Project

Scaling up the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia

Lead country

Philippines

Participating countries

China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Timor Leste, Viet Nam

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From September 4, 2014 to December 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  3. 12.a Build developing country capacity on sustainable consumption, production

Project ID: 4752

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Sustainable management of oceans in a changing climate

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • Marine

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Locally managed marine areas
  • Seas
  • Large marine ecosystem

Transformed sector(s)

  • Fisheries

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Finance economy
  • Management operation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Transboundary governance
  • Advocacy (towards policy makers)
  • Blue economy
  • Ecosystem-based management

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 12.2 Sustainably manage, efficiently use natural resources
  • 12.a Build developing country capacity on sustainable consumption, production

Conventions and protocols

  • Strategic Action Programme

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Public-private partnership
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The project strategizes to increase the areal extent and resilience of ecosystems in selected priorities sites of the eight participating countries and to replicate good practices in the application of ICM tools to new sites (Component 2), supported by enabling policy, institutional arrangements and legal environments to scale up ICM implementation on the ground (Component 1). Meanwhile, Component 3 will mobilize broader technical and investment support to ICM up-scaling and implementation at the local level by strengthening the knowledge base of state of coasts and oceans at local, national and regional levels, and implementation of a series of recognition and certification programs for local governments, ICM professionals, ports, universities and the corporate sector to extend technical services, develop a core human resource base, and catalyze public and private investments and participation in scaling up the implementation of ICM programs.

Objectives

To catalyze actions and investments at the regional, national and local levels to rehabilitate and sustain coastal and marine ecosystem services and build a sustainable coastal and ocean-based economy in the East Asian region, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA).

USD $10,643,992

Grant amount

USD $157,265,467

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($10,643,992)

Implementing partner(s)

  • PEMSEA

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Partnerships in Ocean and Coastal Governance

 Indicators:

Percentage of participating countries and local governments that have mainstreamed SDS-SEA/ICM programs into their respective development and investment plans
• Number of countries adopting coastal and ocean policy, and implementing national SDS-SEA implementation plans, including supporting legislation and institutional arrangements• Number of countries mainstreaming national SDS-SEA/ICM programs into development and investment plans
• Percentage of PEMSEA's operational funding covered by sustainable financing mechanisms and partnership arrangements
Number of agreements signed and initiated with Country and Non-Country Partners, and regional and international organizations , donors and corporate sector
• Increased proportion of fishing grounds with reductions in overexploitation of fisheries and improved incomes for fishers' households
• Increased proportion of healthy and resilient coastal/watershed habitats with effective and sustainable management systems in place
• Increased proportion of priority river basins and coastal areas (i.e., pollution hotspots) with measurable reductions in pollutant discharges and improved water use efficiency/conservation
• Increased proportion of vulnerable coastal communities with effective preparedness, response and recovery systems to address natural and manmade hazards • Number of international ports in participating countries achieving / expanding PSHEMS recognition
• Number of priority sites testing, adopting and implementing innovative economic and investment mechanisms within ICM frameworks and processes of local governments
• Number of collaborative knowledge sharing initiatives among regional programs
• Increased proportion of national and local governments implementing ICM programs with environmental monitoring programs and SOC reporting systems
• Improved access to capacity development/training and education opportunities and technical assistance for SDS-SEA/ICM implementation
• Number of collaborative/joint initiatives between IW Learn and PEMSEA
• Number of assessment reports on ICM program development from outreach and exploratory activities
Outcome 2:

Healthy and resilient marine and coastal ecosystems
Outcome 3:

Knowledge platform for building a sustainable ocean-based blue economy
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