CCOP's Geothermal and Other Geoscientific Activities in East and Southeast Asia

Abstract

The Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) is a regional intergovernmental organization, based in Bangkok, Thailand. The mission of CCOP is to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of applied geoscience programmes in East and Southeast Asia in order to contribute to economic development and an improved quality of life within the region. To this end, CCOP promotes capacity building, technology transfer, exchange of information and institutional linkages for sustainable resource development, management of geoinformation, geohazard mitigation and protection of the environment.

CCOP has eleven (11) Member Countries (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) from the region and supported by fourteen (14) Cooperating Countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America). CCOP has also received strong support from other international organisations such as ESCAP, PETRAD, UNESCO and ASCOPE (Asean Council of Petroleum).

The structure of the organization is shown in Figure 1. The Technical Secretariat works as the executive agency under the supervision of a Steering Committee, which consists of the permanent representatives of the member countries. As a policy-making body, the Committee meets twice a year to discuss common concerns and business of the organization. The representatives of cooperating countries constitute the Advisory Group, which provides suggestions and advice to the Steering Committee for decision making.

The overall geoscientific programmes and geothermal activities of CCOP are outlined in this report.