Dongying

Date of Profile Completion:

2014-2019

Profile

Geographic, Demographic Socioeconomic:


Land Area (km²)	8,053 km²
Sea area (km²)	5,901.69 km²
Coastline (km)	412.67 km
Major river systems (names)	Yellow River, Xiaoqing River, Kenli River
Total number of coastal cities/municipalities	Dongying, Hekou, Guangrao, Lijin and Kenli
Population (latest census)	2,035,300 (2010)
Population growth rate (latest census)	Annual average 1.28% (2000-2010)
Male/Female ratio (latest census)	102.62:100 (2010)
Average annual household income (latest census)	per capita GDP: 102,370 RMB or USD 15,114 (2009)

Ecological/Environmental:


Coastal and Marine Protected Areas (Number of MPAs and total areal coverage)	6 MPAs, 5 are at national special protected area and 1 national nature reserve, covering a total area of 3,276.26 km². Protected priority include birds, mollusks, estuarine ecosystem, fishes, wetland etc.
Coastal fisheries (species/levels)	Fishes (Sphyraenus, harengula zunasi, weever, coilia ectenes, etc); shrimps (Acete chinensis, prawn, freshwater shrimp, white prawn); crabs (Chinese mitten crab, portunus trituberculatus), clam,oyster, squid
Threatened or endangered species (protected species)	50 species are nationally protected and 47 species are included in CITES Appendices in Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve.

Threats and Hazards to sustainable development of marine and coastal areas and ecosystems:


Climate variation and change	Common disaster include 1) storm surges with No. 9711 causing direct economic loss of 700 million RMB; 2) typhoon frequents the city in July and August, with an average of 3 times each year; 3) red tide, with a record coverage by red tide of 205 km² in 1992; 4) sea water intrusion, rending 66 km² of land untillable each year.
Man-made threats and hazards	• Pollutant discharge and assembly in estuaries • Marine litter • Low water quality in coastal area (Status Bulletin of Dongying Marine Environment 2016)

Status of ICM Implementation

ICM Coverage and Governance Indicators:


	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
ICM Coordinating Mechanism	X	Dongying ICM Committee, includes 16 agencies.
ICM Project/Program Office	X	Specific staff in Dongying Ocean and Fishery Bureau are responsible for ICM.
Stakeholder Participation	X	Consultation process; cooperation of local people in implementation
Coastal Strategy/ Implementation Plan	X	- Coastal Planning of Shandong Province (Dongying section) - The Marine Functional Zoning of Dongying 2013-2020
ICM Work Plan, Budget & Financing and Human Resources Committed	X	Detailed work and budget plan supported by Dongying government
M&E Mechanism (including SOC Reporting)	X	Finished Dongying SOC Report in 2013 Dongying has passed ICM Level 1 Audit

ICM Management Processes:


	NOT YET IN PLACE	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Management Plan(s)* (e.g., CCA/DRR; habitat protection, restoration and management; water use/supply management; food security and livelihood management; pollution reduction and waste management; etc.) *at least 2 required for ICM Code Level 1 certification		X		National level: - The Law of the P.R.C. on Administration of the Use of Sea Areas - The Law of the P.R.C. on Administration of Marine Environmental Protection Local level: - Regulations on Administration of the Use of Sea Areas of Shandong Province (2004) - Regulations on Administration of Marine Environmental Protection of Shandong Province (2003) - Administrative Measures on Sea Use of Dongying - Dongying ICM Planning
Tools applied at the ICM site (e.g., zoning/MSP; MPAs, EAFM, IRBM, others)		X		Coastal Use Zoning, MPAs and National Nature Reserve

Areal Extent, Health and Resiliency of Coastal and Marine Habitats:


	NOT YET IN PLACE	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Scoping (including areal extent of coastal and marine habitats)		X	- Yellow Estuary of 448.12 km² (Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve) - Wetland of 42.34 km² (Yellow River Wetland Park)
Areal extent of damaged/ degraded habitats	X		No information
Areal extent of healthy and resilient habitats		X	Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve (wetland) Guangrao Clamworm Ecological National Special MPA Laizhou Bay Razor Clam Ecological National Special MPA Yellow River Estuary Ecological National Special MPA Lijin Benthic Fish Ecological National Special MPA Estuary Shallow Sea Shellfish Ecological National Special MPA
Proposals/action plans to restore damaged/degraded habitats		X	- Yellow River Delta Marine Environmental Resource Protection and Remediation Planning (2010) - Dongying Wetland Remediation Project
Restoration program(s)		X	The remediation projects of 13th five-year plan; Dongying 13th Five-Year Plan on Ecological Environmental Protection
Benefits (social, economic, ecological) - Addressing/reducing CCA/DRR risks - Harmonizing access to marine space by established economic sectors - Assessing costs and benefits to clearly understand socio-economic and ecological trade-offs - Extending governance principles to be more inclusive to weaker disadvantaged sector, addressing issues of tenure and use-based access rights		X	1. The setup of National nature reserve and MPAs has positive influence on the construction of marine eco-civilization and promotion of healthy development of protected areas and species. 2. The control of pollutant by making quantitative assessment increase the water quality and environment status and also the consciousness of some private companies. 3. The monitoring system (e.g. online monitoring buoy) in the Yellow River improves the overall supervision ability. 4. Enhancement and release of shrimps and fishes increases the biodiversity and sustainable fishery. Status Bulletin of Dongying Marine Environment 2016

