According to the decision of the 11th NOWPAP Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM), evaluation of the performance of the four NOWPAP Regional Activity Centres (RACs) is being carried out. An independent international consultant interviewed all RAC directors in Beijing on 23 May 2007. An evaluation report will be prepared by the consultant based on the interviews and responses to the questionnaires distributed earlier. The results of the evaluation will be presented to the next IGM in October 2007 in China.
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.