
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
28
Administrative Officer
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
29
IT Supporting staff
65 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 4/1/05
30
ACT 2: Prepare TDA
281 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/29/07
31
Review preliminary TDA, and suggest improvements (consultant Code: )
20 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Fri 1/27/06
32
Gathering data & info from national review report on the project components
152 days?
Wed 2/1/06
Thu 8/31/06
(PMO)
33
Discuss draft, and decide new format (WG meeting 3)
20 days?
Mon 9/4/06
Fri 9/29/06
34
Second draft of TDA (consultant Code: )
195 days?
Wed 2/1/06
Tue 10/31/06
35
2nd discussion on the draft (correspondence, and WG meeting 4)
22 days?
Wed 11/1/06
Thu 11/30/06
36
Revise the TDA
239 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Thu 11/30/06
37
Finalise TDA (RSTP, PSC)
16 days?
Fri 12/1/06
Fri 12/22/06
38
Printing the final TDA
20 days?
Tue 1/2/07
Mon 1/29/07
39
Act 3: Prepare Regional SAP
673 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Wed 7/30/08
40
Valuation studies for Tourism and Mariculture
174 days
Mon 1/2/06
Thu 8/31/06
41
Prepare a draft regional SAP (consultant Code: )
109 days?
Mon 1/1/07
Thu 5/31/07
42
Discuss the draft at the WG meeting
21 days
Fri 6/1/07
Fri 6/29/07
43
Revise the draft SAP & prepare version #2
85 days?
Thu 7/5/07
Wed 10/31/07
44
Discuss version #2
22 days
Thu 11/1/07
Fri 11/30/07
45
Revise the draft SAP, & prepare version #3
109 days?
Tue 1/1/08
Fri 5/30/08
46
Discuss version #3, & finalise the regional SAP (RSTP, PSC )
21 days
Mon 6/2/08
Mon 6/30/08
47
Printing regional SAP
22 days?
Tue 7/1/08
Wed 7/30/08
48
Act 4: Prepare nat'l SAP
284 days?
Tue 1/1/08
Fri 1/30/09
49
Assess all national information & prepare for a framework of NYSAP (contract
109 days?
Tue 1/1/08
Fri 5/30/08
Code: )
50
National meetings-1 on NYSAP
21 days?
Mon 6/2/08
Mon 6/30/08
51
Revise NYSAP
89 days?
Tue 7/1/08
Fri 10/31/08
52
Finalise NYSAP
38 days?
Mon 11/3/08
Wed 12/24/08
53
Print NYSAP
21 days?
Fri 1/2/09
Fri 1/30/09
54
Act 5: Partners of the Yellow Sea
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
55
Create partnerships with other organisations and projects
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
56
VC: NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
57
ACT 1: Review and assess national institutions to support YSLME
127 days?
Fri 7/1/05
Fri 12/23/05
58
Contract to institutions (Contract Code: )
87 days?
Fri 7/1/05
Mon 10/31/05
59
Finalise the review report (WG meeting )
39 days
Wed 11/2/05
Fri 12/23/05
60
ACT 2: Facilitate national institutions to be effective stewards of the
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
YSLME
ID
Task Name
Duration
Start
Finish
2005
2006
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
61
Enhance communications
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
62
Provide technical trainings
125 days?
Mon 7/3/06
Fri 8/14/09
63
Seminars for research community
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
64
Local project office, Provision of necessary equipment
520 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/28/06
65
Study tours for govt officials 1/yr (local govt)
30 days?
Mon 5/22/06
Fri 6/30/06
66
Act 3: Establish National Coordination Unit within existing framework to
230 days?
Mon 2/14/05
Thu 12/29/05
assure intersectoral coordination in TDA/NYSAP/SAP process
67
Establish IMCC (meeting to decide)
65 days?
Mon 10/3/05
Thu 12/29/05
68
Appoint NPC
65 days?
Mon 2/14/05
Fri 5/13/05
69
Establish NCU (need equipment, staff)
65 days?
Mon 10/3/05
Thu 12/29/05
70
Establish NWGs
65 days?
Mon 10/3/05
Thu 12/29/05
71
Act 4: Develop proposals to strengthen national institutions to enhance
425 days?
Tue 5/10/05
Fri 12/22/06
their ability to contribute to environmental management and
decision-making
73
VD: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
1081 days?
Mon 11/14/05
Fri 1/1/10
74
ACT 1: Review status and potential for financial sustainability of YSLME
130 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Fri 6/30/06
regional institutional framework
75
Contract to institution (contract Code: ) Governance Analysis
108 days?
