UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF)
PROJECT DOCUMENT
SECTION 1 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
1.1 Title of Sub-Programme:
International Waters - 9: Land & Water
Cuts across OP 14
1.2 Title of Project:
Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine
Ecosystem Regional Component: Implementation of agreed
actions for the protection of the environmental resources of the
Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas
1.3 Project Number:
IMIS: GFL / 2322 -2731- 4xxx
PMS: GF/ 6030 08 - xx
1.4 Geographical Scope:
Regional Mediterranean (12 countries): Albania, Algeria,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya,
Morocco, Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. The Palestinian
Authority also participates.
1.5 Implementing Agencies:
UNEP
Executing Agencies:
Coordinating Unit for the Mediterranean Action Plan
(UNEP/MAP-MEDU) and its associated Regional Activity
Centers (RACs): Cleaner Production (CP/RAC); Specially
Protected Areas (SPA/RAC); Priority Actions Programme
(PAP/RAC); and Information (INFO/RAC); General Fisheries
Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM); United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International
Hydrological Programme (UNESCO/HP); World Wide Fund
for Nature (WWF); Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean
(GWP-Med); Mediterranean Information Office for
Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-
ECSDE); Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance
Program (METAP), MEDPOL and the World Bank
1.6 Duration of the Project: 5
years
Commencing: September 2008
Completion: August 2013
1.7 Total Cost:
Cost to GEF
US $
%
Project Cost (GEF)
12,591,000*
-
International Waters
8,991,000
71,41
-
POPs
2,900,000
23,03
-
PDF-B
700,000
5,55
Co-financing:
Participating Countries (in kind)
13,100,000
35,84
Other Countries (cash):
6,273,000
17,16
France/FFEM for Biodiversity
1,820,000
4,97
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France/FFEM for UNESCO
1,333,000
3,64
Government of Spain/Spanish Agency for International
Cooperation
2,520,000
6,89
Government of Italy, Ministry for the Environment,
Land and sea
600,000
1,64
Executing Agencies:
5,330,400
14,58
UNESCO (cash)
440,000
1,20
PAP/RAC (cash and in kind)
152,000
0,41
METAP (in kind)
75,200
0,20
GWP-Med (cash)
1,000,000
2,73
CP/RAC (cash and in kind)
400,000
1,09
SPA/RAC (cash and in kind)
600,000
1,64
FAO/GFCM (in kind)
800,000
2,18
UNEP/MAP (cash and in kind)
1,000,000
2,73
INFO/RAC (in kind)
343,200
0,93
MIO-ECSDE (cash)
150,000
0,41
World Bank (in kind)
370,000
1,01
Others:
10,894,300
29,80
LUND University, Sweden (in kind)
200,000
0,54
IGME, Spain (in kind)
100,000
0,27
FAO-TCP (in kind)
300,000
0,82
European Space Agency
450,000
1,23
Mediterranean Trust Fund (cash)
2,330,000
6,37
European Commission (cash)
2,765,000
7,56
MAVA Foundation (cash)
2,450,000
6,70
Basel Convention (cash)
250,000
0,68
Regional Government of Italy, Sicily Region
1,049,300
2,87
National Authority of Palestinian
1,000,000
2,73
Total co-financing (FSP)
35,597,700
PDF-B (UNEP in-kind)
966,000
2,62
PDF-B Government of Italy, Ministry for the
Environment, Land and Sea (cash and in kind)
292,500
0,79
Total co-financing, including PDF-B
36,856,200
Total Cost of the Project
47,488,700
Total Cost including PDF-B
49,447,200
*An additional 1,000,000 US$ from GEF for this project will be implemented by UNIDO with co-financing of
950,500 US$ (see UNIDO project document).
1.8 Summary:
The Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem is under increasing threat due to uncontrolled coastal
development, population expansion, increasing coastal tourism, unregulated and unsustainable fishing, over-
extraction of freshwater (including aquifers and groundwater) and pollution. Recognizing the need to protect
the Mediterranean Sea, the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) with the financial support of GEF launched two
consecutive projects which prepared the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Mediterranean Sea (TDA-
MED) followed by the preparation of two Strategic Action Plans (SAPs). The Mediterranean countries fully
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recognize the need for a coordinated and innovative approach for the implementation of policy reforms, priority
interventions and investments that address transboundary pollution and biodiversity conservation priorities
identified in the two SAPs and the NAPs. Accordingly, they have a agreed on a collective effort for the
protection of the environmental resources of the Mediterranean - the Strategic Partnership for the
Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem - led by UNEP and the World Bank, co-funded by GEF and
involving other relevant international cooperation Agencies, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and
bilateral and multilateral donors. This Partnership will serve as a catalyst in leveraging policy/legal/institutional
reforms as well as additional investments for reversing degradation of this damaged large marine ecosystem, its
contributing freshwater basins, its habitats and coastal aquifers. It consists of two complementary components,
the Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the protection of the environmental resources
of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas (outlined in the present document) and the Investment Fund for
the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership (submitted by the World Bank and already
approved by the GEF Council in August 2006.).
The objective of the Mediterranean Sea LME Strategic Partnership is to leverage reforms and catalyze
investments that address transboundary pollution reduction and marine and coastal biodiversity conservation
priorities identified in the SAPs for the Mediterranean basin. The work will involve all stakeholders in the
Mediterranean with particular emphasize on enhancing capacity in governments to address environmental
problems and to incorporate environmental considerations into national planning. The objective of the proposed
Regional Component is to promote and induce harmonized policy, legal and institutional reforms and fill the
knowledge gap aimed at reversing marine and coastal degradation trends and living resources depletion, in
accordance with priorities agreed by the countries in the SAP MED and SAP BIO, and to prepare the ground for
the future implementation of the ICZM Protocol. Together, these instruments will assist countries in achieving
the MDGs and WSSD targets. The results of the Regional Component will include the increased capacity of
basin countries to implement policies and strategies that address SAP priorities; increased knowledge of
countries and donors on the most effective and/or innovative projects/technologies that address regional priority
objectives; a fully developed replication strategy for scaling-up successful investments within and among
countries; stress reduction measures monitored at water-body level; increased coordination of donor and
government programs addressing SAPs; and the implementation of demonstration/pilot projects in a number of
countries.
Accordingly the project is composed of the following 4 components: (1) Integrated approaches for the
implementation of the SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM and management of coastal aquifer; (2) Pollution from
land based activities, including Persistent Organic Pollutants: implementation of SAP MED and related NAPs;
(3) Conservation of biological diversity: implementation of SAP BIO and related NAPs; and (4) Project Co-
ordination, Replication and Communication Strategies, Management and M&E. With this structure a clear
attempt is made to strengthen an integrated and holistic approach to the implementation of both SAP-MED and
SAP-BIO and the NAPs. This is evident in the structure and content of Component 1 and also in Component 4
in which the SP Communication/Information and Replication Strategies are designed and developed in such a
way that integration is ensured. Components 2 and 3 adopt a sectoral approach, basically for technical reasons,
but linkages between are ensured through the other three components (see also figures 1 and 2 below, in
Program Implementation and Institutional Framework). Additionally, the Project Management Unit in close
collaboration with the Executing Agency UNEP/MAP and its regional Activity Centers, the Steering Committee
and the Coordination Group (see Component 4.1) will make the best use of existing mechanisms within the
Barcelona Convention structure, to ensure integration.
For United Nations Environment Programme
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Theodor N. Kapiga
O-i-C, Corporate Services Section (CSS), UNEP
Date:---------------------------------------
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List of Acronyms/Abbreviations
ACCOBAMS Agreement on the Conservation
COPEMED Cooperación Pesca Mediterráneo
of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean
(Mediterranean Fish Cooperation; FAO)
Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area.
AfDB African Development Bank
AMCOW Africa Ministers Council on Water
CP/RAC Cleaner Production / Regional
ARM Annual Replication Meetings
Activity Centre
ASCI Area of Special Conservation Interest
CPUE Catch per Unit Effort
(in Emerald Network)
CTA Chief Technical Advisor
ASPIM Aires Spécialement Protégées
DDT Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
d'Importance Méditerranéenne.
DFID Department for International
ATEN Atelier Technique des Espaces
Development (DFID)
Naturels
DIM Data and Information Management
AWC Arab Water Council
EAF Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
AWF African Water Facility
(management)
AWP Annual Work Plan
EastMed FAOs Eastern Mediterranean Area
BAT Best Available Technology
EC European Commission
BD Biodiversity
ECOMARE EU - DG XII - MAST-III
BIOMEX European Commission (EC) Vth
Concerted Action "Ecological Effects of
Framework Programme (FP5) Project
Protection in Mediterranean Marine Reserves"
"Assessment of Biomass Export from Marine
EEA European Environment Agency
Protected Areas and its impact on fisheries in
EESP Environment, Economic and Social
the western Mediterranean Sea"
Program.
BOD Biological Oxygen Demand
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
CAMP Coastal Area Management Programme
EIC Euro-Mediterranean Irrigators
CapNet Capacity Building for Integrated
Communities
Water Resources Management
ELV Emission Limit Values
CEDA Centre for Environment and
EMPAFISH EC FP6 Project "European
Development in Africa
Marine Protected Areas as Tools for Fisheries
CEDARE Centre for Environment and
Management and Conservation"
Development in the Arab Region and Europe
EMWIS Euro-Mediterranean Water
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
Information Systems
CBO Community-based organization
EQO Environmental Quality Objective
CCA Carrying Capacity Assessment
EQS Environmental Quality Standard
CD Compact Disc
ESI Environmental Status Indicator
CFA Conservation Finance Alliance
EST Environmentally Sound Technology
CI Conservation International
EU European Union
CITES Convention on International Trade in
EUCC European Union for Coastal
Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna.
Conservation
CMS Convention on Migratory Species.
EUWI EU Water Initiative
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche
FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of
Scientifique
the United Nations
COB-IEO Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
FFEM Fonds Français pour l'Environnement
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Mondial
CoE Council of Europe
GEF Global Environment Facility
COED Cost of Environmental Degradation
GEF SGP GEF Small Grants Programme
COMJEST Circle of Mediterranean
GDP Gross Domestic Product
Journalists for Sustainable Development
GFCM General Fisheries Commission for the
COMPSUD Circle of Mediterranean
Mediterranean
Parliamentarians for Sustainable Development
GIS Geographic Information System
COP Conference of the Parties
GPA Global Programme of Action for the
Protection of the Marine Environment from
Land-based Activities
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GTZ Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
Zusammenarbeit GmbH
MAP Mediterranean Action Plan
GWP Global Water Partnership
MAP/UNEP Mediterranean Action
GWP-Med Global Water Partnership
Plan/United Nations Environment Programme
Mediterranean
MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
GWPO Global Water Partnership
MCSD Mediterranean Commission for
Organization
Sustainable Development
HAB Harmful Algal Bloom
MDG Millennium Development Goals
HCH Hexachlorocyclohexanes
MEA Mediterranean Environmental Award
IA Implementing Agency
MedCities Mediterranean Network of Local
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction
Authorities
and Development
MED EUWI Mediterranean Component of
ICAM Integrated Coastal Area Management
the European Union Water Initiative
ICARM Integrated Coastal Area Resource
MedMPA Regional Project for the
Management
Development of Marine and Coastal Protected
IC Information and Communications
Areas in the Mediterranean Region
ICCAT International Commission for the
(RAC/SPA)
Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
MEDPAN Mediterranean Protected Area
ICM Integrated Coastal Management
Network
ICOM Integrated Coastal and Ocean
MEDPOL Mediterranean Pollution
Management
Monitoring and Research Programme
ICS-UNIDO International Centre for Science
MedWet The Mediterranean Wetlands
and High Technology UNIDO
Initiative
IMO International Maritime Organization
MENBO Mediterranean Network of Basin
IMPAC International Marine Protected Areas
Organisations
Congress
METAP Mediterranean Environmental
IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Technical Assistance Program
Commission of UNESCO
MIO-ECSDE Mediterranean Information
ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Office for Environment Culture and
IFI International Financial Institutions
Sustainable Development
INFO/RAC Environmental Information and
MNA Middle East and North Africa Region
Communication Regional Activity Centre
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
IPOA-IUU International Plan of Action on
MPA Marine Protected Area
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
MSP Marine Spatial Planning
IPOA-SEABIRDS International Plan of
MSSD Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable
Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of
Development
Seabirds in Long line Fisheries.
NAMCOW North Africa Ministers Council
IPOA-SHARKS International Plan of Action
on Water (under the AMCOW)
for Reducing Incidental Catch of Sharks in
NAP National Action Plan
Long line Fisheries.
NBB National Baseline Budget
IPP Interactive Participatory Programme
NEAP National Environment Action Plan
IRBM Integrated River Basin Management
NDA National Diagnostic Analysis
ITWRM Integrated Transboundary Water
NFP National Focal Point
Resources Management
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
IUCN International Union for Nature
NIP National Implementation Plan
Conservation
NMC Northern Mediterranean countries
IW International Waters
OP Operational Programme
IW-LEARN International Waters Learning
PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Exchange and Resource Network
PAP-RAC Priority Actions Programme
IWRM Integrated Water Resources
Regional Activity Centre
Management
PBAS Partnership Building Accreditation
LBS Land-based Sources
Scheme
LME Large Marine Ecosystems
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls
LOICZ Land-Oceans Interactions in the
PCU Project Coordination Unit
Coastal Zone
PDF-B Project Development Fund Block B
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PEEN Pan-European Ecological Network
SPSC Strategic Partnership Steering
PIF Partnership Investment Fund
Committee
PIP Priority Investment Portfolio
STRP Scientific and Technical Research
PIR Project Implementation Review
Panel
PMU Program Management Unit
SWM Solid Waste Management
POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants
TDA Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis
PPER Project Performance and Evaluation
TBT Tributyltin
Review
TOR Terms of Reference
PRCMA Programme Régional de
TRADP Tumen River Area Development
Conservation de la zone Côtière et Marine
Project
PRP Potential Replication Projects
UCC-Water United Nations Environment
PRT Project Replication Team
Programme Collaborating Centre on Water
PTS Persistent toxic substances
and Environment
QA Quality Assurance
UN United Nations
QC Quality Control
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the
RAC Regional Activity Center
Law of the Sea
RAED Arab Office for Environment and
UNDESA United Nations Department of
Development
Economic and Social Affairs
RC/SP Regional Component of the Strategic
UNDP United Nations Development
Partnership
Programme
RCU Regional Coordination Unit
UNECA United Nations Economic
RPA/LBA Regional Programme of
Commission for Africa
Action/Land-Based Activities
UNECE United Nations Economic
SAC Scientific Advisory Committee.
Commission for Europe
SAP Strategic Action Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment
SAP-BIO Strategic Action Programme for the
Programme
Conservation of Mediterranean Marine and
UNESCO United Nations Educational,
Coastal Biological Diversity
Scientific and Cultural Organization
SAP-MED Strategic Action Programme to
UN ESCWA United Nations economic and
Address Pollution from Land-Based Activities
Social Commission for Western Asia
for the Mediterranean Sea
UNIDO United Nations Industrial
SDF Standard Data-entry Form
Development Organization
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
USD United States Dollars
SEMC Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
WB The World Bank
Countries
WCPA World Commission of Protected Areas
SES Enterprise Sustainable Strategies
WDPA World Data Base on Protected Areas
SC Steering Committee
WFD Water Framework Directive (of the
SGD Submarine Groundwater Discharges
European Union)
SGP Small Grants Program
WHO World Health Organization
SGP-MED Small Grants Programme for the
WRM Water Resources Management
SP Mediterranean LME
WSS Water Supply and Sanitation
SLM Sustainable Land Management
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable
SMAP Short and Medium - Term Priority
Development
Environmental Action Programme
WWW World Wide Web
SP Strategic Partnership
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
SPA Specially Protected Area
WWF-MedPO World Wide Fund for Nature,
SPAMI Specially Protected Area of
WWF European Policy Programme, Rome
Mediterranean Interest
WWF4 4th World Water Forum
SPA/RAC The Specially Protected Areas
Regional Activity Centre
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS....................................................................................................IV
SECTION 2 BACKGROUND AND PROJECT CONTRIBUTION TO OVERALL SUB-
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION.............................................................................................................. 1
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT..................................................................................................................... 1
CONTEXT: THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM ................. 1
The Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem: An integrated and
coordinated approach to implementing the SAPs ......................................................................................... 2
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.......................................................................... 3
Population growth, tourism and urbanization ............................................................................................... 3
Loss of biodiversity and the unsustainable use of fisheries .......................................................................... 4
Increasing pollution from land-based sources............................................................................................... 8
Over-extraction of freshwater from aquifers, contamination and salinization of groundwater, sustainable
land management. ....................................................................................................................................... 10
BACKGROUND: HISTORY OF COLLABORATION AMONG MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES, AGREEMENTS REACHED
AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ 11
MAP and the Barcelona Convention........................................................................................................... 11
The Status of Integrated Management of the Mediterranean Coastal Zone and Water Resources ............. 15
Other Activities relevant to the protection of the Mediterranean Sea ......................................................... 17
Initial GEF IW Project (UNEP/WB) Objectives and Achievements .......................................................... 19
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Country Eligibility ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Country Drivenness..................................................................................................................................... 21
PROGRAM AND POLICY CONFORMITY .............................................................................................................. 21
Fit To GEF Focal Area Strategic Objectives And Operational Program .................................................... 21
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................. 23
SUMMARY OF PROJECT IMPACTS AT A REGIONAL/GLOBAL LEVEL..................................................................... 25
PROJECT ACTIVITIES/COMPONENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS .................................................. 26
COMPONENT 1. INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAPS AND NAPS: ICZM, IWRM
AND MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL AQUIFERS ..................................................................................................... 27
1.1. Management of Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater ............................................................................ 27
1.2. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) .................................................................................... 29
1.3 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) ............................................................................... 30
Component 1: Expected Results ................................................................................................................. 31
COMPONENT 2. POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS:
IMPLEMENTATION OF SAP-MED AND RELATED NAPS ...................................................................................... 31
2.1. Facilitation of policy and legislation reforms for pollution control ..................................................... 32
2.2. Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST-MED).......................................................... 33
2.3. Environmentally Sound Management of equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated by
PCBs in national electricity companies of Mediterranean countries........................................................... 34
Component 2: Expected Results ................................................................................................................. 36
COMPONENT 3. CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: IMPLEMENTATION OF SAP-BIO AND RELATED
NAPS ............................................................................................................................................................... 37
3.1: Conservation of Coastal and Marine Diversity through the Development of a Mediterranean MPA
Network....................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.2. Promote the Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in the Mediterranean through the Development
and Application of Ecosystem-based Management Approaches ................................................................ 40
Component 3: Expected Results ................................................................................................................. 40
COMPONENT 4: PROJECT COORDINATION, REPLICATION AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, AND
MANAGEMENT AND M&E,................................................................................................................................ 41
4.1: Project Coordination, Management, and M&E.................................................................................... 41
4.2: Information and Communication Strategies......................................................................................... 48
4.3: Replication Strategy............................................................................................................................. 49
Component 4: Expected Results ................................................................................................................. 52
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RISKS, SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICABILITY.................................................................................... 53
RISKS................................................................................................................................................................ 53
SUSTAINABILITY............................................................................................................................................... 54
REPLICABILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 55
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION .............................................................................................................. 55
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK..................................... 56
INCREMENTAL COSTS AND PROJECT FINANCING............................................................................. 63
LIST OF ANNEXES
Annexes A to Q inclusive are not integrated in this document but will be part of the printed project
document. They are being submitted as a separate set of attachments.
Annex A
Incremental Cost Annex
Annex B1
Log-frame Matrix for the Strategic Partnership
Annex B2
Log-frame Matrix for the Regional Component
Annex C
STAP Roster Technical Review
Annex C1
Response to STAP/IA comments
Annex C2
Response to GEF Secretariat and other Agencies' comments
Annex C3
Response to the Council
Annex C4
Response to GEF Secretariat at submission for CEO Endorsment
Annex D
Work-plan and Timetable
Annex E
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Annex
F
Description of Component activities, including demonstrations and relevant
supporting information
Annex G
List Country participation in activities and demonstration/pilot projects
Annex H
Draft NGO Involvement Plan
Annex I
ICZM Policy Brief and Country Reports
Annex J
Strategic Partnership Focal Point contact details
Annex K
Stakeholder Involvement Plan
Annex L
Endorsement letters
Annex M
Mediterranean countries' needs for legal, policy and institutional reforms to
strengthen the management of existing marine protected areas
Annex N
Review of existing financial constraints and measures and proposal for a UNEP/GEF
programme on strengthening sustainable environmental financial mechanism for the
implementation of the NAPS
Annex O
Co-financing letters and their English translation when needed
Annex P
POPs endorsement letters from Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Syria
Annex Q
TORs of all Project management staff and consultants
Annex R
Umbrella UNEP budget and UNEP budgets per co-executing agency
Annex S
Co-finance Report format
Annex T
Half-yearly Progress Report Format
Annex U
Final Report format
Annex V
Format for quarterly expenditure statements
OTHER DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL
(available upon request)
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Strategic Action Programme to address pollution from land-based activities (SAP-MED)
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Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of biological diversity (SAP-BIO)
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Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Mediterranean Sea
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SAP-MED: NAP Synopsis for each country
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Guidelines for the preparation of national action plans to address marine pollution from land-
based activities
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SAP-BIO National Reports
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SAP-BIO National Action Plans
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SECTION 2 BACKGROUND AND PROJECT CONTRIBUTION TO OVERALL SUB-
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
CONTEXT: THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM
1. The countries of the Mediterranean Sea basin face a variety of shared environmental problems that
are transboundary in nature. As a result of the increased demand for space, water and natural resources,
the stress on coastal ecosystems and the infringement of natural and agricultural land is continuously
increasing. Key to success in addressing transboundary environmental concerns is the mutual political
commitment of all the countries in the basin. To this effect, the GEF Operational Strategy recognizes that
a series of international water projects may be needed over time to: a) build the capacity of countries to
work together; b) jointly to understand and set priorities based on the environmental status of their water
body; c) identify actions and develop political commitment to address the top priority transboundary
environmental concerns; and d) implement the agreed policy, legal and institutional reforms and
investments needed to address them.
2. With the support of the GEF, UNEP, UNEP/MAP and FFEM, and consistent with the GEF
Operational Strategy, the Mediterranean countries have collaborated within the context of the Barcelona
Convention to revise the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis1 prepared in 1997 and have agreed on the
following major transboundary environmental concerns in relation to the basin:
· Decline of biodiversity due to over-fishing, conversion and degradation of critical habitats,
introduction of alien species, pollution in the form of excess nutrients and toxic wastes, including
oil, solid waste and litter, and the use of non-selective fishing gear;
· Decline in fisheries due to over-fishing, use of harmful fishing practices, loss of shallow-water
habitats for some life stages of critical fish species, the adverse water quality of rivers and coastal
aquifers, sewage discharge, dredging and releases from non-point sources;
· Decline in seawater quality due to inadequate sewage treatment, lack of application of best
practice in the agriculture use of fertilizers and pesticides, inadequate controls on atmospheric
emissions of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants from European industrial sources,
inadequate source and discharge control for industries bordering the sea, and increased shipping
traffic in the Mediterranean causing increased accidental and deliberate releases of harmful
contaminants;
· Human health risks due to the consumption of contaminated seafood, direct and indirect contact
with seawater that is contaminated with pathogens and/or viral agents; and
· Loss of groundwater-dependent coastal ecosystems due to the contamination, salinization and
over-exploitation of coastal aquifers.
3. The Mediterranean countries have worked together to set priorities related to these transboundary
environmental concerns and have jointly agreed on the interventions needed to address these priorities in
two Strategic Action Programs (SAPs):
·
The Strategic Action Programme to Address Pollution from Land-Based Activities (SAP-MED);
and
·
The Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of Mediterranean Marine and Coastal
Biological Diversity (SAP-BIO).
4. Following the completion of the two Strategic Action Programs (SAP-MED and SAP-BIO), the
Mediterranean countries undertook to formulate National Action Plans (NAPs) using a participatory
1 The Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) is a scientifically based assessment of the environmental conditions of an internationally
shared water-body, which identifies major problems, their causes and possible solutions, discriminating between those issues (transboundary
issues) requiring international action and those of an exclusively national nature.
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approach that included national and local authorities, the private sector and NGOs. These NAPs specify
the priority actions to be undertaken at national level. The two SAPs and the NAPs are now ready for
implementation. They comprise actions consistent with GEF Operational Program 9 (OP 9) of the
International Waters Focal Area and Operational Program 2 (OP 2) of the Biodiversity Focal Area. A
third instrument, the ICZM Protocol to the Barcelona Convention, is currently under finalization. As a
result of the implementation of several Coastal Area Management Projects (CAMPs) in the region, it was
evident that the Mediterranean region needed to conclude a binding Protocol to halt the degradation of
coastal areas in the northern Mediterranean countries and to offer a model for coastal development in the
southern countries. The Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention therefore decided to ask the
Convention Secretariat to initiate the formulation of a Protocol on ICZM and to submit a draft text to the
2005 meeting of Contracting Parties. It was subsequently agreed to use this draft as a basis for a final
version of the Protocol on ICZM that would be submitted to the next meeting of Contracting Parties in
2007.
The Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem: An integrated and
coordinated approach to implementing the SAPs
5. The Mediterranean countries fully recognize the need for a coordinated and innovative approach for
the implementation of policy reforms, priority interventions and investments that address transboundary
pollution and biodiversity conservation priorities in hotpots identified in the two SAPs. Accordingly,
they have a agreed on a collective effort for the protection of the environmental resources of the
Mediterranean - the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem - led
by UNEP and the World Bank, co-funded by GEF and involving other relevant international cooperation
Agencies, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral and multilateral donors. This
Partnership, which builds upon the model and lessons learnt from the GEF Black Sea/Danube
Partnership, constitutes a basis for basin-wide multi-stakeholder collaboration. It will serve as a catalyst
in leveraging policy/legal/institutional reforms as well as additional investments for reversing degradation
of this damaged large marine ecosystem, its contributing freshwater basins, its habitats and coastal
aquifers.
6. The Partnership will stimulate and further enhance the implementation at the Mediterranean level of
Global Conventions and initiatives such as the MDGs, WSSD, CBD and GPA, Regional Conventions and
instruments such as the Barcelona Convention and the Mediterranean Action Plan as well as the SAPs
and NAPs in individual countries.
7. Interventions supported under the Strategic Partnership will be mainstreamed into the programs of
the GEF Implementing and Executing Agencies.
8. The Strategic Partnership will comprise two separate components that complement each other to
provide assistance to the countries according to each agency's comparative advantage. These components
are:
· Regional Component: Implementation of agreed actions for the protection of the environmental
resources of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas (led by UNEP the object of the present
proposal, and
· Investment Fund for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Partnership (led by the
World Bank and already approved by the GEF Council in August 2006. 2).
9. This regional approach to the implementation of the SAPs and NAPs has a number of important
advantages, which include the implementation of a number of regional plans of action to protect the
coastal zone from pollution and biodiversity loss, the transfer of knowledge and skills between countries,
the application of best practices, the adoption of policy reforms throughout the region, and the replication
of pilot successes to achieve regional objectives. Full stakeholder ownership and participation will
strengthen as a consequence of the recognition that each is doing its part to contribute to a wider regional
cause. A regional framework also provides a better mechanism for cooperation with diverse partners, for
2 A separate concept submission by the World Bank will deal with the Investment Fund under the Strategic Partnership.
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example the EU that has a significant role to play as a political driver for action and co-financier for
investments. An overall strategic approach incorporating a comprehensive suite of actions and
investments is a more cost-effective vehicle to demonstrate benefits than a series of individual projects.
Such a strategic approach will also help to promote action over a specified and shorter period so that
more tangible results can be achieved in a shorter timeframe.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
10. The Mediterranean Sea is the largest a semi-enclosed European sea, occupying an area of about 2.5
million km2. It is surrounded by 21 countries 3 having differing levels of economic and social
development and is at the conjunction of three continents. Uncontrolled coastal development, population
expansion, increasing coastal tourism, unregulated and unsustainable fishing, freshwater damming, over-
extraction of freshwater (including from aquifers) and pollution are the greatest threats to the marine and
coastal ecosystems. Climate change is also considered an important impending threat to the
Mediterranean Sea basin (see below). The revised TDA for the Mediterranean Sea identifies the major
transboundary concerns as shown in Box 1.
Box 1. Major transboundary environmental concerns in the Mediterranean
Transboundary degradation of coastal habitats and the decline of biodiversity arise from the following factors: marine
living resources are often migratory and coastal habitats provide nursery and feeding grounds to migratory species; thus, the
degradation of coastal habitats contributes to an overall decline in biodiversity. The sustainability of marine and coastal
habitats depends on the integrity and viability of their interlinked, transboundary ecosystems, that provide support to all
trophic levels in the food chain.
Transboundary aspects of fisheries sustainability and management are of particular importance regarding migratory and
shared stocks. This makes it essential to address fisheries management at an international level. This task is complex in the
Mediterranean as there are a large number of riparian states in varying stages of development regarding the management of
fisheries. Future progress in terms of fisheries management will require the ability to translate from a multilateral dimension
into coherent national practices. The number of shared fisheries has increased in several areas of the Mediterranean such as
the Alboran Sea, the Gulf of Lyons, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Sicily
Strait and the Gulf of Gabes. The number of shared fisheries already identified justifies concerted action to be taken for
these stocks at the international level.
