{"id":12868,"date":"2026-11-05T14:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=12868"},"modified":"2026-11-05T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:42:07","slug":"pap-rac-brings-mediterranean-iczm-experience-to-european-coastal-resilience-discussions-at-ecomondo-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/novosti\/pap-rac-brings-mediterranean-iczm-experience-to-european-coastal-resilience-discussions-at-ecomondo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PAP\/RAC brings Mediterranean ICZM experience to European coastal resilience discussions at Ecomondo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 3 November 2026, PAP\/RAC participated in the conference <em>\u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ambiente.regione.emilia-romagna.it\/it\/suolo-bacino\/notizie\/2026\/ecomondo-2026-rigenerazione-adattiva-aree-costiere\"><em>Adaptive Regeneration of Coastal Areas and Territories \u2013 What New Opportunities from the European Climate Resilience Framework<\/em><\/a><em>?\u201d<\/em>, held during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecomondo.com\/en\">Ecomondo<\/a> in Rimini, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecomondo.com\/en\">Ecomondo<\/a> in cooperation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mase.gov.it\/portale\/home\">MASE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isprambiente.gov.it\/en\">ISPRA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnrac.it\/en\">GNRAC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cpmr.org\/\">CPMR<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.emilia-romagna.it\/\">Emilia-Romagna Region<\/a>, the event brought together European institutions, national authorities, coastal regions and cities, scientists and financial institutions to discuss climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, financing and the forthcoming European Climate Resilience Framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building on the <em>\u201cShore up Climate Resilience of Maritime Regions\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/ambiente.regione.emilia-romagna.it\/it\/suolo-bacino\/notizie\/notizie-2025\/ecomondo-2025-due-iniziative-per-coste-mare-e-cooperazione-per-la-resilienza-climatica\/documenti-allegati\/manifesto-shore-up-climate-resilience-of-maritime-regions.pdf\/@@download\/file\">Manifesto<\/a> endorsed at Ecomondo 2025, the discussions reaffirmed the relevance of coordinated European action to strengthen coastal resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first panel brought together representatives of the European Commission (DG CLIMA), the Italian Ministry of Environment, the CMCC Foundation, the European Investment Bank and UNEP\/MAP\u2013PAP\/RAC. The second panel focused on the practical needs and experiences of coastal regions and cities, including Catalonia, Tuscany, Rimini and Livorno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PAP\/RAC shared lessons from nearly four decades of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the Mediterranean, highlighting that coastal resilience requires more than isolated adaptation measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building on its experience with Coastal Area Management Programmes (CAMPs), PAP\/RAC has developed methodologies and tools to support participatory Coastal Plans that integrate climate adaptation, ecosystem protection, spatial planning, and community priorities. Beyond identifying adaptation measures, these processes help strengthen coastal governance <strong>and guide development decisions and investments towards more sustainable and resilient coastal futures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The adoption of the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.un.org\/A\/RES\/81\/3\">United Nations Declaration on Sea Level Rise (A\/RES\/81\/3<\/a>), alongside the new <a href=\"https:\/\/oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu\/coastal-communities\/coastal-communities-strategy_en\">EU Strategy for Coastal Communities<\/a>, provides fresh momentum for strengthening coastal resilience. Together, these developments offer an opportunity for closer cooperation between European institutions, coastal regions and the UN system, linking global commitments with locally driven action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coastal regions can become not only territories requiring protection, but drivers of systemic transformation towards sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12869,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-12868","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}