IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC)
Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society
UN21: Accelerate Marine Spatial Planning in the Western Pacific
Coordination & Implementation
The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) established an open-ended Group of Experts (GoE) of Marine Spatial Planning in the Western Pacific and its adjacent areas to provide strategic advice and oversights on the development and implementation of UN21 project and support to accelerate marine spatial planning process in the Western Pacific and its adjacent areas. The Group was established based on nominations by Member States in the region.
Open-ended Group of Experts
Arpana Pratap
Pacific Islands Development Forum, Fiji
Hoang Xuan Ben
Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Ir. Suharyanto
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
Kazumi Wakita
Tokai University, Japan
Moon-Suk Lee
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Republic of Korea
Lam Pham Van
Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI), Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment
Sakanan Plathong
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Sazlina Salleh
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Ukkrit Satapoomin
Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Thailand
Xiao Yang
National Marine Data and Information Service, Ministry of Natural Resources, China
Xin Teng
National Ocean Technology Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, China
Zhiwei Zhang
First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China