NOWPAP has developed a cooperative relationship with PEMSEA since NOWPAP Regional Coordinating Unit became operational in April 2005. Beginning with information exchange from both sides, NOWPAP has been introduced by PEMSEA in its on-line electronic newsletter and was invited as a member of the Advisory Committee of PEMSEA East Asian Seas Congress to be convened on 12-16 December 2006 in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. NOWPAP is now discussing with PEMSEA to co-organize a workshop during the Congress with potential topics on spills of oil and other hazardous and noxious substances, as a contribution to the event.
Implementation of NOWPAP contributes to the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) in the Northwest Pacific region.