Action
Plan for the Protection and Management of the Marine and Coastal
Environment of the South Asian Seas Region. • South Asia
Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP)
The
Action Plan for
the Protection and Management of the Marine and Coastal Environment
of the South Asian Seas Region was adopted in 1995 by Bangladesh,
India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It focuses on integrated
coastal zone management, development and implementation of national
and regional oil-spill contingency planning, human resource
development through strengthening regional centres of excellence,
and land-based sources of pollution. There is also a programme
on the integrated management of environmentally sensitive coastal
and marine ecosystems. At the top of the list of priorities
is capacity-building to meet the threat of oil spills. After
wide consultation a programme of seminars and training courses
has been developed with the objective to help member countries
become better able to implement the Regional Oil Contingency
Plan and to develop their own national plans. assistance will
also be provided for the development of port reception facilities
under the MARPOL Convention and to set up a Regional Activity
Centre to oversee this work.
The
South Asia Cooperative Environment
Programme (SACEP), located in Sri Lanka, acts as the Secretariat
for the South Asian Regional Seas Programme. The mission of
SACEP is "to promote and support the conservation and
management of the environment, both natural and human, in
the member states of the South Asian Region in a co-operative
manner, to achieve sustainable development".
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UNEP
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Working
closely with the Division of Regional Co-operation and Representation
in UNEP's Nairobi-based headquarters, the UNEP
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) looks
to adopt global environmental policy to regional priorities
and needs. It acts as a catalyst, co-ordinator, facilitater
and mobilizer of resources. It puts particular emphasis on building
partnerships with regional and sub-regional intergovernmental
fora, other UN agencies, national governments, NGOs, the private
sector, academic and research institutions, and civil society,
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UNEP
Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific
In
Asia and the Pacific Region, UNEP's Division of Early Warning
and Assessment (DEWA) is implemented through the facility of
UNEP Regional
Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific (RRC.AP) situated within
the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand.
UNEP RRC.AP was initially established in 1989 as a GRID facility,
which was later expanded, to encompass DEWA activities. There
are three components in the programme: (i) Capacity Building
and Servicing, (ii) Data Management, and (iii) Assessment and
Reporting. Assessment reports and Early Warning Systems are
being developed through these three components. At present,
RRC.AP is focusing on four early warning issues based on the
recommendation of the Advisory Committee: GLOF, Water, Land
Cover and Air. Activities have been carried out under the direct
supervision of the DEWA, in close coordination with UNEP's Regional
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UN
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The
UN Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) organizes
seminars and workshops on various issues relating to water resources,
including: Water resources assessment; Integrated water resources
development and management; Protection of water resources, water
quality and aquatic ecosystems; River basin development and
management; Promotion of infrastructure development and investment
for drinking water supply and sanitation; Water pricing and
promotion of private investment in the water sector; Water demand
management, water saving and economic use of water; and Mitigation
of water-related natural disasters, particularly flood loss
reduction. |
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