{"id":8107,"date":"2026-03-10T09:46:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/projects\/cyprus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:29:46","slug":"cyprus","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/projekti\/cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Overview<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CAMP Cyprus was one of the early pilot projects implemented under the Mediterranean Action Plan of the Barcelona Convention. The project aimed to support the Government of Cyprus in applying ICZM principles to address growing pressures on the island\u2019s coastal areas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CAMP Cyprus focused on testing practical tools and governance mechanisms for sustainable coastal development while balancing environmental protection with tourism, urban development and economic activities. The programme placed strong emphasis on integrating sectoral policies, strengthening institutional coordination and developing methodologies that could later be replicated in other Mediterranean countries.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project also contributed to building national capacity for ICZM planning and provided a foundation for future coastal management initiatives in Cyprus.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Objectives<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CAMP Cyprus focused on strengthening coastal governance and improving planning tools in order to:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">introduce and test ICZM approaches in Cyprus<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">support the sustainable development of coastal areas facing rapid tourism and urbanisation pressures<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">improve coordination between sectoral institutions involved in coastal management<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">develop tools and methodologies for coastal planning and environmental management<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">strengthen national capacity for long-term coastal management and policy development<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Main results<\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CAMP Cyprus produced a range of studies, pilot actions and planning tools that supported the introduction of ICZM principles in the country.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key outputs included:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Integrated Coastal Area Management Framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Development of methodological guidance and policy recommendations for implementing ICZM in Cyprus.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Coastal planning and management tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preparation of thematic analyses addressing coastal development, environmental protection and spatial planning needs.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Institutional and policy recommendations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proposals to strengthen coordination among national authorities responsible for coastal management.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Capacity building and awareness raising<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Training activities and stakeholder engagement processes helped promote ICZM concepts among public institutions and local actors.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These outputs helped establish a foundation for more integrated coastal governance in Cyprus and contributed to the broader development of ICZM approaches across the Mediterranean region.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><b>Partnership<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Cyprus<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Government of Cyprus<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National authorities responsible for the environment, planning and coastal management<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b>UNEP\/MAP \u2013 Barcelona Convention system<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PAP\/RAC<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"featured_media":11814,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"project-category":[204],"project-status":[194],"class_list":["post-8107","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-category-camp","project-status-completed"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/8107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-category?post=8107"},{"taxonomy":"project-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-status?post=8107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}