An important mission of PAP/RAC is also to share experience and collaborate on common issues with other Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP and other intergovernmental organisations. Currently, a delegation from PERSGA, based in Saudi Arabia, is visiting PAP/RAC and the whole Adriatic region. The participants come from Sudan, accompanied by an expert from Equipe Cousteau, France. Their main interest is coastal zone management and in particular planning in coastal areas with the emphasis on tourism development. These are at present the main issues in the PERSGA region, especially in Sudan where PERSGA is currently developing an ICZM plan for the entire coast of Sudan.
PAP/RAC has organised the programme for the tour, which started with a visit to PAP/RAC and is taking place between 3 - 10 September 2007 in Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia. The core of the programme is based on the PAP/RAC projects in these countries. The aim is to share the experience from CAMPs, sustainable tourism projects, environmental and ICZM policies in related countries, protected areas, as well as to meet with local experts and institutions on the ground to get the first hand information.
PERSGA is an intergovernmental organisation for the conservation of the environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including the following member states: Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen. The organisation is dedicated, among other activities, to coastal zone management, spatial planning and to the issue related to development of tourism.
