Mediterranean Workshop on ICZM Policy; Alghero, May 19-21, 2008Mediterranean Workshop on ICZM Policy, Alghero, 19-21 May 2008

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CONTENTS:CONTENTS:

WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?

HOW TO STOP WORRYING TRENDS?HOW TO STOP WORRYING TRENDS?

WHO CAN HELP US?WHO CAN HELP US?

WHAT COULD WE DO?WHAT COULD WE DO?

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE END...A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE END...

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SMAP III MAP METAP PROJECT:SMAP III MAP METAP PROJECT:

The overall objective of this project is to improve the enabling environment in beneficiary countries by strengthening partnership between EU/SMAP, UNEP/MAP and the World Bank/METAP in order to ensure the proper allocation of resources and sustainable implementation of the SMAP III.

WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?

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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THESPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECTPROJECT

d) ensure that strategies and policies developed by SMAP III ICZM projects will be considered by policy-makers; and

e) encourage and support efforts at regional level for a common policy framework for ICZM.

a) improve environmental awareness in policy-making at national level;

b) build momentum for a long-term sustainability policy reform;

c) strengthen the institutional and legal framework, as well as stakeholders participation;

WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?

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ABOUT THE PROJECTABOUT THE PROJECT

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and the EU.

• Project is implemented in the following countries:

• Project duration is by December 2008.• Despite very worrying trends on the Mediterranean and world's coasts, the urgency for change is not sufficiently recognised neither among the policy-makers, nor among the general public.

WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?WHY COAST DAY CAMPAIGN?

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BLUE PLAN: SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE MEDITERRANEANBLUE PLAN: SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN

Population in the coastal cities 1950-2025

20 million more urban inhabitants in the coastal cities by 2025

Roads and airports along

the coasts

WORRYING TRENDS...WORRYING TRENDS...

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• awareness raising

• enabling a policy framework

• promoting a vision of the healthy oast

• finding new ideas and channels to reach policy-makers

• strengthen identified weak points of the ICZM

• better use of media

HOW TO STOP WORRYING HOW TO STOP WORRYING TRENDS?TRENDS?

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COAST DAY COAST DAY PARTNERSPARTNERS

The selected NGOs partners: • Association Les amis du Mont Chenoua (Algeria);• Friends of the Environment Association (Egypt);• Land and Human to Advocate Progress – LHAP (Jordan);• U.N.A.D.E.P. (Lebanon);• FUED (Morocco); • GUNGEO Gaza (Palestinian National Authority – Gaza Strip); • Syrian Coastal Society for Environment Protection (Syria);• Panda Service, WWF Tunisia (Tunisia); and• SAD (Turkey).

WHO COULD HELP US?WHO COULD HELP US?

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Five Goodwill Ambassadors for the Coast

• Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco

• Mr. Renato Soru

• Mr. Chérif Rahmani

• Prof. Predrag Matvejevic

“Being Mediterranean entails more than history or geography,

tradition or memory, birthright or belief. ...The Mediterranean is destiny”

• Mr. Mostafa K. Tolba

WHO COULD HELP US?WHO COULD HELP US?

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OPINION POLL ON COASTAL ISSUESOPINION POLL ON COASTAL ISSUES

• 2,800 questionnaires in total

Importance and threats to the coastal environment in project countries

IMPORTANCE OF THE COAST THREATS TO THE COASTCOUNTRY Important and

Very ImportantNot important Threatened and

Very ThreatenedNot threatened

Algeria 90% 10% 96,5% 3,5%Egypt 95% 3% 94% 6%J ordan 96,4% 3,6% 83,7% 16,3%Lebanon 97,3% 2,7% 88% 12%Morocco 95,4% 2,3% 89,9% 6,2%PalestinianAuthority

66,3% 28,7% 78% 16,6%

Syria 100% 0% 100% 0%Turkey 95% 4% 95% 4%

WHAT COULD WE DO?WHAT COULD WE DO?

