Mediterranean ICZM Protocol
Željka Škaričić
PAP/RAC Director
Structure of the presentation:
UNEP/MAP and its legal basis
ICZM Protocol
Action Plan
UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme
• Launched in 1974
• 140 countries - 13 Regional Seas Programmes
• Action Plans
• Conventions & Protocols
Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
• Barcelona Convention 1975
• Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) 1976
• 8 components (MED POL & RACs)
Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
Protocols of the Barcelona Convention
• Dumping Protocol
• LBS Protocol
• Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity
• Hazardous Waste Protocol
• Emergency Protocol
• Off-shore Protocol
• ICZM Protocol
ICZM’s track record
• Not strategic – more often driven by funding priorities than by
strategic priorities.
• Short-term, project-based.
• Limited success or uptake.
• Not widely understood or recognised.
• Non-statutory, no legal basis.
MAJOR LEGAL BREAKTHROUGH
Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Signed in January 2008
Entered into force in March 2011
9 ratifications (Slovenia, France, Albania, Spain, European Union, Syria, Montenegro, Croatia, Morocco)
ICZM Protocol
Lybia
ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Spain
Greece
Italy
Turkey
Slovenia
Bosnia/ Herze- govina
Albania
Malta
Egypt
Algeria
Tunisia Morocco
Syria
Israel
Lebanon Cyprus
BLACK SEA
France
Croatia
Montenegro
Structure of the Protocol
• Part I - General Provisions
• Part II - Elements of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Part III - Instruments for Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Part IV- Risks Affecting the Coastal Zone
• Part V - International Co-operation
• Part VI - Institutional Provisions
• Part VII - Final Provisions
Innovative Future oriented and proactive Comprehensive Integrated Binding
Protocol is very precise with regard to:
• the definition of the coastal zone
• the definition of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• the definition of the coastal setback
• the formulation and development of coastal strategies
• the formulation of Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic
Environmental Assessment
• the developing policies for preventing natural hazards, particularly those
resulting from the climate change
• the application of the ecosystems approach to coastal planning and management
• the reporting on the implementation of the Protocol
ICZM 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.
Definition of ICZM
Geographical coverage
Ecosystem-based management
Article 8:
Setback zone of 100 m (exceptions, official notification)
Integration into national legal instruments of provisions related to:
• the restriction of linear extention of urban development
• free access to the sea and along the shore
• restricting/prohibiting movement/parking/anchoring of land vehicles and
marine vessels in fragile natural areas on land and sea
Littoral 2012 Oostende 27-29 November 2012
Protection and sustainable use of the coastal zone
Littoral 2012 Oostende 27-29 November 2012
Integration is the key word!
CAMP Levante de Almeria, SPAIN
Coastal Forum
Coastal Council
Coastal Commission
Sustainable Development Reference Framework/STRATEGY
Singular projects
Water cycle sustainable management
Sustainable use of marine environment
Improvement of the management criteria for public domain
Valuation and conservation of the landscape, natural and cultural heritage
Good practices in productive activities
Institutional coordination and social participation framework
IMAGINE
Singular projects results
Experts group
Integrative Management Framework (IMF)
ICZM EXPERT–
IWG LEAD
IWRM EXPERT
BIODIVERSITY EXPERT
CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT
AQUIFERS EXPERT
Integrating WFD and ICZM Protocol requirements; additionally MSFD Transboundary integration Integrating objectives and approaches of partner organisations UNESCO-IHP, GWP-Med, PAP/RAC
Transboundary pilot project for Buna/Bojana area
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
KNOWLEDGE GOVERNANCE
Data & Information
Methods & Tools
National & local policy- and
decision-makers
All relevant stakeholders
including civil society
SOCIAL & ECOSYSTEM RESILIANCE
Bridging science and decision-making
Local Regional National Supranational
CASES
PEGASO Participants
Mediterranean End-users Committee
Black Sea Strategic Panel
Littoral 2012 Oostende 27-29 November 2012
PEGASO ICZM Governance Platform
Action Plan for the Implementation of the ICZM Protocol in 2012-2019
Objective 1. Support the effective implementation of the ICZM Protocol at regional, national and local levels
Ratification and transposition
Strengthening and supporting governance
National strategies and coastal implementation plans and programmes
Reporting on Protocol implementation
Objective 2. Strengthen the capacities of CPs to implement the Protocol and use in an effective manner ICZM policies, instruments, tools and processes
Methodologies: ICZM Process (PEGASO ICZM wiki), IMF, Guidelines for National ICZM Strategies, ICZM indicators, MSP
Protocol implementation projects: CAMPs
Professional developmet, training and education: MedOpen Virtual Training Course on ICZM (http://www.medopen.org)
Objective 3. Promote the ICZM Protocol and its implementation within the region, and promote it globally by developing synergies with relevant Conventions and Agreements
Public participation and awareness raising Excellence on ICZM issues for the Mediterranean
Promoting the Protocol
Mediterranean Coast Day 2012, Split, Croatia
United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan
Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC)
Kraj Sv. Ivana 11 21000 Split, CROATIA
tel: (385) (21) 34 04 70 fax: (385) (21) 34 04 90
e-mail: [email protected] http://www. pap-thecoastcentre.org
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