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs):


	NOT YET IN PLACE	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Scoping (including areal extent of MPAs/MPA networks)			X	Primary habitats: • Intertidal - 1200 km² • Shallow water - 4800 km² Endangered species: • Saunders’s Gull • Lancelet • Cowfish • Wild soybean • Roughskin sculpin Size of marine protected area: 325130 ha • National Nature Reserve for Yellow River Delta in Shandong: 153000 ha • National Marine Special Protected Area for Coastal Shellfish & Ecology in Hekou Dongying: 44812 ha • National Marine Special Protected Area for Yellow River Estuary Ecology of Dongying: 92600 ha • National Marine Special Protected Area for Benthic Fish & Ecology in Lijin, Dongying: 9403.57 ha • National Marine Special Protected Area for Razor Clam & Ecology in Laizhou Bay, Dongying: 17958 ha • Guangrao National Marine Special Protected Area for Clamworm & Ecology of Dongying: 7356 ha The establishment and declaration of MPAs would promote sustainability of ecosystems and biodiversity preservation and promote ecotourism. Two most important threats in the MPAs： • Aquiculture, overfishing and destructive fishing techniques, pollution and other human activities. • natural disaster- coastal erosion, storm surge, red tide
Ecological, social and economic characteristics, significance and conditions of MPA/MPA network at project start-up			X	• A total of 2,132,100 people live in 5 target communes (Dongying District, Hekou District, Kenli District, Guangao Country, Lijin Country) • Average income of the people in Dongying is 26311 RMB per person yearly, which is above the national poverty line. Source: the website of Dongying government
MPA governance situation at project start-up			X	MPAs were established by laws. The development and construction of MPAs of Dongying have got a lot of supports from national and local government, including financial support and policy support.
METT rating of management effectiveness of MPA at project start-up			X	The score using the METT Score card of 6 MPAs are from 55% to 75% (the average is 60%) for the year 2017, which is better than the score of 2011. The Input, Planning and Process have a great promotion respectively. These scores would show the current status of MPAs management and used at the baseline for comparison with the next METT Score.
New or improved MPA management plan		X		The management of MPAs in Dongying is currently keeping with the national laws and regulations. Every MPAs is making the master plan separately.
Improvements recorded at priority MPA sites using METT indicators	X			The METT scorecard indicates results from 2017, while the focus of the MPA METT score card did not showcase improvement, but rather speculated how results could be improved in 2019.

Preparedness and Capability to Respond to Natural and Man-made Hazards:


	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Profiles of highly vulnerable coastal communities	X	X	The major disasters in Dongying coastal zone include Storm surge, sea ice, HAB, oil spill, seawater intrusion, sea level rise, land subsidence and coastal erosion.
Proposal/management action plan for CCA/DRRM-focused ICM pilot demonstration project for highly vulnerable coastal area/community	X	X	Development of disaster mitigation projects in sensitive areas, such as seawall.
CCA/DRRM Plans, early warning systems and institutional mechanisms	X	X	The emergency command center of the offshore oil spill has been established in Dongying city. In 2015, Dongying establishment a new department in Oceanic and Fishery bureau for the Emergency and Safety Management, which is responsible for the management of marine observation, forecasting and evaluation, for the construction of the marine and fishery disaster prevention and mitigation system, for the Organization and implementation of contingency plans for marine and fishery disasters, to guide monitoring, assessment of marine and fishery disaster and Organize the preparation of marine disasters and sea level bulletin, organize and coordinate the emergency command and disposal of marine and fishery emergencies, and supervise the management of fishery safety in the whole city.
Trainings on vulnerability assessment, mapping, etc.	X		Trainings are provided for relevant managers every year. The trainings for the public on vulnerability, disasters need to be enhanced.
Policy/financial commitment in support of action plan			There is emergency command center in the government with regular budgets.
Impacts/benefits derived (socio-economic, public awareness, reduced risk, improved resiliency)	X
Case studies, good practices, climate smart policies and legislation	X	X	Case studies: Reducing Risks from Oil Spills: The Dongying Experience (Available on the website of PEMSEA)
Investments in climate change adaptation measures (including hard and soft engineering solutions)	X
Percentage of households in highly vulnerable coastal areas relocated away from hazard zones (Project target: 5%)	X
Percentage of households in highly vulnerable coastal areas provided with evacuation routes and safe refuge locations (Project target: 100%)		X	100% of the resident along the coast have the 9-year compulsory educations and have chance for further education. There are more than 100 safe refuge locations in Dongying, each one has 3 or 4 signboards and water supply, electricity and other supporting equipment.

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