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Main coastal threats in project countries

OPINION POLL ON COASTAL ISSUESOPINION POLL ON COASTAL ISSUES

COUNTRY MAI N THREAT PERCENTAGE

AlgeriaI llegal dumping of solid

waste27,5%

EgyptMarine pollution from the

industry17%

J ordan Air pollution 16,8%

LebanonIntensive urbanisationand illegal dumping of

solid waste19,9%

MoroccoOver exploitation of theirnatural resources (fish in

particular)15,6%

Palestinian Authority Mass tourism 46%Syria Air pollution 85%Turkey Intensive urbanisation 23%

WHAT COULD WE DO?WHAT COULD WE DO?

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Recommendations to relevant national authorities on what to do in order to improve coastal management

COUNTRY RECOMMENDATION PERCENTAGEAlgeria Improve law enforcement 33%Egypt Improve law enforcement 28%J ordan Raising public awareness 27,9%Lebanon Improve law enforcement 40,2%Morocco Improve law enforcement 23,8%

Palestinian AuthorityImprove coastal

legislation36,6%

Syria Improve law enforcement 31,7%Turkey Raising public awareness 25%

OPINION POLL ON COASTAL ISSUESOPINION POLL ON COASTAL ISSUES

WHAT COULD WE DO?WHAT COULD WE DO?

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Goodwill Ambassadors for the CoastGoodwill Ambassadors for the Coast

MAP presented Coast Day to UNEP as the MAP presented Coast Day to UNEP as the Mediterranean contribution to the UN DAYMediterranean contribution to the UN DAY

COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGECOMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE......

Coast Day CampaignCoast Day Campaign

WHAT COULD WE DO?WHAT COULD WE DO?

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• TV spotTV spot in English, French, Arabic, Greek and Italian;• broadcasted on 17 TV stations;• shown at the MedFilm Festival in Rome, on green.tv, on You Tube and a screening event in Plaka, Athens;

• first ever TV emission on coastal management produced by Rai tre!

COMMUNICATING THE MESSAGECOMMUNICATING THE MESSAGE......

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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• Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, The Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy, France and Spain. • Almost 60 partners

RESULTS - RESULTS - 16 Mediterranean countries

• 20 TV broadcasts, newspapers, local and national radio coverage• 30+ links to the www.coastday.org

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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• conferences (Syria, Algeria), and• panel (Turkey)

RESULTSRESULTS

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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• 12 workshops (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, The Palestinian Authority, Syria, Italy and Cyprus)• 6 workshops for schools (Morocco, Algeria, Syria and Cyprus)

RESULTSRESULTS

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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• open doors at 5 marine protected areas (Sardinia, Italy) • concerts (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Italy)• sailing regatta (Sardinia, Italy)• kayak excursions (Turkey and in lake Nador, Morocco)• 6 clean up campaigns (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Greece)

RESULTSRESULTS

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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• environment expo in Lattakia• screening event in Athens• virtual treasure hunt at the SMAP Clearing House

• official cemremony of the appointment of HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa the Ambassador for the Coast

RESULTSRESULTS

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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• photo, poster and other exibitions • drawing contexts (Morocco, Algeria) • painting competitions (Montenegro)• marathon (Egypt)

RESULTSRESULTS

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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Mediterranean Workshop on ICZM Policy, Alghero, 19-21 May 2008

Coast Day 2008

central celebration – tentatively in Morocco, under the auspices of Her Royal Highness Princess

Lalla Hasnaawww.coastday.org

FUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANS

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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Coast Day well achieved its purpose!

...a perfect instrument for the media … reach the top level policy-makers… demonstrated how to create a team of leaders, policy makers, celebrities, scientists and NGOs

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?HAVE WE SUCCEEDED?

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THTHANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!ANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

A BIG THANKS TO ALL A BIG THANKS TO ALL

COAST DAY PARTNERS!COAST DAY PARTNERS!

Victor Hugo: Victor Hugo: "To love is to act"."To love is to act".

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE END...A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THE END...