2024

The Mediterranean region has experienced an alarming 109% increase in land take due to rapid coastal urbanisation since 1975. The upcoming MedOpen training course, scheduled from 1...

On July 5, 2024, Split-Dalmatia County hosted a meeting for the Croatian DesirMED project partners, including PAP/RAC, to discuss their upcoming collaborative efforts

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On July 4, 2024, an important meeting took place in Podgorica, Montenegro, where the draft Coastal Management Plan for Boka Kotorska Bay was showcased to the members of the Nationa...

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On June 12-13, 2024, a training course titled "Marine Spatial Planning in Türkiye: From Theory to Practice" was organized in Ankara, with the support of the Tur...

On June 11, the partners of the GEF MedProgramme Child Project 2.1 (PAP/RAC, Blue Plan, GWP-Med, and UNESCO-IHP) were delighted to meet with country representatives to present and ...

On May 14th, PAP/RAC organised a virtual meeting with Lebanese ICZM team leaders and His Excellency the Minister of Environment to discuss the progress in preparing the National In...

From May 21-23, 2024, the MSP4BIO team gathered at the University of Cadiz in Spain for the 4th General Assembly (GA) to discuss the latest project developments, future actions, an...

“Enhancing Regional Climate Change Adaptation in the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Areas”, MedProgramme Child project funded from GEF's SCCF component, is approaching its final ...

A regional workshop took place in Rome 23-24 April 2024 to present and discuss the draft Guidelines on NbS for adaptation to climate change in different coastal typologies of the M...

Strong support and interest were expressed today, on April 19^th 2024. during the online Introductory Consultations on updating the National ICZM Strategy for Lebanon. Due to the cu...

PAP/RAC participated in the Second Annual Stocktaking Meeting of the GEF-UNEP Mediterranean Sea Programme (MedProgramme), on 22 to 24 April 2024, Podgorica, Montenegro, organized b...

The CAMP Israel Workshop held on 9 April 2024 in the city of Herzliya brought together over 50 representatives from various Israeli coastal municipalities, governmental institutes,...

As we celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March, the significance of empowering women resonates deeply this year in the Mediterranean region. On 25 September 2024, during this...

Last week, the DesirMED project, funded by HORIZON Europe Research and Innovation actions and coordinated by the CMCC – Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, was launched in Ven...

An informal meeting with the CC/RAC (under establishment) colleagues was held on 14 February 2024. The director, Mr. Mustafa Baskara introduced the staff, the on-going activities f...

At the initiative of the Turkish delegation at the COP23 in December 2023 the CAMP project for Türkiye was approved by the conference. The preparatory activities started immediatel...

In order to build national capacities for monitoring of the land cover change, a training has been organized in Tunis from the 13 to the 15 February 2024 in the framework of the ch...

Following the successful implementation of the Transboundary CAMP Otranto project, a policy brief titled 'Securing a Greener Future for the Otranto Strait' has been released.

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Today we celebrate the World Wetlands Day to raise awareness about importance of wetlands. It is celebrated each year on 2 February to the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands...

As we kick off the new year, Italy celebrates a significant achievement in Mediterranean coastal zone management by ratifying the ICZM Protocol of the Barcelona Convention. With on...