NOWPAP Progress

Exploring further collaboration with North Pacific Marine Science Organization

NOWPAP participated in a beach clean-up campaign Toyama

Reviewing the progress of addressing marine litter in the Northwest Pacific region

NOWPAP Contributes to the Korea Global Forum for Peace 2021

Sharing NOWPAP’s experience in addressing marine litter with local governments in the Asia and Pacific region

Advancing environmental monitoring and assessment in Northwest Pacific region

NOWPAP strengthens collaboration with Toyama City

Survey of Microplastic on Beaches Conducted with Citizens’ Participation

Strengthening regional cooperation on marine pollution preparedness and response in the Northwest Pacific region

Exploring cooperation in oil fingerprinting and addressing illegal discharge from ships in the Northwest Pacific region

Upcoming Events

The Experts Meeting and the 19th Focal Points Meeting of the NOWPAP Data and Information Network Regional Activity Center (DINRAC) will be held on 13 and 14 October 2021 virtually.

The 18th Focal Point Meeting of the NOWPAP Pollution Monitoring Regional Activity Center (POMRAC) will be held on 7-8 December 2021 virtually.

Exploring further collaboration with North Pacific Marine Science Organization

The annual meeting of the Marine Environmental Quality Committee (MEQ) of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) was held online on 22 September 2021. The meeting reviewed the implementation of PICES 2019 decisions. The Section on Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms in the North Pacific (S-HAB), the Advisory Panel on Marine Non-indigenous Species (AP-NIS), and the Working Group on Indicators of Marine Plastic Pollution (WG 42) reported their activities in 2020 and proposed plans for 2021 and beyond.

NOWPAP participated in a beach clean-up campaign Toyama

NOWPAP RCU Toyama office staff joined the beach clean-up campaign at Iwasehama Beach in the morning of 28 Sep 2021. This event was a traditional annual campaign organised by the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC) together with Toyama Prefecture and Toyama City government officials. About 60 people participated in this event, including 40 school kids from a local elementary school and a high school and several NGO representatives and local residents.

Reviewing the progress of addressing marine litter in the Northwest Pacific region

Representatives from governmental agencies, research institutes, international and non-governmental organisations gathered online on 15-16 September 2021 to review the progress in implementing the Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter in the Northwest Pacific region.

NOWPAP Contributes to the Korea Global Forum for Peace 2021

The Korea Global Forum for Peace 2021 was organised from 31 Aug to 02 Sep 2021. The Forum was hosted by the Ministry of Unification (MOU) of the Republic of Korea. The key aim was to discuss the peace and unification process in the Korean Peninsula. As one of the regional players, NOWPAP was invited to present its activities at the Forum. NOWPAP was represented by RCU.

Sharing NOWPAP’s experience in addressing marine litter with local governments in the Asia and Pacific region

NOWPAP was invited to introduce its achievements and lessons learned in addressing marine litter in an online workshop on marine litter management organised by the 21st Century Maritime Cooperation Committee and World Association of Major Metropolises from 25 to 27 Aug 2021.

Advancing environmental monitoring and assessment in Northwest Pacific region

Experts from the Northwest Pacific region and partners gathered at the 18th Focal Points Meeting of the Special Monitoring and Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Centre (CEARAC) of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) on 24-25 August 2021 to review the progress in monitoring and assessment of the coastal environment in the NOWPAP region.

NOWPAP strengthens collaboration with Toyama City

Toyama Cosmopolitan Association (TCA), hosted by Toyama City, is responsible for the international cultural exchange and providing various aid to foreign residents living in Toyama. TCA and NOWPAP have had a long history of collaboration since the establishment in 2004.

Survey of Microplastic on Beaches Conducted with Citizens’ Participation

Since 1996, the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC) has carried out several surveys of marine litter on beaches with citizens‘ participation under the framework of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR).

Strengthening regional cooperation on marine pollution preparedness and response in the Northwest Pacific region

The Focal Points and partners of the Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre (MERRAC) of NOWPAP gathered online at the 23rd MERRAC Focal Point Meeting (FPM) and the 15th Competent National Authorities (CNA) Meeting on 7-8 July 2021 to explore measures to further strengthen the regional cooperation on addressing maritime disasters.

Exploring cooperation in oil fingerprinting and addressing illegal discharge from ships in the Northwest Pacific region

Experts from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Russia, and representatives from international organisations and research institutes met online, exploring the cooperation in identifying pollution sources through oil fingerprinting and addressing illegal discharge of pollutants from ships on 5 and 6 July 2021.

Upcoming Events

The Experts Meeting and the 19th Focal Points Meeting of the NOWPAP Data and Information Network Regional Activity Center (DINRAC) will be held on 13 and 14 October 2021 virtually.

The 18th Focal Point Meeting of the NOWPAP Pollution Monitoring Regional Activity Center (POMRAC) will be held on 7-8 December 2021 virtually.

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Toyama City, 930-0856 Japan

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Busan Office

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Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea

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