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China-PEMSEA Sustainable Coastal Management Center Launched

30 Jan 2015 | by pemsea.org
Qingdao, PR China – The China-PEMSEA Sustainable Coastal Management Cooperation Center was established in the First Institute of Oceanography (FIO) of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) in Qingdao, Shandong Province of PR China last 9 December 2014. Mr. Chen Lianzeng, Vice Administrator of the SOA of China launched the Center after the agreement was signed by Mr. Stephen Adrian Ross, Executive Director of PEMSEA, and Dr. Zhang Haiwen, Director General of International Cooperation of State Oceanic Administration of China.

"Establishing China-PEMSEA Sustainable Coastal Management Cooperation Center (CPC) represents a landmark cooperation initiative between China and PEMSEA. It is a pioneering effort of both parties to sustain SDS-SEA implementation in China by strengthening the institutional capacity in a systematic and innovative manner," remarked by Mr. Ross during the opening ceremony.