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MEDPARTNERSHIP: A NEW GEF PROJECT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Ivica TrumbicUnited Nations Environment Programme
Mediterranean Action Plan
REGIONAL SEAS AND CONVENTIONS
MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN
• Barcelona Convention and its Protocols
• Mediterranean Action Plan and Regional Activity Centres
• MAP established in 1975
• Barcelona Convention signed in 1976 and revised in 1995
• 6 Protocols + new one on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF)• Financial mechanism for a number of global environment
conventions like climate change and biodiversity signed at the Earth Summit in 1992
• 12 years old• GEF’s mandate: provide incremental cost finance to
address global environment issues like climate change, biodiversity, and international waters—which covers both transboundary freshwater and marine systems.
• Partnership among the UNDP, UNEP, the World Bank, FAO, UNIDO
• GEF allocation in its first dozen years: US$4.35 billion in grants supplemented by more than US$14 billion in additional financing
• 1350 projects in 150 developing countries and those in economic transition
GEF INTERNATIONAL WATERS
• For the international waters: 85 projects in 141 countries totaling $2.1 billion in total cost and $686 million in GEF grants
• In 1995, the GEF Council included the concept of LMEs in its operational strategy
WHAT IS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA LARGE MARINE
ECOSYSTEM (MEDPARTNERSHIP)?
• MedPartnership is a collective effort for the protection of the environmental resources of the Mediterranean
• It is led by UNEP/MAP and the World Bank, co-funded by GEF and involving other relevant international cooperation Agencies, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral and
multilateral donors.
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
• The MedPartnership is a continuation of (and builds upon) theprevious GEF Project run by UNEP/MAP. This project reviewedand updated the existing TDA and designed/elaborated twoSAPs– Strategic Action Program to address pollution from land-based activities (SAP-
MED) and
– Strategic Action Program for the Conservation of Mediterranean Marine andCoastal Biological Diversity (SAP- BIO).
• The two SAPs were formally adopted by the ContractingParties of the Barcelona Convention and were ready forimplementation through MedPartnership
PARTNERSHIP
• Relationship of two or more entities conducting business for mutual benefit
• Partnership is a voluntary collaborative agreement between two or more parties in which all participants agree to work together to achieve a common purpose or undertake a specific task and to share risks, resources, responsibilities, competencies, informationand benefits
MEDPARTNERSHIP’S GOVERNANCE
• Maintain the relationships between all internal and external groups involved in the Partnership
• Facilitate the proper flow of information regarding the Partnership to all stakeholders
• Ensure the appropriate review of issues encountered within the Partnership
• Ensure that required approvals and direction for the Partnership are obtained at each appropriate stage of the implementation
MEDPARTNERSHIP’S LONG-TERM GOALS
to assist countries in the implementation of the Strategic Action Programmes and National Action Plans to reduce pollution from land-based sources, and preserve the biodiversity and ecosystems of the Mediterranean from degradation;
to assist countries in the implementation of the ICZM Protocol;
to leverage long-term financing, and
to ensure through the Barcelona Convention and MAP systems the sustainability of activities initiated within the project beyond its specific lifetime.
ELEMENTS OF THE MEDPARTNERSHIP
• Levels:– Projects: Regional Project (led by UNEP) and Investment
Fund (led by the World Bank)– Components: Regional Project has 4 components– Sub-components: Regional Project has 11 sub-
components; Investment Fund has 11 projects identified
• Partners:– Executing agencies: UNEP/MAP and World Bank– Co-executing agencies: Regional Project has 11 partners
(UN agencies, programs, RACs, NGOs)– Financing: GEF, MTF (UNEP), multilateral donors (1),
bilateral donors (4), significant “in-kind” co-financing
World Bank
Investment FundInvestment projects
UNEP/MAP
Regional ProjectReforms, Capacity building, Demonstrations,
Replication mechanisms
With UNIDO, FAO, UNESCO/IHP, NGO’s
and other partners
Investment Fund Sub-ProjectsBosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia:
Neretva and Trebisnjica
Management Project;
Croatia: Croatia Coastal Cities
Pollution Control 2 (APL)
Egypt: Alexandria Integrated Coastal
Zone Management Project
Regional Project:
Component 1.Integrated Approaches for the
Implementation of SAPs and NAPs: ICZM,
IWRM and Management of Coastal Aquifers
Component 2.
