The GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LME

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The GEF MediterraneanPartnership

UNEP-MAPWorld Bank UNESCOUNIDOFAOWWFGWP

EUItalyFranceGreeceSpainMaltaCyprus

MoroccoAlgeriaTunisiaLibyaEgyptGazaLebanonSyriaTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaMontenegroBosniaSlovenia

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where is the action needed?

International Waters•SAP MED Implementation•Coastal Aquifers TDA and pilot demos•Adoption of IWRM in basins draining to the Mediterranean•Implementation of ICM Protocol•Protection of fisheries

Persistent Organic Pollutants•SAP MED Implementation•Disposal of obsolete stockpiles

Biodiversity•SAP BIO Implementation•Protection of fisheries•Protection of habitats and sensitive areas

The GEF Strategic Partnershipfor the Mediterranean LME:An Integrated Program

Strategic Partnership

Investment FundInvestment projects,

demonstrations

Regional ProjectReforms,

capacity buildingReplication mechanisms

Sub - Projects

Regional Component

Implementation of Regional Activities for the Protection of the Environmental Resources of the Mediterranean and its Coastal Areas (implemented by UNEP and partners )

• Integrated approaches for the implementation of the SAPs and NAPs

• Pollution from Land-based Activities, including Persistent Organic Pollutants: implementation of SAP-MED and related Naps Component

• Implementation of SAPBIO and related NAPs• Coordination, Communication and Replication

The Investment Fund

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IF to provide grant co-financing for projects that address transboundary pollution and marine and coastal degradation in hot spots of the Mediterranean basin that have been identified in the SAP MED and SAP BIO

Types of Projects eligible under the Investment Fund

•domestic and industrial

wastewater treatment•wetland restoration/construction•management of watershed and

aquifers for habitat conservation

and pollution reduction•protection of endangered natural

habitats•integrated coastal zone

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World Bank

UNEP MAP

FAO

UNESCO

UNIDO

ICS UNIDO

WWF

GWP

METAP

Sub-projects

Nationalexecution

SteeringCommittee

Executing Agencies

split

tartousInvestment fund

Regional project

Demonstration Investment Sub-Project

Investment Fund Regional Project

Definition of national replication context

Definition of regional replication context, and of overall stress reduction potential

Definition and implementation of replication strategy at regional level

Annual Replication Workshop

Websites, IW LEARN

Replication Mechanisms

implementation of replication strategy at national level