Qingdao

Date of Profile Completion:

2014-2019

Profile

Geographic, Demographic Socioeconomic:


Land area (km²)	11,282 km²
Sea area (km²)	12,200 km²
Coastline (km)	710.9 km
Major river systems (names)	Dagu River, Jiaolai River
Total number of coastal cities/ municipalities	Shinan, Shibei, Laoshan, Licang, Chengyang, Huangdao, Jimo, Laixi, PIngdu, Liaxi
Population (latest census)	9,204,000 (2016)
Population growth rate (latest census)	1.7%
Male/Female ratio (latest census)	1.00:1.02 (male:female) (2012)
Average annual household income (latest census)	Per capita GDP 109,407 RMB, or USD 16,329.4
Sectoral employment (percentage of total employment; latest census) Agriculture/fisheries Industry Services	• First industry: 931,500 • Second industry 803,200 • Third industry: 1010,800 (2005)

Ecological/Environmental:


Key Marine Habitats (Mangrove, Coral, Seagrass, etc.) (Areal coverage/habitat)	Wetland: 348.25 km² Mudflat: 83 km²
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas (Number of MPAs and total areal coverage)	Qingdao West Coast National Marine Park - 458.55 km² Jiaozhou Bay National Marine Park - 200.11 km²
Coastal fisheries (species/levels)	Qingdao has a sea area of 12,200 km², providing the ideal habitat for about 140 fishery species including shrimps and mollusks.
Threatened or endangered species (protected species)	11 bird species of first class protection in China, 55 bird species of second class protection.

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


Climate variation and change	No clear impacts from climate change
Other natural threats and hazards	No information available
Other climate/man-made hazards	Red tide, green tide, coastal erosion
Man-made threats and hazards	1) Absence of management system and technical support system for coastal management. 2) poor use of available data due to lack of integrated information management system.

Status of ICM Implementation

ICM Coverage and Governance Indicators:


	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
ICM Coordinating Mechanism		X
ICM Project/Program Office		X	China-PEMSEA Sustainable Coastal Management Cooperation Center (CPC) is located in Qingdao (inside FIO) and responsible for the connection with staff in Qingdao Ocean and Fishery Bureau and Qingdao Oceantec Valley in doing ICM projects. The Ocean University of China (located in Qingdao) is one of PEMSEA’s regional learning center.
Stakeholder Participation		X	Consultation from institutes and universities such as the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy Of Fishery Sciences and the Ocean University of China
Coastal Strategy/Implementation Plan		X	Coastal Planning of Shandong Province Qingdao Sea and Coastal Area Protection and Utilization Planning (2016) Qingdao Marine Functional Zoning Overall Planning on Coastal Protection and Development of Qingdao
ICM Work Plan, Budget & Financing and Human Resources Committed		X	Detailed work and budget plan supported by the Qingdao government
M&E Mechanism (including SOC Reporting)	X

ICM Management Processes:


	NOT YET IN PLACE	ONGOING DEV'T	IN PLACE	SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION/ REMARKS
Management Plan(s) (*at least 2 required by ICM Code Level 1)			X	Qingdao Coastal Environmental Protection Plans Coastal Spatial Zoning Plan Implementation Plan on Eco-civilization Structural Reform of Qingdao
Tools applied (i.e., Zoning, MPAs, EAFM, IRBCAM, and other tools)			X	Coastal Use Zoning, MPAs

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	In Jiaozhou Bay National Ocean Park, the area of coastal wetland is about 348 km². In Qingdao West Coast National Ocean Park, the area of mud-flat is 83 km².
Areal extent of damaged/degraded habitats	X		No information available
Areal extent of healthy and resilient habitats		X	The Jiaozhou Bay National Ocean Park and Qingdao West Coast National Ocean Park are all of healthy status.
Proposals/Action plans to restore damaged/degraded habitats		X	- Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone Development Planning - Constriction Planning on Ecological City of Qingdao - Planning on the Construction of Marine Eco-civilization Demonstration Site
Restoration program(s)		X	The remediation projects of 13th five year plan, namely, “Developing Mangrove Forests in the Southern China and Chinese Tamarix Forests in the Northern China”, “Blue Bay” and “Ecological Islands” from national level
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	The setup of Jiaozhou Bay National Ocean Park will better protect the wetland and maintain a good environment around Jiaozhou Bay while the establishment of Qingdao West Coast National Ocean Park will bring more tourism, investment and employment in the western Qingdao.

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