The First CEARAC Focal Points Meeting

Meeting Report

The First NOWPAP CEARAC Focal Points Meeting was held from 25th to 28th of February 2003 in Toyama, Japan. The nominated Focal Points of the four NOWPAP Members, UNEP, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Environmental Remote Sensing Regional Activity Center of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP/ERSRAC), NOWPAP/MERRAC, NOWPAP/POMRAC and the Secretariat of CEARAC participated in the meeting. The meeting finalized the Terms of Reference of CEARAC Focal Points Meeting and discussed and defined the activities of Working Group 3 on Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) and Working Group 4 on Remote Sensing (RS) respectively. The meeting also discussed and agreed on the CEARAC work priorities and work plan for 2003.
The second Focal Points Meeting is planned to be held in January 2004 in Toyama, Japan.

See Report of First NOWPAP CEARAC Focal Points Meeting

Report	Report of the First NOWPAP CEARAC Focal Points Meeting
Annex I	List of Participants for the First Focal Points Meeting for NOWPAP CEARAC
Annex II	List of Documents for the First Focal Points Meeting for NOWPAP CEARAC
Annex III	Agenda for the First Focal Points Meeting for NOWPAP CEARAC
Annex IV	Terms of Reference for the NOWPAP CEARAC Focal Points Meeting (Reviewed and Adopted by 1st CEARAC Focal Points Meeting)
Annex V	Requirements and Work to be implemented for the Working Group 3 : HAB including red tide (Prepared and Submitted by CEARAC Secretariat)
Annex VI	Requirements and Work to be implemented for the Working Group 4 : Remote Sensing of the Marine Environment (Prepared and Submitted by CEARAC Secretariat)
Annex VII	Workplan and Budget for CEARAC 2003 (Reviewed and Adopted by 1st CEARAC Focal Points Meeting)
Annex VIII	Framework plan of work for CEARAC for 2004/5 (Approved by 1st CEARAC Focal Points Meeting)
Annex IX	List of CEARAC Focal Points