2025

In late September and early October 2025, Cagliari, Sardinia, became the meeting point for partners of the INCORE-MED – Inclusive Coastal Resilience in the Euro-MED project.

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Fifty years after the Barcelona Convention was signed, the urgency of protecting the Mediterranean’s fragile shores has only grown. This year’s Coast Day carried a simple message: ...

The Ecosystem Approach Correspondence Group on Monitoring (CORMON) for Coast and Hydrography held its meeting on 30 September 2025 via teleconference, focusing on strengthening cli...

On September 25, 2025, the Coast Day event, held in Gammarth, Tunisia, brought together over 170 participants—including representatives from institutions, experts, and media—to hon...

25 September 2025 - As the Mediterranean is celebrating Coast Day, the future of the region is more challenging than ever: rising sea levels and coastal erosion are already affecti...

The Meeting of the MAP National Focal Points took place in Athens, Greece, from 16–19 September 2025. Participants from Contracting Parties, the EU, UN bodies, intergovernmental or...

As part of the Mediterranean Coast and Macro-Regional Strategies Week 2025, Thematic Pillar 3 – Environmental Quality hosted the workshop “Climate Resilience: From Source to Sea” i...

On 29 September 2025 a webinar (Agenda) on coastal wetlands in the Mediterranean will take place between 10.00 – 13.30 organised by the European Topic Centre on Spatial Analysis an...

Editorial by Daria Povh-Škugor, PAP/RAC Director

The 2025 edition of Coast Day is all about the institutions inspiring impact around our shores. They protect the coasta...

The Meeting of the Ecosystem Approach Correspondence Group on Monitoring (CORMON) for Coast and Hydrography took place on 15–16 July 2025 in Rome, Italy, advancing key steps toward...

A workshop dedicated to the development of a zone-based management tool for Lella Hadhria in Djerba, Tunisia, was organized by the Tunisian Coastal Protection and Planning Agency (...

Istanbul, 8–9 July 2025 – Delegates from Mediterranean countries and experts met in Istanbul to review and update the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Framework (RCCAF).

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From 7 to 13 June 2025, PAP/RAC actively participated in the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC2025) in Nice, contributing to a strong and united Mediterranean presence at...

The Mediterranean Sea faces significant environmental challenges. Climate change, tourism, shipping, and energy projects — including offshore wind farms and oil exploration — are p...

On 6 and 7 May 2025, the National Focal Points of the Priority Actions Programme/Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC) met in Athens, Greece. The meeting brought together representati...

PAP/RAC presented and discussed the role of Nature-based Solution at the Third Meeting on the Development/Update of National Action Plans (NAPs) 2025–2035 under the LBS Protocol. T...

PAP/RAC is full of impressions after the MedProgramme's 3rd Annual Stocktaking Meeting.

Partners from across the Mediterranean gathered at the 3rd Annual Stocktaking Meeting (8–

On 20 March 2025, the 3rd Meeting of the Working Group on MSP took place online, bringing together 18 participants from Mediterranean countries, the European Commission, MedCITIES,...

On March 25 and 26, 2025, a representative from PAP/RAC participated in the "MED2050 Transition Paths" workshop, organized in Dubrovnik by Plan Bleu in collaboration with the Frenc...

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) delivers a strong warning – the devastating impacts of climate change have reached new heights in 2024, and the conseq...

The DesirMED Consortium held its General Assembly in Valencia, Spain, from February 25 to 27, 2025. Funded by HORIZON Europe, the consortium aims to promote climate resilience in t...

The First Meeting of the Steering Committee for the EU-funded EcAp MED PLUS Project took place on 26 February 2025 in Athens, Greece, organized by the UNEP/MAP Secretariat. The mee...

The Kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ KA220-YOU project, titled "Climate Change Awareness in the Mediterranean from Youth Perspective," was organised by the Ankara University Nation...

The Thematic Ad-Hoc Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD) took place in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 12–13 February 2025, kindly hosted by the Organisa...

On February 7, 2025, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Geodesy (FGAG) in Split hosted a pivotal workshop as part of the DesirMED project. The focus was on applyin...

A regional technical consultation meeting was held on 6 February 2025 in Athens to discuss the integration of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Asse...

Bringing together key players in Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), the MEDIGREEN project partners gathered in Madrid for a dynamic three-day event focused on accelerating the Europe...

Exciting news from the CAMP Bosnia and Herzegovina project! 

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has officially adopted the project’s final report, markin...