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A haven for communities and wildlife, the 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐜-𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 is a critical source of water and livelihood that supports 152 villages within the watershed. It is one of the major river systems that drain to Manila Bay, considered the main harbor of the country the Philippines. A portion of the watershed is also an important migratory path for water birds. The protection and sustainable management of the watershed is essential not only for the communities and wildlife thriving in the area for coastal and marine ecosystems connected to the river. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gb2chDEj

📣𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐩-𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐂) 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚! 🌎 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 is the COBSEA Coordinator, an intergovernmental mechanism administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, which brings together nine countries to protect and conserve the marine environment in the East Asian Seas region. He has nearly three decades of experience with the United Nations, covering multilateral environmental cooperation, holistic waste management, environmental education and training, as well as regional and sub-regional environmental cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Pradhan will moderate Global Challenges, Local Solutions, a plenary session that examines how effective community-driven initiatives are in tackling global issues. To be held in Xiamen from 6 to 8 November, EASC can bolster your organization’s capacity to conserve East Asian Seas. If you are a student, management organization, marine conservationist or belong to an organization working on marine issues in East Asia, then this is the event for you. Sign up here: eascongress2024.pemsea.org #EASCongress2024 #ResilientOceans #SustainableOceans #EASC2024

📣 The 4th edition of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐑𝐁𝐌) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 newsletter 💦 is here! "𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐚" highlights the different levels of key activities and milestones for the second year of the Project across the region. From the IRBM Project’s participation at the recently concluded 10th Biennial International Water Conference in Uruguay, to regional gender and social inclusion workshop in Indonesia, and river basin level consultation with indigenous leaders and other stakeholders — the IRBM Project is gaining more momentum to ensure impactful results in each site. Download: https://bit.ly/irbmnews04

💡 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐂)! 🌊🌎 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 𝐖𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐍 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 (𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐏). With over 30 years of experience in the United Nations, she has held senior leadership roles in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and at the United Nations in Geneva and New York. An advocate for people-centered perspectives and policies, she frequently speaks about the complex challenges that will define the region’s future on human development and has particularly underscored the urgency of rethinking development strategies, especially for complex crises. Learn from Dr. Wignaraja as she shares her thoughts at the upcoming EASC this coming 6 to 8 November 2024 in Xiamen. This triennial event can bolster your organization’s capacity to conserve East Asian Seas, so if you are a student, management organization, marine conservationist or belong to an organization working on marine issues in East Asia, then this is the event for you. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.𝐩𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐚.𝐨𝐫𝐠 #EASCongress2024 #ResilientOceans #SustainableOceans #EASC2024

𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: 𝟑𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! 📣 𝐏𝐄𝐌𝐒𝐄𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬/𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐑𝐁𝐌 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭‼ 1. Comprehensive Assessment of Conflicts in Water Resources Management and their Implications on the Applicable Water/Energy/Food/Ecosystem (WEFE) Security Nexus in Selected River Basins in Southeast Asia 2. Development of Framework and Templates for IRBM Pilot Project Implementation in the ASEAN Region For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/fb8v_2f.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬 (𝐄𝐀𝐒) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧? 🌎 The 𝐄𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 📱💻 is ready and hot off the press! With the theme of Blue Synergy for a Shared Future: One Sustainable and Resilient Ocean, the EASC is a treasure trove of plenary and parallel sessions crafted to keep you and your delegation abreast of the latest innovations, developments and practices in Integrated Coastal Management (ICM), Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM), Marine Pollution Reduction, Blue Financing and other fields that can help you better manage your local seas and coasts. Stay on top of current trends while getting a chance to network with ocean experts, policymakers and young changemakers. Don’t forget to visit our e-program today! bit.ly/EASC2024-eProgram #𝘌𝘈𝘚𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴2024 #𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 #𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 #𝘌𝘈𝘚𝘊2024

𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐂)! 🌊 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬. Dr. Monyneath served as the Director General of the Ministry of Environment and the Secretary General of the National Council for Sustainable Development, leading discussions on the development, integration, monitoring and implementing policies and strategies related to environment protection, natural resources management, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Hear from Dr. Monyneath as he gives the opening address for EASC 2024, happening in conjunction with World Ocean Week in Xiamen, China from 6 to 8 November 2024. This triennial event can bolster your organization’s capacity to conserve East Asian Seas, so if you are a student, management organization, marine conservationist or belong to an organization working on marine issues in East Asia, then this is the event for you. Know more here: Eascongress2024.pemsea.org #EASCongress2024 #ResilientOceans #SustainableOceans #EASC2024

📣 It’s a wrap for the 10th Biennial International Waters Conference this year held in Punta del Este, Uruguay🇺🇾 from September 20-29. The Integrated River Basin Management Project, represented by Regional Project Manager Ms. Nancy Bermas, participated in a panel discussion on source-to-sea system. In a 2-minute pitch, she highlighted the Project’s experience in leveraging the institutional framework of the ASEAN cooperation on environment in strengthening the governance mechanisms of the priority river basins, putting emphasis on its role as the regional platform for consensus decision-making, risk management, cooperation, and project execution oversight. Under the theme, "Transformative actions and impacts for the water and ocean SDGs: The GEF IW response to the global challenge", the IWC celebrated 30 years of the GEF IW focal area and brought together more than 400 participants, including GEF IW project managers, institutional stakeholders from beneficiary countries, non-governmental and civil society organizations, transboundary and regional management institutions, UN agencies, Development Banks and Intergovernmental Organizations, and the private sector.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐞-𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭! With just a month away, meet the global and regional experts who will lead the technical and plenary discussions as the EAS Congress returns to Xiamen! We share updates from PEMSEA representatives in global events, the renewed partnership between PEMSEA and ACB,  latest publications from the ATSEA-2 Project, and the latest news from the field, including IRBM’s dialogues with indigenous communities and Marine Plastics ODA Project sites joining the International Coastal Cleanup Day. https://lnkd.in/gPvTdNn4

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝: Inclusivity is at the core of what we do. The 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐈𝐑𝐁𝐌) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭💦 organized a dialogue with indigenous leaders from the Province of Pampanga to ensure that they are informed and their perspectives are heard on the project implmentation. The presence of indigenous people within the Pasac-Guagua Watershed is a testament of its importance in cultivating and supporting different communities in province. The meeting was held on September 17, 2024 with 29 IP leaders including women from the five communities in the Municipality of Porac as well as representatives from National Commission on Indigenous Peoples - Region 3, Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office of Porac, and Provincial Government of Environment and Natural Resources Office of Pampanga.