Transboundary concerns related to marine water quality arise from the fact that pollutants often travel great distances
through air, sea currents and rivers before their effects are manifest. Persistent toxic substances dispersed by atmospheric
circulation, the transboundary transport of contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
eutrophication and their effects on sea birds and other marine life are the main focus areas of sea water quality. Pollution hot
spots can also affect biodiversity on Mediterranean-wide scales in addition to local impacts.
Transboundary elements affecting human health include the trade in contaminated seafood that diffuses health concerns
beyond the Mediterranean basin and the exposure of tourists. There are also risks of adverse health impacts from contact with
contaminated seawater, such as gastroenteritis, ear, skin and eye infections, viral diseases such as hepatitis A and cholera.
Superficial or deep mucoses can also arise from contact with contaminated beach sand during visits to Mediterranean
beaches. Without adequate water resource management, human health risks will continue to increase. Lack of water and
sanitation, inadequate waste and wastewater disposal, waterborne disease, unhealthy seafood and the instances of
euthrophication will increase.
Transboundary threats to coastal aquifers. The groundwater problems in the Adriatic (eastern coast) basin and in selected
section of the Levantine and the Southern Mediterranean coasts are linked to coastal aquifer freshwater- saltwater interfaces.
The problems are linked to, and arise from, water imbalances and freshwater discharges, pressure on groundwater supplies,
saltwater intrusion, coastal aquifer salinization, nutrient and contaminant transport in the context of the preservation of
freshwater, brackish water and coastal water ecosystems. They are ultimately attributable to the lack of policy and
sustainable legal and institutional frameworks for coastal aquifer management. The problems vary according to the
vulnerability of the aquifer systems, the hydrogeology and importance of land-based water pollution and are related to: (a)
sustainable protection and use of shared coastal aquifers; and, ultimately, to (b) the sustainability of the regional basin
including marine water balance, water quality and the impacts on marine ecosystems.
Population growth, tourism and urbanization
11. The Mediterranean countries occupy an area of 8.8 million km2, with an aggregate population of 427
million in 2000. The population of the Mediterranean region has undergone rapid growth in the last 35
years having almost doubled since 1970. Population density is greater in coastal than in non-coastal
3 Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya,
Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey, are riparian countries.
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areas. Defined by its 234 coastal regions,4 the coastal zone occupies 1.1 million km2, with a population of
143 million. In addition, an estimated 176 million tourists visited the coastal region in 2000. By 2025, the
population of the coastal zone is predicted to increase by an additional 31 million, with 130 million more
tourists. Currently, 42 percent of the coastal zone is under artificial land cover and it is projected that half
the coastal zone will be covered by roads, ports, airports and industrial and power facilities by 2025.
12. The wide variation in political and economic systems as well as historic differences have led to great
inequalities in the level of development among Mediterranean countries. These are exhibited by the
overall differences between the northern Mediterranean countries (NMC) and the southern and eastern
Mediterranean countries (SEMC). Population growth is the greatest in the SEMC, at 2.4 percent per
year, compared to 0.4 in the NMC. Urban growth rates are generally high for the Mediterranean, and this
trend is projected to continue, especially for the SEMC (at 2.08 percent per year on average). If this
continues, in 50 years the population will shift from essentially rural to urban. In terms of wealth, there
are also strong contrasts, where the EU countries combined have 90 percent of the GDP for the
Mediterranean with GDP per capita values twelve time higher than in north African countries.
Loss of biodiversity and the unsustainable use of fisheries
13. The Mediterranean Sea contains 7% of the world's known marine species in an area constituting only
0.8 per cent of the world's oceans. The Mediterranean Sea contains 18% of the world's marine flora
making it arguably one of the richest regions of marine biodiversity in the world. Because of this, and the
threats posed by urban development, weak infrastructure, pollution and agricultural practices, invasive
species, tourism, etc., the Mediterranean Sea remains a global biodiversity hotspot. It is listed in the top
15 marine hotspots by Conservation International (CI) and figures prominently in the WWF Global 200
list. Coastal erosion has increased as a result of human activities, saline intrusion has increased as a
result of excessive extraction from coastal aquifers, and invasive species have become new sources of
environmental degradation. While policies and interventions to protect nature are being implemented in
all countries, they are insufficient to address both current damage and impending threats.
Conservation of biodiversity through the establishment and management of Marine Protected
Areas
14. As a result of the pressure to both conserve and use, Mediterranean countries have already
established a number of marine protected areas (MPAs). These range from small specific areas for
critically important biodiversity, such as the MPAs established for the protection of the Monk Seal in
Greece, Turkey and Morocco, the Port Cros Park in southern France, and the Pelagos Sanctuary for
Mediterranean Marine Mammals, to transboundary areas such as that created by France, Monaco and
Italy in the Ligurian Sea. The total of protected areas in the Mediterranean, of all IUCN categories,
reached 1.15 million ha in 1995, a six-fold increase in 25 years. In 2003, there were 152 Specially
Protected Areas (SPAs), including 47 marine areas. Most of these, however, are situated in the northern
Mediterranean.
15. The increase in protected areas, however, is minor compared to the larger proportion of protected
areas found in other continental regions. There also exists a gap between the legal status of protected
areas and the application of measures required for their conservation, with insufficient funds being
allocated to management. Many were created purely for species protection without adequate
consideration of the opportunities for capturing multiple benefits through the careful consideration of
location, size, (multiple-use) zoning/management and the synergistic effects of networks. Furthermore,
several national reports have identified common problems affecting the selection, establishment and
management of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean (see Box 2).
16. As the SAP-BIO clearly states, there is a critical need to review the existing MPA and coastal PA
networks in the light of an expanding literature5 on design and monitoring of MPAs to achieve both
4 Blue Plan's Environment and Development Outlook, 2005
5 Syms, C. and M. H. Carr (2001) Marine Protected Areas: Evaluating MPA effectiveness in an uncertain world. Scoping paper presented at the
Guidelines for Measuring Management Effectiveness in Marine Protected Areas Workshop, Monterey, California, May 1-3, 2001, sponsored by
the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation. http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/people/carr/Syms/syms_download_page.htm
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conservation and sustainable use benefits (fisheries, tourism6, etc.), thus bridging the BD-1 and BD-2
strategic priorities for biodiversity. Although mass tourism remains a major threat to Mediterranean
biodiversity, there are successful examples of mainstreaming biodiversity; e.g., coastal tourism in
Slovenia and southern Albania, green tourism in the Cres-Losinj archipelago in Croatia, integrated
management of coastal areas in the Antalya region of the southern coast of Turkey and eco-tourism,
including whale-watching, off the Balearic Islands in Spain.
Box 2. Common problems affecting the conservation of marine biodiversity
through the use of MPA's in the Mediterranean
A series of problems have been recurrently identified by National Reports, although, obviously, the importance of
magnitude of each problem differs among the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea:
·
Insufficient legal system, lack of adequate legislation;
·
Confusion of competency, or fragmentation of responsibility (leading to problems of implementation of
the existing laws);
·
Lack of coordination between administrations, competencies overlap;
·
Interference with other human activities occurring in the coastal zone, mainly tourism;
·
Low or no participation of stakeholders and other agents in the decision-making process;
·
Poor effort to improve public awareness on marine conservation issues;
·
Lack of effective enforcement measures in some cases;
·
Lack of effective scientific monitoring;
·
Lack of sufficient economic resources to achieve protection measures, so that a number of MPAs receive
only nominal management and protection ("paper MPAs");
·
Problems of mismanagement and deterioration caused by the limited experience of the people
administrating MPAs;
·
Lack of effective conservation measures to protect particular species (monk seal, sea turtles, cetaceans,
etc.) and/or communities (e.g., seagrass meadows);
·
Need to set up a network of MPAs, and therefore define the goals, mechanisms and management
organization for such a network; and
·
Need for integrated coastal zone planning and management.
Other identified problems that affect the selection, installation, management and evaluation of Mediterranean MPAs
are the following:
·
Need to clearly establish the specific goals of each MPA;
·
Improved scientific basis for the selection (location, habitats included, depth range, etc.) and design (size,
shape, number, proportion of total surface protected, etc.) of MPAs;
·
Need for appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of MPAs based on sound sampling
designs (e.g., BACIP, beyond-BACI...);
·
Lack of empirical evidence for potentially complex effects of MPAs, e.g., spillover, indirect effect on
ecosystems ("cascade" effects), effects on larval replenishment of commercially and/or ecologically
important species, genetic effects, socio-economic results, etc.;
·
Need to ascertain the relationship between MPAs with other management tools.
Sustainable fisheries and the need for an ecosystem approach to fisheries
17. Fishing in the Mediterranean has increased by about 48 percent since 1970, with heavy exploitation
of both bottom living (demersal) and large pelagic stocks (e.g., tuna and swordfish)7. The upward catch
trends for many species up to about a decade ago suggest that recruitment of young fish survived
intensive fishing and a lack of quota controls. However, short-term trends over the last ten years now
reflect a general picture of full to over-exploitation for most demersal and shellfish populations. The
primary causes of the decline in fisheries identified in the TDA-MED include: (i) excessive fisheries
effort in some areas of the Mediterranean; (ii) use of harmful fishing practices, including non-selective
catch techniques and bottom trawls that lead to excessive by-catch; (iii) the development of more
efficient capture technologies (ships and fish-finding gear) that can lead to over-exploitation if not
carefully monitored and controlled. Secondary causes include: (iv) loss of shallow-water habitats for
some life stages of critical fisheries; and (v) adverse water quality from rivers and coastal aquifers,
sewage discharges, dredging and non-point source releases of contaminants.8
6 e.g., Alonnissos Marine National Park in the Northern Sporades in Greece combines tourism with conservation of the Monk Seal, one of the 12
most threatened mammals in the world
7 EEA report No 4/2006 "Priority issues in the Mediterranean environment"
8 UNEP MAP TDA for the Mediterranean Sea, 2004
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18. One of the major impacts of fishing on the marine ecosystem derives from the discard rate, which, at
between 40-60% of the initial catch, is greatest in the western Mediterranean and commonly includes
vulnerable or endangered species. Physical disturbance of the seabed by mobile gear has also been
observed to damage fragile habitats including seagrasses, corals and sponges.
19. As described in SAP-BIO, up to now, there is a general failure of traditional management measures
(quotas, size limitation, control of effort, temporal closures, etc.) to prevent over-exploitation of stocks,
habitat degradation and wider ecosystem impacts. The primary problems are linked to the management
of fishery resources, that have to address the heterogeneous character of Mediterranean fisheries and the
frequent, seasonal shifts of gear used by fishing units. In addition, there is the practical difficulty of
enforcing existing regulations leading to the frequent occurrence of illegal fishing practices (e.g., trawling
over seagrass beds, catching undersized individuals, etc.) and in some cases, the lack of adequate
legislation to facilitate fisheries management. There are also technical issues such as low gear selectivity
and the difficulty of maintaining adequate statistics on fishing catches due to the occurrence of multiple
and frequently uncontrolled landing points. Generally, there is a lack of awareness among fishermen
about the importance of conserving marine biodiversity and this is compounded by the fragmented nature
of many Mediterranean fishing communities and a complex and sometimes inefficient organization for
marketing and distribution.
20. Other problems that were identified include the gradual disappearance of traditional knowledge about
the biology of target species and the spatial distribution of key habitats. There are also difficulties faced
by scientists in building reliable dynamic biological and economic models caused by: (i) a lack of
appropriate basic knowledge; (ii) uncertainties associated with the nature of predictive models
themselves; and (iii) the intrinsic uncertainty of marine ecosystem dynamics. Finally, important
shortcomings have been noted in the mechanisms for coordinating the different stakeholders within
integrated management schemes (considering co-management and also co-responsibility) based on an
ecosystem approach.
21. The principles of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing (CCRF) are accepted by
Mediterranean countries, but delivering and enforcing the practical elements of the CCRF requires both
real political will combined with a long-term and practical approach. The need for an ecosystem
approach to fisheries (EAF) in the Mediterranean has now been recognized. The General Fisheries
Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM's) Sub-Committee on Marine Environment and Ecosystems
(SCMEE) is mandated to address EAF. In 2005, it established an Ad Hoc Working Group on EAF and
advised GFCM to prohibit towed dredge and trawl fisheries below 1000 m to protect deep-water fish.
However, the SCMEE acknowledges the difficulties of implementing the ecosystem approach to
fisheries, citing in particular the lack of contributions from members to ensure significant progress in
studying the impact of surface and bottom longline fisheries on non-commercial species, birds and
turtles9. SCMEE also stressed the need to strengthen activities on the impact of large-scale driftnet
fisheries on biodiversity and on threatened or endangered species.
Climate Change: Risks to the conservation of biological diversity
22. Climate change, although not addressed directly in the proposal, is becoming an important
consideration in the protection of the Mediterranean Sea basin and therefore will be briefly discussed.
Littoral and pelagic zones often are forgotten in studies of climate change impact. However, important
changes have already been observed (e.g., a significant increase in average temperatures of the waters in
the western Mediterranean basin over the past 20-30 years)10. Temperature changes are reflected in
substantial changes in the relative abundance of thermophilic species and there have been increased
catches of such species, including Diplodus cervinus, Epinephus marginatus, Pomadasys incisus,
Sphyraena sphyraena, Balistes carolinensis, Sardinella aurita, and Pomatomus saltatrix.
23. In many areas in the Mediterranean, population, economic activity, and arable land are concentrated
in coastal zones. This has led to a decrease the resilience and adaptability to climate variability and
change. Some coastal areas, such as the Po River plain in Italy, are already beneath mean sea level and
9 GFCM Report of the Twenty-Ninth Session Rome, 21-25 February 2005
10 IPCC Special Report on The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability
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many more areas are vulnerable to flooding from storm surges. Sea-level rise and possible changes in the
frequency and/or intensity of extreme events, such as cyclones and storm surges, represent consequences
of climate change that are of most concern regarding coastal zones. Except for sea-level rise itself, there
is currently little understanding of the potential effects of climate change on the coastal zone. Under the
IS92a "business-as-usual" scenario 11, global sea level is projected to rise by about 5 mm/yr (with an
uncertainty range of 2-9 mm/yr). Without adaptation, a rise in sea level would inundate and displace
wetlands and lowlands, erode shorelines, exacerbate coastal storm flooding, increase the salinity of
estuaries, threaten freshwater aquifers, and otherwise impact water quality and infrastructure. Areas most
at risk would be tidal deltas, low-lying coastal plains, beaches, islands (including barrier islands), coastal
wetlands and estuaries. Tidal range also is a key factor. In general, the smaller the tidal range, the greater
the response to a given rise in sea level. This pattern suggests that the Mediterranean and Baltic coasts,
with their low tidal range, may be more vulnerable to sea-level rise than open sea coasts.
24. Examples of susceptible coasts include the Rhone, Po and Ebro River deltas. These areas are already
subsiding because of natural and sometimes human factors and they are also sediment-starved as a result
of changes in catchment management. For example, the Ebro delta has lost 97% of its sand supply since
the 1950s. Reduction or loss of these areas would impact important agricultural and natural values. Many
cities, such as Thessaloniki and Venice, are built on estuaries and lagoons. Such locations are exposed to
storm surges and climate change is an important factor to consider for long-term development. Beaches
tend to erode following sea-level rise, which destroys a valuable resource and exposes human activities
landward of the beach to increased wave and flood action. Intense recreational use of beaches in many
coastal areas, particularly around the Mediterranean, makes this erosion a particular problem for the
region.
25. In Egypt, for example, results from studies on various aspects of the impacts of, and possible
responses to, sea-level rise indicate that a sizable proportion of the northern part of the Nile delta will be
lost to a combination of inundation and erosion with consequent losses of agricultural land and urban
areas. Agricultural land losses will also occur as a result of soil salinization. It is estimated that for a 1m
sea-level rise, about 2,000 km2 of land in coastal areas of the lower Nile delta may be lost to inundation.
For the Governorate of Alexandria, two main economic areas appear most vulnerable: the Alexandria
lowlands and the Alexandria beaches. The Alexandria lowlands, on which the city of Alexandria was
originally developed, are vulnerable to inundation, water logging, increased flooding, and salinization
under accelerated sea-level rise. The two surviving Alexandria beaches (Gleam and El Chatby) will be
lost following a 50 cm rise in sea level. Based on the 0.5 m sea level rise scenario, estimated losses of
land, installations, and tourism will exceed US$32.5 billion. An average business loss is estimated at
US$127 million/yr because most tourist facilities such as hotels, camps, and youth hotels are located
within 200-300 m of the shoreline. It has been widely reported that 8 million people would be displaced
in Egypt by a 1 meter rise in sea level, assuming no protection and existing population levels (Broadus et
al., 1986; Milliman et al., 1989). This estimate is based on the displacement of 4 million people in the
Nile delta and the entire population of Alexandria.
26. It should be noted however, that although global warming seems to be well established and global sea
level rise as well, the response of various regions to that forcing is still a big unknown. It has been
shown, for example, that global warming is not a unimodal phenomenon but rather a multimodal one
with differing responses in different areas. In this respect it is interesting to note that during the period
from 1960 to 1980 while global warming was evident on a global scale, the Mediterranean Sea's
temperature at surface was decreasing. The complexity of positive and negative feedback mechanisms
within the climate system and the weaknesses of present regional climatic models, should result in a
cautious approach of the various prediction scenaria. This need for cautiousness applies of course to the
discussion of the previous paragraphs as well. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that climate change will
have an impact in the Mediterranean as well and therefore this is an issue to follow closely in the coming
years.
11 The IS92a global energy scenario of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 1994) has been widely used as a framework for
trying to understand better the long-term aspects of the climate change challenge. This scenario is often referred to in climate change policy
circles as a "business-as-usual"(BAU) scenario representing a plausible course for global energy under a public policy that gives no consideration
to climate change concerns.
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Increasing pollution from land-based sources
27. Due to the high population density in the coastal zone and industrial development and agricultural
practices, the Mediterranean is increasingly under threat from pollution. Eighty percent of the
contaminant load of the Mediterranean Sea originates from land sources and the most common forms of
pollution in the Mediterranean are eutrophication and the effects of chemicals, including persistent toxic
substances (PTS), organic and pathogenic micro-organisms and hazardous solid waste.
28. Lack of infrastructure for sewage collection, treatment and disposal is still the greatest problem in
many Mediterranean countries. Its influence on the marine coastal environment directly or indirectly
affects human health, the stability of the marine ecosystem and the economy of the coastal zone. One of
the most common and worrying environmental effects of urban wastewater discharge is the gradual
destruction of habitat, particularly of meadows of phanerogames, with resulting decreases in biodiversity.
Only 69 % of coastal cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants have sewage treatment plants, resulting in
the annual discharge of more than 1 billion m3 of untreated sewage to the sea. The distribution of
treatment plants is not uniform across the Mediterranean region; the northern Mediterranean coast having
a greater part of its urban population served by a waste waster treatment plants than the southern coast.
Due to the increasing population of cities and failures in treatment plant operation, some waste water
treatment plants cannot meet their design specifications in terms of effluent quality.
29. Solid wastes produced in the urban centers along the Mediterranean coastline present a serious threat
to both human health and the marine coastal environment. Studies reveal that between 30 and 40 million
tonnes of municipal solid waste of coastal origin are generated annually. The random siting of waste
dumps promotes the transfer of solid wastes into the marine environment. Also, in many cases, no
measures have been taken to control and treat leachates from dumpsites and these are contaminating
groundwater and/or the coastal marine environment with organic pollutants and heavy metals. In the
Mediterranean, plastic alone accounts for 75 percent of the waste on the sea surface and the seabed. The
main sources of waste in the Mediterranean Sea are direct disposal by households, tourist facilities and
runoff from dumpsites (wastes from land sources).
30. The stage of industrial development in the Mediterranean countries varies greatly. Of the thirty
sectors of activity primarily considered in the Annex I of the LBS Protocol, twenty-one are industrial. On
an international scale, priority has been given to a group of 12 substances that are toxic, persistent and
bioaccumulate because of the long-term risks they pose to human health, biodiversity and ecosystems.
Less attention is paid to other potential pollutants, such as transient and biologically less reactive
substances, suspended solids, biodegradable organic matter and nutrients because their effects are much
more localized and less persistent. These latter substances are generated in large quantities by industries
and their release to the environment can cause damage to human health, ecosystems, habitats and
biodiversity. Most countries in the region have an important public industrial sector that comprises large
industries. Notwithstanding the diversity of situations in the Mediterranean region, the public industrial
sector includes: energy production; oil refining; petrochemical industry; basic iron and steel metallurgy;
basic aluminium metallurgy; fertilizer production; pulp and paper production; and cement production.
From such industries, an estimated 66 million m3 of untreated industrial wastewater is discharged to the
Mediterranean each year.
31. Other contaminants include heavy metals (e.g., cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, lead and
mercury), a wide variety of organohalogen compounds and radioactive substances. Heavy metal inputs
to the Mediterranean derive mainly from industrial wastewater and runoff from contaminated sites.
Reactive metals tend to precipitate into sediments and contaminate biota and in coastal areas, such as
harbors and semi-enclosed bays, increased metal concentrations have been found.
Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) were extensively used in the past against pests in many Mediterranean
countries. Although such applications have declined, residues of these compounds are found throughout
the Mediterranean coast as a consequence of their environmental persistence. The main residual sources
of HCHs (particularly lindane) are stockpiles and contaminated land.
32. Eutrophication resulting from increased nutrient inputs leads to an increase in planktonic biomass
and, depending on the physical oceanographic conditions, can result in reduced concentrations of
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dissolved oxygen in deeper waters. Changes in nutrient influxes are also implicated in the incidence of
toxic algal blooms, often referred to as "red tides". Such abnormalities have become a chronic problem
in shallow water areas near river deltas (i.e., those of the Rhone, Ebro, Po and Nile) and major urban
conurbations. However, the Mediterranean is far from reaching the serious situations evident in the
Black Sea and Sea of Marmara. The sources of nutrients are largely untreated urban wastewater and
diffuse agricultural discharges and, accordingly, eutrophication incidents could increase with agricultural
intensification and urban growth. Agricultural projections indicate that, by 2025, the use of fertilizers
could increase by as much as 70 percent in the eastern Mediterranean (mainly in Turkey), 50 percent in
the south and 5 percent in the north. In addition to nutrients, agricultural practices can cause significant
soil erosion and pesticide contamination of surface and groundwater resources. This results in the
mobilization of soils by rivers and the transport of pesticide residues into the marine environment
Persistent organic pollutants
33. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) comprise 12 substances and groups of substances that are
covered by the provisions of the Stockholm Convention. POPs are relatively stable compounds that are
typically characterized by low water solubility and high fat solubility. Because many POPs are relatively
volatile, their remobilization and long-distance redistribution through atmospheric pathways often
complicates the identification of specific sources. Accordingly, successive releases over time result in
the continued accumulation and ubiquitous presence of POPs in the global environment. For many
Mediterranean countries, no detailed information is available on the releases of POPs from point sources.
The main source is believed to be stockpiles and inventories associated with previous production and/or
import. A contribution is also made by secondary releases from environmental reservoirs (e.g.,
contaminated soils and sediments) resulting from previous use and accidental spills. Contemporary
contributions from industrial production are only important in cases where some restricted use of specific
POPs is allowed (e.g., DDT as precursor of dicofol and for malaria vector control) or POPs that are by-
products of continued industrial processes.12
34. In the framework of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP MED) of the Barcelona Convention,
POPs are included in the list of substances that have to be eliminated from effluent flows discharged into
the Mediterranean Sea. Problems related to POPs have been identified in the National Diagnostic
Analyses (NDAs) of most Mediterranean countries, mainly related to pesticides and PCBs.
35. During recent country-based assessments and action planning in the framework of the Stockholm and
the Barcelona Conventions, all Mediterranean countries have identified PCB equipment still in service,
stockpiles of PCB-containing electrical equipment, quantities of discarded equipment and quantities of oil
that consist of, or are contaminated by, PCBs. In the NIPs, national electric companies are identified as
the principal holders of this equipment, stocks and waste and thus represent the initial focus for the
elimination of PCBs.
36. The nine pesticides have been widely used in the region in the past, but the production and usage of
most of the compounds are now banned in the majority of the countries of the region as a consequence of
the application of the PIC protocols, the exception being DDT, which is consented as precursor in the
production of Dicofol and also for restricted pest control in some countries of the region. Heptachlor,
Chlordane and Toxaphene are also banned or severely restricted and the same applies to HCB when used
as a pesticide. Mirex is not affected by the PIC procedure, although many countries have banned its use.
37. In spite of the legislation in force, there are still large amounts of PCBs in use. This is because in
many countries there are exemptions for restricted use in devices in use for long periods. In Albania the
total number of transformers is 437, of which 95% are from the seventies and the eighties with PCB oils.
In Egypt there are 3666 condensers and 26 transformers possibly containing PCBs. In Lebanon there are
still two old power plants with PCB equipment. While there is no information for Libya, in Syria there
are still 91 transformers containing PCB. More information is given in Annex F.
12 EEA report No 4/2006 "Priority issues in the Mediterranean environment"
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38. In Albania, the National Action Plan (NIP) is under preparation. Nevertheless an inventory of
equipment containing PCBs was established very recently. However, already in the country's NAP
(2005) the following actions are proposed: (a) Inventory at country level of the amount of oils containing
PCBs and the inventory of their storage places (which has been achieved); and (b) Preparation and
implementation of the National Plan in the framework of LBS protocol and Stockholm Convention.
39. Egypt is addressing the PCBs management in the framework of POPs management programme.
Actions described in the NAP relate to legal and institutional strengthening. There is a need to finalize
the inventory of PCBs in Egypt with additional work on field assessments. Egypt plans to undertake the
necessary legal and institutional measures to ensure the implementation of the LBS and Stockholm
convention commitments.
40. Lebanon developed a comprehensive programme for the management of PCBs. Several actions
were proposed for the management of PCBs, including: (a) introduction of emission and disposal
standards and environmental limit values for PCBs; (b) ensuring zero PCB release from in-use
transformers, sample and analyze dielectric oil in in-service transformers, and investigating the fate of 13
tonnes of PCB oil imported in 2002; (c) identification of all sources of PCB release ; (d) identification,
characterization and addressing unintentional releases of PCBs formed as a by-product of certain
industrial processes; (e) reducing PCB releases from PCB-containing transformers in Zouk & Bauchrieh
through labeling, storage, detection and containment; (f) identification of PCBs present in unidentified
stockpiles and equipment still in use; (g) identifying appropriate measures to manage, handle and destroy
stocks and articles in use, remedy contaminated sites and other hot spots of concern to public health and
the environment (actions include treatment or disposal of PCBs-bearing oil and irreparable PCB
contaminated transformers in an environmentally sound manner, and improving procedures for handling
transformers at the EDL warehouse in Bauchrieh); (h) identification of PCBs contaminated sites and
remediation in an environmentally sound manner; (j) facilitating or undertaking information exchange
and stakeholder involvement; (k) public awareness, information and education; (l) reporting; (m)
research, development and monitoring.
41. According to the NAP of Libya (UNEP/MAP, 2005), the General Electric Company has taken
preventive measures to control PCBs. Most equipment using PCBs bearing oils has been replaced and
collected on special sites, pending contracting with specialist companies to safely dispose them.
Establishing a local listing of hazardous wastes (including PCBs) is also included in the priorities of the
country, since there are no detailed data available on the quantities of PCBs. In the priorities of the NAP
of Libya, an action was proposed for the creation of a Regional site for the treatment and disposal of
hazardous chemical wastes including PCBs. The estimated cost for this site is 7 million Libyan Dinars
and it is planned for 2007.
42. Actions related to PCBs management in Syria are proposed in the frame of the NAP, including: (a)
substitution of PCBs bearing oil in five transformers (two in the Tartous and two in the Banias electric
transformers station and one in the old Jableh Weaving Company); (b) phasing out all activities
discharging PCB's from industrial sectors. In addition Syria proposed to develop its national legal
framework to cope with LBS Protocol and Stockholm Convention commitments and ensure its proper
implementation together with a country wide capacity building programme.
Over-extraction of freshwater from aquifers, contamination and salinization of groundwater,
sustainable land management.
43. The availability and quality of freshwater resources for the population of the Mediterranean is a
critical issue. Water demand in the region doubled during the second half of the 20th century and is now
an aggregate of 290 km3 per year13. The "water poor" Mediterranean population, those with less than
1000 m3 per capita per year, was 108 million in 2000 and could reach 165 million by 2025 (in nine
southern and eastern Mediterranean countries). Of this latter population, 63 million (compared with 45
million in 2000) would be in shortage, that is having less than 500 m3 per capita per year. The
exploitation index of renewable natural resources (defined as the ratio of withdrawals from renewable
13 A Sustainable Future for the Mediterranean: Blue Plan's Environment & Development Outlook, 2005
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natural water resources to average renewable water resources) is high in Egypt, Israel. In Libya,
withdrawal is now close to, or exceeds, natural resources. This index is increasing in all southern and
eastern countries. It should also be noted that in Libya, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, more than
10% of the water supply is taken from unsustainable resources (i.e., underground reservoirs). As well as
decreasing supply, the decreased quality of water resources (discussed previously) results in additional
stress on water resources to satisfy the demand for drinking water. (for future details see Annex F).
