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Ganghwa seminar seeks to expand ties among stakeholders to protect marine environment

The International Seminar on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in YSLME and North-East Asia was jointly organized by ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office, Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME) Project Management Office, and the Korea Environment Management Cooperation (KOEM) on 14 July in Ganghwa County, home to one of the three largest tidal flats in the Republic of Korea. The Seminar facilitated experience-sharing on MPA establishment and management in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea with diverse stakeholders of local authorities and communities, including the Governor of Ganghwa County. Participants visited the proposed eco-park site, such as breeding ground of black-faced spoonbill. Ganghwa County highly appreciated the Office's support for their plan to designate part of the island as a tidal flat eco-park. The event served as the first partnership activity with YSLME which recently started its second phase.

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Youth workshop encourages young leaders to find solutions for achieving environmentally sustainable cities

The 2017 ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop was co-organized by the ASEAN-Korea Centre and ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office from 3-8 July in Incheon and Seoul to promote awareness of ASEAN, ASEAN-Korea relations, and environmentally sustainable cities. The Workshop brought together 80 youth leaders from ASEAN members, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to discuss the theme of “Promoting clean and green environment through the establishment of environmentally sustainable cities.” As part of this Workshop, they participated in lectures, group activities and site visits to learn about sustainable cities initiatives in the Republic of Korea and ASEAN.

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NEASPEC kicks off peer review and comparative study on low carbon cities in North-East Asia

North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) held the North-East Asia Low Carbon City Platform (NEA-LCCP) Peer Review and Comparative Study Workshop on 16 June in Beijing in partnership with Innovative Green Development Program (iGDP), Energy Foundation and ICLEI. The Workshop launched two activities of NEA-LCCP: peer review at the city-level and comparative study at the national-level. It welcomed both activities and highlighted the value of peer review in providing in-depth insights of city experiences which will complement other indicator-based assessments. Pilot peer reviews are planned to take place in China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea during 2017-2018, with potential to expand to more cities and countries after the pilot phase.

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International conference calls for greater regional economic cooperation and integration in Asia-Pacific

ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office, in collaboration with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Korea International Economic Association (KIEA), organized the International Conference on Regional Integration and Economic Resilience from 13-14 June in Seoul. The two-day conference urged governments to make further efforts to strengthen economic cooperation and integration in the Asia-Pacific region. Against the backdrop of an uncertain global environment and growing protectionism, participants urged trade liberalization through multilateral free trade agreements and regional investment treaties to help increase foreign direct investment and enhance the region’s economic resilience to slowing global growth.

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ESCAP and Statistics Korea promote big data for sustainable development

The Forum on Innovative Data Approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took place from 31 May to 2 June in Incheon to explore the latest innovative data methods and find ways to use big data to monitor the SDGs, particularly on disaster management (SDGs 1, 11, and 13), education (SDG 4), and transportation (SDGs 9 and 11). Government officials and experts at the Forum, co-organized by ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office and Statistics Korea, agreed to further their cooperation in the research and application of big data and other modern data tools for sustainable development. Elements of a regional platform for sharing and scaling up innovations in big data and analytics, dubbed the SDG Data Science Lab, were also featured at the Forum.

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Upcoming ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office Events

Conference on Northeast Asia Regional Power Interconnection
29 - 30 August 2017
Irkutsk, Russian Federation
Seminar on Preparation for the Implementation of the Intergovernmental Agreement on International Road Transport along the Asian Highway Network
30 - 31 August 2017
Ulan Ude, Russian Federation
International Conference on Science, Technology, Innovation (STI) and Development
6 - 7 September 2017
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Youth and Innovation Conference
19 - 20 September 2017
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Expert Group Meeting on Disaster Statistics
19 - 22 September 2017
Incheon, Republic of Korea
North-East Asia Development Cooperation Forum
28 - 29 September 2017
Moscow, Russian Federation