PAP\/RAC is pleased to announce the appointment of Daria Povh \u0160kugor as its new Director.<\/p>\n
Ms Povh \u0160kugor has over two decades of experience in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), specifically focusing on climate change adaptation and coastal resilience in the Mediterranean for the past 15 years.<\/p>\n
Before this appointment, she served as a Senior Programme Officer at PAP\/RAC, coordinating the implementation of UNEP\/MAP, GEF, EU, and other projects addressing local, regional, national, and coastal challenges across the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Ms. Daria Povh \u0160kugor, an esteemed ICZM expert and valued member of the UNEP\/MAP family, as she joins our Executive Coordination Panel in her new role as the PAP\/RAC director”, said Tatjana Hema, UNEP\/MAP Coordinator. \u201cHer extensive experience and commitment to sustainable development make her an excellent choice to lead PAP\/RAC as they continue to support Mediterranean countries in implementing the ICZM Protocol of the Barcelona Convention and reaching SDGs in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am honoured to be selected to lead the Centre in its important mission of supporting Mediterranean countries towards our joint vision: sustainable, resilient, healthy, attractive, diverse, and productive Mediterranean coasts!\u201d the new Director said. \u201cAs we confront the triple planetary crisis and experience the consequences of climate change on our coasts, I want to emphasise that coastal populations must be the strongest advocates for action. There is no time to lose!\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlighting the future direction of the UNEP\/MAP Regional Centre for Coastal Management, Ms Povh \u0160kugor added, “PAP\/RAC is developing, together with governments and all committed stakeholders, carefully planned, smart, and integrated solutions essential for addressing this complex crisis. We will continue to do our best to support the green transition for the Mediterranean coastal sustainability and resilience.”<\/p>\n
Daria Povh Skugor holds a Bachelor of Science in Coastal Economy from the University of Split and a Master of Science in Coastal Zone Management from the University of Ulster, UK. She spent a year with the University of Venice on a research project focused on the management of the Venetian lagoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6299,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-5192","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/5192","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\/6299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}