Third Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Land-Based Pollution

The event is the Third Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Land-Based Pollution (RWG-LbP) , held as part of the SCS SAP Project ("Implementing the Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand"). The meeting will take place from November 26-28, 2025, in Batam, Indonesia.

The objectives include reviewing the overall status and progress of the SCS SAP Project implementation at regional and national levels. Members from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam will present the status and achievements of land-based pollution activities at the national level , including the development and updating of national Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) on pollution reports and data needs.

A key focus will be discussing the planning and execution for implementing land-based pollution activities, including the mechanism and ways to move forward for implementing and tracking regional activities. The working group will also review the status and progress of the TDA/SAP process and the summary of the draft outline for national and regional TDA on pollution reports. Other topics include reviewing documentation on achievements in implementing the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) from 2008-2021 for land-based pollution and reviewing good practices on habitat and land-based pollution management in participating countries. The meeting will conclude with a review of key discussions, agreements, and next steps , followed by a field visit on November 28 for participants to exchange knowledge on land-based pollution management and best practices.