Mon 1/2/06
Wed 5/31/06
76
Discuss & finalise the review report (RSTP, PSC)
22 days?
Thu 6/1/06
Fri 6/30/06
77
ACT 2: Provide training in environmental project identification and
37 days?
Mon 11/14/05
Mon 1/2/06
preparation
78
Identify the training needs (WG meeting2)
4 days
Mon 11/14/05
Thu 11/17/05
79
Training #1 Project document preparation
1 day?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
80
Training #2 Fund raising
1 day?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
81
ACT 3: Assist and encourage the continuation of project preparation and
127 days?
Tue 7/1/08
Wed 12/24/08
feasibility studies for long-term environmental investment to implement
the SAP and NYSAPs
82
Prepare draft proposal (consultant Code: )
89 days?
Tue 7/1/08
Fri 10/31/08
83
PSC to discuss
38 days
Mon 11/3/08
Wed 12/24/08
84
ACT 4: Provide matched fund for small grant project
1 day?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
85
Identify the topics of small grant project (PMO)
1 day?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
86
Provide matched funds for the approved projects (contracts Code: )
1 day?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
87
Matched grants
1 day?
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
88
ACT 5: Provide funding for pre-feasibility studies of promising
394 days?
Tue 7/1/08
Fri 1/1/10
technologies and industries to help achieve the goals of the YSLME, to
create an investment portfolio (Priority Investment Portfolio)
89
Prepare pre-feasibility studies (consultant Code: )
89 days?
Tue 7/1/08
Fri 10/31/08
90
Discuss & finalise pre-feasibility study(WG meeting, RSTP)
20 days?
Mon 11/3/08
Fri 11/28/08
91
Submit to PSC for approval
18 days?
Mon 12/1/08
Wed 12/24/08
92
Demonstration projects (contracts Code: )
262 days
Thu 1/1/09
Fri 1/1/10
93
VE: DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
1307 days?
Fri 12/31/04
Fri 1/1/10
94
ACT 1: Determine regional data and information management
216 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Mon 10/31/05
capabilities
95
Review regional data & info systems, i.e. regional data centre, NEAR-GOOS,
129 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 6/30/05
NOWPAP DINRAC, (consultant Code: )
96
Prepare a proposal for DIM (consultant Code: )
87 days?
Fri 7/1/05
Mon 10/31/05
97
ACT 2: Develop an effective regional DIM strategy to help achieve the
1307 days?
Fri 12/31/04
Fri 1/1/10
goals of the YSLME
98
Decide where database should be hosted
130 days?
Fri 12/31/04
Thu 6/30/05
99
Discuss and approve DIM proposal, including guidelines (WG meeting 2, RSTP)
25 days
Tue 11/15/05
Sat 12/17/05
100
Equipment (GIS software, hardware)
17 days?
Mon 12/19/05
Tue 1/10/06
101
Training on DIM
20 days?
Wed 2/1/06
Tue 2/28/06
102
Operation of DIM
1003 days?
Wed 3/1/06
Fri 1/1/10
103
ACT 3: Implement the regional DIM strategy, including equipment,
260 days?
Mon 1/1/07
Fri 12/28/07
facilities, and communications
104
To identify sustainable means for the DIM
260 days?
Mon 1/1/07
Fri 12/28/07
105
VF: Public Awareness and Participation
1306 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Fri 1/1/10
106
ACT 1: Develop a public awareness campaign
251 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Sat 12/17/05
107
Preparation of public awareness campaign (PMO)
216 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Mon 10/31/05
108
Agree on the campaign (WG meeting 2)
26 days
Mon 11/14/05
Sat 12/17/05
109
ACT 2: Demonstrate regional public awareness/participation campaign
1242 days?
Fri 4/1/05
Fri 1/1/10
110
Organise public awareness conferences (contracts Code: )
1 day
Mon 1/2/06
Mon 1/2/06
111
Prepare public awareness materials (Contracts Code: )
174 days?
Wed 11/2/05
Fri 6/30/06
112
Produce multi-media, e.g. project pins, mouse pads, posters, etc.
174 days
Wed 11/2/05
Fri 6/30/06
113
Public awareness training-twice
30 days
Tue 8/8/06
Fri 8/31/07
114
Provide multi-language information through public media
1242 days?
Fri 4/1/05
Fri 1/1/10
115
ACT 3: Encourage ongoing public awareness and participation activities
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09
to help achieve the goals of the YSLME
116
1305 days?
Mon 1/3/05
Thu 12/31/09