Workshop on the World Ocean Assessment

Regional Scientific and Technical Capacity Building Workshop on the World Ocean Assessment Bangkok, Thailand 17–19 September 2012

Workshop report: South China Sea

Report prepared by Dr. Trevor Ward, Workshop Moderator, University of Technology, Sydney; and Green- ward Consulting, Perth, Australia

Organising Group: Dr. Ellik Adler, UNEP/COBSEA, Dr. Elaine Baker, GRID Arendal, Dr. Peter Harris, Geoscience Australia, Dr. Alexander Tkalin, UNEP/NOWPAP, Mr. Wenxi Zhu, UNESCO/IOC/WESTPAC

Executive Summary Background Description of the Workshop Workshop Outcomes Regional Overview of Condition: An Integrated Assessment Amendments to the Methodology Description of the Workshop Conclusions and Recommendations

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Annexes Annex 1: List of participants Annex 2: Provisional Workshop Agenda Annex 3: Workshop Methodology Annex 4: Analysis Examples Annex 5: Worksheets Completed by the Experts