INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

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INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN
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• MAIN ICZM Protocol MILESTONES
• Extensive MAP work on ICAM and ICZM through
  PAP/RAC
• Amendments to the Barcelona Convention in 1995
  extending its field of of application to coastal
  zones
• 12th Ordinary Meeting of the CPs (Monaco,
  November 2001)Feasibility Study 2002-2003 carried
  out and lead by PAP/RAC ( three possible options)
• 13th Ordinary Meeting of the CPs (November 2003)
• Decision was taken to prepare a draft text of
  the ICZM Protocol
• Broad consultation process started immediately
  after the 13th meeting of the CPs
• ICAM Forum of Regional Stakeholders held in
  Cagliari 2004
• A group of eminent legal and technical experts
  was established by PAP/RAC, led by Prof. Michel
  Prieur
• A Consultative regional workshop in Oristano
  Sardignia in 2005 to consider the Draft text of
  the Protocol before its submission to the MAP
  focal points

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• MAIN ICZM Protocol MILESTONES II
• 14th Ordinary Meeting of the CPs, Slovenia (Nov
  2005)
• WG with a precise mandate to develop the draft
  Protocol on ICZM established
• 5 Meetings of the WG took place in Split, Croatia
  and Lutraki, Greece during 2006-2007
• Full consensus achieved on the text by almost all
  CPs
• Clear guidance from the 14th meeting of the CPs
  in view of having a successful negotiation of the
  ICZM Protocol
• 15th meeting of the CPs held in Almeria, January
  2008 approved the Protocol and recommended to the
  Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Madrid on
  20- 21 January 2008 to adopt the Protocol
• 15 CPs signed the Final Act while 14 CPs signed
  the Protocol

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• Main focus of the negotiation process
• 1) While building on past experience the emphasis
  should be put on how to better achieve the
  implementability of the Protocol
• 2) Need for enough flexibility due to the variety
  of coastal zone along the whole Mediterranean and
  specific situations of CPs
• 3) The final text should be clear, operational
  and implementable
• 4) Linkage elements throughout the whole text
• a) application of the Ecosystem approach
• b) The integration of sectorial policies
• c) Appropriate governance
• 5) The Protocol should demonstrate an added value
  compared to other legal instruments of MAP
• 6) Consensual Protocol

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• ICZM PROTOCOL STRUCTURE
• 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 COOPERATION
• Part VI INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
• Part VII FINAL PROVISIONS

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• ADDED VALUE OF ICZM PROTOCOL
• Substantially complete and further develop
  Article 4. 3. e of the Barcelona Convention on
  ICZM
• b) Article 12 on Public Participation
• c) New principles related to ICZM are added
• d) Important objectives of MAP on ICZM became
  Protocol objectives ( but further developed and
  more advanced)
• e) Governancee fully addressed
• The draft text provides for the use of ( inter
  alia)
• a) Ecosystem approach
• b) SEA for policies, plans and programmes
• c)Use of economic instruments
• c) Inter-sectorial coordination and appropriate
  governance
• d) Outcome oriented reporting related to Protocol
  Implementation

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ADDED VALUE of ICZM PROTOCOL

• Finally
• The text of the ICZM protocol is
• innovative
• forward looking and proactive
• comprehensive
• Integrated
• Ambitious but realistic and implementable
• Synergy and cooperation