44. Changes in freshwater quality and quantity have also direct impacts of the biodiversity of the basin.
Of particular importance are coastal aquifers and groundwater that constitute an important source of
freshwater discharge to the Mediterranean. Seepage from coastal aquifers is estimated to be 13 billion
m3/yr and accounts for about one quarter of the total freshwater inflow into the Mediterranean. In the
southern, eastern and Adriatic sub-basins there are few surface watercourses and coastal aquifers which
dominate the aggregate discharge of freshwater. Coastal aquifers support coastal freshwater and brackish
water ecosystems and contain habitats with rich biodiversity. Such habitats include wetlands which are
spawning grounds for fisheries and important resting sites for migrating birds. The threats to wetlands
from aquifer mismanagement are twofold. First, overuse of aquifers can result in the drying up of the
wetlands dependent upon them. Second, wetlands are degraded by saline intrusion, which occurs when
coastal aquifers are over-exploited, and pollutants introduced into the aquifers. Karstic aquifers are
particularly vulnerable to saline intrusion and surface contamination, especially in the open karst systems
exposed to anthropogenic contaminants. Freshwater seepage from karstic coastal aquifers that dominate
large sections of the southern Mediterranean and the eastern Adriatic coasts are media for the transport of
agriculture-derived nutrients, chemicals and other substances into the sea, thereby degrading critical
wetland habitats. These underground karstic aquifer systems constitute habitats for unique types of
biodiversity. Thus, degradation of these habitats is a threat to biodiversity.
45. Coastal land uses are closely linked to groundwater and related to coastal aquifer recharge, soil
salinization, management of rapidly increasing sediment nutrient and LBS pollution flows into the sea.
Sustainable land management, including upper watershed management with erosion control and nutrient
recycling in agriculture and irrigation use forms part of the integrated strategy to support coastal water
resources and to control non-point source coastal LBS pollution.
BACKGROUND: HISTORY OF COLLABORATION AMONG MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES, AGREEMENTS
REACHED AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES
MAP and the Barcelona Convention
46. Recognizing the need to protect the Mediterranean Sea, all the riparian States and the EU launched an
Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Mediterranean Basin (MAP) in 1975 as the first
Regional Seas Programme of UNEP and signed the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the
Mediterranean Sea against Pollution.14 The Barcelona Convention constitutes the legal framework of
MAP (Box's 3 and 4). The Convention was amended in 1995 to bring it in line with the Rio Declaration,
the Law of the Sea Treaty and the concept of sustainable development. This resulted in the changed
focus for the Convention from emphasis on assessment to a primary emphasis on actions to protect the
Mediterranean Sea.
14 The Barcelona Convention adopted in 1976, entered into force in 1978, and was amended in 1995 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. The
LBS Protocol adopted in 1980, entered into force in 1983, and amended in 1996 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. The Mediterranean
Action Plan was adopted in 1975 and revised in 1995 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries.
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BOX 3. Barcelona Convention
The Barcelona Convention on the "Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution", which entered into
force on 12 February 1978, is a notable example of regional cooperation. Since 1994, several components of the
Barcelona Convention system have undergone significant modifications. In June 1995, the Convention was revised
to bring it into line with the principles of the Rio Declaration, the Law of the Sea Treaty and the progress achieved
in international environmental law as a basis for making it an instrument for sustainable development. The
convention was amended to "The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal
Region of the Mediterranean", hereinafter referred to as "the Convention". These amendments to the Convention
entered into force on 9 July 2004.
The Barcelona Convention includes the following Protocols:
a) The Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from
Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea (amended 1995, not yet in force);
b) The Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Preventing Pollution from Ships and in Cases of Emergency,
Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (2002, entered into force on 17 March 2004);
c) The Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and
Activities (LBS Protocol) (amended 1996, not yet in force);
d) The Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (1995,
entered into force on 12 December 1999);
e) The Protocol Concerning Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf,
the Seabed and its Subsoil (1994, not yet in force); and
f) The Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (1996, not yet in force).
47. The main objective of MAP was to improve the quality of the environmental information available to
governments as the basis for policy formulation and strengthening their ability to make environmentally
sustainable choices regarding the allocation of resources. The focus of MAP shifted over time from a
sectoral approach to marine pollution to integrated coastal zone planning and management as a way to
ensure linkages between environmental protection and social and economic development. As a result of
30 years of work carried out by MAP and its Regional Activity Centers (RACs), knowledge of the
environmental status of the Mediterranean Sea among member states of the Contracting Parties,
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations has been greatly improved.
48. Recognizing that land-based activities have the greatest impact on the marine environment, the
countries signed a Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-
Based Sources (the LBS Protocol) in 1980 that entered into force in 1983 and was revised in 1996. A
year later, in 1997, the countries adopted a Strategic Action Programme to address pollution from land-
based activities (SAP-MED) that identifies priority measures and targets to address pollution from land-
based activities in all countries and lays the ground for the preparation and implementation of National
Action Plans. In November 2003, the Mediterranean countries adopted the Strategic Action Programme
for the Conservation of Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity (SAP-BIO) that identifies
priority actions and targets to protect fragile ecosystems and reduce damage to natural habitats.
49. UNEP/MAP and its marine pollution assessment and control programme, MEDPOL, carried out
extensive preparative work in support of SAP-MED, including a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for
the Mediterranean Sea (TDA-MED) prepared in 1997 and revised in 2004. This TDA-MED identifies the
major sources of transboundary pollution and hotspots and provides a foundation for interventions at
national and regional level that would benefit both the individual countries and the basin as a whole. In
addition, UNEP/MAP, through its Regional Activity Center for Special Protected Areas (SPA/RAC),
carried out activities on the preparation of SAP BIO, which was adopted by the Contracting Parties to the
Barcelona Convention in November 2003.
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BOX 4. 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.
It has approximately 25 staff members, including a UNEPMAP Coordinator, six Programme Officers and a
number of administrative and financial assistants, secretaries, etc.
·
Six thematic Regional Activity Centers (RACs) and one programme, as listed below.
Specially Protected Areas Center (SPA/RAC) in Tunis, which deals with issues of biodiversity and
Specially Protected Areas.
Cleaner Production Center (CP/RAC) located in Barcelona, Spain.
Priority Action Program Center (PAP/RAC) in Split, Croatia, for Coastal Zone Management.
Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Center (REMPEC) in Malta for the prevention and
control of oil spills by ships.
Blue Plan (BP/RAC), in Sophia-Antipolis in France, which deals with Sustainable Development issues,
environmental and economic statistics and produces analyses and future scenarios on various issues.
INFO/RAC in Rome, responsible for the Information and Communication strategies of MAP.
MEDPOL Programme that is the oldest program established within the Barcelona Convention and MAP.
For many years, MEDPOL was probably the most important activity within MAP focusing on
establishing a series of coordinated pollution monitoring programs in Mediterranean countries. At
present, MEDPOL although still maintaining its monitoring activities, has basically switched to the
implementation of the LBS Protocol.
·
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. In 2005, the MCSD finalized the
Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD), a document that was approved by the COP in the
same year and forms a guide to future activities in the domain of SD. SAP-MED and SAP-BIO are integral parts of
the priority field of action for `promoting sustainable management of the sea and coastal zones and taking urgent
action to put an end to the degradation of coastal zone'.
50. SAP-MED and SAP-BIO outlines the specific targets and activities agreed by the member countries
to address the Mediterranean Sea environmental degradation. Key targets that address transboundary
environmental issues, in line with the conclusions of the WSSD, include:
· Dispose of municipal wastewater in conformity with the LBS Protocol in cities exceeding
100,000 inhabitants by 2005 and in other cities by 2025;
· By the year 2025, dispose of all industrial wastewaters, which are sources of BOD, nutrients and
suspended solids, in conformity with the provisions of the LBS Protocol and reduce the inputs of
such substances by 50% by the year 2010. All countries have constructed a National Baseline
Budget of Pollutant inputs as of 2003 that is considered as the reference point for these
reductions. The baseline budget is calculated for each pollutant and for each source and as a
country total. The Contracting Parties have decided that the expected national reductions (e.g., 50
per cent or 25 per cent as agreed in the SAP) will be the aggregate result of the individual
reductions effected on each source the amounts of which will be decided by the country for each
source;
· By 2012, increase by 50% the coverage of marine protected areas, in relation to 2003. The total
number of MPAs in 2003 was 52;
· By 2012, protect 20% of the coast as marine fishery reserves;
· Maintain or restore fishery stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield with the
aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and, where possible, not later
than 2015;
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· Achieve effective protection of endangered species by 2012; and
· Reduce by 50% inputs of the priority 12 POPs by 2005.15
51. In order to achieve SAP-MED targets in pollution reduction through the implementation of the
NAPs, the Contracting Parties to Barcelona Convention prepared a National Diagnostic Analysis (NDA),
followed by a National Baseline Budget (NBB) for the emission of SAP designated pollutants, and finally
a National Action Plan (NAP) to reduce emission of pollutants from LBS.
52. In the NDAs, all Mediterranean countries analyzed the environmental characteristics of their coastal
areas and highlighted the major pollution threats which could affect the quality of the marine ecosystem.
The legal and institutional framework of each country was also assessed, along with the identification of
existing gaps. The NDAs were prepared with active participation of public and private stakeholders, to
enhance public participation in the prioritization of environmental issues in each country. The final NDA
Reports represent therefore, not only the countries' perception for the environmental priorities in the
coastal area, but also an initial assessment of capacity building needs and priorities.
53. In the NBBs, a quantitative evaluation was made of measured or estimated pollutants' emissions
from LBS in all Mediterranean countries. These reports gave for the first time a comparative regional
estimation on the loads of pollutants that are discharged into the Mediterranean Sea. This is critical
information, especially when planning pollutant's emissions reduction on a regional base, as it is possible
to assess the relative importance of emitted pollution on regional, national or sectoral (industrial sector)
levels.
54. Based on the NDAs and NBBs, the countries presented in the NAPs specific actions to reduce
pollution from designated sources, until the years 2010 and 2025 together with a list of priority actions.
Actions included "hard" actions (example: construction of treatment plants) as well as "soft" actions
(example: improvement of legislation and institutional framework). However, many countries
acknowledged gaps and shortcomings on legal, institutional, financial and technical means to
successfully implement the NAPs.
55. The process of the preparation of NDAs, NBBs and NAPs was based on three pillars under the
guidance of the Inter ministerial Committee (IMC) set up for the purpose at ministerial level:
· Bottom up participatory approach starting from the local to the national levels. This approach
enabled the national authority to prepare comprehensive NAPs based on information and issues
identified firstly at local levels by the local stakeholders. Therefore NAPs could be considered as
effectively reflecting the environmental issues related to marine environment in coastal areas.
· Integration of the NAPs in the national sectoral development plans which are under preparation
or in implementation for each Mediterranean country. The aim was not to prepare an additional
NAP but to collect and cluster the SAP related activities which are described in national
development sectoral plans to facilitate its implementation at later stage.
· Comprehensive and transparent monitoring process of NAPs implementation. This is currently
under development. It consists of an interactive on line web based information system which
described in real time the level of progress in the implementation of the NAPs activities. The
system is accessible to all stakeholders and national authority which would be able to monitor the
progress of implementation in different countries in real time. NBBs data base would be fully
integrated in the monitoring system to provide a quantitative figures about the levels of reduction
of each of the SAP pollutants.
56. This process facilitated the adoption of the NAPs by the relevant national authority and created a
breakthrough in several countries in the process of decision making. The NAPs were finalized and
endorsed by Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in 2005. The costs of priority pollution
15 It should be noted that, every two years, the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention review and, if necessary, revise the target dates of
the proposed targets in the SAPs
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remedial actions identified in SAP-MED over a 10 year period has been estimated at almost US$ 10
billion. SAP-BIO identified 226 actions at national level and 30 actions at regional level for biodiversity
protection with estimated costs of US$ 100 million and US $40 million respectively. These costs can be
compared to the estimated costs of environmental damage in the Middle East and North Africa Region
(MNA) that range from 2.1 to 4.8 percent of national GDP16 (the lower value applies to Tunisia and the
higher figure to Egypt). For Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia this sums to over US$
8 billion for 1999.
The Status of Integrated Management of the Mediterranean Coastal Zone and Water Resources
57. The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) introduced integrated coastal zone management in the mid
1980s as a response to the growing development pressure evident in coastal areas. A series of policy
documents, recommendations, programs and projects such as Coastal Area Management Programs,
(CAMPs), tools and instruments have been developed and implemented. The Mediterranean Strategy for
Sustainable Development (MSSD)17 calls for action to move the region towards sustainable development
so as to strengthen peace, stability and prosperity, taking into account the regions weaknesses and the
threats it faces but also its strengths and opportunities. One of seven essential issues on which the MSSD
attempts to achieve progress is "Promoting sustainable management of the sea and the littoral and
urgently stopping the degradation of coastal zones". Progress on this issue calls for the launching of
several pilot actions including "Promoting more integrated development and management of coastal
areas and prevention of risks." As a result of the implementation of several CAMPs in the region, it
became evident that the Mediterranean region needed to have a binding ICZM Protocol. The ICZM
Protocol would help strengthen regional and national policies, strategies and actions aimed at the
protection of, and prevention of the degradation of, coastal areas in the northern Mediterranean countries
and offer a model for coastal development to the southern Mediterranean countries.
58. To date, only five Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Spain, France, Lebanon and Greece) have a
framework law for coastal zones. Morocco and Israel are preparing a framework law for the protection
of the coastal environment. France, Tunisia and Algeria have created coastal agencies. One of the main
problems remains the inadequacy of institutional coordination. Specialized consultative committees on
coastal zones are still rare, with the exceptions of Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Slovenia. Despite the lack
of specific laws, half the Mediterranean countries have at least made provisions to regulate construction
in the coastal zone. The width of coastal zone to which controls apply varies among countries, 6 meters
from the shore in Morocco, 30 m in Greece, 50 m in Turkey, 200 m in Egypt and a preference for 100 m
in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tunisia, Libya and Israel. Absolute bans exist only in Croatia, Greece, Malta and
Slovenia. The areas least covered by legislation (or its application) are coastal urban planning, extraction
of sand, coastal industrial activities, waste and sanitation, marinas, monitoring and access to beaches.
Major obstacles to the implementation of new legislation include the lack of surveillance staff,
insufficient financial resources, deficiencies in information and public awareness. In general, the current
legal tools do not contribute significantly to coastal zone management.
59. Integrated coastal area management (ICAM) is a process that brings together public and private
sectors for the sustainable use of coastal resources. ICAM activities are underway in many countries and
include several coastal area management programs (CAMP) created through the UNEP-MAP Priority
Actions Programme (PAP/RAC). In addition, a dozen ICZM projects have been undertaken in the
Mediterranean through the EU. These have resulted in several improvements, including the strengthening
of institutional capacity, implementation of national information systems, and improved integration of
environmental issues in the management of coastal areas. Further information is provided in ICZM
policy briefs for the eastern, southern and northern Mediterranean countries and strategic overviews for
each country are available in Annex I. Box 5 summarizes some of the ICZM related projects in the
Mediterranean that are described in greater detail in Annex F.
16 World Bank estimates 2004 and METAP Country COED Reports
17 Finalized and adopted by the Contracting Parties in 2005
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BOX 5. Active GEF-funded and other ICZM projects in the Mediterranean
·
SMAP III Integrated Coastal Management plans of action (regional).
·
Promoting Awareness and Enabling a Policy Framework for Environment and Development Integration in the
Mediterranean with focus on Integrated coastal zone management (regional). EC, UNEP/MAP, PAP/RAC,
BP/RAC, METAP.
·
Spatial Planning in Coastal Zones - PlanCoast (regional). EC, PAP/RAC.
·
MAP Coastal Area Management Programme (regional). UNEP, MAP, BP/RAC, SPA/RAC, Info/RAC,
PAP/RAC.
·
Regional Solid Waste Management Project in METAP Mashreq and Maghreb Countries (regional). METAP,
WB.
·
Capacity building for an early assessment system of drought in three countries of the south shore of the
Mediterranean Sea: Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (regional). EC, LIFE05 TCY/TN/000150.
·
Lake Shkoder Integrated Ecosystem Management (Albania and Montenegro). GEF, IBRD, WB.
·
Integrated Water and Ecosystems Management Project (Albania). GEF, IBRD, WB.
·
Integrated Ecosystem Management of the Neretva and Trebisnjica River Basin (Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Croatia). GEF, IBRD, WB.
·
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Dalmatian Coast through Greening Coastal
Development (Croatia). GEF, UNDP.
·
Plan of Action for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the area of Port Said (Egypt). EC, NRD (Nucleo
di Ricerca sulla Desertificazione dell'Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy).
·
Integrated Management of Cedar Forests in Lebanon in Co-operation with other Mediterranean Countries
(Lebanon). GEF, UNEP.
·
Reducing conflicts of coastal natural resources use in the Nador area of Morocco (Morocco). EU, EUCC.
·
The Fara'a and Jerash Integrated Watershed Management Project (Palestine and Jordan). EC, SMAP.
·
Integrated Sustainable Land Management in the Eastern Region (Syria). GEF, UNDP.
·
Gulf of Gabes Marine and Coastal Resources Protection Project (Tunisia). GEF, IBRD, WB.
·
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management Project (Turkey). GEF.
·
The Adricosm Project on land and coastal management, initiated by the Italian government; the Adriatic-Ionian
Initiative supported by the governments of the Adriatic region.
60. Countries are also working on the development of plans for Integrated Water Resource Management
that specifically address biodiversity and pollution concerns. In the north of the Mediterranean (in EU
Member States, EU Accession Countries and other Balkan countries), the EU Water Framework
Directive (WFD) provides the main policy framework for water management. In the southern and
eastern Mediterranean, other countries are taking steps towards IWRM. Up to 2005, only a very few
countries have completed national IWRM plans or are gradually moving into the implementation phase.
Many countries are still in the process of developing national IWRM plans while a smaller group of
countries are still in the initial phase of preparation (see Annex F). Current IWRM related projects and
initiatives include:
· The African Water Facility (AWF). AWF is an Initiative of the Africa Ministers Council on
Water (AMCOW) and a major outcome of the effort to implement the African Water Vision and
Framework for Action. The initiative supports water interventions in Africa and is designed to
mobilize investment for the water sector. It is hosted by the African Development Bank Group on
behalf of AMCOW.
· The Petersburg Process Phase II / Athens Declaration Process on Transboundary Water
Resources Management led by Germany, Greece, GEF IW:LEARN and the World Bank.
· The Mediterranean Technical and Assistance Programme (METAP) and its work on water
quality.
· The on-going work and support of UNEP for achieving the `IWRM 2005 Target' in North
African countries, coordinated by UCC-Water.
· The Arab Water Council and its work on IWRM planning and implementation.
· Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management (CapNet) and its network on
capacity building for IWRM planning.
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· Global Water Partnership Organization (GWPO) and its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
· United Nations economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA), United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa (UNECA), UNDP and UNESCO programs on water resources management.
Other Activities relevant to the protection of the Mediterranean Sea
61. Several activities and initiatives have been undertaken in the Mediterranean by governments,
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The most relevant and important ones are
described in the following paragraphs.
62. In November 2005, at the summit to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean
process, the partners committed to "endorse a feasible timetable to de-pollute the Mediterranean Sea by
2020, while providing appropriate financial resources and technical support to implement it, using the
Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development and exploring possible areas for co-operation in this
regard with UNEP". This initiative has been given the name Horizon 2020 (see Box 6).
BOX 6. The Horizon 2020 initiative
(launched in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean process of the European Commission)
The aim of the initiative is to reduce the level of pollution of the Mediterranean region by identifying and tackling the
most significant pollution sources by the year 2020. The de-pollution initiative will operate within existing processes
and institutions. It will support and enhance previously agreed actions and give new impetus to efforts to reduce
pollution of the Mediterranean region.
In addition there are a number of secondary aims that will contribute to the achievement of the overall goal such as
increase co-operation between the various parties involved in protecting the Mediterranean and keep political
attention focused on the environmental objective of reducing pollution of the Mediterranean.
The Horizon 2020 will be based on existing and developing policy instruments, the most significant being a) the EU
environmental policies and measures, namely in the field of water quality and management, b) the Barcelona
Convention and MAP, c) the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) which has been
developed and adopted by the contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention and d) the Mediterranean Component
of the EU Water Initiative which is the EU contribution to the achievements of the water-related Millenium
Development Goals.
In the first five year work programme the initiative will concentrate on a limited number of sectors, namely industrial
emissions, municipal waste, particularly urban waste water. It will develop a pipeline of projects in conjunction with
the World Bank and the EIB that will address significant pollution threats to the region
63. Reference should also be made to the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative as well as
to efforts to improve the management of the many transboundary basins and aquifers of SE Europe by
introducing IWRM practices (the Athens Declaration Process). A number of these waters flow into the
Mediterranean and have a significant impact on coastal ecosystems and water quality. Boxes 7 and 8
below summarize these processes.
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BOX 7. The Athens Declaration Process
(Jointly coordinated by the Government of Greece and the World Bank)
The Athens Declaration Process was launched during the major International Conference on Sustainable
Development for Lasting Peace: Share Waters, Shared Future, Shared Knowledge, 6-7 May 2003, Athens, Greece.
The process aims to assist countries of the region, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, to draft IWRM and
water use efficiency plans for major river basins, including a range of complementary interventions in individual river
and lake basins, with a coordination mechanism to allow for the exchange of information and experience among
activities. The entire program is a building block of the Mediterranean Component of the European Union Water
Initiative.
The Athens Declaration of May 2003 has four Recommendations for Action: (1) Diplomacy for Environment and
Sustainable Development; (2) Southeastern Europe Transboundary River Basin and Lake Basin Management
Programme; (3) Mediterranean Shared Aquifers Management Programme; and (4) Assessment of Regional and
National Frameworks to Implement Integrated Water Resources Management.
Recommendations 2, 3 and 4 build on the implementation process of the European Union Water Framework
Directive and complement, and draw lessons from, the ongoing GEF Danube River Basin Programme and the Lake
Ohrid Conservation Project, among others.
BOX 8. The Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI)
(led by the Government of Greece)
MED EUWI is an integral part of the overall EU Water Initiative coordinated by the European Commission. It aims
to:
- assist in the design of better, demand driven and output oriented water related programmes;
- facilitate improved coordination of water programmes and projects, targeting more effective use
of existing funds and the mobilization of new financial resources; and
- enhanced cooperation for proper project implementation.
MED EUWI, announced during WSSD in Johannesburg, gives particular emphasis to Mediterranean and SE
European priorities. Integrated water resources management, with an emphasis on the management of transboundary
water bodies, is a defined priority theme of MED EUWI. The current project will constitute a pilot for enhancing the
MED EUWI objectives in the SE European region.
Political commitment for the development of MED EUWI has been expressed in various forums, inter alia the EU
Informal Council of Environment Ministers (May 2003, Athens and December 2003, Brussels), the 5th Pan-European
Ministerial Conference of the "Environment for Europe" process (May 2003, Kiev); the Euro-Mediterranean Meeting
of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (May 2003, Crete and June 2004, Dublin) and three meetings of the North African
Ministers Council on Water (February and October 2003, April 2004, Cairo).
The process is facilitated by a MED EUWI Secretariat within Global Water Partnership Mediterranean.
64. At their Eleventh Ordinary Meeting, the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its
Protocols recommended giving high priority to promoting the management of marine protected areas
and marine sites containing sensitive, threatened or rare habitats with a view to strengthening the network
of marine protected areas in the region. This Med-MPA Project (Box 9) that receives funding from the
European community through the SMAP Programme and is coordinated by RAC/SPA, is aimed at
assisting the Mediterranean countries to strengthen the conservation and sustainable management of
coastal biological diversity. Other MPA-related initiatives include the following.
-
EC Natura 2000.
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Emerald Network: a de facto extension of Natura 2000 to non-Community eastern Mediterranean
counties that designates `areas of special conservation interest' (ASCIs) was launched by the Council of
Europe as part of its work under the Bern Convention;
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EuroParc is the umbrella organization for Europe's protected areas. It unites national parks,
regional parks, nature parks and biosphere reserves in 38 countries with the common aim of protecting
Europe's unique variety of wildlife, habitats and landscapes.
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Pan-European Ecological Network (PEEN) essentially links core Natura 2000 and Emerald
Network areas physically through the restoration or preservation of corridors.
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The Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean (MEDPAN) is an EU
Programme (20052007) coordinated by WWF-France. It brings together 23 partners from 11 countries
around the shores of the Mediterranean, of which 14 are European (France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Slovenia
and Spain) and 9 are from non-European countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Croatia, and Turkey), to
manage more than 20 marine protected areas and to work towards the creation of several new sites. The
basic aim of the network is to facilitate exchanges among Mediterranean marine protected areas to
improve MPA management efficiency.
BOX 9. Med-MPA Project
The Med-MPA project is being implemented in the following countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Israel, Malta,
Morocco, Syria and Tunisia and has the goal of strengthening the effectiveness of MPA networks
The project aims to foster concrete action, within the context of the priorities that identified at national and
regional scales and thus help countries to discharge certain of their obligations under the Barcelona
Convention's Protocol on Protected Areas and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Furthermore, the project is permitting management plans to be devised for sites chosen from among the most
precious in the Mediterranean. All these chosen sites appear on the Directory of Mediterranean protected areas
instituted by the SPA Protocol. Some of these sites are also listed by UNESCO within the framework of the
Biosphere Programme.
65. Within the Mediterranean, various fisheries management projects have been implemented with FAO
technical support. These include the Mediterranean Fish Cooperation: COPEMED (Morocco, Algeria
and Tunisia ), EastMed (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Israel), AdriaMed (Albania, Bosnia, Croatia,
Montenegro and Slovenia) and MedSudMed (Libyan and Tunisia). Activities being carried out through
these organizations are typically aimed at improving fisheries statistics (regarding catch, effort and
landings), the conduct of some biological investigations and capacity-building efforts at national and sub-
regional levels.
66. Several international agencies are very active in the Mediterranean basin, such as UNEP, UNEP-
GPA, UNDP, FAO, UNESCO, WWF, UNIDO, METAP, GWP, the EC and the World Bank. However,
many of these interventions are fragmented with the focus being more on diagnostic and planning
activities than on physical investments. The scope of many such initiatives is limited to a sector or sub-
sector and investments are constrained by the lack of adequate financing from both public and private
sectors.
Initial GEF IW Project (UNEP/WB) Objectives and Achievements
67. In order to support the efforts of the Mediterranean countries in implementing the SAP-MED, in
1998 the GEF Council approved a US$ 6.3 million grant in support of the project "Determination of
priority actions for the further elaboration and implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the
Mediterranean Sea" to be implemented by UNEP together with other agencies (see Box 10).
68. At a regional level, this project mainly supported actions leading to the preparation, adoption and
implementation of regional guidelines and plans; the development of a strategic action programme for
biodiversity that identifies targets and estimates costs (SAP-BIO), the enhancement of public
participation and institutional capacity in the region, development and implementation of economic
instruments for the sustainable implementation of the SAP MED, and the preparation of a revised TDA-
MED. At the country level, the project supported the preparation of pre-investment studies in selected
hot spots and the development, adoption and implementation of National Action Plans (NAPs) for the
implementation of SAP-MED.
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BOX 10. Initial GEF IW Project in the Mediterranean
The main aim of the UNEP-GEF project entitled "Determination of priority actions for the further elaboration and
implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Mediterranean Sea" was to create solid ground for the
implementation of SAP-MED and to prepare the SAP-BIO as a basic instrument for the protection of marine
biodiversity in the Mediterranean. The activities of the Project are numerous and comprised the following components:
- Revision of TDA;
- Capacity building;
- Development of regional guidelines and plans;
- Adaptation of existing and development of new economic instruments for sustainable implementation of the SAP-
MED;
- Public participation;
- Preparation of National Action Plans (NAPs) to address pollution of the Mediterranean from land based sources
and activities; and
- Preparation of pre-investment studies for selected pollution hot spots.
A revised TDA was prepared and released.
Within the capacity building component, a series of regional and national training courses were organized. More than
500 national experts have been trained on various issues. The majority were taught in their mother tongue using training
material translated into their national languages.
A set of regional guidelines and plans were prepared to guide national experts that are preparing NAPs. These
guidelines were endorsed by the meeting of MEDPOL National Coordinators and then approved by the meeting of the
MAP Focal Points. In addition, two regional plans were adopted by the meeting of the Contracting Parties to the
Barcelona Convention. All documents were prepared in English and French and were widely distributed throughout the
region.
One of the major goals of this project is the preparation of NAPs. The first phase of this very complex and delicate
process has been accomplished by preparing national Baseline Budgets (BBs) of releases and emissions and a National
Diagnostic Analysis. The second phase, the preparation of Sectoral Plans and Integrated NAPs, is under
implementation.
The adaptation of existing economic instruments and the development of new ones for sustainable implementation of
NAPs is now under way and will soon be concluded (2005). Testing through pilot projects is being conducted at a
national level in numerous countries and the results will be implemented in the NAPs.
Uniform methodology for public participation in the process of preparing, adopting and implementing has been
prepared and distributed to the countries of the region. The countries are also receiving financial support for public
participation.
The preparation of pre-investment studies for selected pollution hot spots is now under way in 11 Mediterranean
countries. The activities in four countries are directly supported by FFEM. The study supported by ICS-UNIDO was
successfully completed.
Finally, SAP-BIO is one of the main outputs of the project. The SAP-BIO document was based on national reports and
plans on the state of biodiversity as well as numerous reports concerning various regional issues. The document, was
adopted by the meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in 2003 and presents the main issues,
analyses their causes, and proposes priority activities. It also contains, Investment Portfolios at regional and national
levels.
