Terms of Reference of the Working Group
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The major mandate of the WESTPAC MRET Working Group is to facilitate, monitor and advise on the development of MRET in WESTPAC region by doing the following:
• Identify opportunities for promoting and linking MRET experts and establish networking among member states in MRET field;
• Monitor regional status on MRE in order to provide baseline information, identity the challenges and share practices among member states;
• Provide recommendations for policy maker;
• Promote enhancement of capacity building through series of workshop, learning network and exchange of experts; and
• Develop regional pilot projects during and after the workshop. Meetings will be held no less than one meeting a year, or otherwise to be determined by the working group at its first meeting. Additional communication will be carried out by email.
Working period of the Working Group is 4 years (2012-2016)