Sustainability Initiative in the Marginal Seas of South and

ICSU REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC
In collaboration with
Marine Science Institute,
University of the Philippines, Diliman (UP-Diliman)
Scientific Steering Committee
• To co-design an integrative programme that
would establish pathways to sustainability of
the Marginal Seas of South and East Asia
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz
Member & Immediate Past-President
Department of Science &Technology
National Research Council of the Philippines
General Santos Avenue
Taguig City 1631, PHILIPPINES
Email: lulyjcruz@gmail.com
• To play a catalytic role, among proj ects and
programmes, facilitate cooperation, and close
gaps in science for the benefit of societies
SIMSEA Programme Vision
An international alliance of physical, ecological and
social scientists working together to generate policyand community-relevant knowledge towards
sustainability of the marginal seas of South and East
Asia
Marginal Seas Vision
“Resilient Seas and Nations”
• sustainable fisheries
• conservation of marine biodiversity
• adaptation to climate change
• blue economy
• nations with ocean literacy
• seas are healthy for human well-being
• appropriate governance
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Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and
Technology (JAMSTEC)
SIMSEA
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Toshio Yamagata
Director
Application Laboratory
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
(JAMSTEC)
3173-25, Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0001, JAPAN
Email: yamagata@jamstec.go.jp
Prof. Dr. Marie Antonette Juinio-Menez
Director
The Marine Science Institute
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City 1101, PHILIPPINES
Email: annettemenez@gmail.com
Prof. Dr. Fadzilah Majid-Cooke
School of Social Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Locked Bag 2073
88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Email: fadzilah@ums.edu.my
fadzilahc@hotmail.com
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Mohd. Nordin Hasan
Director
ICSU Regional Office for Asia & Pacific
902-4, JalanTun Ismail
50480 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Email: nordin.hasan@icsu-asia-pacific.org
Dr. Annadel S. Cabanban (Ex officio)
Programme Executive
Sustainability Initiative in the Marginal Seas of
South and East Asia (SIMSEA)
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City 1101, PHILIPPINES
Email: annadel.cabanban@gmail.com
Sustainability
Current Institutional Partners
Initiative in the
Marginal Seas of
South and East Asia
(SIMSEA)
• Atmosphere and Ocean Research
Institute (AORI), The University of Tokyo
• Marine Science Institute, University of
the Philippines-Diliman
• Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science
and Technology (JAMSTEC)
• Institute of Marine Science, University
of Auckland, New Zealand
• Institute of Oceanography and
Environment (INOS), Universiti Malaysia
Terengganu (UMT)
• Research Unit for Ethnography and
Development, Faculty of Humanities
Arts and Heritage, Universiti Malaysia
Sabah
Sample key research topics for implementation in 2015-2020
Dynamic Planet
1. Spatial and temporal scales for assessing
sustainability of coastal and marine ecosystems
services
2. Extent of cumulative effects of climate change and
extreme weather events impacts on marine
environments, biodiversity, humans and livelihoods
3. Tipping points and resilience of marginal seas in
relation to global change
4. Impacts of priority pollutants on marine organisms
and humans
5. Relationships between rapid urbanization and extent
of marine pollution effects associated with changing
urban and rural landscapes
Sustainable Development
1. Consequences of economic growth strategies on
socio-economic and environmental wellbeing
2. Mechanisms to define balance, trade-offs and
cultural bottom lines in resources use
3. Ocean health and its indicators in different regions
4. Establishing ecologically coherent networks of locally
managed marine areas including MPAs
Transformations towards Sustainability
1. Building local community capabilities towards
sustainability
2. Co-developing and co-learning plausible alternative
pathways toward sustainability
3. Fostering ocean views among resource planners,
users and managers
4. Cultural and other determinants of unity and wise
use of resources in the marginal seas
The SIMSEA Programme Office and the ICSU ROAP are
facilitating the development of projects for 2015-2020.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Annadel S. Cabanban – annadel.cabanban@gmail.com