The two SAPs and the proposed ICZM Protocol will help countries meet the Millennium Development Goals and the
WSSD targets.
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP
Country Eligibility
69. All twelve proponent countries (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Lebanon,
Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey) and the Palestinian Authority are eligible for
GEF support for International Waters (IW) projects under paragraph 9(b) of the GEF Instrument. With
regards to Persistent Organic Pollutants, eligible countries are those which have ratified the Stockholm
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Convention, that is, Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia 18 The
ratification status of the Stockholm and other conventions is presented in Table 1 of the Project Brief
Country Drivenness
70. As mentioned previously, the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was established in 1975 as the first
Regional Seas Programme of UNEP. The Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea
Against Pollution (the Barcelona Convention), which was adopted in 1976, and its related protocols are
legal instruments for the implementation of MAP. All Mediterranean Countries participating in this
project have ratified the Barcelona Convention and the structure of MAP (Box 3) ensures country
ownership of the proposed project. The Strategic Action Programme to Address Pollution from Land-
Based Activities (SAP-MED), prepared under a GEF PDF-B Grant, was adopted by Barcelona
Convention Contracting Parties in 1997. The SAP-MED is related to the LBS Protocol. A Strategic
Action Programme for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Region (SAP-BIO)
was developed under a GEF Project and was adopted in 2003. It is related to the Protocol Concerning
Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean. Both the SAP-MED and SAP-
BIO are ready for implementation and are consistent with GEF Operational Program 9 (OP) in the
International Waters Focal Area and Operational Program 2 (OP 2) in the Biodiversity Focal Area.
71. A Stocktaking Meeting for the development of the GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean
Large Marine Ecosystem was held in Trieste, Italy, on 11-12 October 2004, with the support of the Italian
Government. The representatives of the Mediterranean countries expressed their full support for this
GEF initiative. They stressed the need for assistance for the full implementation of their NAPs to fulfill
the goals of the two SAPs. The representatives suggested tailoring the project activities according to the
specific needs of each of the countries. During the meeting, the countries adopted the following
recommendations:
· "The representatives of Mediterranean countries approved the proposed Strategic Partnership as
a whole. They also considered that the effective initiation of the SAP-MED activities and the
recent adoption of the SAP BIO provided an excellent opportunity to apply the integrated
approach involving pollution reduction and biological diversity proposed in the Strategic
Partnership.
· In addition, the representatives of countries emphasized that, at present, the implementation of
the SAP BIO called for additional resources under the "biodiversity" component of the GEF in
order to enable practical implementation of the activities at the national and regional levels.
Consequently, several representatives considered that the GEF funds for biological diversity
should be increased in order to provide a substantial contribution to the launching of the SAP
BIO in the region."
72. In the framework of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP MED) of the Barcelona Convention,
POPs are included in the list of substances that have to be eliminated from effluent flows discharged into
the Mediterranean Sea. PCBs management is an issue of concern for most Mediterranean countries and
relative actions have been included in their respective SAP/ NAPs and National Implementation Plans
(NIPs). The Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention have stressed the importance of
implementing actions identified in the NIPs to achieve a harmonized initiative on PCBs that meets the
obligations of the Stockholm and Barcelona Conventions.
PROGRAM AND POLICY CONFORMITY
Fit To GEF Strategies and Strategic Programs
73. The Regional Component (RC) of the Strategic Partnership "Implementation of agreed actions for the
protection of environmental resources of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas" was prepared to
conform to the specifications of GEF International Waters Focal Area strategy. Sub-Component 2.3 of
18 Note that the project activities related to POPs are implemented in Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Syria
only. The other countries have already regional projects addressing POPs
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the proposed project is also designed for consistency with GEF Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Focal Area strategy.
74. The project is in line with the GEF 4 IW Strategic Objective (SOs) 2: "To catalyze transboundary
action addressing water concerns". The project results will include the adoption of regional and national
reforms in all participating countries, and the implementation of approximately 31 innovative pilot
demonstration approaches on stress reduction of transboundary waters identified as priorities in the TDA-
MED, SAPs and NAPs. The project will also complement the Investment Fund (IF) component of the
Strategic Partnership (implemented by the World Bank), by ensuring overall coordination and, regional
replication of the innovative approaches demonstrated by the IF sub-projects.
75. The project is specifically in line with three Strategic Programmes, 1, 2 and 3. Component 1.
Integrated approaches for the implementation of the SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM and management of
coastal aquifer; is particularly in line with the Strategic Programme 3: Balancing overuse and conflicting
uses of water resources in surface and groundwater basins that are transboundary in nature. Three sub-
components will address IWRM, ICZM and the management of coastal aquifers, with several common
demonstrations to establish the important link for overall intergration on water resource management.
76. Activities within Component 2 of the project that aim to reduce land-based pollution through the
implementation of national policy, legal, institutional reforms consistent with agreed transboundary
action programs (SAP-MED and the NAPs) and the implementation of innovative demonstration
projects, through the RC and IF components of the SP, are in line with Strategic Program 2: Reducing
Nutrient Over-Enrichment and Oxygen Depletion from Land-Based Pollution of Coastal Waters in LMEs
Consistent With the GPA.
77. Strategic Program 1: Restoring and Sustaining Coastal and Marine Fish Stocks and Associated
Biological Diversity, is addressed within Sub-Component 3.2: Promote the sustainable use of fisheries
resources through the application of ecosystem-based management approaches. This sub-component
focuses on policy, legal, and institutional reforms for meeting WSSD targets for sustainable fisheries,
ecosystem approaches to habitat restoration and conservation (including marine protected areas) and also
includes a number of demonstration projects.
78. Component 2. Pollution from land-based activities, including persistent organic pollutants:
implementation of SAP-MED and related NAPS, includes the sub-component 2.3 Environmentally
Sound Management of equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated by PCBs in national
electricity companies of Mediterranean countries, which falls under the Persistent Organic Pollutant
(POPs) focal area, the main Strategic Objective: "to reduce and eliminate production, use and releases of
POPs", Strategic Programme 2: "Partnering in investments needed for NIP implementation to achieve
impacts in POPs reduction and elimination". In the NIPs, national electric companies are identified as the
principal holders of this equipment, stocks and waste and so represent the initial focus for work to
eliminate PCBs. Activities aim to provide strengthened institutional and legal frameworks for
implementation of ESM of PCBs, improve the management programme of PCBs and facilitate the
implementation of NIPs through demonstration projects, provide technical capacity building and increase
awareness for ESM of PCBs equipment and for the national PCB phase-out and disposal programs. In
particular demonstrations in five countries will result in reduced POPs use and releases through phase-out
and destruction in an environmentally sound manner, and the application of best available techniques/best
environmental practices.
79. All the above mentioned GEF SOs are directly or indirectly related to a number of Global
Conventions, namely the Basel Convention on the control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and their Disposal, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Rotterdam
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
80. All the above mentioned GEF Strategic programs are directly or indirectly related to a number of
Global Conventions, namely
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the Convention on Biological Diversity,
·
the Basel Convention on the control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
their Disposal,
·
the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
·
the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous
Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
·
the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
81. The status of signatures and ratifications of those Conventions by the GEF eligible countries of the
Strategic Partnership is shown in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Global Conventions related to the Strategic Partnership: Ratification Status
Country
CBD
Basel
UNCCD
Rotterdam
Stockholm
Convention
Convention
Convention
Albania
05/01/1994 acs
29/06/1999 acs
27/04/2000 acs
04/10/2004
rtf
Algeria
14/08/1995 rtf
15/09/1998 acs
22/05/1996 rtf
22/09/2006
rtf
Bosnia &
26/08/2002 acs
16/03/2001 acs
26/08/2002 acs
19/03/2007 acs
23/05/2001 sig
Herzegovina
Croatia
07/10/1996 rtf
09/05/1994 acs
06/10/2000 acs
30/01/2007
rtf
Egypt
02/06/1994 rtf
08/01/1993 acs
07/07/1995 rtf
02/05/2003
rtf
Lebanon
15/12/1994 rtf
21/12/1994 rtf
16/05/1996 rtf
13/11/2006 rtf
03/01/2003 rtf
Libyan Arab
12/07/2001 rtf
12/07/2001 acs
22/07/1996 rtf
09/07/2002 acs
14/06/2005 acs
Jamahiriya
Morocco
21/08/1995 rtf
28/12/1995 acs
07/11/1996 rtf
15/06/2004
rtf
Montenegro
03/06/2006 d
22/11/2006 d
23/10/2006 d
Syrian Arab
04/01/1996 rtf
22/01/1992 rtf
10/06/1997 rtf
24/09/2003 rtf
05/08/2005 rtf
Republic
Tunisia
15/07/1993 rtf
11/10/1995 acs
11/10/1995 rtf
11/09/1998 sig
17/06/2004 rtf
Turkey
14/02/1997 rtf
22/06/1994 rtf
31/03/1998 rtf
11/09/1998 sig
23/05/2001 sig
acs = Accession
rtf = Ratification
sig= Signature
d = Succession to signature
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES
82. The Strategic Partnership activities and outputs require coordination and collaboration with relevant
organizations, agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGO's), the private sector, governments and
other stakeholder groups at national and regional levels.
83. The Stocktaking Meeting for the development of the GEF Strategic Partnership for Mediterranean
Large Marine Ecosystems was held in Trieste, Italy, October 2004. The representatives of the
Mediterranean countries expressed their full support for the GEF initiative and considered that the
effective initiation of SAP-MED activities and the recent adoption of the SAP-BIO provided an excellent
opportunity to apply an integrated approach involving addressing both pollution reduction and the
protection of biological diversity. At the 14th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona
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Convention, held in November 2005, it was recommended that countries endorse, support and mobilize
the necessary resources for the implementation of the SAP-MED NAPs and ensure their integration into
existing national strategies and pollution control plans. It was also was recommended that SAP-BIO be
considered as an essential tool for the conservation of Mediterranean biodiversity and for the
implementation of the SPA Protocol.
84. In the absence of this proposed GEF intervention, the implementation of priority actions identified in
the NAPs will most likely be delayed in the majority of participating countries due to deficiencies in
funding. Governments would be likely to pay only marginal attention to the implementation of the SAPs
within their financially constrained development programs. Such delays have been noted among the
lessons learned in previous international waters projects. Without a coordinated regional approach to the
implementation of NAPs, there will be limited exchange of information, sharing of resources, technical
and financial knowledge and reduced potential for the beneficial replication of demonstration activities.
In addition , the integration of NAPs in the national development plans and the availability of fund from
the project would support the national environmental authority efforts to keep the environmental project
in front of the list of national development priorities.
85. The long-term goal of the Strategic Partnership (SP), with its two components the Investment Fund
and Regional Component is a) to facilitate countries for the full implementation of the SAPs and NAPs
thus reducing pollution from land-based sources and preserving the biodiversity and ecosystems of the
Mediterranean from degradation, in line with MDG/WSSD Environmental targets, b) the leveraging of
long-term financing, and c) to ensure through the Barcelona Convention and MAP systems the
sustainability of activities initiated within the project beyond its specific lifetime.
86. The objective of the Mediterranean Sea LME Strategic Partnership is to leverage reforms and
catalyze investments that address transboundary pollution reduction and marine and coastal biodiversity
conservation priorities identified in the SAPs for the Mediterranean basin.
87. The objective of the Investment Fund is to accelerate the implementation of transboundary pollution
reduction and biodiversity conservation measures in priority hotspots and sensitive areas of selected
countries of the Mediterranean basin that would help achieve the SAP MED and SAP BIO targets, and is
further detailed in the Investment Fund project documentation.19
88. The objective of the proposed Regional Component is to promote and induce harmonized policy,
legal and institutional reforms and fill the knowledge gap aimed at reversing marine and coastal
degradation trends and living resources depletion, in accordance with priorities agreed by the countries in
the SAP MED and SAP BIO and to prepare the ground for the future implementation of the ICZM
Protocol. Accordingly, the Regional Component focuses on: i) the facilitation of policy, institutional and
legal reforms for the protection of biodiversity and reducing pollution from land based sources consistent
with the provisions of the two SAPs; ii) providing assistance to countries in advancing their ICZM and
IWRM plans (and including the management of aquifers) with emphasis on the protection of biodiversity
and the prevention of pollution from land based sources, iii) ensuring the effective involvement of all
stakeholders in the Regional Component and NAP implementation; iv) executing a number of
demonstration projects that address biodiversity protection, pollution from land-based sources and
enhanced application of ICZM, IWRM and management of aquifers.
89. It should be noted that the Regional Component is also responsible for the overall Co-ordination,
Communication and Replication of the Strategic Partnership (both IF and RC components) with the
following objectives: i) ensuring systematic linkages between both components, and overall monitoring
and evaluation of the SP; ii) the design and application of a replication and a communication strategy
resulting in concrete replicable projects both identified and financed; iii) providing a mechanism for the
long-term sustainable financing of the SAPs and NAPs; and iv) ensure ownership at the level of the
Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and MAP and ensuring the sustainability of the SP
beyond the life-span of the project.
19 Approved by the GEF Council in August 2006
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90. The logical frameworks for the Strategic Partnership Regional Component are detailed in Annexes B-
1 and B-2 respectively. Full details of project objectives and activities are presented in Annex F and
Annex G presents details the participating countries in project activities and demonstrations locations.
SUMMARY OF PROJECT IMPACTS AT A REGIONAL/GLOBAL LEVEL
91. In order to ensure a coordinated approach to the implementation of SAP-MED, SAP-BIO and the
NAPs, numerous actions are required in terms of appropriate legal, policy and institutional reforms, on
a national and regional level. These reforms will address the reduction of pollution from land-based
sources (SAP-MED), the conservation of biological diversity (SAP-BIO) and the integrated coastal zone
management of the Mediterranean (ICZM, IWRM and the management of coastal aquifers and
groundwater), and provide support to the countries for the adoption and ratification of the ICZM Protocol
to the Barcelona Convention. These reforms provide the foundation for successful implementation and
long-term sustainability of the activities and demonstration projects to be undertaken through the
Partnership by both the Regional project, and the Investment Fund. Inter-ministerial committees will be
established in all countries and will monitor and support all activities within the project. A minimum of
20 national/sub-regional policy documents will be drafted in total (for pollution reduction, MPA
management and creation, EAF, ICZM, IWRM and management of aquifers and groundwater) based on
identified policy gaps. Regional legislation will be drafted and presented for adoption to the CoP, to
include: a Regional Action Plan on Coastal Aquifers; Regional plan for eco-hydrogeological
management, land degradation mitigation and protection of priority coastal wetlands; and a Regional
Action Plan for IWRM. National institutions in particular will be strengthened in all countries, and will
apply numerous new tools, techniques and guidelines that will assist in the implementation of project
activities and future NAP implementation. Related to integrated management of the coastal zone these
will include COED, SEA, the ICARM approach and eco-hydrogeology applications for management and
protection of coastal wetlands. Regarding pollution from land-based sources tools and guidelines will
include ELV (and EQS), application of EST, guidelines for pollution reduction (PCBs, phosphogypsum
wastes, tannery effluents, the recycling of lubricating oil and lead batteries) and plans of action for
permitting, compliance and inspection systems. Outcomes related to biodiversity include the
establishment of a Regional Coordinating Unit for MPA management and a MPA monitoring framework,
to include the implementation of tools/guidelines for the management of MPA's. Regarding fisheries,
plans will be developed and implemented to integrate EAF and biodiversity conservation in the Fisheries
Research Institutes and management organizations and implementation of a methodology for by-catch
reduction.
92. In addition to the projects activities, 32 demonstration/pilot projects will be implemented during
the projects life-span, resulting in overall decrease in stress reduction to the Mediterranean LME. It
must be noted that the aim of the present project is not to implement all the actions that would be
necessary to reduce the stress to the Mediterranean environment, whose costs have been estimated in
many hundreds of millions, but to act as a catalyst, by demonstrating new replicable approaches to
address identified priority transboundary concerns. SAP-MED identifies 101 hotspots of which 75 are
located in the participating countries. A minimum of 15% of these hotspots will be directly improved as
a result of the demonstration projects, with indirect benefits (replication of demonstrations,
policy/institutional/legal reforms and improved integrated management) to over 50% of all hotspots. In
terms of pollution reduction (Cd, Hg, Pb, Cr, BOD, and total nitrogen) overall stress reduction achieved
is small compared to the total from the Mediterranean (about 1% or less), due to the small number of
demonstrations. However it should be noted that the major sources of these elements will be reduced by
50-100% at the demonstration sites, and using Lebanon as an example this will result in a 50% reduction
in the total source of Cd for the country (2.06 tons/yr)20. Regarding MPAs in the Mediterranean the aim
of project activities is to increase the total surface area of MPAs by 10% (from 9,732,600 to
10,705,860 hectares) which will include habitats of species of global significance. Demonstrations for
the reduction of by catch of iconic and vulnerable species will be reduced by 75% in the two
demonstration areas (covering an area of 2,000 ha), which is recorded to be as high as 50% for trawlers.
Unsustainable fishing practices (i.e. dynamite and poison fishing, Saint Andrew Cross), which have been
identified in many national reports as the most important threat to biodiversity in their national waters,
20 In addition significant stress reduction will be achieved through the Investment Fund sub-projects
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will be reduced by 90% at priority sites in 7 countries (covering an area of 30,000 ha). Demonstrations
related to the management of aquifers and groundwater will result in 20,000 hectares of land (0.4% of the
total area of coastal aquifers) directly impacted by intervention for 6 countries (coastal urban, coastal
plains/agriculture, and upper watersheds) addressing LBS, coastal salinization, through coastal
sedimentation and siltation, flooding, wetland sedimentation. This will result in 10,000,000 m3 of water
saved through waste water treatment and re-use, and 100,000 direct beneficiaries (land users) and 20,000
of indirect beneficiaries (administration, marine resources, tourism). Also demonstrations related to
ICZM and IWRM will result in 45,000 ha coastal zone managed through application of ICZM and
IWRM.
It should be stressed that the project addresses stakeholder participation. In addition to the involvement
of countries (through the CoP, Steering Committee and inter-ministerial Committees) a NGO
Involvement Plan will ensure that all NGO's and CBO's participate effectively in all project activities.
This, in partnership with the activities related to the Information and Communication Strategy is expected
to be a key element in achieving greater awareness of the processes and results of the project; greater
acceptance and ownership of the processes and their products; increased quality of the outputs (policy
documents, project results, products and outcomes); strengthened stakeholder participation and
partnership building in the implementation of the project; and increased potential for the replication of the
partnership and targeted activities.
93. The project proposes an innovative and coordinated approach to replication, through the
development of a tailored replication strategy, which will ensure wide replication of project
demonstrations within the Strategic Partnership (both the Regional Component the Investment Fund
components). It is estimated that 10% of the demonstration/pilot projects will be replicated during the
life-span of the project, with resulting further stress reduction in the Mediterranean LME.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES/COMPONENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS
94. The project comprises the following four components:
· Component 1. Integrated approaches for the implementation of the SAPs and NAPs: ICZM,
IWRM and management of coastal aquifer;
· Component 2. Pollution from land based activities, including Persistent Organic Pollutants:
implementation of SAP MED and related NAPs;
· Component 3. Conservation of biological diversity: implementation of SAP BIO and related
NAPs; and
· Component 4. Project Management, Co-ordination, Communication and Replication Strategies
and M&E.
95. The GEF Executing agencies of the project are UNEP, FAO and UNIDO. UNEP is responsible for
Component 1, Component 2 (sub-components 2.1 and 2.3), Component 3 (sub-component 3.1.) and
Component 4. UNIDO is responsible for Sub-component 2.2, and FAO for sub-component 3.2 and part
of Component 3.1.
96. The detailed activities within each of these components are outlined below and are fully described in
Annex F. Annex G summarized the participating countries for each activity and demonstration. In order
to ensure an integrated approach rather than a sectoral one in the project implementation Component 1
will ensure that both biodiversity and pollution reduction elements of the project, relating to SAP-MED
and SAP-BIO, are brought together for the over-arching management of the Mediterranean Sea
ecosystem.
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COMPONENT 1. INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAPS AND NAPS:
ICZM, IWRM AND MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL AQUIFERS
(GEF 3,220,000 $, CO-FINANCING 9,237,700 $)
97. Component 1 aims at promoting integrated approaches throughout the Mediterranean for the
reduction of pollution and the preservation of biodiversity. This will be achieved through appropriate
management of the coastal and marine environments, including aquifers, that will embody the application
of ICZM and IWRM and the full participation of NGOs. All activities regarding ICZM, IWRM and
coastal aquifers will be carried out in collaboratively and will include joint demonstration projects at
selected sites (see Annex F for further details on the activities and Annex G for the demonstration sites).
98. Integrated coastal zone management is an overarching policy framework for all activities of the
Component 1. A co-ordination mechanism has been set up for effective interaction between the sub-
components - Coastal Aquifer, ICZM and IWRM. Demo projects proposed under each sub-component
include, interchangeably, activities of the other two sub-components.
99. Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention explicitly consider that "the planning and
management of coastal zones with a view to their preservation and sustainable development requires a
specific integrated approach at the level of the Mediterranean basin as a whole and its coastal states". To
that end an ICZM Protocol is being prepared in order to establish a common framework for the integrated
management of the Mediterranean coastal zone. Exploiting the momentum, Component 1 of LME
project is focused on national and regional policy, legislation and institutional reforms taking fully into
account the forthcoming adoption/ratification of the Protocol. Furthermore, there is a specific activity
under ICZM sub-component dedicated to harmonization of national institutional arrangements and
legislation with ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean.
1.1. Management of Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater
(GEF 1,770,000 $, Co-financing 4,973,000 $)
100.
In the Mediterranean coastal zone, coastal aquifers represent generally available and secure water
supplies that are being increasingly threatened by depletion by over-extraction and quality degradation
caused by contamination. The aim of the Management of Coastal Aquifers and Groundwater sub-
component is to reverse the trends in over-extraction and degradation in the quality of coastal aquifers
through policy interactions for providing appropriate capacity and technology for groundwater
management. Activities will focus on assessing the risks to coastal aquifers and associated uncertainties,
the preparation of a regional action plan, demonstrations in collaboration with ICZM, IWRM and MPAs
and the drafting of legislative, policy and institutional reforms.
101.
1.1.1. Assessment of the Risks and Uncertainties relating to Mediterranean coastal aquifers.
Three activities are proposed as follows.
· Assessment of the risks and uncertainties relating to coastal aquifers, involving an updated
inventory assessment of coastal aquifer resources and the identification of major risks and
uncertainties at specific coastal aquifer systems.
· Vulnerability mapping of aquifers at selected sites with the aim of transferring technology and
knowledge to responsible institutions. This will include a field assessment of coastal aquifers
and LBS contamination risks, the development of local awareness of seawater intrusion, the
preparation of computerized maps of contamination sources in selected areas, and the
establishment of a computerized information system for the management of aquifers in the
coastal zone that includes GIS.
· A coastal aquifer supplement to TDA-MED will be drafted and adopted at a regional workshop
based on the outcome of the risk and uncertainty assessment and vulnerability mapping.
102.
1.1.2. Regional Actions for Coastal Aquifer Management. The aim of these activities is the
development of a plan of action for regional and national actions relating to coastal groundwater. The
plan will identify the priority issues and the steps required to identify, manage and protect Mediterranean
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coastal aquifers in the context of geographic, hydrogeological and environmental conditions, socio-
economic settings and policy positions and strategies relating to groundwater. Actions will be defined to
control groundwater salinization and contamination. Modern technology will be demonstrated in coastal
groundwater demonstrations, where options and opportunities will be reviewed and selected for their
effectiveness and replicability. The actions identified under the regional action plan will be used to
augment the provisions of SAP-MED, SAP-BIO and the NAPs. The following are expected
achievements within this activity.
· Development of a Regional Action Plan on Coastal Aquifers and sub-regional action plans for the
southern and central basins, the Levantine and Aegean Sea basins and the eastern side of the
Adriatic Sea basin. The process of plan development will include the preparation of draft sub-
basin action plans and their reconciliation into a common regional action plan at a regional
workshop.
· Integration of groundwater management into ICZM and IWRM through the implementation of
two joint management demonstrations in a selected river basin and the coastal zone.
· Identification and planning of coastal groundwater demonstrations for two sub-regions addressing
common threats relating to coastal aquifers.
· The assessment of land degradation in the context of ICZM; identification and definition of
options for action and the formulation of a regional guideline on coastal zone land management in
the context of the priorities identified in the TDA-MED. Legislative, policy and institutional
development for providing the capacity for coastal land management and conduct of three
integrated coastal land management demonstrations that include coastal aquifer demonstrations
(as an optional activity based on the mobilization of co-financing for a supplementary sub-
project) ;
· Implementation of eco-hydrogeology applications for the management and protection of coastal
wetlands in two countries that will introduce and implement modern technology for hydro-
geological management and the protection of listed and other coastal wetlands of the
Mediterranean.
· Addenda to SAP-MED, SAP-BIO and NAPs to address coastal aquifer management based on the
consolidated results of the above activities.
103.
1.1.3. Legislative, policy and institutional reforms for Coastal Aquifer Management. The
requirements for legislative, policy and institutional reforms for coastal aquifer management will be
identified, assessed and considered for inclusion under regional protocols, and/or an additional
independent instrument on coastal groundwaters. The work will include:
· A regional assessment of coastal aquifer management that includes an assessment of existing
water resources and environmental policy regarding coastal aquifer and groundwater management
and contemporary information and policy deficiencies relating to risks and uncertainties.
· The formulation of legislative and policy reforms and institutional development for coastal
aquifer management that incorporates regional and sub-regional consultation and coordinating
mechanisms for harmonized action on coastal aquifer management.
104.
1.1.4 Spatial technology application. Spatial observation technology is a recognized strategy,
taking on an expanded role and becoming a powerful tool for the implementation and monitoring of
international environmental management under global and regional environmental conventions. In
relation to groundwater management and monitoring ESA and UNESCO under the TIGER programme is
developing applied spatial observation and data collection methodology for selected pilot areas in the
North Western Sahara and the Iullemeden aquifer system. The advantages and cost-effectiveness of
spatial remote sensing and radar observation methodology in groundwater and coastal zone management
is the capacity to cover large, remote land, and sea, areas for benchmark surveys with enhanced data
baselines and employ series of satellite imageries for continuous monitoring and real-time observations
for short term interventions. This provides the opportunity to establish models and correlations for local
and regional aquifer systems and the interaction between terrestrial freshwater systems and the sea.
Possible spatial observations in the coastal zone include a wide range from coastal groundwater uses,
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aquifer recharge, depletion and salinisation, impacts in the coastal zone and ecosystems of climatic
change to coastal and submarine groundwater discharges and resulting land based coastal water pollution
and eutrophication.
The activity will be cross cutting, will support the parallel activities and provide for cost-effective
monitoring under Sub-component 1.1. It includes spatial technology expertise and series of satellite and
other imageries of the project areas.
105.
1.2. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
(GEF 950,000 $, Co-financing 2,164,700 $)
106.
This project sub-component will ensure sustainable management of Mediterranean coastal zones,
with particular reference to international waters and biodiversity. The objective will be met by providing
assistance to national governments of the Mediterranean countries to manage their coastal resources in an
integrated manner and in accordance with priority needs identified by ICZM Protocol now in preparation.
107.
1.2.1. Support activities in preparation of National ICZM Strategies and National Action
Plans. The aim of this activity is to address the specific needs identified in project countries related to
lack of national ICZM strategies and their implementation, at regional, national and local level. The
countries will be supported in preparation of ICZM Strategies and National Action Plans (NAPs). This
project activity will promote comprehensive stakeholder participation through organization of workshops
and extensive consultation process. This support will provided as follows:
· Strengthening the role of ICZM as a policy framework for water resources management and
biodiversity protection at the regional level. An outline for the preparation of ICZM strategies
and NAPs will be finalized in cooperation with the national authorities of all eligible countries. A
regional workshop will be organized to discuss the outline and to screen possible country
candidates for the preparation of ICZM NAPs. The experience and results achieved will be
disseminated to all other participating countries.
· Support to the preparation of ICZM NAPs through the drafting of a minimum of ICZM NAPs that
will be subsequently presented to national authorities and other relevant stakeholders for
adoption. National conferences on the draft NAPs will secure the broad involvement of
stakeholders in building a consensus. The activity will build upon previous activities, most
notably implemented CAMPs, and the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean. The experience
gained will be distributed to other participating countries for information and replication.
· Harmonizing national institutional arrangements and legislation with ICZM Protocol for the
Mediterranean. This will include a case study to be prepared to show implications of ratification
of ICZM Protocol which will be presented at a workshop with the aim of exchanging relevant
experience among coastal zone managers as well as juridical practitioners. In addition 15
juridical practitioners trained on implications of national ratification of the Protocol
· Developing and strengthening coastal management legislation in the Mediterranean (notably
national coastal legislation) through the exchange of experience and best practice among
Mediterranean countries. The assistance to countries will build upon World Bank and UNEP
experience in promoting integrated coastal zone management as an essential framework for all
policies and interventions affecting sea coasts. Special emphasis will be given to addressing
water and biodiversity-related issues in national ICZM legislation.
· Promoting consideration of the "Cost of Environmental Degradation" (COED) approach as an
ICZM tool partly through the execution of a pilot COED assessment in selected coastal areas. The
activity will build upon the experience of METAP in assessing sectoral COED in Mediterranean
countries and those in other regions.
