Inter-governmental Meeting of Ministers (IMM) of the South Asian Seas Programme

YEAR	RECORD	View File
5 - 6 November 2019	Sixth Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers, Dhaka, Bangladesh
5^th December 2013	Fifth Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers, Islamabad, Pakistan
22^nd May 2008	Fourth Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers, Jaipur, India
26^th August 2005	Third Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers, Thimphu, Bhutan
01^st July 2002	Second Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers, Colombo, Sri Lanka
22^nd March 1999	First Intergovernmental Meeting of Ministers, Islamabad, Pakistana
24^th March 1995	Meeting of Plenipotentiaries on the Action Plan for the Protection and Management of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the South Asian Seas Region, New Delhi, India

It shall be the function of the meeting of the Governments to keep under review the implementation and execution of the Action Plan and should make policy decisions concerning all substantive and financial matters and, in particular, should:

review the progress achieved in implementing the programmes since the previous meeting.
careful evaluation of the results achieved.
adopt a workplan for the implementation of the programme in the subsequent two year period;
provide the policy guidance for the procedures to be followed in the implementation of the programme.
approve the budgetary resources required to support the workplan and their allocation for a two year period, and
agree upon the means for financing activities of the programme, including firm pledges for contributions to be made by Governments.

The Rules of Procedure of SACEP Governing Council will be applied mutatis mutandis, for the conduct of the Meetings. Intergovernmental meetings of participating States will be held normally at Ministerial Level.