{"id":8173,"date":"2026-03-31T07:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/projects\/malta\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:33:54","slug":"malta","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/projekti\/malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Project overview<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CAMP Malta was the first integrated coastal area management initiative implemented within the Maltese Islands under the UNEP\/MAP Coastal Area Management Programme initiative. The project focused on supporting sustainable coastal development and environmental protection, with particular attention to the northwest area of Malta, where pressures from tourism, urbanisation, water management, and land degradation were especially significant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project was designed as a multidisciplinary programme combining thematic studies, spatial planning tools, environmental assessments, and participatory approaches. It introduced Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICAM) methodologies and supported the development of strategies and action plans for long-term coastal sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key objectives<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Building on the diagnostic analysis and national priorities, the project enabled an integrated assessment of environmental and development challenges in Malta:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">contribute to sustainable management and environmental protection of coastal and marine resources in Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> apply ICAM methodologies and tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> develop strategies and action plans for sustainable development in northwest Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> improve understanding of erosion, land degradation, pollution, and coastal ecosystem pressures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> strengthen institutional and technical capacities for coastal management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> introduce GIS, environmental assessment tools, and sustainability analysis methodologies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> promote public participation and stakeholder involvement in coastal planning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> support the wider application of project experiences at national and regional levels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Main results<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">integrated planning: prepared integrated coastal management studies and action-oriented planning tools for Malta and the northwest coastal area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> environmental management: improved knowledge of erosion processes, coastal ecosystems, pollution pressures, and resource management needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> innovation: introduced new methodologies including Strategic Environmental Assessment, erosion mapping, marine habitat classification, and sustainability analysis tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> data management: developed integrated databases and GIS systems to support coastal planning and decision-making.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> stakeholder engagement: strengthened cooperation between public authorities, local councils, NGOs, and scientific institutions through participatory planning processes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Follow-up<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CAMP Malta represented a milestone for integrated coastal management in the Maltese Islands and became one of the first CAMP projects implemented under the updated conceptual framework adopted by UNEP\/MAP. The project demonstrated the importance of combining environmental protection, spatial planning, tourism management, and public participation within a single coastal management framework.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The methodologies and experiences developed through CAMP Malta contributed to the broader implementation of ICZM principles in Malta and supported future regional cooperation initiatives within the Mediterranean Action Plan framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Partnership<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Environment Protection Department, Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ministry for Economic Services, Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Planning Authority, Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Water Services Corporation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> University of Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> National Statistics Office<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Local councils and environmental NGOs, including Nature Trust Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> UNEP\/MAP \u2013 Barcelona Convention system:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> PAP\/RAC<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> MEDPOL<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> MAP Coordinating Unit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> European and regional partner institutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11826,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"project-category":[204],"project-status":[194],"class_list":["post-8173","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\/8173","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\/11826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-category?post=8173"},{"taxonomy":"project-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-status?post=8173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}