108.
1.2.2. Application of ICZM approach, tools and techniques in demonstration areas. The
objective of these activities is the implementation of demonstration projects for effective management of
coastal areas and the identification and management of sensitive areas and marine protected areas
(MPAs). The ICZM approach, tools and techniques will be demonstrated in selected countries in the
preparation of ICZM plans. This activity will include the following.
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· Plans to demonstrate the ICZM approach, tools and techniques in combination with the drafting
and finalization of ICZM Plans for two selected areas (in collaboration with IWRM and
Aquifers). One of the selected areas will be transboundary and the other will include coastal
lakes, wetlands and the identification of a marine protected area. The organization of joint
meetings will ensure consensus building and broad stakeholder involvement in ICZM Plan
preparation and demonstration. Final workshops will focus on the presentation of draft ICZM
plans and the identification of priority investment requirements for the protection and
rehabilitation of valuable coastal areas.
· Capacity building for effective implementation and sustainable financing of pilot ICZM projects.
This will contribute to capacity building of national officials to identify, select, implement and
seek sustainable funding of pilot ICZM projects. Information on potential national funding
sources, including national and international donors, development banks, etc. in the region will be
presented. Also, examples of promotional activities for demo projects, the most effective means
of gaining political support to the projects, good practices in yielding public support for ICZM
interventions and successful cases will be discussed.
· Co-ordination and harmonization of ICZM component with other components' activities in demo
projects. An international expert will be engaged by PAP/RAC to co-ordinate implementation of
activities in ICZM demo areas with other implementing institutions' activities, notably with
activities on IWRM and coastal aquifers. Participation of the expert at three harmonization
meetings is envisaged.
1.3 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)
(GEF 500,000 $, Co-financing 2,100,000 $)
109.
This project sub-component involves the promotion of Integrated Water Resource Management
(IWRM) planning at transboundary, national and regional levels as a means to reduce pollution from land
based activities. It aims to support countries in the progressive adoption of IWRM policies, the
implementation of IWRM practices in pilot areas and associated capacity building. It will closely
cooperate with major related processes in the region, including the Mediterranean Component of the
European Union Water Initiative and the Petersburg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process. It will
include the following work:
· The preparation of an action plan for integrated water resources management in the
Mediterranean that embodies: IWRM policy development and planning; institutional
strengthening and law enforcement; management measures; investments; capacity building and
training; education; etc. The action plan will make reference to ongoing and planned regional and
sub-regional initiatives undertaken by international organizations as well as countries. The action
plan will be discussed and agreed at a Regional Conference of high-level country representatives.
· Catalyzing action and building capacity for national IWRM planning in two (2) countries. This
activity will provide technical support through focused policy workshops and training courses for
the preparation of IWRM roadmaps and the elaboration of strategic parts of full-scale IWRM
plans and will address financing needs for meeting the water-related MDGs and WSSD targets.
· The development of IRBM in globally important river basins and adjacent coastal areas, to be
carried out in conjunction with the ICZM activity described above. IRBM plans will be prepared
in two (2) selected areas of importance in the context of biodiversity protection. One related
national workshop and a number of local consultation meetings will be organized for each area.
The activity will provide an opportunity to test real situations for application of an integrated
approach to ICZM that includes IWRM principles.
· The preparation of a list of transboundary bodies and water issues suitable for the implementation
of pilot projects. Building on previous work in the region conducted by the GEF, the World Bank
and other organizations, an assessment will be used to prepare a short list of shared water bodies
in the region where concrete interventions and strategic investment can be undertaken by
international donors in response to priority local needs. Emphasis will be on the effectiveness,
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tractability and replicability of interventions. The assessment will cover approximately 15
transboundary water bodies.
Component 1: Expected Results
110.
The expected results will include the following:
· Legal, institutional and policy reforms related to the inclusion of biodiversity and pollution
concerns into ICZM, IWRM and aquifer management drafted and in the process of adoption;
· Coastal aquifer regional risk assessment adopted and vulnerability maps prepared;
· Coastal aquifer regional plan adopted;
· Groundwater management parameters developed and demonstrated in joint ICZM and IWRM
demonstrations in a selected river basin and a coastal zone;
· Hydro-geological management plans and guidelines developed and implemented in 2 pilot
wetlands;
· Draft ICZM NAPs prepared in minimum of two countries;
· ICZM/IWRM institutions established/strengthened in at least two countries;
· A case study on adapting national legislation to the provisions of the ICZM Protocol; 15 juridical
practitioners trained on implications of national ratification of the Protocol
· COED assessment prepared for two countries and the results disseminated;
· ICZM plans drafted, finalized and disseminated in two areas to address the protection of
biodiversity and the prevention of marine pollution;
· Methodology for selection, implementation and sustainable financing of pilot ICZM projects will
be drafted and distributed
· Regional action plan for IWRM drafted and adopted;
· National IWRM planning advanced in 2 countries
· Local IWRM planning developed in 2 pilot rivers
· IWRM priority interventions` and investment opportunities identified in approximately 15 shared
water bodies and international workshops convened for six shared water-bodies;
111.
Responsible institutions: Activities related to the management of coastal aquifers will be carried
out by UNESCO/HP, those related to ICZM by PAP/RAC and METAP, and IWRM activities by GWP-
MED. All four partners will work in close collaboration with each other and with a number of other
relevant institutions and agencies (as described in Annex F). All activities will be carried out with the
cooperation of agencies of the national governments.
COMPONENT 2. POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PERSISTENT ORGANIC
POLLUTANTS: IMPLEMENTATION OF SAP-MED AND RELATED NAPS
(GEF 4,400,000 $, Co-Financing 5,316,500 $)
112.
The objective of Component 2 is to develop, draft and issue national and regional legal, policy
and institutional reforms that address SAP-MED and the NAP priorities, to implement targeted actions
for reducing pollution in the Mediterranean and to facilitate the financial sustainability of future NAP
implementation activities. It is divided in four sub-components as follows:
2.1. Facilitation of policy and legislation reforms for pollution control;
2.2. Sustainable financing mechanisms for pollution control activities;
2.3. Transfer of environmentally sound technology (TEST-MED); and
2.4. Support to the implementation of the Stockholm Convention regarding the disposal of PCB
stockpiles in Mediterranean countries.
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2.1. Facilitation of policy and legislation reforms for pollution control
(GEF 950,000 $, Co-financing 1,086,000 $)
113.
The objective of this sub-component is to develop and improve the legislative and institution
framework in the region and to implement NAP priority actions that will protect and reduce the inputs of
contaminants to the Mediterranean marine environment from land based activities. These activities will
be combined with the implementation of five replicable pilot projects in a number of countries dealing
with problems associated with phosphogypsum dumping from the fertilizer industry, the major sources of
mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium, BOD and nutrient discharge from tanneries, recycling of lubricating
oil and lead batteries, the setting of emission limit values for industrial effluents and the establishment of
environmental quality standards and the reduction of inputs of PCBs through actions of ESM of PCBs
stocks in electricity companies.
114.
2.1.1. The reduction of metal inputs through improved management of phosphogypsum
wastes produced by the phosphate fertilizer production process has been assigned a high priority in the
region. Phosphogypsum is a by-product of the phosphate fertilizer industry that is dumped into the sea
or/and deposited in slagpiles on coastal lands. When such wastes enter the marine environment, the
phosphogypsum deposits alter the sediment structure in the vicinity leading to serious degradation of the
benthic ecosystem. Because phosphogypsum can contain high concentrations of the toxic metals
cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) the material may have an impact on marine biota. The issue
is considered a priority in Lebanon and Tunisia and relevant actions are included in their respective
NAPs. Dumping of phosphogypsum in the coastal zone is responsible for the input of more than 1,300
tonnes/year of mercury, cadmium and lead. A pilot project for the management of phosphogypsum slurry
will be implemented. Actions will include the drafting and issuing of institutional, legislative reforms and
an environmentally sound management scheme for the disposal of phosphogypsum slurry in Lebanon in
collaboration with phosphate fertilizer companies and relevant national authorities in Lebanon, Tunisia
and Syria.
115.
2.1.2. Chromium, BOD and nutrient control in tanneries. Leather tanning is a widespread
industrial activity in the Mediterranean region that is frequently practiced by small industrial units.
Tannery effluents have high organic matter content and are considered a major source of chromium (Cr),
BOD and nutrients. Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey have already included actions on
tanneries in their respective NAPs but similar problems exist in other countries of the region. Therefore,
there is a need to develop and implement legal, institutional and technical management mechanisms to
control the effluent quality from tanneries. The release of Cr, BOD and nutrients from tanneries was also
identified as a NAP priority. Actions will include the drafting and issuing of legislative and institutional
reforms for the control of Cr, BOD and nutrients and the implementation of management measures at
approximately 65 tanneries in the region of Buyuk Menderes in Turkey and the preparation and
implementation of guidelines to control similar releases from tanneries in Albania, Algeria, Lebanon and
Turkey.
116.
2.1.3. Recycling and regeneration of used lubricating oils. Used lubricating oil is reaching the
Mediterranean Sea through urban sewers and contains a variety of persistent toxic substances such as
PAHs, plasticizers and additives. Few of the participating countries have effective systems for used
lubricating oil management and recycling compared with the EU in which 80% of such used oil is
collected and 44% of it recycled. Action will be undertaken to draft and issue legislative and institutional
reforms and prepare and implement systems for collecting and recycling used lubricating oils in Algeria.
In addition, through capacity-building workshops, the transfer of knowledge and expertise from Tunisia
and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which are more advanced in terms of lubricating oil recycling, to Algeria and
several other countries (Albania, Croatia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro and Syria).
117.
2.1.4. Recycling of lead batteries. One of the major sources of lead in the Mediterranean is the
inappropriate disposal of lead automotive batteries. Lead from battery smelters reaches the Mediterranean
Sea through liquid releases and atmospheric transport and deposition. The smelter industry in most of the
GEF eligible countries is still practiced at the artisanal level leading to high emissions of lead. Actions
will be implemented to draft legislation and institutional reforms and to prepare and implement a project
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for recycling lead batteries in Syria. The activity will also include capacity building and knowledge
exchange through a number of workshops in which Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, -
Montenegro, Tunisia and Turkey will participate.
118.
2.1.5. Assessment of the magnitude of riverine inputs of nutrients into the Mediterranean
Sea. Eutrophication is a direct consequence of nutrient (i.e., nitrogen and phosphorus) enrichment in
marine waters. Nutrients are also implicated in the development of harmful algal blooms. These nutrients
derive predominantly from land-based sources with the nutrients being discharged from local sources at
the border of the sea or through river discharge. Eutrophication occurs at the mouths of the Rhone, Po
and Nile Rivers and other rivers in the Aegean Sea and southern Mediterranean. MEDPOL has
comprehensive estimates of nutrient inputs from point sources but is lacking a clear picture regarding the
magnitude of riverine inputs. Therefore, actions will focus on the estimation of the magnitudes of the
nutrient input from rivers through the development of a database. The creation of the database has
already been started in the framework of MEDPOL and will be further enlarged and combined with the
development of sophisticated models for the prediction of riverine nutrient fluxes on the basis of
demographics, industrial activities and land use practices.
119.
2.1.6. Setting Emission Limit Values (ELV) for industrial effluents and the Establishment of
Environmental Quality Standards (EQS). An important tool for implementing the precautionary
approach is the development and implementation of emission limit values (ELV) for industrial effluents.
ELVs vary from country to country and are dependent on the characteristics of the receiving waters, the
level of technological development and the socio-economic conditions prevailing in individual countries.
Many of the participating countries lack appropriate ELV for their industrial effluents. Furthermore, the
development and use of environmental quality standards (EQS) for receiving waters has not yet
progressed far. Harmonizing the development of ELV in the region could enhance the regional
cooperation among Mediterranean countries. Therefore this activity will include the drafting and
introduction of ELV and EQS into the legislation of all participating countries for substances identified as
SAP targets21.
120.
2.1.7. Updating Inspection Systems. The preparation of the NAPs has shown a number of
deficiencies in environmental management in the Mediterranean. One of these deficiencies involves poor
compliance assurance and the enforcement of control measures and, more precisely, the activities of
inspectorates. A review was carried out, based on existing data and information, of the status of permit,
inspection and compliance systems in all Mediterranean countries including the identification of gaps in
policy and legislation. The review identified the basic topics for which capacity building is a priority.
121.
The implementation of the LBS Protocol priority actions and, in particular, of the SAP-MED,
include, inter alia, the introduction of new environmental tools including appropriate implementation of
regulatory, economic and voluntary instruments but its primary focus is the reduction of certain pollutants
from industries and other sources. Accordingly, there is a need to implement capacity building activities
so as to enhance inspection systems and this activity has been incorporated into the project.
122.
Activities will be undertaken in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Lebanon, Morocco,
Montenegro, Syria and Turkey to enhance and update the inspectorates. This work will include the
formulation of plans of action for permitting, compliance and inspection, the training of national
inspectorates through workshops, and the drafting of amended national legislation in relation to
inspection systems.
2.2. Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST-MED)
Executing Agency: UNIDO
(GEF 1,000,000 $, Co-financing 950,500 $)
123.
The TEST-MED sub-component has been designed to address pollution from land-based
activities of priority industrial pollution hot spots identified in the Strategic Action Plan (SAP). It will
primarily address industrial hot spots associated with persistent toxic substances (PTS) that have severe
21 SAP-MED targeted substances include POPs, heavy metals, organohalogen compounds, radioactive substances, nutrients, suspended solids
and hazardous wastes
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transboundary effects on the marine environment and will serve to demonstrate the introduction of an
integrated approach (TEST approach) including the adoption of best available techniques (BAT), cleaner
production technology and appropriate environmental management practices. This sub-component aims
to build national capacity to apply the UNIDO-TEST integrated approach to facilitate the transfer of
environmentally sound technology (EST) that will improve the environmental performance and the
productivity of priority industrial installations in the southern Mediterranean region. The effectiveness of
the TEST integrated approach will be demonstrated at a number of pilot enterprises that will be identified
during the first stage of the project from the selected priority actions relating to hotspots in four
Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon and Egypt). The enhanced institutional capacity
will then be made available through the dissemination of project results to assist other enterprises in other
southern Mediterranean countries. Activities will be undertaken in three stages as described in the
following sub-sections.
124.
Start-up of the project and capacity building includes the following activities: the creation of
national focal points, the introduction of the TEST integrated approach, the establishment of the
information management system, the identification and selection of demonstration enterprises and the
preparation of initial reviews at demonstration enterprises, including market and financial viability and
initial environmental review.
125.
Introduction of the TEST integrated approach at the demonstration enterprises including the
implementation of a Cleaner Production Assessment; the development of energy efficiency audits,
feasible energy efficiency measures; the introduction of EMS principles and design of EMS; the
introduction of environmental management accounting practices and design; investment promotion of
EST projects and the introduction of basic principles for the preparation of enterprise sustainable
strategies (SES).
126.
Dissemination of the results of the project will collaborate with the project sub-component on
Information and Communication Strategy to ensure the dissemination of the results of the project.
Actions will include the preparation of National Publication on the application of the TEST approach; the
organization of national seminars in each country; the organization of a Regional Workshop to present
the results and the initiation of networking activities between the TEST counterparts and other
institutions/national experts from the Mediterranean Region.
2.3. Environmentally Sound Management of equipment, stocks and wastes containing or
contaminated by PCBs in national electricity companies of Mediterranean countries
(GEF 2,450,000 $, Co-financing 3,280,000 $)
127.
The proposal seeks to build on priorities established in the NAPs, the Stockholm Convention
NIPs, and on existing initiatives in some Mediterranean states, to provide a first, harmonized initiative on
PCBs that meets the obligations of the Stockholm and Barcelona Conventions and is compatible with the
requirements under the Basel Convention to which all the Mediterranean states are Party. During recent
country-based assessments and action planning, all Mediterranean countries have identified PCB
equipment that continues in service; stockpiles of PCBs-containing electrical equipment; and quantities
of discarded equipment and quantities of oil that consist of, or are contaminated by PCBs. In the NIPs,
national electric companies are identified as the principal holders of this equipment, stocks and wastes
and so represent the initial focus for work to eliminate PCBs.
128.
The aim of these activities is to introduce environmentally sound management (ESM) to all
stages of the `life-cycle' of electrical equipment containing or contaminated by PCBs. The project
consists of the following five activities to be implemented in Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Syria
(those Mediterranean countries which have ratified the Stockholm Convention):
·
Review and reforming institutional and legal frameworks for implementation of ESM of PCBs ,
·
The implementation of demonstration projects to appropriately management and disposal of
PCBs and facilitate the implementation of NIPs and SAP-MED;
·
Technical capacity for ESM of PCBs equipment,
·
Awareness of importance of ESM of PCBs equipment and
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National capacity to implement PCBs phase-out and disposal programs.
129.
Legislative and institutional framework for implementation of ESM of PCBs will review
existing institutional, legal, regulatory and administrative frameworks and technical norms and standards,
and will recommend, as necessary, revisions that meet with national, regional and international
requirements. Wherever possible, these arrangements will be harmonized on a regional basis to
strengthen cooperation and joint working. The component will build close coordination between public
regulatory authorities and entities holding or handling equipment containing or contaminated with PCBs
in order to secure PCBs and prevent their environmental release. Actions will include: the review and of
existing legal, regulatory and administrative instruments and the drafting of reforms where necessary;
establishing country agreements on technical standards for reporting and on the ESM norms and
standards for the assessment and environmentally sound remediation of contaminated sites; and the
development (or reforming) of reporting and registration schemes and national databases.
130.
Demonstration projects for the appropriate management and disposal of PCBs and to
facilitate the implementation of NIPs and SAP-MED will be implemented through the following three
activities: a) to improve the maintenance, servicing and storage operations, through the review of existing
facilities available in participating states, followed by the planning and implementation of pilot projects;
b) the phase-out plans for equipment containing or contaminated by PCBs which will work with national
electrical company officials to review or develop phase-out plans for equipment containing or
contaminated with PCBs and ensure that they meet target dates set in the Stockholm Convention or more
stringent national or regional agreements. The activity will use criteria set out in the Stockholm
Convention as well as available risk management approaches, to undertake risk-based assessments of in-
service equipment containing or contaminated by PCBs. This work will also define likely costs
associated with PCB phase out and identify incremental costs over and above normal capital replacement
costs; and c) the disposal of obsolete equipment, which will provide detailed inventories of obsolete
equipment already off-line and awaiting disposal in order to provide specifications for environmentally
sound disposal operations. The component will use existing guidance, such as that prepared by the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention, to examine cost-effective disposal alternatives and contract, via open
tender procedures, appropriate measures at selected demonstration sites. Cost-effectiveness evaluation
will consider, in particular, opportunities to undertake all or part of operations on a national or sub-
regional basis in order to build sustainable capacity and retain value from potentially recyclable metal
components, minimizing international disposal costs. In order to ensure that environmental safeguards are
met, Stockholm Convention guidelines will be followed during the disposal operations.
131.
Demonstration projects will be implemented by national electrical companies in cooperation with
national environmental authorities. It should be noted that the targeted countries are at different stages in
the preparation and implementation of their NIPs in the framework of the Stockholm Convention.
Therefore activities will be implemented in different phase for each country. Egypt, Lebanon and Albania
have already completed their NIPs, and activities listed above may be implemented from the beginning of
the project, whereas in Libya initial focus will be on finalizing an inventory of PCB's.
The management and disposal of PCBs in demonstration sites will comprise 5 steps: 1. pre
implementation review of the status of the sites vis-a vis the characteristics and quantity of contaminated
oils and equipments; 2. confinement of the targeted quantities; 3. preparation of the necessary
authorizations and shipments and contacts with disposal companies; 4. shipment of containers; and 5.
disposal outside the targeted countries (in EU countries).
132.
Awareness of importance of ESM of PCBs equipment will be raised in the public and private
sector through the development of communications strategies and materials and the promotion of
awareness and involvement in phase-out and disposal of PCBs equipment amongst key target groups.
Target audiences will be public and private sector actors likely to be engaged in policy and capital
investment decision making particularly in sectors outside of the electrical utility, where electrical
equipment is not `core business'; the waste and recycling sector; as well as civil society, particularly
those likely to be vulnerable to PCB risks.
133.
Actions will also focus on providing technical training and capacity building in the
environmentally sound management of PCBs for those directly engaged in the management of
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electrical equipment that might contain or be contaminated with PCBs. Specifically this will include
training on best-practices for environmentally sound maintenance and servicing, risk assessment and
precautionary planning for the phase-out of in-service equipment containing or contaminated with PCBs,
and the management of disposal operations. To ensure that quantities of PCBs held by them can also be
properly managed, guidance for this component has already been developed by the Secretariat of the
Basel Convention. In addition, the project will prepare a monitoring system for the management and
disposal of POPs operations in Arabic countries.
134.
Finally National capacity to implement PCBs phase-out and disposal programs will conduct
on-the-job training for the personnel representing the national authority, private sectors and stakeholders
during the overall disposal process.
135.
It should be noted that Tunisia and Morocco have ratified the Stockholm Convention and have
already GEF funding to address the issue of POPs. They are therefore not included in this proposal.
However exchange of lessons learned will be undertaken with other projects, in particular ongoing GEF
funded PCB projects such as Morocoo and Tunisia and will be incorporated into the project execution
and replication strategy. The World Bank is preparing two PCB projects in Lebanon and Egypt. In
Lebanon, the World Bank will launch in 2008 a project aiming at building the national capacity in
management of PCBs, complete the national inventory and disposal of 25 tons out of the already
inventoried 42 tons of PCBs contaminated oils. Taking into consideration this fact, the current project
will continue to target 42 tons of PCBs contaminated oils and equipments, 17 tons the rest of 42 tons
inventoried in addition to 25 tons which will be inventoried in the framework of the worls bank project,
in addition to building the national capacity in ESM of PCBs. Discussions are also underway how to
compliment activities with the proposal from Egypt, still in its concept phase.
136.
It is expected that the cost of disposal of 1 ton of PCBs (oil, condensers and metals) would cost
approximately 3,190$ including cost of confinement, disposal, shipping to Europe, authorization, training
and labor. Accordingly 870 tons could be disposed through the implementation of this activity as follows:
Albania 209 tons, Syria, 209 tons, Lebanon, 42 tons (total quantity), Libya, 209 tons, and Egypt, 209
tons. The overall management of the project will be incurred to MEDPOL with the cooperation of
CP/RAC and BCRC- Egypt making use of their in kind contributions. The co-executing agencies will not
charge any overheads for undertaking activities. The GEF and the in cash contributions of the partners
will be used to cover the cost of the disposal, training and awareness activities. As for the local
management of the disposal activities will be under the financial technical and administrative
responsibility of the national authority and the stakeholders in the framework of the in kind contribution
of the participating countries. National electrical companies in cooperation with national environmental
authorities, MED POL and CP/RAC Cleaner Production Center, will implement the demonstration
projects.
Component 2: Expected Results
· Policy, legislative and institutional reforms drafted and issued and in the process of adoption relating
to the management/reduction of phosphogypsum waste dumping and releases of Cr, BOD and
nutrients from tanneries, the recycling of used lubricating oils and lead batteries, the introduction of
emission limit values (ELV) for industrial effluents and environmental quality standards (EQS) for
the coastal marine environment, the creation of enhanced inspection systems, and improved
management of PCBs;
· Countries have the knowledge and skills to implement NAP priorities gained through national and
regional training workshops and the exchange of information and technology;
· Management plans and guidelines prepared, adopted and implemented for phosphogypsum dumping,
releases of waste from tanneries, recycling of used lubricating oils and lead batteries;
· Environmentally sound technology implemented in demonstrations within the industrial sector that
result in higher productivity and reduced contaminant loads;
· Increased recycling (50%) of used lubricating oils and lead batteries at pilot sites;
· Reduction in pollution at demonstration sites for Cd, Hg, Pb, Cr, BOD and total nitrogen
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· Demonstration projects implemented in five countries, with aproximately 870 tons of PCB's
removed and disposed;
· Improved maintenance, servicing and storage operations of PCBs;
· Phase-out plans for equipment containing or contaminated by PCBs;
· Disposal of obsolete equipment in demonstration project according to Stockholm convention
guidelines;
· Technical capacity for ESM of PCBs equipment;
· Awareness of importance of ESM of PCBs equipment;
· National capacity to implement PCBs phase-out and disposal programs; and
· Monitoring system for the management and disposal of PCBs as a model to be used to monitor, in
general, the management and disposal of POPs.
137.
Responsible institutions: UNEP/MAP's MEDPOL will be responsible for sub-components 2.1,
supported by WHO MED for the activities related to inspection systems. UNIDO will implement sub-
component 2.2 and MEDPOL supported by CP/RAC and BCRC- Egypt will undertake the activities
under sub-component 2.3. All activities will be carried out in cooperation with agencies of the national
governments and all other stakeholders.
COMPONENT 3. CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: IMPLEMENTATION OF SAP-BIO AND
RELATED NAPS
(GEF 800,000 $, CO-FINANCING 16,031,600 $)
138.
Despite the successful preparation of SAP-BIO, including the preparation of National Action
Plans (NAPs) in 12 countries22, little has been subsequently implemented at either national or regional
level. This, together with the experience of the SAP preparation and other related interventions, provides
important lessons learned for this project that is designed to assist the country partners to implement the
prioritized elements of the SAP-BIO through the provision of a series of enabling activities at national,
sub-regional and regional levels. The main lessons learned include:
· Ecosystem-based management of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use requires a
transboundary approach that frequently ranks lower than immediate national priorities. This
reduces the political will and funding commitment to long-term and more widespread
interventions, irrespective of the global and lasting benefits that they may bring.
· A Mediterranean-wide regional approach can only be achieved through focusing on homogenous
sub-regional areas with similar natural and cultural values. Inequalities in capacity are not as
important to area selection because they offer opportunities for capacity-building from within
regional sub-units rather than imposing it from outside;
· To be effective, project demonstration activities need to targeted at definable recipient
communities within, or adjacent to, MPA boundaries and buffer zones where exists a higher
chance of success and potential replicability.
· The SAP-BIO `provisions for follow-up' identify the importance of establishing national focal
points for key implementation themes (e.g., critical area conservation and sustainable use)
together with the definition of clear responsibilities for both project level and thematic
monitoring and evaluation. The preparation of `National Investment Portfolios' is recognized as
a clear precursor to effective country-level support to the project and this is being facilitated by
RAC/SPA during the period 2006/2007.
22 In alphabetical order: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia and
Turkey. The Palestinian Authority will also participate..
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139.
Without GEF support, it is doubtful that the long-term consequences of fragmented and, sector-
based management will be addressed. Without a concerted ecosystem-based regional approach to
environmental management, it is unlikely that the present rates of habitat degradation and living marine
resources depletion will be slowed. The likely consequence of such a scenario is the loss of globally
significant biological diversity during the next century, combined with the further collapse of fish stocks
and reduced food security in the region.
140.
The overall development objective of this component is to `maintain the long-term function of
the Mediterranean LME through the use of an ecologically-coherent network of protected areas combined
with the sustainable use of renewable marine resources' (see Logical Framework Analysis in Annex B).
This will effectively expand the current MEDPAN MPA management network to include the rest of the
Mediterranean. This expansion will provide a spatial management tool to prioritize biodiversity
conservation and ensure the maintenance and enhancement of environmental goods and services that are
essential objectives of integrated coastal and ocean management (ICOM)23.
141.
Priority action will depend upon a number of short-term measures that will be developed and
disseminated through replicable demonstration activities in representative areas of the Mediterranean.
Longer-term sustainability will be ensured through a series of targeted capacity-building and enabling
activities that will focus on both national and sub-regional levels to improve capacity for policy
development and its subsequent transfer into management. It will also ensure the financial and legislative
support to underpin the implementation of interventions.
142.
To satisfy the overall development objective, the component is organized into two sub-
components that are designed to complement the twin thrust of the GEF Biodiversity Focal Area OP2
Program objectives:
Sub-Component 3.1: Conservation of coastal and marine diversity through the development of a
Mediterranean MPA Network; and
Sub-Component 3.2: Promote the sustainable use of fisheries resources in the Mediterranean through
the development and application of ecosystem-based management approaches.
3.1: Conservation of Coastal and Marine Diversity through the Development of a Mediterranean
MPA Network
(GEF 42,500 $ from International Waters, Co-financing 13,874,100 $)
3.1.1. Establishment of coordination mechanism for regional MPA management
143.
A project management capability will be established at the beginning of the project to ensure that
the two biodiversity sub-components are managed in a cost-effective manner and that common
management issues are addressed together. The Biodiversity Component Coordinator (BCC) will
establish project management and coordination, monitoring and evaluation systems that will be used
throughout the project. The assistance and mechanisms provided by this Coordination Unit will be
disseminated by a combination of workshops and reports, including inception, mid-term and pre-final
conferences. During project lifetime, these functions will be embedded into a small permanent unit that
will be capable of extending the coordination and facilitation of MPA (biodiversity and fisheries) beyond
the end of the project, thereby ensuring sustainability.
3.1.2. Identification and planning of new MPAs to extend the regional network and enhance its
ecological comprehensiveness
144.
This activity will see the existing MEDPAN protected area network extended throughout the
Mediterranean in a process that will prioritize protection to regionally important vulnerable areas in
coastal and offshore areas. The process will commence with the development of an implementation plan
23 Planning of individual MPAs should be participatory and integrated within broader spatial management and economic and social development
frameworks to ensure their sustainability and to promote the creation of functionally-connected networks of MPAs. IUCN Principle 6 (Ehler et
al, 2004).
