Governance Working Groups (GWGs): Strengthening Regional Coordination and Institutional Leadership Across the Coral Triangle

To support this mandate, CTI-CFF established a set of Governance Working Groups (GWGs) that focus specifically on strengthening institutional processes, leadership, coordination mechanisms, and partnership engagement across the Coral Triangle region. These groups complement the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) by ensuring that the administrative and governance dimensions of regional cooperation remain effective, transparent, and aligned with the CTI-CFF’s Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) 2.0 (2021–2030).

Governance Working Groups under CTI-CFF utilizes several GWGs that focus on specific components of governance, leadership, and institutional support. 

Internal Resources Committee

Financial Resources WG

Monitoring and Evaluation WG

These groups help ensure that decision-making, financial management, and organizational systems operate in a smooth, transparent, and coordinated manner.

Technical Working Groups (TWGs): Strengthening Regional Collaboration

 

As a multilateral partnership uniting six nations—Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste—the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) relies on strong technical cooperation to achieve its regional goals. To support this mandate, CTI-CFF established a set of Technical Working Groups (TWGs), which function as the core technical and advisory bodies responsible for guiding the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) 2.0 (2021–2030). The TWGs ensure that CTI-CFF’s regional actions are grounded in science, supported by evidence, and aligned with shared priorities across the Coral Triangle region.

Five Technical Working Groups Under CTI-CFF
1. Seascapes 
2. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management  (EAFM)
3. Marine Protected Area Working Group (MPA)
4. Climate Change Adaptation Working Group (CCA)
5. Threatened Species Working Group (TS)

 

CTI-CFF operates five TWGs, each aligned with thematic priorities under the RPOA 2.0. Together, they cover the ecological, socioeconomic, and governance dimensions of marine management across the Coral Triangle.

