Intergovernmental Meetings (IGMs)

11th Intergovernmental Meeting

20 - 21 December 2006

Moscow , Russia

Overview

Eleventh Intergovernmental Meeting of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan

Moscow (Russian Federation), 20-21 December 2006

The Eleventh IGM (20-22 December 2006, Moscow, Russian Federation) decided to carry out the evaluation of the performance of NOWPAP Regional Activity Centres (RACs) in 2007 in order to further enhance their efficiency and effectiveness. The meeting approved the revised TOR for the NOWPAP RCU and the Focal Points Meetings of CEARAC, MERRAC and POMRAC, and also adopted the General NOWPAP Policy on Data and Information Sharing to facilitate information exchange among the member states and related organizations.

Report of the Meeting UNEP/NOWPAP IG. 11/8

Implementation of NOWPAP contributes to the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) in the Northwest Pacific region.