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that will be developed in consultation with the eight beneficiary countries. Stakeholder groups and
partnerships will then be identified in candidates areas, followed by a series of ecological and socio-
economic investigations to characterize these sites. Once final sites have been selected, demonstration
projects will be established at six sites to carry out a detailed evaluation of their status and management
needs and to identify appropriate stakeholder-driven management mechanisms. At least three of these
sites will be high seas fisheries protected areas, for which the goal is to achieve full SPAMI status by the
end of the project.
3.1.3. Improved management of marine protected areas
This activity builds upon the existing MEDPAN MPA network and aims to develop a set of common
management approaches that can be applied throughout the Mediterranean. It will be initiated by a series
of thematic workshops for developing both stakeholder management approaches and investigating
opportunities for public-private partnerships. These workshops will be followed by a number of
exchange workshops that will maximize the exchange of diverse European experience. This will result in
the dissemination of knowledge and techniques from MEDPAN to both new and emerging MPAs in the
rest of the Mediterranean. This process will be followed by a series of formal and `on-the-job' training
sessions for both managers and stakeholder groups on the planning and management of MPAs. A key
output of this process will be a number of practical toolkits for wider distribution and use. Two
demonstration projects (in Turkeyand Algeria) will be used to develop and demonstrate these. A third
demonstration project will be developed in Morocco (National Park of Al Hoceima) to assist the
communities of small scale fishermen, to develop and implement an Ecosystem Based Management
(EBM) plan.
3.1.4. Establishment of a regional MPA network monitoring capacity
145.
The basic aim of building a coherent pan-European network of marine protected areas needs to
be supported by the development of a common monitoring and evaluation framework that can provide
information on how the network is performing in terms of ecological status, management effectiveness
and the associated socio-economic benefits. The first step will be identifying a suitable organization to
act as an `observatory'. When this has been agreed and long-term funding modalities have been
identified, a monitoring and evaluation framework will be developed, including a web-enabled database
system. Once the basic system is up and running during year 2 of the project, MPA managers will be
trained in its use. By the end of year 2, a seminar will be held to evaluate the effectiveness of MPA
management in which the monitoring and evaluation system will be used as the basis for current and
future monitoring. The detailed application of the system will also be tested in a demonstration project in
Croatia with the results being used to update the both the functions of the observatory and working
methodologies.
3.1.5. Ensure the financial sustainability of regional and national MPA networks
146.
The most quoted reason for MPA failure or ineffectiveness is the lack of financial sustainability.
This activity aims to improve the capacity to ensure the availability and cost-effective use of financial
resources through the training MPA managers and key practitioner groups. It will also investigate the
financial needs for maintaining the wider Mediterranean MPA network (e.g., the coordination facility
under Activity 1.1 and the observatory under Activity 1.4) and identify and develop options such as
environmental trust funds, public/private partnerships and other financial mechanisms. These activities
will be conducted through a series of studies, formal training workshops/seminars a demonstration
project in Tunisia, and a demonstration project in Libya to assist the relevant authorities in making an
environmental and economic case for a system of C&MPAs.
3.1.6.Improve the legal governance frameworks for marine protected areas
147.
This activity will see the development of a common legal governance framework for the whole of
the Mediterranean. This will require an assessment of existing legislative support to MPA creation and
operation at national and sub-regional levels and the development of a common legislative platform that
will ensure consistency throughout the Mediterranean. This will be developed initially though detailed
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institutional analyses at national level to identify commonalities as well as both generic and specific
weaknesses or gaps. This national analysis will be conducted by stakeholders and practitioners with
guidance from the projects. Once this has been completed, a users guide for managers will be produced
that will help practitioners develop relevant legislation and enforce existing legislation within their own
jurisdictions.
3.2. Promote the Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in the Mediterranean through the
Development and Application of Ecosystem-based Management Approaches
Executing Agency: FAO
(GEF 757,500 $, Co-financing 2,157,500 $)
3.2.1. Establishment of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management at regional and sub-
regional levels
148.
This activity will aim to mainstream the ecosystem approach into recurrent fisheries management
activities. It will commence with the convention of national diagnostic workshops to outline the basics of
ecosystems-based management approaches and examine the level to which these are already applied at
national level. Following this workshop, the countries will work - under mentoring from the project to
develop national plans for integrating the ecosystem approach. These national plans will then be
implemented over the next three years of the project, again under supervision and with guidance from the
project. A parallel activity will be a review of the legislative support afforded to this new approach at
national and sub-regional levels. Where this support can be improved, assistance will be given to provide
practical and targeted improvements. This approach will be applied at sub-regional levels to ensure it
applies to high seas areas as well as to transboundary straddling stocks.
3.2.2. Reduction of by-catch of regionally important species at a fleet level
149.
This activity will include the identification of unsustainable practices at fleet level, with a
particular focus on the by-catch of endangered and/or vulnerable species. The activity will initially focus
on Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Croatia and Algeria and will investigate the main procedures and/or fleets
that impact these species. Once these have been identified, surveys will be conducted to determine the
nature of the interactions that occur and the main drivers, e.g., technical issues, costs and socio-economic
factors. Practical solutions will then be developed with the main fishery participants and then tested
though a series of demonstration trials and activities in Morocco, Algeria and Turkey. Wider-scale
demonstration toolkits will then be developed and tested in a variety of fisheries in the Mediterranean.
3.2.3. Identification and addressing unsustainable fishing practices at regionally- representative
MPA sites
150.
While the previous activity is not restricted to any one site, this activity is aimed at addressing
unsustainable fishing practices used in areas of high biodiversity and/or vulnerability. Initially, it is
intended to evaluate fisheries activities in a variety of different MPAs in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt,
Turkey and Algeria to determine the typical interactions between fisheries and the conservation
objectives of these MPAs to assess common issues and problems. In each case, the temporal and spatial
patterns of irresponsible fishing will be evaluated and stakeholders consulted to determine the drivers
behind these interactions.
151.
It is important to note that common replication, communication and dissemination methodologies
will be developed for the entire biodiversity component through Component 4: (Project Coordination,
Replication and Communication strategies, Management and M&E ).
Component 3: Expected Results
152.
The major expected results expected from the implementation of these two sub-components
include:
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· The strengthening of the effective conservation of regionally-important coastal and marine
biodiversity through the creation of an ecologically coherent MPA network for the Mediterranean
region; and
· Increasing the ability of coastal nations to utilize coastal and high seas resources through the
adoption of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management and the application of targeted
interventions to reduce by-catch and other unsustainable fishing practices.
153.
In achieving these results, it is expected that the project will also result in:
· Implementation of the actions prioritized by the SAPBIO project;
· Existing and proposed MPAs will coalesce to form part of an coherent network at both
institutional and ecological levels;
· Greater representation of the Mediterranean's vulnerable and critical coastal and marine habitats
brought under statutory protection;
· Surface area covered by MPA's will be increased by 10% (from 9,732,600 to 10,705,860
hectares);
· Tools and capacity for the management of recognized Mediterranean coastal and marine bio-
diversity sites will be improved;
· Mainstreaming of the ecosystem approach into national and sub-regional fisheries management
policies and activities;
· By-catch of iconic and vulnerable species reduced by 75% through improved fishing practices
and improved awareness;
· Unsustainable fishing practices reduced by 90% in regionally-prioritized sites;
· Permanent coordination, monitoring, evaluation and support mechanisms for regional marine
biodiversity conservation;
· Innovative approaches to the funding of regionally-important existing and future marine
biodiversity conservation initiatives; and
· A robust and practical legislative governance structure that supports the ecosystem approach to
conservation and sustainable use in the Mediterranean.
154.
Responsible institutions: FAO, FAO/GFCM, WWF-MEDPO and SPA/RAC will be responsible
for the activities of Component 3, and will liaise with all partners to ensure synergy in activities, in
particular MIO-ESCDE regarding the participation of NGO's and INFO/RAC regarding replicability of
demonstrations and dissemination of all activity results. All activities will be carried out in cooperation
with agencies of the national governments and all other stakeholders.
COMPONENT 4: PROJECT COORDINATION, REPLICATION AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, AND
MANAGEMENT AND M&E,
(GEF 4,471,000 $, CO-FINANCING 5,962,400$)
155.
This component addresses the overall management, coordination, replication and communication
of the Strategic Partnership as well as the Regional Component. Given the great importance attributed
within this project to information dissemination and communications and to replication, project activities
in these latter topics are segregated into separate sub-components (see below) with, of course, strong
linkages between them and project management and coordination.
4.1: Project Coordination, Management, and M&E
(GEF 2,851,000 $, Co-financing 2,540,000 $)
156.
This sub-component includes activities related to the SP project coordination and management,
M&E activities and the involvement of stakeholders in project activities and demonstrations. It will
establish effective project implementation and coordination at both regional and national levels to ensure
that the projected outputs are delivered and the overall objectives achieved. It will also include
mechanisms and activities designed to:
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· facilitate and foster synergies between the two components of the project and ensure that the
Strategic Partnership as a whole is implemented in parallel;
· ensure country ownership of partnership processes;
· ensure policy reforms in participating countries, through the use of existing and well established
Barcelona Convention and MAP structures and mechanisms;
· ensure that a resource mobilization strategy/financing mechanism is developed;
· ensure effective monitoring and evaluation throughout the lifespan of the project; and
· make use of Information/Communication and Replication Strategies as well as Knowledge
Management products to influence policy changes in participating countries.
157.
Three basic management and coordination structures will be created for the duration of the
project: a Project Management Unit (PMU), a Strategic Partnership Project Steering Committee (SPSC),
and a Coordination Group (SPCG). All three structures have specific responsibilities and tasks within the
project with important linkages between them. A brief, but more specific, description of the activities in
this sub-component is provided in the following sub-sections.
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4.1.1: Program Management Unit (PMU)
158.
A Program Management Unit (PMU) will be established and personnel will be recruited by
UNEP/MAP as defined in the Implementation Arrangements (see below). The PMU will comprise a
Project Manager full time, a Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Expert supporting (80% of time) the
project Manager and providing (20% of time) expertise for the Sub-Components and one financial
assistant. In addition for the management of the UNIDO sub-component (see separate UNIDO project
document) will include one TEST co-ordinator.
159.
Activities of the PMU will include the following:
·
to closely follow the implementation of project activities, handle day-to-day project issues and
requirements, coordinate them and ensure a high degree of transnational and inter-institutional
collaboration (international and regional organizations and donors).
·
to organize of SPSC, SPCG and interagency meetings, and any other ad-hoc meetings that may
be required,
·
to finalize project and meeting reports i.e. annual project reports, half-yearly progress reports and
expense reports. It will also assist the GEF Independent Office of Evaluation in preparing the
mid-term and final evaluations of the project. The PMU will report to the other three
management and co-ordination structures set up within the project, namely the SPSC, and the
CG;
·
to ensure that through the numerous M&E related activities (see Annex E for full details) an
adaptive management approach is adopted to the implementation of the project.
·
the development of environmental status indicators, in collaboration with all executing and co-
executing agencies, reflecting SAP targets and agreements, which will be identified at the
beginning of the project along with specific arrangements for their long-term monitoring during
and beyond the lifespan of the project (with the support of MAP).
160.
The lifetime of the PMU will extend for a period of six months beyond project life to enable
finalization and closure of all outstanding issues, including financial matters under the various MOUs.
4.1.2: Strategic Partnership Project Steering Committee (SPSC)
161.
The Strategic Partnership Project Steering Committee (SPSC) will act as the main policy body
overseeing project execution and will meet annually. The SPSC will comprise SP national focal points
from all GEF-eligible countries, representatives of the implementing agencies (UNEP and the WB),
representatives of the executing agency (UNEP/MAP), the GEF Secretariat, FAO and UNIDO, the co-
executing agencies (FAO/GFCM, UNESCO, MEDPOL, METAP, SPA/RAC, PAP/RAC, INFO/RAC,
CP-RAC, WWF, MIO-ECSDE) and the EU, the Project Manager, the President of the Bureau of
Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, major donors (France, Italy, Spain) and one NGO
representing a network of NGOs in the Mediterranean. The SPSC will be co-chaired by the President of
the Bureau of the Barcelona Convention and the Coordinator of UNEP/MAP.
162.
The presence of SP Focal Points from the participating countries will ensure continuous
ownership and national level support. The SP Focal Points will be identified by the respective
governments and will bring to the SPSC the perspectives of each country and views of the GEF and MAP
Focal Points respectively.24
163.
The participation of the EU in the SC is important because it will represent the non GEF-eligible
Mediterranean countries while ensuring links and coordination with existing EU initiatives such as the
"2020 Initiative for de-polluting the Mediterranean" adopted in the framework of the Euro-
Mediterranean Partnership.
24 During the present PDF-B Phase of the project, letters have been sent to all GEF Operational Focal Points asking them to appoint national
Focal Points for the SP. A complete list of SP focal points for all participating countries is now available.
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164.
The presence in the SPSC of the President of the Barcelona Convention Contracting Parties and
the UNEP/MAP Coordinator will ensure that both the Barcelona Convention and MAP are at the heart of
the Strategic Partnership. It will also ensure that Contracting Parties are the beneficiaries of all the
activities in the same way that these Contracting Parties have benefited from previous GEF initiatives in
the area.
165.
Specific functions of the Project Steering Committee will include:
· Review of the recommendations of the Investment Fund Advancement Report, including project
ideas identified by the World Bank and the Coordination Group (see below) and the review of the
status of Investment Fund Demonstration Projects that will include results indicators and the
status of replication activities at national level.
· Annual reviews of status reports submitted by each partner to the regional project and the
summary status report of the regional project prepared by the PMU. The latter will focus
specifically on progress in achieving: replication at the regional level; the use of targets and
indicators; satisfactory overall coordination of activities in the Mediterranean region; and
measures adopted in response to previous recommendations of the SPSC.
166.
The SPSC will be responsible for the periodic review of the partnership project's performance,
assisted by an independent evaluator (TOR to be defined) who will carry out an annual assessment of
progress in the Strategic Partnership and report to the SPSC. The SPSC is responsible for endorsing any
changes to the work plan or budget that are deemed necessary and is also responsible for ensuring that the
Strategic Partnership remains on target with respect to projected outputs.
167.
While UNEP and the WB will be fully accountable to the GEF for all project activities and
related matters, the Strategic Partnership will require a strong coordination mechanism. This will be
engendered through the SPSC.
4.1.3: Strategic Partnership Coordination Group (SPCG)
168.
The Coordination Group will be responsible for the overall coordination of the Strategic
Partnership, in particular ensuring effective exchanges and synergy between the regional component and
the investment fund. Its membership will comprise:
· The MAP Coordinator (chair);
· Representatives of the GEF Secretariat (IW and POPs );
· The Project Manager of the regional project of the SP;
· Representatives from the FAO and UNIDO
· A representative of INFO/RAC responsible for the Replication and Communication
Strategy
· A representative of the UNEP/GEF Coordination Office;
· World Bank-GEF Regional Coordinators (ECA and MENA); and
· World Bank Task Managers.
169.
In addition to the World Bank Task Managers responsible for Fund projects, project personnel
and representatives of participating countries, external experts and co-executing agency representatives
will be invited to attend meetings depending on the matters under consideration.
170.
The Coordination Group will monitor the linkages between the two components, so that potential
synergies can be exploited. It will also ensure that consistency with agreed rules, targets, and indicators is
achieved. It will oversee the design and implementation of replication strategies and provide advice on
the IF pipeline.
171.
One of the main tasks of the CG will be the review of ideas and opportunities for projects under
the IF. Exchanges on project ideas will occur informally among agencies, particularly the World Bank
and UNEP MAP. The results of these exchanges will then be consolidated and the recommendations
presented annually to the CG by the World Bank, including priorities based on replication potential and
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the eligibility criteria established for the IF. The CG will discuss, and make its recommendations
regarding IF pre-pipeline and project concepts. Such recommendations, as well as the minutes of
exchanges at partnership level, will be attached as a mandatory annex to the proposal (concept) submitted
to the GEF for approval together with the WB response.
172.
Another key role of the CG will be the review of the regional replication strategies of IF projects
and the monitoring of the basin-wide replication activities. In this context, the CG will be particularly
supported by INFO-RAC25, the partner responsible for the design and organization of regional replication
activities. INFO-RAC will prepare, in consultation with the World Bank, reports on replication to be
presented to CG meetings. The CG will be expected to provide relevant feedback and guidance.
173.
In addition, the CG will review, and approve for submission to the SC, the following
advancement reports:
·
Advancement Reports of the Investment Fund and the status report of demonstration projects
under implementation;
·
Status reports submitted by each partner in the regional project; and
·
Annual Project (APR) and Half-yearly progress reports (HPR) of the regional project.
174.
The CG will meet at least once a year at the MAP office in Athens, preferably in conjunction
with regular MAP meetings of the parties but in advance of annual SPSC meetings. The CG will
maintain regular communication via teleconference, and meet on an ad-hoc basis wherever required.
175.
Strong co-ordination between the two components of the Strategic Partnership is essential to the
success of the Partnership, and has been noted to be inadequate in previous partnerships. Therefore to
ensure the WB involvement in the partnership, a budget is allocated to the WB for personnel and
expenses for their participation in SPSC, SPCG and M&E activities and in particular their contribution to
the Replication and Communication Strategy of the SP26
4.1.4: Sustainable financing mechanism for the long term implementation of NAPs
176.
A central issue in the successful implementation of the NAPs is mobilization of finance,
including removal of institutional and legislative barriers that constrict the flow of the required finance
for the actions envisaged in the NAPs. In order to define financial needs, detailed investment planning is
needed based on the particular nature, duration and operational characteristics of the environmental asset,
infrastructure or intervention required to reduce pollution and meet other SAP objectives over the next 20
years or so. Different types and sources of financing may be appropriate, depending on the type, size and
risks of environmental investment being considered and the administrative, legal and social context
within which the investment will be utilized. The specific characteristics of each potential financing
source need to be taken into consideration when developing financial packages for project
implementation (see Annex N for further analysis regarding financing for environmental infrastructure).
177.
This project activity will aim to bring strategic financial planning and management into the NAP
project cycle and overcome the present difficulties of implementation. Actions will include:
· Establishment of a sustainable financing resource capacity/platform in the region. (MAP)
· Collection and diffusion of information and policy briefs on contemporary and available financial
practices; (MAP and World Bank)
· Preparation of guidelines for public sector investment and private sector participation in
environmental financing and of "Tool Kits" and guidelines for establishing and implementing
financial strategies; (MAP and World Bank)
25 INFO-RAC will be responsible, among others, for the design and implementation of the Partnership website, in collaboration with IW
LEARN's tools and web based resources relating to IW Strategic Partnerships (Black Sea, African Fisheries, East Asian Seas Pollution , and the
Mediterranean, see also below Sub-component 4.2)
26 See the budget for further details
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· Highlight NAP priorities in ongoing country dialogue with Ministries of Finance, encourage
inclusion of selected NAP actions in national development plans and Country Assistance
Strategies (CASes) or Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs (PRSPs); (World Bank)
· Prioritization of the interventions listed in three NAPs of countries of advanced, medium and high
capacity not covered by other international financing mechanisms to assist them to secure
financing for implementation of the top-ranked interventions; (MAP, EIB and World Bank)
· Organization of national and regional training workshops to evaluate lessons learned and increase
capacities to prepare financial strategies; (MAP, METAP and World Bank)
4.1.5: Long term Sustainability of Activities Beyond the Lifetime of the SP
178.
It is important that the activities initiated and undertaken by the SP will live on after the end of
the 5 year period of the GEF intervention. The institutional framework for such a target, is obviously the
Mediterranean Action Plan and the Barcelona Convention. It is proposed that the Steering Committee
and the Co-ordination Group of the SP, in close co-operation with MAP and the Barcelona Convention
system, will set up the basis of a framework that will ensure the continuation and sustainability of the SP
activities in the years to come. To that end, MAP will bring together all partners/donors/countries
working in the Mediterranean, and ensure that there is a common vision and direction of efforts in present
and future projects.
179.
Note: This activity has no budget allocation since it will be executed within activities 4.1.2, 4.1.3.
and 4.1.4.
4.1.6 Inter-agency meetings
180.
The project involves a large number of co-executing agencies and in order to effectively co-
ordinate their activities and demonstrations there is a need to communicate on a regular basis. In
additional to regular emails and conference calls, all the co-executing agencies (UNESCO, GWP-MED,
METAP, MIO-ECSDE, WWF, GFCM, SPA/RAC, PAP/RAC, INFO/RAC and CP/RAC) and
representatives from GEF and UNEP/DGEF, FAO, UNIDO, MAP and the Project manager will meet
annually, most likely in conjunction with the Steering Committee meeting to discuss all technical issues
related to project activities and demonstrations, linkages with the IF, replication and communication and
M&E. The purpose of these technical meetings is to maximize interagency collaboration and to prepare
consolidated information regarding the RC to assist the work of the Co-ordination Group and present to
the Steering Committee.
4.1.7: Mid-Term Stocktaking Meeting
181.
A mid-term stocktaking meeting will take place in the second or third year of implementation. of
It will be convened a few months prior to a Barcelona Convention COP. Participants will include: all
Steering Committee members; representatives of the Executing Agencies, co-financing agencies and
appropriate GEF focal areas; and the managers of all Investment Fund projects both ongoing and in
preparation. The GEF Independent Office of Evaluation will also participate and present the independent
mid-term evaluation of the project. The Regional Project and the Investment Fund will prepare and
submit a consolidated progress report, describing the results achieved in the context of established
indicators, and containing recommendations for any mid term project revisions. This meeting will
provide an opportunity to bring project progress to the attention of the Barcelona Convention COP.
4.1.8: Monitoring, Evaluation, Auditing and Reporting
182.
As described earlier the Strategic Partnership consists of the Regional Component and the
Investment Fund. Both components will be monitored and evaluated throughout project implementation.
The M&E Plan for the RC is described in the current document under `Monitoring Evaluation and
dissemination' and details of all indicators, reports and budgets are given in Annex E. Environmental
status indicators will be identified at the beginning of the project which reflect SAP targets and
agreements. The targets related to these indicators will most likely be achieved beyond the life-span of
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the project and therefore will require specific arrangements for their long-term monitoring. MAP will be
responsible for the long-term monitoring of these indicators which will be developed by the PMU with
the executing/co-executing agencies and will be presented and reviewed by the Steering Committee
during the Inception Meeting. The M&E plan for the IF is described in a separate Project Brief submitted
by the WB. The Project Management will be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the overall
outcomes/outputs for the combined IF and RC, the Strategic Partnership. The outcomes/outputs and
indicators for the SP are presented in the Log-frame Matrix (Annex B1) details of the monitoring of
indicators and reporting are given in Annex E.
4.1.9: Country Support Programme (SPCSP)
183.
Full country participation and ownership is crucial to the success of the SP. The participation of
country representatives in the SPSC is essential but not, in itself, sufficient.
184.
To further increase support to participating countries and enhance country ownership, the PMU
will develop a Country Support Programme (SPCSP) along the lines of the GEF Country Support
Program to Focal Points (CSP). Limited funds will be available to strengthen the capacity of the SP focal
points to carry out their mandates for the support of SP activities effectively in their respective countries.
One of the major and most important tasks of the country representatives (SP Focal Points) will be the
establishment and functioning of inter-ministerial committees.
185.
An amount of up to US$ 4,000 will be provided annually to each country for the purposes of the
SPCSP for the total duration of the Strategic Partnership (i.e., up to US$ 20,000 in total).
186.
Memoranda of agreement between UNEP/MAP and each country will be prepared and signed to
facilitate the transfer of funds to an appropriate national agency.
187.
SP Focal Points will submit to the SPSC for approval an annual workplan outlining activities to
be undertaken. At the end of each year, the SP Focal Points will submit an annual expenditure report and
an annual progress report together with the workplan for the following year.
4.1.10 NGOs involvement in the region
188.
The activities foreseen are expected to contribute significantly to the overall transparency of SAP
implementation and enhancing the levels of commitment by civil society and other stakeholders while
promoting effective public access to environmental information and public participation in environmental
decision-making in the Mediterranean region. The participation of civil society organizations (with a
focus on NGO networks) is expected to be a key element in achieving greater awareness of the processes
and results of the project; greater acceptance and ownership of the processes and their products; increased
quality of the outputs (policy documents, project results, products and outcomes); strengthened
stakeholder participation and partnership building in the implementation of the project; and increased
potential for the replication of the partnership and targeted activities. Within the scope of contributing to
the achievement of the targets established by SAP-MED and SAP-BIO, this activity is directed towards
the effective involvement of civil society in the Strategic Partnership through the provision of enhanced
NGO and CBO roles in the region by way of stakeholder participation, joint decision making and project
implementation.
189.
Facilitating NGO and CBO participation in all project activities. This will be achieved by
awareness building among NGO networks and CBOs based on information sharing, joint decision-
making and participation in monitoring and evaluation. The draft NGO Involvement Plan (see Annex H)
prepared during the PDF-B phase of the project will be further elaborated to ensure NGO involvement in
all components of the project. Activities will include:
· The development of NGO and public involvement plans for each component;
· The establishment of links with existing networks for the exchange of information and
experiences;.
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· The participation of NGOs and CBOs in stakeholder consultation meetings for each project
component;
· The participation of NGOs in advisory bodies for project components;
· NGOs representation is included in the managing/decision-making bodies of the project;
· NGO and CBO involvement in monitoring and evaluation activities of the project; and
· The creation of a Mediterranean-wide network, with exchanges of information occurring with
other networks.
190.
Enhanced role of NGOs and CBOs in the region through participation in the
implementation of the SAPs and NAPs, will be achieved through information dissemination and
capacity building. In particular, links will be establishes with the GEF Small Grants programme (SGP) to
ensure that projects in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and
Albania will address the environmental concerns of SAP-MED and SAP-BIO, and the progress of these
projects in achieving SAP priorities will be following and integrated into a wider Mediterranean network
of NGO's. Specifically, financial assistance will be provided (through co-financing sources) to SGP
executing NGOs for the demonstration sites in the regional network meetings of the SP project and SP
Focal Points will participate in SGP Committee meetings.
191.
NGO and CBO involvement in the region strengthened through capacity development,
lessons learned and best practice knowledge products. In collaboration with the replication strategy,
thematic lessons learned and best practice publications will be produced in printed and electronic format
and widely distributed by the end of the project.
4.2: Information and Communication Strategies
(GEF 530,000 $, Co-financing 1,231,000 $)
192.
There is an obvious need for the exchange of information within the various components of the
partnership on activities and managerial issues. Pressure exerted by the public opinion on governments
and institutional stakeholders, as well as on the business/private sector, represents considerable added
value to achieving full implementation of international and national legislation and developing new and
more sustainable rules for economic development. Therefore, in order to make the Mediterranean
Strategic Partnership and its products more widely appreciated, particular attention will be devoted to the
use and adaptation of modern information and communication approaches in line with the recent
recommendations of the World Summit on Information Society.
193.
The information and communication (IC) activities of the Regional Component of the Strategic
Partnership will include:
· Establishment of an IC mechanism within the Partnership itself to ensure comprehensive and
continuously-updated information exchange among partners regarding project activities; and
· Setting up an IC mechanism to the outside world to publicize the partnership and disseminate
information on project progress and results.
194.
Considering the complex nature of the Mediterranean Sea, the actions foreseen within this
strategy will have to be executed at the regional, national and local levels as appropriate. The following
activities are proposed for implementation, noting that some of them are designed on an initial `pilot
basis' as a vehicle for fully assessing their efficacy and impact.
4.2.1. Production of an Intranet/Internet site and on-line magazine to create a shared vision and
disseminate the partnership's progress and lessons learned. An internet site has been developed during
the PDF-B phase of the project (see http://www.medsp.org), and is in English, French, Italian and Arabic.
Formal consultations have already taken place with IW-LEARN to ensure that the further development of
the internet/intranet site will be according to IW LEARN criteria. Within this activity, further
collaboration and exchanges of experience will be established with the GEF IW-LEARN team so that
compatibility with IW-LEARN practice is achieved and that benefit is taken of IW-LEARN events (such
as the IW Biannual Conference).
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4.2.2: Design, production of ad hoc IC material (leaflets, brochures, etc.) for selected audiences.
4.2.3: Participation to selected national and international environmental events (such as the Environment
Day, the EU Green Week, etc.) to present project information to governments, institutions and the media
on national and international scales
4.2.4: Planning of an ad hoc audiovisual campaign for wide media dissemination..
195.
Besides being a `stand-alone' activity within the project, the information and communication
strategy sub-component will serve as a tool for the replication strategy sub-component (see next
paragraph).
4.3: Replication Strategy
(GEF 1,090,000 $, Co-financing 2,191,400 $)
196.
Although a large number of activities, demonstrations and pilot projects will be implemented
within the lifetime of the project, it is evident that not all of them can be implemented in each and every
eligible country. A choice of countries and sites has had to be made for each activity. There is, therefore,
a strong need for a replication strategy that will maximize the chances of `regional transfer' of
demonstration and pilot projects. The Mediterranean region currently represents substantial under-
performance and a negative track record in respect to replication initiatives. This is not only due to
technical problems per se but to inadequate project management and monitoring capacities relating to the
constraints imposed by local conditions, resources and capacities. This suggests the need for adoption of
a more innovative approach, specifically tailored to the characteristics of the region and directed towards
enhancing the potential for the replication of successful demonstrations. In contrast to previous projects,
in which replicability has been addressed as a separate element, the objective of this component is to
develop, as an integral part of the project, a carefully-designed replication strategy that is at the heart of
the project.
