PNLG Annual Forum 2022
The 2022 PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG) Annual Forum took place in Tangerang Regency, Indonesia as well as virtually from 26 to 28 October, 2022.
The physical venue in Tangerang Regency, Indonesia.
As one of the supporting events for the 2022 World Ocean Week in Xiamen, the 2022 PNLG Annual Forum was hosted by Tangerang Regency, Indonesia, with the considerable assistance of the PNLG Secretariat.
The physical venue at the PNLG Secretariat in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province.
Themed "Strengthening Coastal Resilience towards Sustainable Local Blue Economies", the annual event aimed to promote the exchange of experience among members through the General Assembly, the technical workshop and a field trip, as well as to promote sustainable maritime development in the East Asian Seas region, while accelerating the realization of the United Nations' sustainable development goals.
A group photo of online and offline participants at the 2022 PNLG Annual Forum.
Held both online and offline, this year's forum was attended by nearly 200 participants from over 30 PNLG members across nine countries. Among them, the offline participants from about 20 members came from Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, RO Korea and Timor-Leste; while the PNLG Secretariat, and the members from China and Vietnam attended the meeting online.
This year, the Forum inducted two new members: Indonesian province of Gorontalo as a new member local government and the National Ocean Technology Center (NOTC) of the Ministry of Natural Resources, People's Republic of China as a new associate member.
To date, the PNLG has 53 regular members and four associate members, covering 10 countries in the East Asian Seas region.