1	The GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LME by Alex Lascaratos GEF/PDF-B Project Manager GEF 4^th Biennial IW Conference Cape Town, 31^st July-3^rd August 2007.
2	"The GEF SP for the..."
3	"Regional Component"
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6	"Innovations in the SP design..."
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8	"Design and Implementation of a..."
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11	The Mediterranean Sea Basin
12	"The recent past"
13	The recent past (cont’d) SAP MED and SAP-BIO
14	"The present and the future"
15	"The context and structure within..." The context and structure within which the SP will be developed The Barcelona Convention on the “Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution”, which entered into force on 12 February 1978, together with the Mediterranean Action Plan are notable examples of regional cooperation. In June 1995, the Convention was revised to bring it into line with the principles of the Rio Declaration, the UNCLOS and the progress achieved in international environmental law as a basis for making it an instrument for sustainable development.
16	"The Barcelona Convention includes the..." The Barcelona Convention includes the following Protocols: The Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea; The Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea; The Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol); The Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean; The Protocol Concerning Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf, the Seabed and its Subsoil ; and The Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
17	The structure of MAP: Guaranteeing Country Ownership Meetings of the Contracting Parties (COPs). The COP is the body for adopting legally binding decisions. It meets every two years. Bureau of the Contracting Parties. A subordinate body comprising representatives of six contracting parties. The Bureau meets approximately twice a year and deals with various matters in the intersessional periods between COPs. The Coordinating Unit located in Athens, Greece, which is the official Host Country of MAP. The Coordinating Unit is responsible for supervising all activities related to MAP under the Barcelona Convention.
18	"Guaranteeing Country Ownership (cont’d" Guaranteeing Country Ownership (cont’d) Six thematic Regional Activity Centers (RACs) and one program, MEDPOL. The Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development (MCSD) established in 1995 as a an advisory ‘think tank’ for MAP on issues relating to SD. Members of the MCSD are all Contracting Parties plus 15 representatives from socio-economic sectors, local authorities and NGOs.
19	The GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LME The Partnership will achieve its objectives through the implementation of two components: 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 ) Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership (implemented by World Bank).
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23	Project Components Component 1. Integrated approaches for the implementation of the SAPs and NAPs 1.1. Management of Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater 1.2. Integrated Coastal Management 1.3.Integrated Water Resource Management Component 2. Pollution from Land-based Activities, including Persistent Organic Pollutants: implementation of SAP-MED and related Naps 2. 2.1.Facilitation of policy and legislation reforms for pollution control 2.2. Sustainable financing mechanisms for pollution control activities 2.3. Reduction of Marine Litter 2.4. Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST/MED) 2.5. Environmentally sound management of equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated by PCBs
24	Project Components (cont) Component 3. Conservation of Biological Diversity: Implementation of SAPBIO and related NAPs 3.1. Conservation of Coastal and Marine Diversity through the development of a Mediterranean MPA network. 3.2. Sustainable use of fisheries resources through the development and application of Ecosystem Based Management Approaches. Component 4. Project Management, Coordination, Communication and Replication. 4.1 Project Management and Coordination. 4.2. Information and Communication Strategies 4.3. Replication Strategy Component 5. NGO and CBO Mobilization and Small Grant Programs
25	Distribution of Activities to be undertaken in Participating Countries, 41 different activities, many of them in all countries
26	Distribution of Pilot/Demonstration Projects, 72 in total (excluding Small Grant projects which are to be defined during the project, approx. 50)
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28	"Well" Well, I guess, this is it…. Thank you Contact: alex.lascaratos@unepmap.gr Website: http://www.unepmap.org