197.
Given the complexity and the wide spectrum of component activities in this project, a number of
different phases and activities have been designed to enhance the potential for replication of project
successes. These phases are described below and the specific activities are itemized in the log-frame
matrix.
4.3.1: Creation of Project Replication Team (PRT)
198.
A Project Replication Team (PRT) will be created. Its main functions will be to: ensure that
every demonstration and pilot project has a valid replication component (or strategy) incorporated into
the activity from the initial stage of concept design, and contribute to, facilitate, coordinate and guide the
replication process in all stages, including specific measures of progress, risk assessment and expected
benefits and impacts, thereby applying feedback and ensuring that project adjustments are made as and
when required.
199.
The PRT must be multidisciplinary and able to maximize the benefits of the wider Strategic
Partnership. A pool of experts from all relevant disciplines will be identified and drawn upon according
need. For operational reasons, the PRT will comprise:
· One PRT coordinator (INFO/RAC);
· One expert on pollution reduction issues and monitoring (MEDPOL);
· One expert on marine biodiversity conservation (SPA/RAC, WWF MedPO);
· One expert in project development and socio-economic aspects (WB-METAP); and
· One expert in multi-sector partnership building and integrated information and communication
management (INFO/RAC).
200.
The role and modus operandi of the PRT will be specified in the terms of reference that will be
compiled at project commencement. The PRT will fine tune, agree, coordinate and evaluate the potential
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for replication of project activities and contribute, when required, to the support of the design and
implementation phases of project activities. The PRT will mostly work via internet. The PRT will
participate to the project Replication Meeting (ARM) as and if opportune.
4.3.2: Developing an ICT Platform
201.
Following the principles and guidelines outlined by IW-LEARN, a practical baseline
methodology will be developed by the PRT to effectively collate, record and manage information on a
common web based platform (web portal). The ICT platform will cover information related to activities
carried out under the regional component of the project. The type and level of information collected will
be extremely varied and range from spatial-GIS datasets relating to the context of each demonstration, to
legal and policy reform promotional strategies, financing modalities, training and dissemination programs
and techniques, etc. For replication purposes, other elements of the project will be considered, including,
but not limited to: project operational and financial management; project nature, type, geographical area
and size; overall design and structure; financing and support mechanisms; sustainability strategy;
actors/stakeholders and sectors involved; management approach; and governance structure.
202.
Particular attention will be dedicated to acquiring information on successful partnership
modalities as there is growing evidence and practical experience that development initiatives/projects are
far more likely to succeed over the longer term if they are complemented and supported by sustainable
working partnerships among sectors such as the public sector, civil society (including NGOs) and the
business sector.
203.
The ICT platform for managing all relevant information/data will be properly organized and have
different search modalities (by sector, country, technology. etc.). It will be linked to project and sub-
project websites and managed in a shared Intranet Website/Web Portal environment to ensure easy access
to members of the partnership as well as external users. In this respect, different types of access can be
envisaged and will be agreed. This platform will facilitate the constant exchange and flow of information
among the various partners, will serve as permanent forum for sharing opinions and ideas, and will
strengthen the project monitoring and evaluation process by giving it `near real-time' as opposed to
`snap-shot' or periodic information.
4.3.3: Information Analysis and Dissemination
204.
The information collected will be extracted from its originally local context and placed in a
macro-scale Mediterranean context or "arena" to identify potentially matching replication sites. Further
advice on more remote and/or less documented matching areas can be obtained from national level
experts having more detailed insight. Desktop analysis of existing data on biodiversity and pollution
assessments on a Mediterranean-wide scale is readily available from agencies such as SPA/RAC, WWF
MedPO and MEDPOL and could be used by the PRT in addition to assessments as necessary. Typically,
but not exhaustively, the main issue to be considered is:
· Technical identification of Potentially Matching Areas (PMAs), including physical, geographical,
environmental and socio-economical characteristics.
205.
The following information will be required for each PMA:
· Identification and evaluation of political (decision making), governance and socio-economic
circumstances;
· Evaluation/assessment of existing/potential funding sources, the possibilities of fundraising and
financial sustainability with special focus on the private sector and the availability of resources;
· Identification of local and national stakeholders with special focus on local and national
government authorities and NGOs having proven, action-oriented track records;
· Assessment of information management, communication capacities and public awareness;
· Final evaluation and selection of PMAs; and
· Identification and outline of Potential Replication Projects (PRPs).
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4.3.4: Organization of two Replication Meetings
206.
Two Replication Meetings (RMs) will be held tentatively on the second and fourth year of the
project execution. The meetings are planned in conjunction with the Project Steering Committee
meetings and will involve all the NPCs, members of the PRT and relevant partners as opportune.
207.
To ensure maximum involvement and active participation, both national and project
representatives will be expected to attend each Replication Meeting and provide a comprehensive
presentation on:
· The main challenges in each project;
· The steps and methods adopted and approaches used to meet these challenges; and
· The results/impacts of the actions and lessons learned.
208.
The meeting will provide a vehicle for group discussions and assist in focussing attention on
issues of common interest to several countries and projects. In time, it will permit progressive
identification of lessons learned and results achieved. A questionnaire may be used by the PRT to address
specific topics and collect specific information on topics and issues that might otherwise be neglected.
Each workshop will close with an agreed set of issues/lessons/results.
4.3.5: Design and Implementation of Dissemination Mechanisms and Partnership Building
209.
The achievement of open access to, and sharing of, essential information, as well as
presentation/dissemination of key data in the form of multilingual and multimedia communication
campaigns dealing with priority policy issues and adapted to particular target audiences, will require the
following tasks to be undertaken:
· Enhancement of the dialogue and cooperation among the key actors through the creation of a
permanent reference Mediterranean network that includes representatives of national ministries
of the environment and institutes and associations involved in information dissemination and
environmental communication in Mediterranean countries; and
· The setting of priorities and customization of the key content of the most important project
activities to make them more appealing, interesting and understandable to selected audiences;
· Provision of user-friendly access of the public to all unrestricted documentation, data and
products prepared within the framework of the project;
· Identification and assessment of existing and successful media/public information campaigns and
strategies having an environmental focus and operating at a local or regional level with the
purpose of determining the potential to introduce key SP project messages into these campaigns.
4.3.6: Organization of a Regional Conference
210.
A regional conferences will be convened during the life of the project. The conference will focus
on partnership as an indispensable requisite for successful project implementation. Establishing
sustainable partnerships and effective communication/awareness-building across sectors are inter-related
tasks and essential components for replication project success, especially in the complex cultural,
political and social conditions found in the Mediterranean region.
211.
INFO/RAC will serve as main broker for partnership promotion. The Partnership Building
Accreditation Scheme (PBAS) will be used as a tool for adding value to the Strategic Partnership. PBAS
was developed by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the International Business Leaders
Forum (IBLF) in the UK in close cooperation with partners such as UNDP, DFID (UK), the UN Staff
College and the World Bank Group. It is an internationally-recognized programme designed to bring
professionalism and integrity to the building and brokering of multi-sector partnerships for sustainable
development.
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212.
Effective methods (including reference indicators consistent with those in the log-frame matrix
and monitoring and evaluation plan) for measuring the influence on public opinion and awareness of IC
initiatives will be designed and applied.
4.3.7: Design and Implementation of a Replication Scoring System
213.
A Replication Scoring System provides an innovative approach that could be used both by
project partners and national or international donors/investors interested in replicating projects in other
areas. Following an analysis of data/outputs collected from project activities, a specific methodology will
be developed by the PRT to objectively evaluate and score potential replicability. The scoring system
(using actual or weighted values for key indicators) will provide an overall evaluation of the likelihood of
successful replication in an alternative site and context. With experience and numerous field applications,
the scoring system will be fine-tuned to facilitate comparative studies and provide an objective value to
the weakest and strongest aspects of potential replication projects. A complete list of scored PRPs will be
compiled by the PRT and compared against actual replication successes or otherwise.
214.
Scoring systems (e.g., a beach quality index) can also be adapted to simplify and communicate
complex environmental information to the general public. The value of public outreach and awareness
building should not be underestimated if it can be carefully and thoughtfully communicated through the
mass media. This is one of many communication tools that can assist in creating a favourable climate for
effective implementation of PRPs with broader public support and awareness.
4.3.8: Initial Facilitation of on-site project development
215.
Considering the knowledge, previous-experience and data acquired regarding PRPs, the initial
actions for on-site replication will be:
· Promoting the establishment of Local/National Project Replication Groups (LPRGs) to act as
interfaces and reference points by supporting the elaboration of the specific ToRs;
· Promoting the exchange of experience on successful RPs through the use and consultation of the
database and other channels as opportune;
· Promote the use of PBSA scheme for setting up working partnerships and cooperation among key
stakeholders and interested at project level; and
· Support projects with the elaboration of procedures for promoting public information and
participation
Component 4: Expected Results
· Strong overall coordination of the two main elements of the Strategic Partnership project;
· Joint review of ideas and opportunities for projects under the IF and recommendations on IF pre-
pipeline and project concepts;
· Creation of functioning inter-ministerial committees in each participating country;
· Increased country participation;
· Increased country ownership;
· Application of effective project monitoring and evaluation mechanisms;
· Designed and implemented information and communications strategy;
· Information collected, analyzed, shared and disseminated through the Internet/intranet;
· Printed material on project activities disseminated to the general pubic;
· Participation to a number of public events;
· Completion of an IC advertising campaign and preparation of information material;
· Project replication strategy designed and implemented
· Replication potential assessments for demonstration and pilot projects completed with scoring to
indicate their potential for replication; and
· Potential replication projects (PRPs) identified by 2008.
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· Stakeholder participation assured on various scales from local and regional and from public to
private sectors.
· NGO/CBO participation in: project activities; stakeholder consultation meetings, advisory bodies,
management and decision-making bodies of the project; and monitoring and evaluation activities;
· GEF Small Grants projects address SAP and NAP priorities;
· NGO involvement plan published and each project component is provided with guidance early in
project implementation; and
· Knowledge products based on thematic lessons learned and best practice have been produced and
widely distributed by the end of the project.
· Policy briefs and guidelines for the sustainable financing of NAPs drafted, contacts between
countries, donors and financial institutions established accompanied by the training of finance
officers and other experts and a sustainable financing mechanism established for the region;
RISKS, SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICABILITY
RISKS
216.
The logframe matrix presented in Annex B details the project-related assumptions and risks. The
regional component of the Strategic Partnership represents an opportunity to implement a coordinated
approach to the implementation of the two SAPs and country NAPs that will assist in the implementation
of priority actions and remove the institutional, financial and technical barriers to investments. The major
risks of the project can be summarized as the following:
Political willingness to adopt the necessary institutional, policy and legislative reforms and to sustain
project programs and initiatives beyond the life of the GEF intervention.
217.
During the life-span of the GEF Project it is essential that participating countries collaborate
together, with partners and commit themselves to project activities, in particular the adoption and
incorporation of necessary policy and legislative reforms into their framework for the SAP and NAP
implementation. The successful implementation of activities and demonstrations is dependant on this.
Fortunately the countries of the Mediterranean have a long history of collaboration, through the
Barcelona Convention and the activities of MAP and its RACs. The TDA for the Mediterranean, SAP-
MED, SAP-BIO and NAPs were all undertaken in collaboration with countries and have been officially
adopted by the contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention. Endorsement letters have been received
from countries for the PDF-B phase of the project and all proponent countries expressed their full support
for this GEF initiative during the 2004 Stocktaking Meeting on the development of the GEF Strategic
Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem. In order to ensure political willingness
several measures have been undertaken. The project activities have been developed in consultation with
countries, and in addition the NAP priorities are on existing national sectoral development plans, which
have been agreed upon by the national authorities (including timeframes for implementation) using a
participatory approach with the involvement of all stakeholders. Therefore the NAPs are part of each
national authorities agreed development plan, and assuming that these are not changed than the priority
actions of the NAPs will be implemented beyond the life-span of the GEF project. Also active
participation of countries is ensured throughout the projects execution through the following mechanism:
the Steering Committee meetings, the involvement of SP Focal Points, Inter-ministerial Committees and
their meetings, the Country Support Programme, and overall involvement through MAP Focal points and
meetings. Therefore the level of risk can be regarded as low.
Effective participation and active involvement of all stakeholders in project execution.
218.
In order to ensure effective participation of all stakeholders in project execution a number of
measures have been taken during the project development. Stakeholder participation has been designed
an integral part of each component, with provisional lists of stakeholders already identified, and a
Stakeholder Involvement Plan drafted. In addition a separate component specifically focus's on NGO
(including CBOs) participation in the project which will contribute significantly to the overall
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transparency of SAP implementation and enhancing the levels of commitment by civil society and other
stakeholders while promoting effective public access to environmental information and public
participation in environmental decision-making in the Mediterranean region. The participation of civil
society organizations (with a focus on NGO networks) is expected to be a key element in achieving
greater awareness of the processes and results of the project; greater acceptance and ownership of the
processes and their products; increased quality of the outputs (policy documents, project results, products
and outcomes); strengthened stakeholder participation and partnership building in the implementation of
the project; and increased potential for the replication of the partnership and targeted activities. Therefore
the level of risk can be regarded as low.
Effective Project Co-ordination
219.
The geographic extent of the Mediterranean Sea basin (3,800 km wide and with a coastal length
of 46,000 km) and the diversity of activities in this project poses risks to the effective participation and
active involvement of all stakeholders in project execution. This will present a challenge to effective
project coordination. Measures, however have been taken to ensure strong linkages with civil society,
professional bodies, and relevant government bodies established in all project components through MAP
and the Barcelona Convention will suffice to minimize this risk.
220.
The level of risk to project execution is therefore low with the possible exceptions of potential
territorial disputes and/or economic crises. If this occurs during the project, activities and demonstrations
sites in affected areas will be changed. Alternative options for sites have already been discussed for
demonstrations in consultation with countries in order to minimize this risk.
SUSTAINABILITY
221.
As previously mentioned sustainability is essential for the future implementation of the SAPs and
NAPs. The previous 25 years of collaboration among Mediterranean countries, including the completion
of the TDA and the preparation of the SAPs and NAPs, provides a sound basis for confidence in the
sustainability of entities created in this project. It is clear that the baseline activities address only a
fraction of the necessary actions required to protect the Mediterranean Basin. The focus of the proposed
GEF project is to create an enabling framework for countries to implement their SAPs and NAPs in
an accelerated manner and provide a basis for the further development of integrated coastal and water
management. It also includes a number of demonstration/pilot projects that can be subsequently
replicated to advantage in the region thereby, again, offering inducements to sustainability.
222.
In order to strengthen the ability of governments to implement NAPs within and beyond the life
of the proposed project, legislative, policy and institutional reforms will be identified and formulated
for adoption by governments. These reforms will also constitute an incentive to sustainability in the
region because they will define the path of future interventions for environmental protection. The
capacities of governments and institutions in the region will be enhanced through training workshops and
the exchange of knowledge and skills providing a cadre of knowledge and expertise to promote further
initiatives in favor of reducing pollution from land based sources and protecting biological diversity
beyond the life of the project.
223.
To ensure that the issue of sustainable financing for the future implementation of remedial
measures is addressed, specific activities (see Component 4.1) under Sustainable financing mechanism
for the long term implementation of NAPs will aim to bring strategic financial planning and
management into the NAP project cycle and overcome the present difficulties of implementation.
Component 3 on the conservation of biological diversity comprises a number of activities that
specifically focus on ensuring the financial sustainability of regional and national MPA networks.
224.
Active participation of civil organizations in project activities is a key element for gaining
social sustainability. The Public Participation Strategy of this component focuses on building a firm
foundation for effective intervention in the region.
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225.
In addition, approximately 32 demonstration projects will be undertaken within the project.
These address pollution control from land based sources, management and disposal of PCB's from
electrical companies, the use of environmentally sound technology in industrial enterprises, developing
management plans to promote the financial sustainability of Marine Protected Areas, and the preparation
of action plans for coastal zone management that encompass water resources and coastal aquifers. An
integral aspect in the selection of demonstration sites will be their regional significance, the willingness
of governments to maintain structures beyond the life of the project and their potential for replication.
The replicability of project interventions and demonstrations has been addressed through the adoption of
an innovative approach by which a strategy for replication is specifically included as a significant
element of the project. This will maximize the chances of regional transfer of successful demonstrations
and pilot projects.
226.
To ensure that the project activities live on after the end of the 5 year period of the GEF
intervention, it is proposed that within MAP and the Barcelona Convention, there will be developed a
Strategic Framework (see Component 4.1) that will bring together all partners/donors/countries
working in the Mediterranean, and ensure that there is a common vision and direction of effort in present
and future projects. For this purpose MAP will co-ordinate with all countries, IA's and NGO's in the
region to develop a Strategic Framework that will work towards attaining MDG and WSSD
Environmental targets.
REPLICABILITY
227.
It has been observed that it many previous international projects, the replication of project
activities and demonstrations has not been dealt with in a systematic manner, with a resulting poor track
record of replication successes. Therefore it was agreed that the SP for the Mediterranean LME would
address the issue of replication in an innovative manner, through the development of a Replication
Strategy, as outlined in Component 4.3 of the project activities and further detailed in Annex F. This will
ensure the replication of the demonstrations and projects of both the Regional Component and Investment
Fund, the lessons learnt and results achieved within the project and the Strategic Partnership itself. This
strategy will require a high level of flexibility and adaptation to the different LME project components, in
particular with respect to the replication mechanisms to be adequately refined and contextualised when
used for other initiatives, other countries, other areas/sites.
228.
As a result ongoing information during the project as well as the final project results will be
disseminated through government institutions, universities and all other relevant stakeholders within the
Mediterranean and through IW-LEARN will be disseminated within and outside the region27.
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
229.
The Stakeholder Involvement Plan and detailed NGO Involvement Plan are complementary and
are presented in Annexes K and H respectively. Stakeholder participation is an inherent part of the
structure of MAP and the Barcelona Convention (see Box's 3 and 4), where all countries (represented by
the MAP focal point) form the contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention. Within each country
MAP and its RACs have designated focal points that are responsible for the co-ordination of specific
actions. In addition about 100 NGO's and IGO's, termed "partners" are participants to the meetings of
the Barcelona Convention. It should also be stressed that prior to the PDF-B phase of the project,
stakeholders participated in the formulation of the TDA-MED, SAP-MED, SAP-BIO and countries
NAPs, on which the present project activities are based. The activities of the project have therefore been
developed based on priorities of all participating countries, including stakeholders, and these activities
have been designed to involve all key stakeholders on a number of levels, from implementation,
knowledge transfer, dissemination and replication.
27 A specific web-site for the Strategic Partnership has been developed as of 2005: http://www.medsp.org/
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230.
In summary the primary stakeholders in this Project on a national level include:
·
Public Sector: ministries responsible for water resources; environment; planning; transport,
fisheries; industry; community development; education; and local government authorities
·
Private Sector: national and regional organizations representing: farmers; fisher folk;
manufacturers/industrialists;
·
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs): national trusts; conservation associations; women's
organizations; community-based organizations (CBOs);
·
Scientific community: researchers; sociologists; environmental managers; engineers (water, civil,
environmental); biologists; teachers; curriculum specialists; media practitioners; and
·
General public such as the entire coastal population of the Mediterranean Basin (in particular
those living in identified hotspots and sensitive areas) and the 176 million tourists visiting the
Mediterranean annually.
231.
At a regional and global level the stakeholders will be the various signatories to the
environmentally-related Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements (e.g. Barcelona Convention, CBD,
Basel Convention, UNCCD, Rotterdam Convention, Stockholm Convention) and all individuals and
organizations associated with sustainable management, biodiversity and pollution from land-based
sources.
232.
The purpose of the project is to start the process of NAP implementation in a coordinated
manner, and the involvement of key stakeholders is essential for the future successful completion of NAP
implementation and replication of project demonstrations. Stakeholders will participate in the project
implementation through the following mechanisms (detailed in Annex K):
·
Involvement of the public sector through the SP focal points and Steering Committee and the SP
Country Support Programme
·
Co-ordination of public sector through the involvement of relevant focal points including MAP,
MEDPOL (for pollution control), SPA/RAC (biodiversity), CP/RAC (cleaner production) and
PAP/RAC (priority actions and coastal zone management).
·
Involvement of civil society through activities of Component 4.1 which include. NGO
mobilization
·
Information disseminated to all key stakeholders (through the web, workshops, events,
publications etc) through the activities of Sub-Component 4.3. Communication Strategy
·
Active participation of relevant stakeholders in the implementation of project activities and
demonstration projects
SECTION 3 - INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND EVALUATION
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
233.
The Implementing agency of the Project is UNEP while the Executing Agency is the
Coordinating Unit for the Mediterranean Action Plan (MEDU-MAP) and its associated Regional Activity
Centers (RACs): Cleaner Production (CP RAC); Specially Protected Areas (SPA RAC); Priority Actions
Programme (PAP RAC); and Information (INFO RAC). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) are GEF
Executive Agencies with Expanded Opportunities, and will therefore receive funding for their
corresponding activities directly from GEFSEC. The structure of the Strategic Partnership and the
Regional Component are presented in figures 1 and 2 and table 2 presents the responsible co-executing
agencies for the projects sub-components.
234.
The Co-executing Agencies to the Project are:
·
the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM);
·
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Hydrological
Programme (UNESCO/HP);
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·
the World Wide Fund for Nature, Mediterranean Programme Office (WWF/MedPO);
·
the Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med);
·
the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development
(MIO-ECSDE);
·
the WB Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program (METAP)
235.
The Project's objectives and activities, fully comply with the Strategic Objective proposed by
UNEP for its GEF Programme of Work (paragraph 15(c) of the "Action Plan on Complementarity
Between the Activities Undertaken by UNEP under the GEF and its Programme of Work ) which
stipulates "Promoting regional and multi-country cooperation to achieve global environmental benefits".
This will be achieved within the project by establishing international/regional cooperation mechanisms
and the sharing of knowledge of good practices and lessons learned between the countries. The existing
infrastructure of the Barcelona Convention, of the Mediterranean Action Plan and its Regional Activity
Centers, will greatly serve this purpose. The other co-executing agencies, some of which have an
international or global status and others a regional one, will also contribute to this effect. Finally, within
the project itself, attention has been given to the development of comprehensive Information,
Communication and Replication Strategies that will greatly enhance the degree of communication,
sharing, cooperation and replication on the regional and multi-country level for the benefit of the
Mediterranean LME region.
236.
The arrangements for the project execution are based on the following structures and activities
(for more details please refer to the description of Component 4):
Table 2. Responsible Co-executing agencies
Responsible
Component/ Sub-Component
Co-executing agencies
Component 1. Integrated approaches for the implementation of SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM, and
management of coastal aquifer
Sub-Component 1.1 Management of Coastal Aquifer and
UNESCO/HP (with support from GWP-
Groundwater
MED and PAP/RAC)
PAP/RAC and METAP (with support from
Sub-Component 1.2 Integrated Coastal Zone Management
GWP-MED and UNESCO/HP)
GWP-MED (with support from PAP/RAC
Sub-Component 1.3 Integrated Water Resource Management
and UNESCO/HP)
Component 2. Pollution from land based activities, including Persistent Organic Pollutants:
implementation of SAP MED and related NAPs
Sub-Component 2.1 Facilitation of policy and legislation UNEP-MAP's MEDPOL programme
reforms for pollution control
Sub-Component 2.2 Transfer of Environmentally Sound UNIDO
Technology (TEST)
Sub-Component 2.3 Environmentally Sound Management of
equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated by
UNEP-MAP's MEDPOL programme and
PCBs in national electricity companies of Mediterranean CP/RAC
countries
Component 3. Conservation of biological diversity: implementation of SAP BIO and related NAPs
Sub-Component 3.1 Conservation of Coastal and Marine SPA/RAC, FAO/GFCM and WWF-
Diversity through Development of a Mediterranean MPA MedPO
Network
Sub-Component 3.1 Promotion of the sustainable use of
fisheries resources in the Mediterranean through ecosystem-
FAO/GFCM
based Management Approaches
Component 4. Project Co-ordination, Replication and Communication and Strategies, Management and
M&E
Sub-Component 4.1 Project , Co-ordination, Management and
MEDU-MAP, WB, METAP, MEDPOL
M&E
and MIO-ECSDE
Sub-Component 4.2 Information and Communication strategies
INFO/RAC and MEDU-MAP
Sub-Component 4.3 Replication strategy
INFO/RAC and MEDU-MAP
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237.
The Program Management Unit (PMU) will be established and personnel will be recruited by
UNEP/MAP according to standard UN staff rules and regulations. The PMU will comprise a Project
Manager, a Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Expert supporting (80% of time) the project Manager and
providing (20% of time) expertise for the Sub-Components and a financial assistant.28
238.
The PMU will closely follow the implementation of project activities, handle day-to-day project
issues and requirements, coordinate them and ensure a high degree of transnational and inter-institutional
collaboration (international and regional organizations and donors). It will be responsible for the
production of six-month advance reports and six-month and annual expense reports. It will also assist the
GEF Independent Office of Evaluation in preparing the mid-term and final evaluations of the project. The
PMU will report to the other three management and co-ordination structures set up within the project,
namely the SPSC, and the CG.
239.
The Strategic Partnership Project Steering Committee (SPSC) will oversee the project
execution and will act as the main policy body of the Strategic Partnership. Members of the SPSC will be
SP national focal points from all GEF-eligible countries, representatives of the implementing agencies,
representatives of the executing agency (UNEP/MAP), FAO, UNIDO, the GEF Secretariat, the co-
executing agencies, the EU, the Project Manager, the President of the Bureau of Contracting Parties to the
Barcelona Convention, major donors (France, Italy, Spain) and one or two NGO representing a network
of NGOs in the Mediterranean.
240.
The SPSC will meet annually and will:
· Review the Annual Status reports submitted by each partner and the summary status report of the
regional project prepared by the PMU. It will also review the reports prepared under the M&E
activity (see also Annex E). Based on all this information the SPSC will make recommendations
for the conduction of the business of the Project and if necessary take appropriate decisions for
changes of the workplan, timetable and budget allocations.
· Review the recommendations of the Investment Fund Advancement Report, including project
ideas identified by the World Bank and the Coordination Group (see below) and the review of the
status of Investment Fund Demonstration Projects that will include results indicators and the
status of replication activities at national level.
· Review the annual expenditure and progress report submitted by the SP Focal Points under the
Country Support Programme.
241.
The Strategic Partnership Coordination Group (SPCG) will be responsible for the overall
coordination of the Strategic Partnership. The CG's basic function is to ensure effective exchanges and
synergy between the Regional Component and the Investment Fund of the SP. It will monitor the
linkages between the two components, so that potential synergies can be exploited. It will oversee the
design and implementation of replication strategies and provide advice on the IF pipeline. The CG will
discuss, and make its recommendations regarding IF pre-pipeline and project concepts. Such
recommendations, as well as the minutes of exchanges at partnership level, will be attached as a
mandatory annex to the proposal (concept) submitted to the GEF for approval together with the WB
response. Its membership will comprise of the MAP Coordinator (chair); representatives of the GEF
Secretariat (IW, POPs); the Project Manager of the regional project; a representative of the UNEP/GEF
Coordination Office; representatives of FAO and UNIDO, World Bank-GEF Regional Coordinators
(ECA and MENA); and World Bank Task Managers.
28 In addition for the management of the UNIDO sub-component (see separate UNIDO project document) will
include one TEST co-ordinator.
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242.
In addition, the CG will review, and approve for submission to the SC, the following
advancement reports:
·
Advancement Reports of the Investment Fund and the status report of demonstration projects
under implementation;
·
Status reports submitted by each partner in the regional project; and
·
Summary status reports of the regional project.
243.
The CG will meet annually at the UNEP/MAP office in Athens, preferably in conjunction with
regular MAP meetings of the parties but in advance of annual SPSC meetings.
244.
To further increase support to participating countries and enhance country ownership, the PMU
will develop a Country Support Programme (SPCSP) along the lines of the GEF Country Support
Program to Focal Points (CSP). Limited funds will be available to strengthen the capacity of the SP focal
points to carry out their mandates for the support of SP activities effectively in their respective countries.
One of the major and most important tasks of the country representatives (SP Focal Points) will be the
establishment and functioning of inter-ministerial committees.
245.
An amount of up to US$ 4,000 will be provided annually to each country for the purposes of the
SPCSP for the total duration of the Strategic Partnership (i.e., up to US$ 20,000 in total).
246.
Memoranda of agreement between UNEP/MAP and each country will be prepared and signed to
facilitate the transfer of funds to an appropriate national agency.
247.
SP Focal Points will submit to the SPSC for approval an annual workplan outlining activities to
be undertaken. At the end of each year, the SP Focal Points will submit an annual expenditure report and
an annual progress report together with the workplan for the following year.
