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Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean ICZM PROTOCOL SIGNED IN MADRID! A new Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) was signed in Madrid on 21 January 2008 at the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries on the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol! Fourteen Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention signed the Protocol at the Conference, and the others announced to do so in very near future. The Parties are now urged to ratify the Protocol so that it enters into force as soon as possible. The signing of the Protocol came aſter a six-year process of consultation, negotiation and refinement on the Protocol layout and dedicated work of all the Parties. The ICZM Protocol is the seventh Protocol in the framework of the Barcelona Convention and represents a crucial milestone in the history of MAP. It completes the set of Protocols for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Mediterranean Region. It will allow the Mediterranean countries to beer manage and protect their coastal zones, as well as to deal with the emerging coastal environmental challenges, such as the climate change. This Protocol is a unique legal instrument on ICZM in the entire international community and could serve as model for other regional seas. Photo: Marko Prem ICZM PROTOCOL MILESTONES 2002 - 2003 Preparation of the Feasibility Study , which demonstrated the need for a new regional legal instrument on coastal zone management in a form of the ICZM Protocol. 2003 13 th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties (Catania, November 2003) recommended that PAP/RAC prepare the draſt Protocol on the basis of a broad process of consultation among experts and other stakeholders. 2004 Regional Stakeholders Forum: “ICM in the Mediterranean: Towards Regional Protocol” (Cagliari, May 2004) provided guidelines for draſting the text of the Protocol. 2005 14 th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties (Portoroz, November 2005) decided to establish a Working Group to develop and finalise the draſt text of the Protocol, with a view of its consideration and possible approval by the Contracting Parties at their 15 th Ordinary Meeting. 2006 - 2007 The negotiation stage and draſting of the text of the Protocol. Aſter five meetings of the Working Group, the Parties reached consensus on the text. 2008 The final text of the Protocol was presented at the 15 th Ordinary meeting of the Contracting Parties (Almeria, January 2008), where it was approved and prepared for signing. The Protocol was signed at the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries (Madrid, January 21, 2008). The ICZM Protocol is available at the PAP/RAC web site hp://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/itl_public.php?public_id=24&lang=en For any additional information on ICZM Protocol, please, contact: Photo: Marko Prem Mr. Ivica Trumbic Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC) Kraj Sv. Ivana 11 21000 Split, CROATIA T: +385 21 340 471 F: + 385 21 340 490 E: [email protected]
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Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean
ICZM PROTOCOL SIGNED IN MADRID!A new Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) was signed in Madrid on 21 January 2008 at the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries on the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol! Fourteen Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention signed the Protocol at the Conference, and the others announced to do so in very near future. The Parties are now urged to ratify the Protocol so that it enters into force as soon as possible. The signing of the Protocol came after a six-year process of consultation, negotiation and refinement on the Protocol layout and dedicated work of all the Parties.
The ICZM Protocol is the seventh Protocol in the framework of the Barcelona Convention and represents a crucial milestone in the history of MAP. It completes the set of Protocols for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Mediterranean Region.It will allow the Mediterranean countries to better manage and protect their coastal zones, as well as to deal with the emerging coastal environmental challenges, such as the climate change. This Protocol is a unique legal instrument on ICZM in the entire international community and could serve as model for other regional seas.
Photo: Marko Prem
ICZM PROTOCOL MILESTONES2002 - 2003 Preparation of the Feasibility Study , which demonstrated
the need for a new regional legal instrument on coastal zone management in a form of the ICZM Protocol.
2003 13th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties (Catania, November 2003) recommended that PAP/RAC prepare the draft Protocol on the basis of a broad process of consultation among experts and other stakeholders.
2004 Regional Stakeholders Forum: “ICM in the Mediterranean: Towards Regional Protocol” (Cagliari, May 2004) provided guidelines for drafting the text of the Protocol.
2005 14th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties (Portoroz, November 2005) decided to establish a Working Group to develop and finalise the draft text of the Protocol, with a view of its consideration and possible approval by the Contracting Parties at their 15th Ordinary Meeting.
2006 - 2007 The negotiation stage and drafting of the text of the Protocol. After five meetings of the Working Group, the Parties reached consensus on the text.
2008 The final text of the Protocol was presented at the 15th Ordinary meeting of the Contracting Parties (Almeria, January 2008), where it was approved and prepared for signing. The Protocol was signed at the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries (Madrid, January 21, 2008).
