NEWS
A new run of MedOpen Advanced launched!
(2012-05-14)
A new run of the MedOpen Advanced Course on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) has started. The main objective of the course is to get acquainted with ICZM in general and with the ICZM... 
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Montenegro in the mood for ICZM
(2012-03-24)
On 22 March, the Inception workshop for the Coastal Area Management Programme (CAMP) for Montenegro and the national ICZM Strategy was held at the Podgorica Hotel in Podgorica, Montenegro. The... more
Groundwater analysis launched!
(2012-02-28)
An Expert Meeting for the "Preparation of groundwater supplements to the Mediterranean Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis, SAP and Barcelona Convention Protocols”, which was organised by... more
35 years of PAP/RAC
(2012-02-21)
This year, PAP/RAC celebrates the 35th anniversary of its official establishment as one of the components of MAP. All these years, the Centre has been successfully addressing immediate problems of... more
MEETINGS
- SHAPE: Technical Committee and 2nd Steering Committee meetings (4 June, Venice, Italy)
- CAMP Levante de Almeria Co-ordination and Steering Committee Meeting (28 - 29 May, Almeria, Spain)
- 3rd MedPartnership Steering Committee meeting (14 - 17 May, Istanbul, Turkey)
EVENTS
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2012 International Biodiversity Day
(22 May 2012) -
European Maritime Day: Sustainable growth from oceans, seas and coasts: blue growth
(21 – 22 May 2012, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden) -
International Colloquium on ICZM in the Mediterranean
(21 - 22 May 2012, Annaba, Algeria)
QUICK LINKS
MED COASTAL ALERT
- The Spanish approach to marine spatial planning. Marine Strategy Framework Directive vs. EU Integrated Maritime Policy
- A shoreline management plan for Iranian coastlines
- Exploring pathways for sustainable water management in river deltas in a changing environment
- Relative sea-level rise in the Basque coast (N Spain): Different environmental consequences on the coastal area
ICZM
The principal activity of PAP/RAC is Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
in the Mediterranean. It is a continuous, proactive and adaptive process of resource management for sustainable development in coastal areas. PAP/RAC with support of other MAP components provides technical assistance, guidelines, and methodologies for the practical delivery of ICZM in the Mediterranean. CAMP
CAMP is oriented at the implementation of practical coastal management projects in selected Mediterranean coastal areas, applying the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) as a major tool.
On going  | In preparation  |
| CAMP Spain | CAMP Italy |
| CAMP Montenegro | CAMP France |
ICZM Protocol
The ICZM Protocol was signed in Madrid, on 21 January 2008. To date, seven countries and the EU have ratified it. Consequently, on 24 March 2011, the Protocol entered into force. On the occasion of the CoP 17, held in Paris from 8 to 10 February 2012, the Action Plan for the implementation of the Protocol 2012-2019 was adopted by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention. The Parties are convinced that this Protocol represents a crucial step in the history of MAP. It will allow the countries to better manage their coastal zones, as well as to deal with the emerging coastal environmental challenges, such as the climate change.
| RATIFICATION SCORE | |
| Contracting Parties | |
| Signed | Ratified |
| 15 | 7 |
