Advancing knowledge and cooperation for a healthy ocean and prosperous society
The need to strengthen marine spatial planning was further emphasized at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3), held from 9–13 June 2025 in Nice, France—the largest global event dedicated to ocean issues to date.
Workshop Objectives
This workshop will bring together MSP experts and representatives from national government agencies for marine spatial planning, national and international partners, donors, private and business sectors, and other key stakeholders, to advance the implementation of the UN 21, and the Regional Action Framework (2025-2030).
Specifically, the workshop will:
Workshop Programme
The workshop will consist of 2.5-day presentations and discussions, and half a day field study to the MSP Demonstration Site.
Session 1: Setting the stage
Session 2: MSP developments and Trends
Session 3: Implementation of the UN 21: Accelerating MSP in the Western Pacific
3.1 Overall progress on the Implementation of the UN21: Accelerating MSP in the Western Pacific
3.2 MSP development and practice sharing from the UN 21 Demonstration Sites: Indonesia, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, China, Cambodia
3.3 Capacity Development- experience from national trainings in China and Thailand
3.4 MSP effort by partners and donor agencies
3.5 Brief on the Regional Action Framework (2025-2030)
Session 4: Brainstorming the way forward, in particular the Implementation of the Regional Action Framework (2025-2030)
4.1 Cooperation and collaboration,
4.2 Knowledge support, including the tailored MSP Toolkit development
4.3 Capacity development needs, awareness, and engagement
4.4 Demonstration and practices
4.5 Innovative financing and funding opportunities
Session 5: An MSP Field Trip to Chonburi (visit the Mangrove Cultivation Center and Local Community) to learn more MSP process in Thailand.
Session 6: Wrap up
Workshop Participants
Registration
Participants are kindly requested to complete the Online Registration/Application Form (https://forms.office.com/e/dCnwheWXjY) as early as possible, preferably by 15 August 2025.
If you are unable to access the online form, please complete the Offline Registration Form (Annex 1) and email it to iocwestpac@unesco.org with the subject line: Registration/Application Form-2nd WESTPAC Workshop on MSP
Contact
Important Links
1. | Concept note (pdf) |
2. | Offline Registration/Application Form (word file) |
9th Floor, Government Complex Building B
c/o Department of Marine and Coastal Resources
120 Chaengwattana Road, Thung
Songhong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel: (66) 2 141 1287-88;
Fax: (66) 2 143 9245;
Email: iocwestpac@unesco.org
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