Pollution from Land-based activities,
including POPs: Implementation of
SAPMED and related NAPs
Component 3.
Conservation of Biological Diversity:
Implementation of SAP-BIO and related
NAPs
Component 4.
Project Coordination, Communication and
Replication Strategies, Management, and
M&E
MedPartnership Project Management and
Co-ordination
Co-ordination Group and Steering Committee
Sustainable Med InvestmentsProvisional list to include:
Tunisia: Water Reuse, Optimization and
Implementation Program
Egypt: Improvement of Water Resources
Management
Syria: Coastal and Orontes River Basins
Water Resources Management
Implementation of
SAP/MED, SAP/BIO and ICZM Protocol
in participating countries
Partnership
Project
Component
Sub-component
LEVELS
MEDPARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
UNIT (UNEP/MAP)
STEERING COMMITTEE
COUNTRIES
1UNESCO IHP
PAP/RAC
GWP MED
MEDPOL
CP/RAC
UNIDO
SPA/RAC
WWF MedPO
FAO
INFO/RAC
MIO ECSDE
COORDINATION GROUP
WORLD BANK
MCMISUSTAINABLE MED
2
3
4
Northern Tunis Wastewater Project
Egypt Enhanced WRMgmt.
Syria Orontes River WR Mgmt.
Regional Coord. Nat.Res.Mgmt
MED Governance and Knowledge
Reg. Treated WW Reuse
Libya ICZM
Morocco ICZM
Climate variability
Neretva Trebisnjica
Croatia Coastal Cities 2
Alexandria ICZM
RESULTS
UNEP
WWF-
MedPo
MIO-
ECSDECP/RAC
SPA/
RAC
UNESCO
IHP
GWP-
Med
GEFFGEFMAVA AECID EUItalian
Ministry of
EnvironmentMTF
UNEP/MAP
MEDPOLINFO/
RAC
PAP/
RACFAO WB
FINANCING
Component 3
Conservation of
Biological Diversity:
Implementation of SAP-
BIO and related NAPs
3.1.Conservation of Coastal
Marine Diversity through
the development of a
Mediterranean MPA
Network
3.2. Promote the
sustainable use of fisheries
resources in the
Mediterranean through the
development and
application of Ecosystem-
based Management
Approaches
Component 2
Pollution from Land-
based activities including
POPs: Implementation of
SAPMED and related
NAPs
2.1 Facilitation of policy
and legislation reforms for
pollution control
2.2 Transfer of
Environmentally Sound
Technology (TEST-MED)
2.3. Environmentally sound
management of equipment,
stocks and wastes
containing or contaminated
by PCBs in national
electricity companies of
Mediterranean countries
Component 1
Integrated Approaches for the Implementation of the SAPs and NAPs:
ICZM, IWRM and Management of Coastal Aquifers
1.1 Management of coastal Aquifers
1.2. Integrated Coastal Zone Management
1.3. Integrated Water resource Management
Component 4
Project Coordination,
Replication and
Communication
strategies, and
Management and M&E
4.1. Project Coordination,
Management and M&E
(sus financing)
4.2 Information and
Communication Strategies
4.3. Replication Strategy
SAPMED SAPBIO
COMPONENTS AND SUB-COMPONENTS
OVERALL IMPACTS (REGIONAL PROJECT)
1. Legal, policy and institutional reforms, on a national and regional level: A minimum of 20 national/sub-regional policies, plans and programmes; Regional legislationsadopted; new tools, techniques and guidelines;
2. Demonstration/pilot projects will be implemented resulting in overall decrease in stress reduction to the Mediterranean LME: 32 demonstration projects resulting in a minimum of 15% of the 75 hotspots directly improved;
3. Stakeholder participation: NGO Involvement Plan, coordination amounst stakeholders, Country support programme;
4. Replication, communication and sustainable financing mechanism: 10% of the demonstration/pilot projects will be replicated during the life-span of the project.
