CONTRIBUTION OF
INTERNTAIONAL DONORS TO
CHINA’S OCEAN AND COASTAL
MANAGEMENT
Li Haiqing
Director-General
Dept. of International Cooperation
State Oceanic Administration
Beijing, CHINA

I. WHO ARE DONORS ?
• ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME (UNDP)
• GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY
(GEF)

II. ADB FUNDED PROJECT
• PROJECT ON “BOHAI SEA COASTAL
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT”
– PROJECT PERIOD: 1999
– PURPOSE: TO MANAGE MARINE LIVING
RESOURCES IN BOHAI SEA
– APPROACHES :(i)FORMULATE ICM PLAN AND
CARRY OUT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;
(ii)MAKE LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN AND
ACTION PROGRAMME; (iii)ESTABLISH
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

III. UNDP FUNDED PROJECTS
• PROJECT ON “CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
INTREGRAED COASTAL MANAGEMENT
IN NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA”
– PROJECT PERIOD: 1997-2000
– BASED ON THE XIAMEN EXERIENCE
– OBEJCTIVES: (i)PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE
UTILIZATION OF MARINE RESORUCES;(ii)
ENHANCE ICM CAPACITY BUILDING
– PROJECT SITES: GUANGDONG, GUANXI AND
HAINAN

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (1)
(COUNTRY )
I. PEMSEA (1ST PHASE) - XIAMEN
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
– PROJECT PERIOD: 1993-1999
–
PURPOSE: SET UP A MODEL BALANCING FAST
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARINE
ENVIORNMENTAL PROPECTION USING ICM
APPROACH

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (2)
(COUNTRY )
II. PEMSEA (2ND PHASE)- BOHAI SEA
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
– ONE OF THREE HOT SPOTS OF
TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES OF PEMSEA
–
PROJECT PERIOD : 1999-2004
– PURPOSE : PROTECT TRANSBOUNARY MARINE
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (3)
(COUNTRY)
III. PROJECT ON “BIODIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT IN THE COASTAL AREAS
OF CHINA SOUTH SEA”
BMCACSS- PDF-B completed
PROJECT PERIOD :2003-2008?
–
PURPOSE: PROTECT MARINE BIODIVERSITY
USING ICM APPROACH
–
PARTICIPATING SITES : NANJI, DONGSHAN-
NAN’AO, SHANKOU, SANYA

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (4)
(COUNTRY )
IV. PROJECT ON “INTEGRATED WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AROUND
BOHAI SEA”
PDF-B, from Aug. 2002 -
–
PURPOSE : CARRY OUT INTEGRATED WATER
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH
EMPHASIS ON GROUD WATER AND LAND-
BASED POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
–
PROJECT SITE : HAIHE RIVER ESTUARY

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (5)
(COUNTRY )
V. PROJECT ON “BIODIVERSITY
PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF
WETLANDS IN CHINA”
PROJECT PERIOD: 2000-2005
–
PURPOSE :SOLVE THREATS FACED BY
WETLAND BIODIVERSITY ANDPROMOTE
SUSTIANABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WETLANDS
AND PERIPHERY AREAS
– PARTICIPATING SITES : 4 WETLANDS AND 11
RESERVES, INCLUDING YANCHENG COASTAL
WETLAND

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (6)
(REGIONAL)
VI. PROJECT ON “REDUCING
ENVIORNMENTAL STRESS IN THE
YELLOW SEA”(YSLME)
– PROJECT PERIOD: 2002 -2007 ?
– PURPOSE: REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESSURE OF YELLOW SEA THOUGH
APPLICATION OF LME CONCEPT
–
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES : CHINA, ROK,
DPRK

IV. GEF FUNDED PROJECTS (7)
(REGIONAL)
VII. PROJECT ON “REVERSING
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TRENDS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
GULF OF THAILAND”
–
PROJECT PERIOD: 2002-2006
–
PURPOSE: PROTECT MARINE HABITAT,
LAND-BASED POLLUTION MONITORING AND
MANAGEMENT AROUND COASTAL AREAS OF
SCS, AND FISHERY RESOURCES
CONSERVATION IN GULF OF THAILAND
– PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: 11

V. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO
CHINA’S OCEAN AND COASTAL
MANAGEMENT (1)
I. PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL
RESOURCES HELPFUL TO CHINA
II. LEVERAGED NATIONAL INPUTS
THROUGH BUILDING SUSTAINABLE
FINANCING MECHANISM ( E.G. BOHAI )
III. INTRODUCED A SET OF NEW AND
USEFUL MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, E.G (i)
ICM ; (ii) TAKEHOLDERS;(iii)PARTNERSHIP
AND PPP; (iv) ECOSYSTEM-BASED
MANAGEMENT AND LME

V. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO
CHINA’S OCEAN AND COASTAL
MANAGEMENTCHINA (2)
IV. PROMOTED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND
PARTICIPATION THROUGH INVOLVEMENT
OF STAKEHOLDERS (E.G. NGOs IN BOHAI
ENVIRONMENT FORUM)
V. SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING
DEMONSTRATION EXPERIENCE THROUGH
PILOT PROJECTS (E.G. XIAMEN)
VI.DUPLCIATING EXPERIENCE IN OTHER
PARTS OF CHINA (E.G. UNDP ICM PROJECT
BASED ON XIAMEN)

VI. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO
OCEAN AND COASTAL
MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL
SIGNIFICANCE (1)
VII.SUCCESSFUL IN SPREADING OUT THE
DEMONSTRATION EXPERIENCE AT
REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS (E.G.
XIAMEN ICM EXPERIENCE)
VIII.PROVIDED GUIDANCE IN FORMULATING
LONG TERM NATIONAL MARINE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

VI. CONTRIBUTION OF GEF TO
OCEAN AND COASTAL
MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL
SIGNIFICANCE (2)
IX. FOSTERED TRANSBOUNDARY
ENVIRONMENTAL MANGEMENT
THROUGH MUTI-NATIONAL AND MULTI-
PROVINCIAL COOPERATION
X. PROVIDED GUIDANCE IN FORMULATING
REGIONAL STRATEGIES FOR MARINE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

VII. SUGGESTIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENT (1)
I. MORE USE OF REGIONAL EXPERTS WILL
GREATLY FACILITATE THE PROJECT
FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
II. INCREASE FUNDING TO CORE PROJECTS
WITH GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE COVERNING
LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
III. STRENGTHEN COORDINATION OF
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AT NATIONAL
LEVEL

VII. SUGGESTIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENT (2)
IV.
IMPROVE CAPACILITY BUIDLING OF
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH
INVESTMENT IN BOTH HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE
V. MORE ATTENTION TO ESTBLISHMENT OF
REGIONAL COOPERATION MECHANISM
FOR SUSTAINABLE MARINE
DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIAN AREA

谢谢！