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Agenda
February 16, Sunday (Symposium)
| 13:00 | Registration |
| 13:30 | Opening Remarks
| * | Ms. Michiko Ishii
Minister of State, Director General, Environment Agency |
| * | Mr. Masahide Ota
Governor, Okinawa Prefectural Government |
Keynote Lectures
| * | Dr. Richard A. Kenchington
Global Coordinator, ICRI
"ICRI and International Directions in Reef Conservation." |
| * | Dr. Makoto Tsuchiya
Professor, University of the Ryukyus
"Coexistence of Coral Reefs and Human Beings: Why We Need to Conserve Coral Reefs." |
Panel Discussion
| * | Dr. Kenji Konishi (Coordinator)
Professor Emeritus, Kanazawa University |
| * | Ms. Kin Looi-Ch'ng
Planning Officer, UNEP EASRCU |
| * | Mr. Hajime Ikeda
Fisherman of Yaeyama Island |
| * | Dr. Richard A. Kenchington
ICRI Executive Office |
| * | Mr. Ikuo Nakamura
Underwater Photographer |
| * | Mr. Fuminori Nishime
Okinawa Environmental Analysis Center |
| * | Dr. Makoto Tsuchiya
Professor, University of the Ryukyus |
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17 February, Monday (Plenary Session)
| 10:00 |
Registration |
| 10:30 | Opening Remarks
| * | Mr. Hiroshi Sawamura
Director-General of the Nature Conservation Bureau, Environment Agency of Japan |
| * | Dr. Seisho Higa
Director-General of the Environment and Health Department, Okinawa Prefectural Government |
| * | Dr. Ian Dight (UNEP) "Review on Activities of ICRI" |
| * | Dr. Richard Kenchington (ICRI) |
Nomination of Chairperson
Chairperson: Dr. Kenji Konishi
Adoption of Agenda
Introduction of IUCN
* Mr. Paul Holthus (IUCN)
Introduction of GCRMN
* Dr. Clive Wilkinson (GCRMN Coordinator, AIMS)
Introduction of Reefbase 2.0
* Dr. John McManus (ICLARM) |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Presentation of Country Reports
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Australia, Brunei Darussalm, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Republic
of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam |
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Mr. Mitsuo Usuki (UNEP/ROAP): Cooperation of UNEP ROAP in the East Asia Seas Regional Activities
of ICRI |
| * | Dr. Gregor Hodgson
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Reception (hosted by Okinawa Prefectural Government)
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18 February, Tuesday (Group Session)
| Working Group 1 (Coastal Management) |
| Chairperson : | Dr. Richard Kenchington (ICRI) |
| co : | Mr. Shigeki Wada (Environment Agency of Japan) |
| Rapporteur : | Mr. Abdul Khalil bin Abdul Karim (Malaysia) |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Presentation of Reports and Discussions
- The Natural Park System of Japan
| * | Mr. Masaki Nagaoka
(Assistant Director, National Park Division, Environment Agency) |
- COREMAP
| * | Dr. Suharsono
(Senior Researcher, Research and Development Center for Oceanology, Indonesian Institute of
Science) |
- Promotion of Okinawa's Development and Coral Reef Conservation Practice
| * | Mr. Toshihiko Shiozawa
(Director-General of the Development Construction Division, Okinawa Development Agency) |
- Domestic Action Plan
| * | Mr. Ramate Sukpum
(Coastal and Marine Resources Sub-Division, Natural. Resources and Environmental Management
Division, Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Government of Thailand) |
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| Working Group 2 (Capacity Building and Monitoring) |
| Chairperson : |
Dr. Porfirio Alino (the Philippines) |
| co : | Dr. Clive Wilkinson (GCRMN) |
| Rapporteur : | Mr. Jeffrey K. Y. Low (Singapore) |
| 09 :00 - 10:30 | Presentations and Discussions
- Introduction of Training Programme of JICA
* Mr. Yasumitsu Araki (Okinawa International Center, JICA)
- Introduction of International Year of the Reef(IYOR)
* Mr. Paul Holthus (IUCN)
- Introduction of IYOR activities in Japan
* Mr. Tasuku Uno (Chairman, Marine Parks Center of Japan)
- Work of the Aquarium in the Conservation of Coral Reef
| * | Mr. Kouchi Tonosaki
(Director (Park), Okinawa Development Agency) |
- Assessing the Global Health of Coral Reefs: Reef Check 1997
| * | Dr. Gregor Hodgson
(Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
- The National Survey on the Natural Environment of Japan
(Distribution Map of Coral Reef)
| * | Mr.Mamoru Koarai
(Survey and Planning Officer, Office of Natural Environment Survey, Environment Agency) |
- GCRMN Regional Nodes in East Asia Seas
* Dr. Clive Wilkinson (GCRMN)
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| 10:30-12:00 | Country Discussion |
| 13:30-15:00 | Working Group (1 and 2)
Reporting of country priority programmes/projects
Regional actions |
| 16:30-17:00 | Plenary Session
Discussion of outcomes of Group 1 and 2 |
February 19, Wednesday (Excursion)
(Drafting Group prepared draft of Okinawa Declaration)
February 20 , Thursday (Group Session and Plenary Session)
| Working Group 3 (Mechanism for Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation) |
| Chairperson : | Mr. Mitsuo Usuki (UNEP) |
| co : | Dr. Suharsono (Indonesia) |
| Rapporteur: | Dr. Chou Loke Ming (Singapore) |
| 09:00-12:00 | Discussion
- Presentation of country and regional reports
(output of working groups)
- EAS UNEP GEF Strategic Action Programme
- GCRMN .
* Framework
* Coordination
* Financing
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| 14:30-17:00 | Plenary Session
Discussion and Adoption of Okinawa Declaration |
| 17:30 - | Press Conference |
| 18:30 - | Farewell Party (hosted by the Environment Agency) |
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