THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

12-14 December 2006
0800-1900 Daily
Various Rooms, People’s Hall

The International Conference will feature over thirty workshops and seminars co-convened by numerous national, regional and international organizations/United Nations agencies. The sessions will discuss timely issues and coastal and ocean-related developments and trends, organized under seven interconnected focus areas, in line with the overall theme of the Congress -- “One Ocean, One People, One Vision”:

The Conference themes are designed to complement the Congress objectives by stressing the significance of coastal communities as the targets for sustainable coastal development, emphasizing the need to secure the oceans for safer shipping and cleaner seas, exploring appropriate financial mechanisms for local governments to develop environmental improvement infrastructures, promoting the development and use of management-based scientific and technological research and products, and underlining the need to codify integrated management approaches and ensure international standards in the production and harvesting of marine products (a new management paradigm to certify sustainability).

The highlight of the Conference will be the Presentation of Outcomes and Recommendations to the Ministers and other dignitaries in attendance.

To view the schedules for the International Conference, download EAS Congress Programme (PDF 2MB).