2015

07.10.2024

CAMP France 2nd Steering Committee
CAMP France 2nd Steering Committee
18.12.2015
The Steering Committee (CoPil) of the CAMP project, which has been running for almost a year now, met for the second time this year, on December 18 at Domaine de Fabregas, La Seyne...
Happy anniversary APAL!
Happy anniversary APAL!
17.12.2015
On 15 December 2015 more than 300 members and national and international collaborators gathered in Gammarth to celebrate 20 years of the Tunisian Coastal Protection and Planning Ag...
Final conference of the MSP pilot project supported by PAP/RAC
Final conference of the MSP pilot project supported by PAP/RAC
30.11.2015
After one year of intense activity, the small pilot project on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) in the Mediterranean, implemented by the University of Thessaly in Greece with the supp...
ICZM Plan for the Šibenik-Knin County approaching completion
ICZM Plan for the Šibenik-Knin County approaching completion
15.11.2015
The PAP/RAC expert team has completed the final draft of the ICZM Plan for the Šibenik-Knin County. The Plan contains, among others, measures to be taken by each coastal settlement...
MedPartnership and ClimVar projects end, the protection of the Mediterranean goes on
MedPartnership and ClimVar projects end, the protection of the Mediterranean goes on
05.11.2015
The Steering Committee of the MedPartnership and ClimVar and ICZM held its 5th and last meeting in Athens, Greece, on 3 and 4 November 2015, in the presence of country Focal Points...
Croatian Marine and Coastal Strategy – 2nd round of workshops
Croatian Marine and Coastal Strategy – 2nd round of workshops
28.10.2015
Within the activities on the preparation of the Croatian and Marine Strategy, implemented by the Croatian Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection in cooperation with PAP/RA...
MAP Focal Points meet in Greece
MAP Focal Points meet in Greece
13.10.2015
The meeting of the Mediterranean Action Plan focal points was opened in Athens, Greece, on 13 October 2015, in the presence of representatives from 21 Mediterranean countries, the ...
SwitchMed calls for green entrepreneurs
SwitchMed calls for green entrepreneurs
08.10.2015
The SwitchMed programme is launching the call for the ¨SwitchMed Green Entrepreneurs Training Programme¨ that will take place in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan from November onwards...
Réghaia’s Coastal Plan: when “adoption” translates into “action”!
Réghaia’s Coastal Plan: when “adoption” translates into “action”!
27.09.2015
On September 21st, the Ministry of Water Resources and Environment organized, jointly with PAP/RAC, an adoption meeting on Réghaia’s Coastal Plan. The meeting was held at the El Ra...
2015 Coast Day at the door
2015 Coast Day at the door
17.09.2015
Another year has flown by and the time has come to celebrate the Mediterranean Coast Day. This year, it will be a little different than usually. The central regional celebration wi...
ClimVar & ICZM Regional Conference in Kiel
ClimVar & ICZM Regional Conference in Kiel
09.09.2015
The Regional Conference on the evaluation of socio-economic impacts of climate variability and change (CV&C) in coastal zones was held at the Geographic Institute of the University...
Sailing towards sustainable management of Buna/Bojana area
Sailing towards sustainable management of Buna/Bojana area
06.09.2015
The Final Consultation Meeting for the presentation of the Buna/Bojana Integrated Resources Management Plan took place in Ulcinj, Montenegro, on 7 September 2015. The Meeting was o...
Pierre Bougeant - adieu cher ami
Pierre Bougeant - adieu cher ami
18.08.2015
It was with great sadness that we have received the news of the passing of Pierre Bougeant. He left us on August 17, just a few days after his 70th birthday. We knew that he was f...
Coastal law adopted in Morocco
Coastal law adopted in Morocco
13.07.2015
Today, PAP/RAC is very pleased to announce that 3,500 km of the Moroccan coastline have now a law dedicated to their protection. Conservation and sustainable management are indeed ...
Blue Economy on a way
Blue Economy on a way
12.07.2015
The 1st Advisory Board (AB) Meeting of the Blue Economy project met at the Plan Bleu premises, in Sophia Antipolis, on 7-8 July 2015. The AB is composed of the renewed experts in s...
Montenegro adopted the first National ICZM Strategy
Montenegro adopted the first National ICZM Strategy
01.07.2015
The first National Strategy on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), following the requirements of the ICZM Protocol, was adopted by the Government of Montenegro on June 25! T...
CAMP France (Var) officially launched!
CAMP France (Var) officially launched!
17.06.2015
On June 15, 2015, the first meeting of the Steering Committee (CoPil) to the CAMP Var project was held in the premises of the County Council, in Toulon. The meeting was attended by...
MedOpen CV&C Advanced concluded
MedOpen CV&C Advanced concluded
07.06.2015
The 2015 MedOpen Advanced training session on CV&C in the Mediterranean organised for the GEF eligible countries, in which the ClimVar & ICZM project is being implemented, has been...
MEDCOP 21 - paving the way for Paris
MEDCOP 21 - paving the way for Paris
04.06.2015
At the invitation of the BP/RAC, a PAP/RAC representative attended the MEDCOP 21, Mediterranean Climate Summit, organised on 4-5 June at Marseilles. The event was organised by the ...
Blue Plan’s workshop on the presentation and validation of a methodology
Blue Plan’s workshop on the presentation and validation of a methodology
02.06.2015
BP/RAC took the opportunity of the MEDCOP21 conference to organize in Marseilles, on June 3, 2015, a workshop in the frame of the ClimVar & ICZM Project. The workshop was attended ...
The MEDCOAST jubilee workshop
The MEDCOAST jubilee workshop
27.05.2015
A PAP/RAC representative attended the MEDCOAST JUBILEE WORKSHOP for celebrating the 25th anniversary of the MEDCOAST. The workshop was organised in Sarigerme, Turkey, on May 27-30,...
The Mediterranean Action Plan celebrates its 40th anniversary
The Mediterranean Action Plan celebrates its 40th anniversary
19.05.2015
Under the auspices of the Ministry for Environment of the Hellenic Republic, the United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) launched the celebration ...
PAP/RAC National Focal Points met in Split
PAP/RAC National Focal Points met in Split
14.05.2015

