IOI Training Programme on Ocean Governance for the Western Pacific Region

General Training Programme information:

Organised by the International Ocean Institute in partnership with the National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS), Ministry of Natural Resources, PR China

  • An annual residential programme offered since 2011 in Tianjin, PR China
  • Coverage of regional issues of the Western Pacific Regional Seas with special emphasis on ICM and marine environmental protection in connection with the on-going regional programme of PEMSEA
  • The programme is structured into modules given through intensive lectures, discussion, simulation exercises, field trips   
  • Special sessions cover the presentation of case studies by invited experts; showcase good practice sharing (national reports) by the participants;  team and individual presentations by participants built on the knowledge and holistic understanding of ocean governance gained during the training programme; field trips and study tours.

2024 Training Programme

The Training Programme on Ocean Governance: Legal Framework, Policies, Technologies and Practices was held from the 27 May – 7 June in Tianjin, China. The training provided an introduction to themes of ocean governance with special reference to the international legal framework of UNCLOS, and the policies, technologies, methodology and good practices of ocean governance for both coastal areas and marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. 

 

11 participants from 7 countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand), from a diversity of practical and academic backgrounds, participated in this training course. The programme was offered in-person for two weeks, focusing on intensive class training through presentations and discussions, and fieldwork.   Training combined theory with practice providing participants  with a platform for learning from each other. Read more.

2023 Training Programme

The training course was launched on the 11th September under the aegis of high level guests - Ms Liu Xiaoyan, Counsellor from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms Yu Xinwei, Deputy Director of the Department of the Ministry of the Natural Resources, and Dr Shi Suixiang, Director-General of the National Marine Data and Information Service, and Governor of the IOI Governing Board. 

 

36 participants from 12 countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand) participated in the training course, of whom 22 participants participated in the training course in-person in Tianjin, the rest online. The training course was conducted through intensive presentation classes and discussions in or after classes. Read more....

2022 Training Programme

The two-week training programme, focusing on issues of the Western Pacific Ocean, was held in hybrid format and attracted 26 participants from eight countries, including China. Participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand followed the course lectures online, joined by their Chinese colleagues attending in person in Tianjin, PR China.  Read more....