SOM 19 - Chairman's Summary
Session Number Session Title Related Documents
SESSION 01 OPENING
SESSION 02 CHAIR’S REPORT
SESSION 03 COUNTRIES REPORT
SESSION 04 GWG INTERNAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
SESSION 05 GWG FINANCIAL RESOURCES WORKING GROUP
SESSION 06 GWG MONITORING AND EVALUATION WORKING GROUP
SESSION 07 CROSS CUTTING INITIATIVES
SESSION 08 TECHNICAL WOKRING GROUPs
SESSION 09 ADDRESS BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SESSION 10 PARTNERS
SESSION 11 MINISTERIAL MEETING AND JOINT MINISTERIAL MEETING
SOM 18 - Chairman's Summary
Session Number Session Title Related Documents
SESSION 01 OPENING OF THE MEETING
SESSION 02 CHAIR’S REPORT
SESSION 03 COUNTRY REPORTS
SESSION 04 GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP: INTERNAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE
SESSION 05 GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP: FINANCIAL RESOURCES WORKING GROUP
SESSION 06 GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP: MONITORING AND EVALUATION WORKING GROUP
SESSION 07 CROSS-CUTTING INITIATIVES
SESSION 08 TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP: WORKPLAN AND BUDGET
SESSION 09 ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SECRETARIAT
SESSION 10 CTI-CFF PARTNERS PRESENTATION
SESSION 11 REVIEW OF CHAIR’S SUMMARY OF SOM-18 AND CLOSING
SOM 17 - Chairman's Summary
#session Session Title Related Documents
SESSION 01 OPENING OF THE MEETING
SESSION 02 CHAIR’S REPORT
SESSION 03 ADDRESS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SESSION 04 CROSS-CUTTING INITIATIVES
SESSION 05 GWG INTERNAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE (IRC)
SESSION 06 GWG
SESSION 07 GWG MONITORING AND EVALUATION WORKING GROUP (MEWG)
SESSION 08 TWG
SESSION 09 COUNTRY REPORTS
SESSION 10 CTI PARTNERS PRESENTATION
SESSION 11 MM8 AGENDA AND JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
SESSION 12 REVIEW OF CHAIR’S SUMMARY OF SOM-17 AND CLOSING
SOM 16 - Chairman's Summary
#session Session Title Related Documents
Session 01 Opening of the Meeting
Session 02 Chair's Report
Session 03 Countries Report
Session 04 Address by the Executive Director of the Regional Secretariat
Session 05 Governance Working Group
Session 06 Governance Working Group
Session 07 Governance Working Group
Session 08 Technical Working Group
Session 09 Cross Cutting Initiatives
Session 10 Partners Presentation
Session 11 Ministerial Meeting Agenda and Joint Ministerial Statement
Session 12 Completion of the Term of The Deputy Executive Director for Program Services (DEDPS) and Update on the Recruitment and Selection of New DEDPS
Session 13 Review of Chairs Summary of SOM-16 and Closing
SOM 15 - Chairman's Summary
#session Session Title Related Documents
Session 01 Opening
Session 02 CTI Progress Report
Session 03 Chairman's Report
Session 04 Amendments to CTI-CFF Rules and Procedures
Session 05 Regional Secretariat Financial Report
Session 06 Monitoring and Evaluation
Session 07 2020 Calendar of Events
Session 08 SOM16 _ MM8
Session 09 Country Reports
Session 10 Technical Working Groups
Session 11 FRWG
IRC
Session 12 Cross Cutting Initiatives
Session 13 Partners Dialogue
Session 14 Introduction of ED and DED CS
Session 15 Host Country Agreement
SOM 14 - Chairman's Summary
#session Session Title Related Documents
Session 01 Opening
Session 02 CTI Progress Report
Session 03 Chairman's Report
Session 04 Amendments to the Agreement
Session 05 Appointment Process ED and DED_CS
Session 06 Partners Dialogue_RPOA
Session 07 Financial Report
Session 08 TWG Report, Roadmap and Budget
Session 09 GWG Report, Roadmap and Budget
Session 10 Country Reports
Country Reports Malaysia
Country Reports Papua new Guinea
Country Reports Solomon Islands
Country Reports Timor Leste
Session 11 Cross Cutting Themes
Session 12 Calendar of Events
Session 13 MM7 Agenda and JMS
Session 14 SOM-15
Session 15 Other Matters
Session 16 Review Chairman Summary and Closing
SOM 13 - Chairman's Summary
#session Session Title Related Documents
Session 01 Opening Session
Session 02 Progress Report of CTI-CFF post SOM-12
Session 03 Introduction of DED Program Services
Session 04 Decision Document on CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat Budget
Session 05 Revised Texts of the related to ED and DED
Session 06 WCS as new CTI Partner
Session 07 CTI-CFF Country Report Presentations
Session 08 TWG Report Presentations CCA
TWG Report Presentations EAFM
TWG Report Presentations MPA
TWG Report Presentations SWG
TWG Report Presentations TSWG
Session 09 GWG Report Presentations CMWG
GWG Report Presentations FRWG
GWG Report Presentations MEWG
Session 10 Cross-cutting Themes Report Presentations Capacity Building
Cross-cutting Themes Report Presentations LGN
Cross-cutting Themes Report Presentations RBF & BAC
Cross-cutting Themes Report Presentations SAG
Cross-cutting Themes Report Presentations WLF
Session 11 Cooperation Arrangements
Session 12 Proposed CTI-CFF Calendar of Events 2018
Session 13 Presentations of CTI Partners and Collaborators
Session 14 Date and Venue of the SOM
Session 15 Other Matters
SOM 12 - Chairman's Summary
#session Session Title Related Documents
Session 1 Progress Report of CTI-CFF since SOM-11
Session 10 Reports of TWG and Proposed Activities
Session 11 Reports of GWG Report
Session 12 Cross-cutting Themes (i.e. RBF, BAC, LGN, WLF, Capacity Building, SAG)
Session 13 CTI-CFF Calendar of Activities 2017
Session 14 Reports of Cooperation Arrangements
Session 15 Proposal on Meeting Arrangements
Session 16 Agenda for MM-6
Session 17 The Draft Text of “Joint Ministerial Statement”
Session 18 The 13th CTI-CFF Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-13)
Session 2 PNG Report as the Chair of CSO and COM
Session 3 The Updated Status of Brunei Darussalam as a New Member State of CTI-CFF
Session 4 The amendment to the Agreement and Staff Regulation (i.e. ED app. mech.)
Session 5 Ratification of the Agreement on the Establishment of CTI-CFF RS
Session 6 The Appointment for DED
Session 7 CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat Budget
Session 8 Handover of the CTI-CFF COM Chairmanship
Session 9 CTI-CFF Country Reports
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