At the invitation of Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) secretariat, NOWPAP representative attended the Inaugural Meeting of GTI Environmental Board (held on 1-2 June 2011 in Beijing) as a resource person to introduce NOWPAP activities. GTI and its predecessor, the Tumen River Area Development Programme (TRADP), have been supported by UNDP as a region Asia since early 1990s. GTI started to revitalize its activities in recent years in the areas of energy, transport, tourism, investment and trade, emphasizing environment as a cross-cutting sector. With the overlapping membership of China, Republi