The ICZM Protocol is available at the PAP/RAC web site http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/itl_public.php?public_id=24&lang=en For any additional information on ICZM Protocol, please, contact:
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Mr. Ivica TrumbicPriority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC)Kraj Sv. Ivana 1121000 Split, CROATIA
T: +385 21 340 471F: + 385 21 340 490E: [email protected]
The ICZM Protocol text is:• innovative: it represents innovation in international law, since there is no
precedent of regional initiatives.• forward-looking and proactive: it aims at preventing and not only reacting
to coastal problems.• comprehensive: it covers all issues crucial for coastal environment and its
protection in the 21st century.• integrated: it ensures institutional co-ordination, co-ordination of
national, regional and local authorities, involvement of non-governmental organisations and other competent organisations, as well as the integrity of sea and land areas.
“Integrated coastal zone management” means a dynamic process for the sustainable management and use of coastal zones, taking into account at the same time the fragility of coastal ecosystems and landscapes, the diversity of activities and uses, their interactions, the maritime orientation of certain activities and uses and their impact on both the marine and land parts.
The text of the Protocol emphasises that the Parties shall define common regional framework for Integrated Management of the Mediterranean coastal zone and shall take necessary measures to strengthen regional co-operation for this purpose.
Responsibility of the Mediterranean countries is to ratify and implement the ICZM Protocol. MAP is ready to assist them in that endeavour. Countries should develop their national ICZM strategies as an outset for all other ICZM activities, and prepare coastal implementation plans and programmes.The Protocol should ensure sustainable development of coastal zone, sustainable use of natural resources and integrity of coastal ecosystems, landscapes and geomorphology. It should protect coastal zone and prevent the effects of natural hazards, and achieve coherence between public and private initiatives.
The Protocol is very precise on:• defining of the coastal zone where it means “…the geomorphologic area
either side of the seashore in which the interaction between the marine and land parts occurs in the form of complex ecological and resource systems made up of biotic and abiotic components coexisting and interacting with human communities and relevant socio-economic activities”.
• defining of the coastal setback as “…a zone where construction is not allowed. Taking into account the areas directly and negatively affected by climate change and natural risks, this zone may not be less than 100 meters in width, but it leaves possibility to adapt”.
• formulation and development of coastal strategies, but also land-use strategies, plans and programmes covering urban development and socio-economic activities, as well as other relevant sectoral policies.
• formulation of Environmental Impact Assessment for public and private projects, and Strategic Environmental Assessment for plans and programmes which affect the coastal zone.
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• developing policies for preventing natural hazards, particularly those resulting from the climate change.
• applying the ecosystems approach to coastal planning and management so as to ensure the sustainable development of coastal zones, taking into account specificities of coastal ecosystems, in order to preserve coastal natural habitats, natural resources and ecosystems, landscapes…
• reporting on the implementation of the Protocol, including measures taken, their effectiveness and the problems encountered upon their implementation.
STRUCTURE OF THE PROTOCOLPART I GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1: GENERAL OBLIGATIONSArticle 2: DEFINITIONSArticle 3: GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGEArticle 4: PRESERVATION OF RIGHTSArticle 5: OBJECTIVES OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTArticle 6: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTArticle 7: COORDINATIONPART II ELEMENTS OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTArticle 8: PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE COASTAL ZONEArticle 9: ECONOMIC ACTIVITIESArticle 10: SPECIFIC COASTAL ECOSYSTEMSArticle 11: COASTAL LANDSCAPESArticle 12: ISLANDSArticle 13: CULTURAL HERITAGEArticle 14: PARTICIPATIONArticle 15: AWARENESS-RAISING, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCHPART III INSTRUMENTS FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTArticle 16: MONITORING AND OBSERVATION MECHANISMS AND NETWORKSArticle 17: MEDITERRANEAN STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTArticle 18: NATIONAL COASTAL STRATEGIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMMESArticle 19: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTArticle 20: LAND POLICYArticle 21: ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND FISCAL INSTRUMENTSPart IV RISKS AFFECTING THE COASTAL ZONEArticle 22: NATURAL HAZARDSArticle 23: COASTAL EROSIONArticle 24: RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERSPART V INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONArticle 25: TRAINING AND RESEARCHArticle 26: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEArticle 27: EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES OF COMMON INTERESTArticle 28: TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATIONArticle 29: TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTPART VI INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONSArticle 30: FOCAL POINTSArticle 31: REPORTSArticle 32: INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATIONArticle 33: MEETINGS OF THE PARTIESPART VII FINAL PROVISIONSArticle 34: RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CONVENTIONArticle 35: RELATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIESArticle 36: SIGNATUREArticle 37: RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE OR APPROVALArticle 38: ACCESSIONArticle 39: ENTRY INTO FORCEArticle 40: AUTHENTIC TEXTS
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