Coastal zone, water and aquifer management
Sub-comp 1.1. Aquifers and groundwater:
1.1.1 Assessment of risk and uncertainty related to
Mediterranean coastal aquifers;
1.1.2. Regional Actions for Coastal Aquifer
Management
1.1.3.Legislative, institutional and policy reforms
for Coastal Aquifer Management;
Sub-com 1.2: Integrated Coastal Zone
Management (ICZM)
1.2.1. Support activities in preparation of
National ICZM Strategies and National
Action Plans;
1.2.2. Application of ICZM approach,
tools and techniques in demonstration
areas;
Sub-com 1.3: Integrated Water Resource Management
(IWRM):
1.3.1. Contribute to develop the Union for the
Mediterranean (UfM) Strategy for Water in the
Mediterranean
1.3.3. Catalyze Action and Build Capacity on National
IWRM Planning
1.3.3. Develop IRBM and dialogue in globally important
river basin(s) and adjacent coastal area
Pollution from land-based sources, & POPs
Sub-Comp 2.1. Facilitation of policy and legislative reforms for SAP MED2.1.1. Management of phosphogypsum wastes from phosphate fertilizer production - Lebanon2.1.2. Chromium, nutrients and BOD control in tanneries - Turkey2.1.3. Recycling and regeneration of used lubricating oils - Algeria2.1.4. Recycling of lead batteries -Syria2.1.5. Assessment of the magnitude of riverine inputs of nutrients into the Mediterranean sea 2.1.6. Setting Emission Limit Values (ELV) in industrial effluents and Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)2.1.7. to 2.1.9. Permit, Inspection and Compliance Systems
Sub-Comp 2.2. Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt)Start-up of the project and capacity buildingIntroduction of the TEST integrated approach at the demonstration enterprisesDissemination of the results of the project
Sub-Comp 2.3. Environmentally Sound Management of equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated by PCBs in national electricity companies of Mediterranean countries (Albania, Egypt, Libya and Syria)Demonstration projects to improve the management programme of PCBs and facilitate the implementation of NIPs and MED-SAP -
Conservation of biological diversity
Sub-comp 3.1: Development of a Mediterranean MPA Network3.1.1 Establishment of coordination mechanisms for regional MPA management3.1.2 Identification and planning new MPAs to extend the regional network and enhance its ecological representativeness3.1.3. Improved management of marine protected areas: 3.1.4 Ensuring financial Sustainability of regional and national MPA networks
Sub-comp 3.2: Promote the sustainable use of fisheries resources through the application of ecosystem-based management approaches3.2.1 Application of the Ecosystem approach to fisheries management3.2.2 Addressing bycatch of regionally important species3.2.3: Supporting fisher’s participation in monitoring and management of coastal MPA’s
1.1.1.2 Coastal
aquifer
vulnerability
mapping, Pula
coastal aquifer
(UNESCO IHP)
1.1.1.2 Coastal aquifer
vulnerability mapping,
Novljanska Žrnovnica
karstic spring
(UNESCO IHP)
1.1.2.5 Implementation of eco-
hydrogeology applications for
management and protection
of coastal wetlands (UNESCO
IHP)
1.2.1.3 Case study on implications
of ratification of ICM Protocol on
national legislation (PAP/RAC)
2.1.7. to 2.1.9.