The PAP/RAC National Focal Points meeting was held at the PAP/RAC premises in Split, on May 14. The meeting was attended by representatives of the following Contracting Parties: Al...

Final MedPartnership ICZM & ClimVar Conference
Final MedPartnership ICZM & ClimVar Conference
12.05.2015
The Final Conference of the PAP/RAC activities within the MedPartnership and ClimVar & ICZM projects was organised on May 12-13 in Split, in the Gothic Hall of the City Museum. The...
Croatian Coastal and Marine Strategy
Croatian Coastal and Marine Strategy
05.05.2015
The Croatian Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection coordinates activities on the preparation of the Croatian Coastal and Marine Strategy. After the initial documents rega...
CV&C training session launched this morning
CV&C training session launched this morning
03.05.2015
The first Advanced training session on Climate Variability and Change (CV&C), being an integral part of the PAP/RAC MedOpen virtual training course in ICZM in the Mediterranean, ha...
6th meeting of Croatian Inter-ministerial committee
6th meeting of Croatian Inter-ministerial committee
28.04.2015
Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection in collaboration with PAP/RAC organised a 6th meeting of Croatian Inter-ministerial committee to present the assessments performed i...
Climagine 4
Climagine 4
21.04.2015
In conjunction with the Meeting for the Coastal Plan of the Šibenik-Knin County, the fourth Climagine workshop was organised on April 21. It was considered a good idea since the pa...
Integration of Climate Variability and Change into the Coastal Plan of the Šibenik-Knin County
Integration of Climate Variability and Change into the Coastal Plan of the Šibenik-Knin County
20.04.2015
On April 21 a meeting was organised at the Old Town Hall of Šibenik to present to the local and national stakeholders several key papers for the current phase of the project. Those...
Call for Green Entrepreneurs
Call for Green Entrepreneurs
16.04.2015
The Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC) is developing a Training and Support Programme for Green Entrepreneurs and Civil Society. The aim ...
Algerian National ICZM Strategy and Réghaia Coastal Plan presented
Algerian National ICZM Strategy and Réghaia Coastal Plan presented
25.03.2015
On March 23, 2015, the Algerian National ICZM Strategy (NICZMS) and the Réghaia Coastal Plan (RCP) were presented at a conference to more than a hundred representatives of coastal ...
Adaptation of the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Areas to Climate Change
Adaptation of the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Areas to Climate Change
23.03.2015
Leading experts in different aspects of climate change adaptation met in Athens on 11-12 March 2015, for the second meeting of the Advisory Panel to the Strategic Framework for the...
PAP/RAC at the GID Parmenides II Forum
PAP/RAC at the GID Parmenides II Forum
18.03.2015
Groupe interacadémique pour le développement” (GID) is an international association established in 2007 by ten academic institutions in Africa and southern Europe. In marshalling ...
Paving the Road to Marine Spatial Planning in the Mediterranean
Paving the Road to Marine Spatial Planning in the Mediterranean
29.01.2015
Following the statement made at COP18 that “marine spatial planning was a significant avenue to be explored for the future of MAP and in particular for the implementation of the IC...