2017 1st RWG-M meeting in Weihai, PRC
The 1st Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Mariculture (RWG-M) of the UNDP/GEF YSLME Phase II Project will be held on 26–27 October 2017 in Shidao Hotel, Rongcheng, PR China
| 25 October (Wednesday) Arrival of Participants | |
| Day 1: 26 October (Thursday) | |
| 08:30~09:00 | Registration for participants |
| 09:00~09:10 | Opening of the meeting |
| · Welcome addresses | |
| · Introduction of the members and participants | |
| 09:10~09:30 | Organization of the meeting |
| · Election of Chairs and designation of rapporteurs | |
| · Adoption of agenda | |
| 09:30~10:30 | Review and refine the following documents approved by the Interim YSLME Commission: |
| · Project Workplan in 2017 and activities related to the mandate of RWG-M; | |
| · Terms of Reference of RWGs and Chairs/Vice Chairs; | |
| · TOR of RWGs: | |
| · Policies and programs in support of IMTA promotion in PR China | |
| 10:30~10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45~12:00 | Review workplan for 2017 and activities, and work arrangement among RWG-P members |
| 12:00~13:30 | Lunch and Break |
| 13:30~15:30 | Session 1: Planning IMTA promotion in YSLME |
| In this session, the meeting will discuss the approaches and planning process to promote IMTA in respective countries. | |
| Part 1: IMTA development in YSLME (country presentations) | |
| · Policies and programs in support of IMTA promotion in PR China , by NWG member in PR China; and | |
| · Policies and programs in support of IMTA in RO Korea, by NWG member in RO Korea The Economic Effectiveness of IMTA in Korea(Dohoon Kim)_Tongyoung Region | |
| Part 2: Project Approaches to promote IMTA in YSLME (PMO presentation) | |
| · Review of TOR for Activity 4 of Output 2.3.1: survey of coastal areas suitable for operation of IMTA, and economic analysis for benefits for replication of IMTA across YSLME and PR China; | |
| · Review of TOR for Activity 5 of Output 2.3.2: develop national plan to promote IMTA | |
| 15:30~15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45~18:00 | Session 2: Establishing YSLME as a Knowledge Hub in IMTA |
| Part 1: Existing knowledge of IMTA in YSLME (country presentation) | |
| In the part, the two countries will present the current knowledge of IMTA in relation to policies, legislation, economic analysis of IMTA, scientific reports on environmental performance, training modules, training programs, certification, standards, national programs, etc. | |
| · IMTA Knowledge and availability in PR China; | |
| · IMTA knowledge and availability in RO Korea | |
| Part 2: Developing training manuals for IMTA (PR China presentation) | |
| In this Part, the meeting will review the TOR of training module development and additional information to be added, as well as approaches to making the training modules more relevant and useful to learners. | |
| · Review of Activity 1 of Output 2.3.2: Developing IMTA training modules | |
| · Open discussion | |
| Part 3: enhancing knowledge management of IMTA in YSLME | |
| The Chair will facilitate an open discussion on ways and means to establish YSLME as a knowledge hub of IMTA to be integrated into the project website. | |
| Day 2: 27 October (Friday) | |
| 09:00~10:30 | Session 3: Standardizing IMTA as good management practice |
| Part 1: sustainable mariculture standards and/or guidelines in YSLME (country presentations) | |
| · mariculture standards and guidelines in PR China; | |
| · mariculture standards and guidelines in RO Korea;
The Economic Effectiveness of IMTA in Korea(Dohoon Kim)_Tongyoung Region |
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| Part 2: Project approaches to incentivize IMTA (PMO presentations) | |
| · Review of TOR to develop regional guidelines for sustainable mariculture ; and | |
| · Review of TOR to develop IMTA standards | |
| 10:30~10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45~12:00 | Session 4: IMTA demonstration (Country presentations) |
| In this session, RWG members will discuss selection criteria, baseline status, expected results, GEF intervention, methodologies, etc. in relation to demonstration and replication of IMTA in PR China and RO Korea. | |
| · IMTA demonstration sites in China | |
| · Demonstration of IMTA in RO Korea | |
| Session 5: Collaboration with other partners | |
| In this session, the RWG members will be invited to give suggestions on collaboration with other regional organizations to facilitate achievement of YSLME SAP objectives. Based on discussion, collaborative events or activities will be proposed for support by the Project. | |
| Agenda of next RWG meeting | |
| Other business | |
| Wrap-up and closure of the meeting | |
| 12:00~13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30~18:00 | field visit to Dongchu Island, of Rongcheng, an IMTA demonstration site in PR China. |