Permit, Inspection
and Compliance
Systems (MEDPOL)
3.1.2.4 Inception, planning, zoning
and development of new MPAs – Vis
Island (RAC/SPA)
3.1.2.5 Identification of local
stakeholder participation mechanism
for the pilot MPAs
3.1.3.2 Organize specific technical
assistance and exchange/twining
programmes to provide on-site
assistance to new-MPAs managers,
practitioners and relevant authorities
3.1.3.7 Demonstration
Project in Croatia:
Management and M&E
plans for the existing
MPAs - Lastovo, Mijiet,
Telascica, Brijuni, Kornati
(WWF-MedPO)
3.1.4.4: Demonstration
Project on financial
sustainability
mechanisms for at
least three new
MPAs in different
areas (RAC/SPA) -
Montenegro,
Croatia, Albania
2.1.7. to 2.1.9. Permit,
Inspection and
Compliance Systems
(MEDPOL) - Bosnia-
Herzegovina,
3.1.2.1 Establish priority activities
needed to create MPAs in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon,
Libya, Montenegro and Syria
(RAC/SPA)
3.1.2.3 Characterization of
priority marine sites suitable to
become MPAs - country coast
assessment in Montenegro,
Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Morocco (RAC/SPA)
1.1.2.2 Integration of groundwater
management in ICZM and IWRM
planning systems (UNESCO IHP)
Bojana Bay
1.2.2.1 ICZM Plan in demo area
of high environmental sensitivity
(PAP/RAC) Montenegro-Bojana
ICZM Plan and Albania - Buna
ICZM Plan
1.3.3. Develop IRBM and dialogue
in globally important river basin(s)
and adjacent coastal area (GWP-
Med) - Buna river as part of the
extended Drin river system
2.3. Environmentally Sound
Management of equipment,
stocks and wastes containing
or contaminated by PCBs in
national electricity companies
of Mediterranean countries
(MEDPOL) - Albania
3.1.4.4: Demonstration Project
on financial sustainability
mechanisms for at least three
new MPAs in different areas
(RAC/SPA) - Montenegro,
Croatia, Albania
1.2.1.2 Support to the
preparation of ICZM
NAPs (PAP/RAC) -
Albania
3.1.2.1 Establish priority activities needed to create MPAs in
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro and
Syria (RAC/SPA)
3.1.2.3 Characterization of priority marine sites suitable to
become MPAs - country coast assessment in Montenegro,
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Morocco (RAC/SPA)
2.1.7. to 2.1.9. Permit,
Inspection and Compliance
Systems (MEDPOL) - Albania,
1.3.3. Catalyze Action and
Build Capacity on National
IWRM Planning (GWP-
MED)
Sub-Component 2.2. Transfer
of Environmentally Sound
Technology (UNIDO)
2.3. Environmentally
Sound Management of
equipment, stocks and
wastes containing or
contaminated by PCBs in
national electricity
companies of
Mediterranean countries
(MEDPOL) - Egypt
REPLICATION STRATEGY
• Replication Strategy is an innovative element developed to amplify the results of the projects realized in the framework of MedPartnership.
• Main goal of the Replication Strategy is a widespread dissemination and sharing of the knowledge and practices, and learned lessons from pilots, demonstration and investment projects at regional and national scale.
• Replication Strategy will apply to the existing portfolio of Investment Fund and Sustainable MED sub-projects and to all activities and demonstration projects to be implemented as part of the various components of the Regional Project.
Component 3
Conservation of
Biological Diversity:
Implementation of SAP-
BIO and related NAPs
3.1.Conservation of Coastal
Marine Diversity through
the development of a
Mediterranean MPA
Network
3.2. Promote the
sustainable use of fisheries
resources in the
Mediterranean through the
development and
application of Ecosystem-
based Management
Approaches
Component 2
Pollution from Land-
based activities including
POPs: Implementation of
SAPMED and related
NAPs
2.1 Facilitation of policy
and legislation reforms for
pollution control
2.2 Transfer of
Environmentally Sound
Technology (TEST-MED)
2.3. Environmentally sound
management of equipment,
stocks and wastes
containing or contaminated
by PCBs in national
electricity companies of
Mediterranean countries
Component 1
Integrated Approaches for the Implementation of the SAPs and NAPs:
ICZM, IWRM and Management of Coastal Aquifers
1.1 Management of coastal Aquifers
1.2. Integrated Coastal Zone Management
1.3. Integrated Water resource Management
Component 4
Project Coordination,
Replication and
Communication
strategies, and
Management and M&E
4.1. Project Coordination,
Management and M&E
(sus financing)
4.2 Information and
Communication Strategies
4.3. Replication Strategy
SAPMED SAPBIO
ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR
Ivica TrumbićProject ManagerUNEP/MAP GEF
Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem
MedPartnershipAthens, GREECE
www.medpartnership.org
Thank you!