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Figure 1. The Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LME
Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean LME
Regional Project
Investment Fund
UNEP/MAP, FAO, UNIDO
World Bank
and co-executing agencies
Investment projects,
Reforms,
demonstrations
capacity building
Replication mechanisms
SP Project Management and Co-ordination
Co-ordination Group and Steering Committee
Component 1. Integrated Approaches for the
Investment Fund Sub-Projects
Implementation of the SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM
Provisional list to include:
and Management of Coastal Aquifers
Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia:
Component 2. Pollution from Land-based activities,
Neretva and Trebisnjica River Basin
including POPs: Implementation of SAPMED and related
Management Project;
NAPs
Egypt: Alexandria Integrated Coastal
Component 3. Conservation of Biological Diversity:
Zone Management Project
Implementation of SAP-BIO and related NAPs
Component 4. Project Coordination, Communication and
Replication Strategies, Management, and M&E
Implementation of
SAP/MED and SAP/BIO and their NAPs
in participating countries
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Figure 2. SP Regional Component: Overall structure of project components and their relationship to the implementation of SAPMED and SAPBIO
Component 1.
Integrated Approaches for the Implementation of the SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM and Management of Coastal Aquifers
1.1 Management pf coastal Aquifers
1.2. Integrated Coastal Zone Management
1.3. Integrated Water resource Management
Component 2.
Pollution from Land-based
Component 3.
activities, including POPs:
Conservation of Biological
Implementation of SAPMED
Diversity: Implementation of
and related NAPs
SAP-BIO and related NAPs
Component 4. Project Coordination,
Replication and Communication
2.1. Facilitation of policy and
3.1.Conservation of Coastal
legislation reforms for pollution
strategies, and Management and M&E
Marine Diversity through the
control
SAPMED
development of a Mediterranean
SAPBIO
4.1. Project Coordination, Management and
MPA Network
M&E
2.2 Transfer of Environmentally
Sound Technology (TEST-MED)
4.2 Information and Communication
3.2. Promote the sustainable use
Strategies
of fisheries resources in the
2.3. Environmentally sound
4.3. Replication Strategy
Mediterranean through the
management of equipment,
development and application of
stocks and wastes containing or
Ecosystem-based Management
contaminated by PCBs in
Approaches
national electricity companies of
Mediterranean countries
The aim of the activities within each component are to provide specific
measures to support counties in the implementation of their NAPS, and
the above diagram gives a broad overview of how the various project
components will support SAP/MED and SAP/BIO
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All correspondence regarding substantive and technical matters should be addressed to:
At UNEP/MAP:
Mr. Paul Mifsud
Coordinator
UNEP/MAP
48, Vas. Konstantinou
11610 Athens
Greece
Tel: (30) 210 7273101 (direct)
Fax: (30) 210 7253196 or 7
e-mail: paul.mifsud@unepmap.gr
At UNEP/DGEF:
Maryam Niamir-Fuller
Director
Division of Global Environment Facility (GEF) Coordination
UNEP
PO Box 30552 Nairobi, Kenya
Room P-205
email: maryam.niamir-fuller@unep.org
tel: (254 20) 762-4166
fax: (254 20) 762-4041
with a copy to:
Ms. Virginie Hart
Task Manager, International Waters
UNEP Division of GEF Coordination
P.O. BOX 30552
00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 762 4527
Fax:+254 20 762 4041 / 762 4042
E-mail: virginie.hart@unep.org
All correspondence regarding administrative and financial matters should be addressed to:
At UNEP/MAP:
Mr. Khaled Ben Salah
Fund/Administrative Officer
UNEP/MAP
48, Vas. Konstantinou
11610 Athens
Greece
Tel: (30) 210 7273104 (direct)
Fax: (30) 210 7253196 or 7
e-mail: bensalah@unepmap.gr
At UNEP/DGEF:
Fund Manager (under recruitment)
UNEP Division of GEF Coordination
P.O. BOX 30552
00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 762 3347
Fax:+254 20 762 4041 / 762 4042
E-mail: Sandeep.Brambra@unep.org
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EVALUATION
248.
Standard Project monitoring and evaluation will be conducted in accordance with established
UNEP, UNIDO, FAO and GEF procedures. M&E will be provided by the project team and the
responsible UNEP, UNIDO and FAO Task Manager, or by Independent Evaluators in the case of the
Mid-Term and Terminal Evaluations. The Logical Framework Matrix in Annex B provides process and
stress reduction indicators for project implementation along with their corresponding means of
verification and assumptions and risks. The M&E Plan is presented in Annex E, with more detailed
process and stress reduction indicators for project activities along with their targets, means of verification
and location of action. Environmental status indicators will be developed under a separate activity under
Component 4.1. Project Co-ordination and Management. These indicators will be monitored on a regular
basis as part of ongoing monitoring programs for pollution parameters (undertaken by MEDPOL) and
biological diversity (undertaken by SPA/RAC) which will be adapted for the purpose of the projects
monitoring.
249.
During the inception period of the project, the M&E plan and indicators will be reviewed and
finalized along with baseline data for process and stress reduction indicators. In the monitoring process,
half-yearly activity and demonstration reports will be submitted to UNEP, UNIDO, FAO, UNEP-MAP
and the PMU by the responsible partners, and will include the status of activities and results from the
monitoring of M&E indicators. These results will be compiled by the PMU and a yearly report will be
sent to the SPSC approximately one month prior to the SPSC meeting. One of the aims of the SPSC is to
review the following inputs for the Annual Implementation Review (PIR):
·
An analysis of project performance over the reporting period, including outputs produced and,
where possible, information on the status of the outcome
·
The constraints experienced in the progress towards results and the reasons for these
·
The three (at most) major constraints to achievement of results
·
Annual Work Plans and related expenditure reports
·
Lessons learned
·
Clear recommendations for future orientation in addressing key problems in lack of progress
250.
The Annex E outlines the principle components of Monitoring and Evaluation. The project's
Monitoring and Evaluation approach will be discussed during the Project's Inception Report so as to
provide a means of verification, and an explanation and full definition of project staff M&E
responsibilities.
SECTION 4 - WORKPLAN AND TIMETABLE, BUDGET AND FOLLOW-UP
WORKPLAN AND TIMETABLE
251.
A Workplan and Timetable can be found in Annex D
BUDGET
252.
The grant will be used to finance the activities mentioned in Section 2. A detailed budget
following UNEP format can be found in Annex R of this document.
INCREMENTAL COSTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
253. Table 3 presents a summary of baseline and incremental costs. A more detailed analysis of
incremental costs and discussion of domestic and incremental benefits is contained in Annex A. As noted
in Annex A, benefits under this project will accrue at the global, regional and national levels. Major
environmental benefits are anticipated to arise through enhancement of the capacity of participating
governments to manage their environment in a regionally harmonised manner and address identified
priority issues in an accelerated manner through the rapid implementation of SAP-MED and SAP-BIO.
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254.
Adopting a regional approach to concerted action carries with it transaction costs associated with
networking national institutions, organizations and governments. Not all of such costs are strictly
incremental because national benefits derive from the sharing of regional experiences. Nevertheless, it is
certainly the case that, without a GEF intervention, such costs would not be met because they result in
little direct national benefit. The countries of the region are clearly committed to a regional approach as
evidenced by their previous commitment to regional activities and agreements. The costs of actions that
result in direct national benefit are those associated with the demonstration activities where the countries
concerned will undoubtedly derive national benefit from the interventions. A discussion of domestic and
incremental benefits for each project component and sub-component is contained in Annex A.
255. Table 4 presents the project budget and component financing. The total cost of the project
(including the PDF-B phase) is 51,397,700 USD. Significant co-financing is assured from a number of
sources, subject to the approval of core funding by the GEF. Participating country co-financing
(including Palestinian National Authority) amounts to 13,100,000 USD (all secured).
Table 3. Baseline and Incremental Costs
Item/Component/Sub-Component/Activity
Baseline
Alternate
Increment
$
$
$
Component 1. Integrated approaches for the implementation of SAPs and
10,210,000 22,667,700 12,457,700
NAPs: ICZM, IWRM, and management of coastal aquifer
Sub-Component 1.1: Management of Coastal Aquifers and groundwater 1,110,000
7,853,000
6,743,000
Sub-Component 1.2: Integrated Coastal Zone Management
8,850,000 11,964,700
3,114,700
Sub-Component 1.3: Integrated Water Resource Management 250,000
2,850,000
2,600,000
Component 2. Pollution from land based activities, including Persistent
37,300,000 47,016,500
9,716,500
Organic Pollutants: implementation of SAP MED and related NAPs
Sub-Component 2.1: Facilitation of policy and legislation reforms for pollution
7,755,000 9,791,000
2,036,000
control
Sub-Component 2.2: Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST) 27,345,000
29,295,500
1,950,500
Sub-Component 2.3 Environmentally Sound Management of equipment, stocks
2,200,000 7,930,000
5,730,000
and wastes containing or contaminated by PCBs in national electricity
companies of Mediterranean countries
Component 3: Conservation of biological diversity: Implementation of
3,450,000 20,281,600 16,831,600
SAPBIO and related NAPs
Sub-Component 3.1: Conservation of Coastal and Marine Diversity through
1,650,000 15,566,600 13,916,600
Development of a Mediterranean MPA Network
Sub-Component 3.2: Promotion of the Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in
1,800,000 4,715,000
2,915,000
the Mediterranean through Ecosystem-based Management Approaches
Component 4: Project Coordination, Replication and Communication
29,343,000 39,776,400 10,433,400
Strategies, Management and M&E
Sub-Component 4.1 Project Coordination, Management and M&E: Activities
- 4,061,000
4,061,000
4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.9
Activity 4.1.4 Financial Resource Mobilization
27,043,000 27,673,000
630,000
Activity 4.1.10 NGO involvement in the region
-
700,000
700,000
Sub-Component 4.2: Information and Communications Strategies -
1,761,000
1,761,000
Sub-Component 4.3: Replication Strategy
2,300,000 5,581,400
3,281,400
TOTAL
80,303,000 129,742,200 49,439,200
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Table 4. Project Budget Summary and Component Financing in US $
GEF
Co-financing
Project
Financing
(Net)
Bi-lateral
Participating
Component, Sub-Component
Governments
Countries
Other
Total
Total
PDF-B Phase summary
700,000
292,500
966,000 1,258,000 1,958,500
Full Scale Project
Component 1. Integrated approaches for the
implementation of SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM,
and management of coastal aquifer
3,220,000
1,933,000
4,587,500
2,717,200 9,237,700 12,457,700
Sub-Component 1.1 Management of Coastal Aquifer and
Groundwater
1,770,000
1,933,000
1,550,000
1,490,000 4,973,000
6,743,000
Sub-Component 1.2 Integrated Coastal Zone Management
950,000
0
1,937,500 227,200 2,164,700
3,114,700
Sub-Component 1.3 Integrated Water Resource
Management
500,000
0
1,100,000 1,000,000 2,100,000
2,600,000
Component 2. Pollution from land based activities,
including Persistent Organic Pollutants:
implementation of SAP MED and related NAPs
4,400,000
600,000
1,506,000
3,210,500 5,316,500
9,716,500
Sub-Component 2.1 Facilitation of policy and legislation
reforms for pollution control
950,000
0
176,000 910,000 1,086,000
2,036,000
Sub-Component 2.2 Transfer of Environmentally Sound
Technology (TEST)
1,000,000
600,000
0 350,500
950,500
1,950,500
Sub-Component 2.3 Support to the implementation of the
Stockholm Convention on disposal of PCB stockpiles in
Mediterranean countries
2,450.000
0
1,330,000 1,950,000 3,280,000
5,730,000
Component 3. Conservation of biological diversity:
800,000
implementation of SAP BIO and related NAPs
from IW
4,340,000
5,076,600
6,615,000 16,031,600 16,831,600
Sub-Component 3.1 Conservation of Coastal and Marine
Diversity through Development of a Mediterranean MPA
Network
42,500
4,340,000
3,676,600
5,857,500 13,874,100 13,916,600
Sub-Component 3.2 Promotion of the sustainable use of
fisheries resources in the Mediterranean through
ecosystem-based Management Approaches
757,500
0
1,400,000 757,500 2,157,500
2,915,000
Component 4. Project Co-ordination, Replication and
Communication Strategies, Management and M&E
4,471,000
0
2,929,900
3,032,500 5,962,400 10,433,400
Sub-Component 4.1 Project Co-ordination, Management
and M&E
2,851,000
0
900,000 1,640,000 2,540,000
5,391,000
Sub-Component 4.2 Information and Communication
strategies
530,000
0
800,000 431,000 1,231,000
1,761,000
Sub-Component 4.3 Replication strategy
1,090,000
0
1,229,900 961,500 2,191,400
3,281,400
Total (excluding PDF-B phase) 12,891,000
6,873,000
14,100,000* 15,575,20036,548,200 49,439,200
·
this amount includes also the contribution of the Palestinian National Authority
256.
GEF Contribution for the full scale project is 12,891,000 USD, divided among following GEF
Focal Areas:
·
International Waters (OP 9):
9,991,000 USD
·
POPs (OP 14):
2,900,000 USD29
29 Please note that of this 2.9 M USD, 200,000 USD have been taken for Replication Strategy (Sub-Component 4.3) and 250,000 USD for Project
Management (Sub-Component 4.1)
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Table 5. Project Activities and budget
Component/Sub-Component/Activity
Co-financing
GEF
Total
Co-executing
USD
USD
USD
Agencies
PDF B Phase
1,258,500
700,000
1,958,500
All
FULL SCALE PROJECT
Component 1. Integrated approaches for the implementation
UNESCO,
of SAPs and NAPs: ICZM, IWRM, and management of
PAPA/RAC,
coastal aquifer
METAP, GWP-
Med
Sub-Component 1.1 Management of Coastal Aquifer and
UNESCO,
Groundwater
PAPA/RAC,
GWP-Med
1.1.1 Assessment of coastal aquifer risk and uncertainty and
1,500,000 625,000
2,125,000
mapping of their vulnerability
1.1.1.1 Assessment of risk and uncertainty related to the
450,000 125,000 575,000
UNESCO
Mediterranean coastal aquifer
1.1.1.2 Coastal aquifer vulnerability mapping: Pilot Project in
650,000 400,000
1,050,000
UNESCO
one selected country
1.1.1.3 Coastal aquifer supplement to TDA-MED: Development
400,000 100,000 500,000
UNESCO
of a coastal TDA supplement
1.1.2 Regional actions for Costal Aquifer Management
2,623,000
775,000
3,398,000
1.1.2.1 Development of a regional Action Plan on Coastal
200,000 100,000 300,000
UNESCO
Aquifers
1.1.2.2 Integration of groundwater management in ICZM and
200,000 100,000 300,000
UNESCO,
IWRM planning systems
PAP/RAC and
GWP-Med
1.1.2.3 Identification and planning of coastal groundwater
200,000 200,000 400,000
UNESCO
demonstrations
1.1.2.4 Sustainable Coastal Land Management
1,533,000
0
1,533,000
UNESCO
1.1.2.5 Eco-hydrogeology applications for management and
240,000 200,000 440,000
UNESCO
protection of coastal wetlands
1.1.2.6 Coastal aquifer supplement to SAP MED, SAP BIO and
250,000 175,000 425,000
UNESCO
NAPs
1.1.3 Legal, Institutional and policy reform for Coastal Aquifer
400,000 370,000 770,000
Management
1.1.3.1 Policy/legal/institutional regional assessment for coastal
200,000 170,000 370,000
UNESCO
aquifer management
1.1.3.2 Policy/legal/institutional reform, institutional
200,000 200,000 400,000
UNESCO
development and mechanism for coastal aquifer management
1.1.4 Spatial application cross cutting activity
450,000
0
450,000
UNESCO
Sub Total Sub-Component 1.1
4,973,000
1,770,000
6,743,000
Sub-Component 1.2 Integrated Coastal Zone Management
PAP/RAC,
METAP
1.2.1 Support activities in preparation of National ICZM
1,251,200 565,000
1,816,000
Strategies and NAPs
1.2.1.1 Strengthening the role of ICZM as a policy framework for
231,000 107,400 338,400
PAP/RAC
WRM and biodiversity protection on the regional level
1.2.1.2 Support to the preparation of ICZM NAPs
302,000
193,000
495,000
PAP/RAC
1.2.1.3 Harmonizing national institutional arrangements and
107,000 51,000 158,000
PAP/RAC
legislation with ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean
1.2.1.4 Developing/strengthening of coastal legislation in the
336,600 86,500 423,100
METAP
Mediterranean (notably national Coastal Laws)
1.2.1.5 Use of Cost of Environmental Degradation (COED) as an
274,600 127,100 401,700
METAP
ICZM tool
1.2.2 Application of ICZM approach, tools, and techniques in
913,500 385,000
1,298,500
PAP/RAC,
demonstration areas
UNESCO and
GWP-Med
1.2.2.1 ICZM Plans to demonstrate ICZM approach, tools and
657,500 345,000
1,002,500
PAP/RAC
techniques in selected areas
1.2.2.2 Capacity building for effective implementation and
175,000 27,000 202,000
PAP/RAC
sustainable financing of pilot ICZM projects
1.2.2.3 Coordination and harmonization of ICZM component
81,000 13,000 94,000
PAP/RAC,
with other components' activities in demo projects
UNESCO and
GWP-Med
Sub Total Sub-Component 1.2
2,164,700
950,000
3,114,700
66
Component/Sub-Component/Activity
Co-financing
GEF
Total
Co-executing
USD
USD
USD
Agencies
Sub-Component 1.3 Integrated Water Resource Management
GWP-Med
1.3.1 Develop Action Plan for IWRM in the Mediterranean
480,000
80,000
560,000
GWP-Med
1.3.2 Catalyze Action and Build capacity on National IWRM
940,000 200,000
1,140,000
Planning in 2 target countries
GWP-Med
1.3.3 Develop an IRBM in globally important river basin(s) and
530,000 200,000 730,000
adjacent coastal area
GWP-Med
1.3.4 Preparation of Short list of Transboundary Basins and
150,000 20,000 170,000
Water issues
GWP-Med
Sub Total Sub-Component 1.3
2,100,000
500,000
2,600,000
Sub Total Component 1
9,237,700
3,220,000
12,457,700
Component 2. Pollution from land based activities:
implementation of SAP MED and related NAPs
MEDPOL
Sub-Component 2.1(a) Facilitation of policy and legislation
reforms for pollution control - Industrial pollution pilot projects
MEDPOL
2.1.1 Phosphogypsum slurry management in Lebanon, Tunisia
140,000 120,000 260,000
and Syria
MEDPOL
2.1.2 Chromium and BOD control in tanneries
190,000
170,000
360,000
MEDPOL
2.1.3 Lubricating oil recycling and regeneration in the majority of
160,000 150,000 310,000
the countries
MEDPOL
2.1.4 Lead batteries recycling in the majority of the countries
140,000
124,000
264,000
MEDPOL
2.1.5 Assessment of riverine inputs of nutrients
130,000
90,000
220,000
MEDPOL
2.1.6 Setting Emission Limit Value (ELV) in industrial effluents
150,000 120,000 270,000
and Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)
MEDPOL
Sub Total Sub-Component 2.1(a) - Industrial pollution
910,000
774,000
1,684,000
MEDPOL
Sub-Component 2.1(b) Facilitation of policy and legislation
reforms for pollution control - Permit, Inspections and
MEDPOL
Compliance Systems
2.1.7 Meetings among agencies responsible for permitting,
28,000 28,000 56,000
MEDPOL
inspections and enforcement
2.1.8 Training workshops to provide practical guidance and
120,000 120,000 240,000
MEDPOL
uniformity on inspecting
2.1.9 National final meeting for the assessment and feedback for
28,000 28,000 56,000
the formulation of amendments
MEDPOL
Sub Total Sub-Component 2.1 - Permit, Inspection and
176,000 176,000 352,000
Compliance System
Sub Total Sub-Component 2.1
1,086,000
950,000
2,036,000
Sub-Component 2.2 Transfer of Environmentally Sound
Technology (TEST)
UNIDO
2.2.1 Set up national focal points
60,000
0
60,000
UNIDO
2.2.2 Introduction of the TEST integrated approach
144,000
0
144,000
UNIDO
2.2.3 Set-up of the information management system
112,500
0
112,500
UNIDO
2.2.4 Identification and selection of demonstration enterprises
107,000
0
107,000
UNIDO
2.2.5 Preparation of initial review at demonstration enterprises
206,500 0
206,500
including market and financial viability and initial environmental
review
UNIDO
Sub-Total first stage
630,000
0
630,000
2.2.6 Implementation of a Cleaner Production Assessment (CPA)
22,500
200,000
222,500
UNIDO
2.2.7 Introduction of EMS principles and design of EMS at
36,000 180,000 216,000
demonstration enterprises
UNIDO
2.2.8 Introduction of Environmental Management Accounting
11,250 180,000 191,250
practices and design
UNIDO
2.2.9 Evaluation of Phase I of the TEST Project
0
20,000
20,000
UNIDO
2.2.10 Preparation and promotion of EST projects
84,000
150,500
234,500
UNIDO
2.2.11 Investment promotion of identified EST Projects
77,250
0
77,250
UNIDO
2.2.12 Evaluation of Phase II of the TEST Project
0
20,000
20,000
UNIDO
67
Component/Sub-Component/Activity
Co-financing
GEF
Total
Co-executing
USD
USD
USD
Agencies
2.2.13 Introduction of basic principles for the preparation of
22,000 102,500 124,500
enterprise sustainable strategies (SES)
UNIDO
Sub-Total second stage
253,000 853,000
1,106,000
2.2.14 Preparation of National Publication on the application of
52,500 0
52,500
the TEST approach
UNIDO
2.2.15 Organization of national seminars
7,500
36,750
44,250
UNIDO
2.2.16 Organization of introductory seminars on TEST approach
7,500 33,750 41,250
at other enterprises in each country
UNIDO
2.2.17 Organization of a regional workshop to present the results
0 51,750 51,750
of TEST-Med projects
UNIDO
2.2.16 Starting of networking activities
0
24,750
33,000
UNIDO
Sub-Total third stage
67,500 147,000 214,500
Sub Total Sub-Component 2.2
950,500
1,000,000
1,950,500
Sub-Component 2.3 Environmentally Sound Management of
equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated by
MEDPOL and
PCBs in national electricity companies of Mediterranean
CP/RAC
countries
2.3.1 Legislative and institutional framework for implementation
450,000 500,000 950,000
of ESM of PCBs
MEDPOL
2.3.2 Demonstration projects to improve the management
750,000 1,350,000 2,100,000
programme of PCBs and facilitate the implementation of NIPs
MEDPOL
and MED-SAP
2.3.3 Awareness of importance of ESM of PCBs equipment
600,000
100,000
700,000
CP/RAC
2.3.4 Technical capacity for ESM of PCBs equipment
980,000
300,000
1,280,000
CP/RAC
2.3.5 National capacity to implement PCBs phase-out and
500,000 200,000 700,000
MEDPOL
disposal programs
Sub Total Sub-Component 2.3
3,280,000
2,450,000
5,730,000
Total Component 2
5,316,500
4,400,000
9,716,500
3. Conservation of biological diversity: implementation of
RAC/SPA,
SAP BIO and related NAPs
FAO/GFCM,
WWF-MedPo
3.1.1 Establishment of coordination mechanism for regional
938,000 0
938,000
RAC/SPA
MPA management
3.1.2 Identification and planning new MPAs Network
3,022,500
42,500
3,065,000
RAC/SPA,
(from IW)
FAO/GFCM
3.1.3 Improved MPA management 4,263,000
0
4,263,000
RAC/SPA,
WWF
3.1.4 Regional MPA Monitoring System
1,671,600
0
1,671,600
WWF-MedP
3.1.5 Ensuring Financial Suitability
3,134,000
0
3,134,000
RAC/SPA,
WWF-Med
3.1.6 Support to the Legal Governance
845,000
0
845,000
RAC/SPA
Sub-Total Sub-Component 3.1
13,874,100
42,500
13,916,600
Sub-Component 3.2 Promotion of the sustainable use of
fisheries resources in the Mediterranean through ecosystem-
based Management Approaches
FAO/GFCM
3.2.1 Regional ecosystem approach to fisheries management
979,700
179,700
1,159,400
FAO/GFCM
3.2.1.1 Identify regional EAF priorities
230,500
30,500
261,000
FAO/GFCM
3.2.1.2 Apply EAF to fisheries management 283,700
83,700
367,400
FAO/GFCM
3.2.1.3 Legal reform for EAF implementation
465,500
65,500
531,000
FAO/GFCM
3.2.2 Bycatch reduction at fleet level
1,012,300
512,300
1,524,600
FAO/GFCM
3.2.2.1Bycatch reduction at fleet level
345,300
95,300
440,600
FAO/GFCM
3.2.2.2 Demonstrate bycatch mitigation solutions
667,000
417,000
1,084,000
FAO/GFCM
3.2.3 Address unsustainable fisheries practices in MPAs
165,500
65,500
231,000
FAO/GFCM
3.2.3.1 Identify areas with significant impacts
165,500
65,500
231,000
FAO/GFCM
Sub-Total Sub-Component 3.2
2,157,500
757,500
2,915,000
Total Component 3
16,031,600
800,000
16,831,600
Component 4. Project Management, Co-ordination,
UNEP/MAP,
Communication and Replication Strategies
WB,
MEDPOL,
68
Component/Sub-Component/Activity
Co-financing
GEF
Total
Co-executing
USD
USD
USD
Agencies
MIO-ECSDE
4.1.1 Project Management Unit
626,000
1,281,000
1,907,000
UNEP/MAP
4.1.2 Strategic Partnership Steering Committee (SPSC)
35,000
275,000
310,000
UNEP/MAP,
WB
4.1.3 Strategic Partnership Coordination Group (SPCG) + WB
530,000 210,000 740,000
UNEP/MAP,
personnel
WB
4.1.4 Sustainable Financial Mechanism
230,000
400,000
630,000
WB, MEDPOL,
METAP
4.1.5 Long term Sustainability30
0 0 0
UNEP/MAP
4.1.6 Inter agencies meetings
35,000
0
35,000
UNEP/MAP
4.1.7 Mid Term Stocktaking Meeting 71,000
0
71,000
UNEP/MAP,
WB
4.1.8 Auditing, Evaluation and Reporting
73,000
275,000
348,000
UNEP/MAP,
WB
4.1.9 Country Support Program. (SPCSP)
390,000
260,000
650,000
UNEP/MAP
4.1.10 NGO mobilization
550,000
150,000
700,000
MIO-ECSDE
Sub Total Sub-Component 4.1
2,540,000
2,851,000
5,391,000
Sub-Component 4.2 Information and Communication
strategies
INFO/RAC
4.2.1 Design and preparation of IC campaigns, information
350,000 120,000 470,000
materials (brochures, leaflets, etc.)
INFO/RAC
4.2.2 Design, production and updating of on line LMA magazine
210,000
110,000
320,000
INFO/RAC
4.2.3 Participation to selected national/international events
311,000
130,000
441,000
INFO/RAC
4.2.4 Planning of "ad hoc" audiovisual campaigns for wide
360,000 170,000 530,000
media dissemination
INFO/RAC
Sub Total Sub-Component 4.2
1,231,000
530,000
1,761,000
Sub-Component 4.3 Replication strategy
INFO/RAC
4.3.1 Guiding the replication process
160,000
80,000
240,000 INFO/RAC
4.3.1.1 Creation of a Med-LME Project Replication Team
160,000
80,000
240,000
INFO/RAC
4.3.2 Collecting information
610,000
450,000
1,060,000 INFO/RAC
4.3.2.1 Developing an ICT Platform, data collection, database,
610,000 450,000
1,060,000
monitoring and updating
INFO/RAC
4.3.3 Information analysis, sharing and dissemination
810,000
335,000
1,145,000
INFO/RAC
4.3.3.1 Information analysis, selection of PMAs and
170,000 135,000 305,000 INFO/RAC
dissemination
4.3.3.2 Organization of 2 Replication meetings
195,000
60,000
255,000 INFO/RAC
4.3.3.3 Design and implementation of dissemination mechanism
200,000 80,000 280,000
and partnership building
INFO/RAC
4.3.3.4 Organization of a regional conference
245,000
60,000
305,000 INFO/RAC
4.3.4 Replication potential assessment
237,500
150,000
387,500 INFO/RAC
4.3.4.1 Design and implementation of a Replication Scoring
237,500 150,000 387,500
System
INFO/RAC
4.3.5 Catalyzing implementation
150,000
75,000
225,000 INFO/RAC
4.3.5.1 Initial facilitation of on-site project development 150,000
75,000
225,000
INFO/RAC
Sub Total Sub-Component 4.3
2,191,400
1,090,000
3,281,400
Sub Total Component 4
5,962,400
4,471,000
10,433,400
Total Component 1+2+3+4+ PDF B Phase
37,806,700
13,591,000
51,397,700
Total Component 1+2+3+4 (excluding PDF-B phase)
36,548,200
12,891,000
49,439,200
30 This activity has no budget allocation since it will be executed within activities 4.1.2, 4.1.3, and 4.1.4
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Table 6. Programme Co-financing Detail
Name of Co-financier (source)/Sub-
Component
Classification
Type
Amount $
Status/Notes
UNESCO Letters of
Italian Ministry for the Environment,
commitment 08/03/07 and
Land and Sea/Sub-Component 1.1 Government
Cash
600,000 the 12/12/07
Italian Government/ Sub-Components
Letter of commitment
2.2 TEST
Government
Cash
600,00031 21/11/07
Croatia Ministry of
Letter of commitment
Culture/Component 3 - BD
Government
In kind
250,000 05/4/07
Syria - Ministry of Local
Administration and Environment/BD-
Letter of commitment
Component 3
Government
In kind
250,000 12/3/07
Albania - Ministry Environment,
Forests and Waters
Letter of commitment
Administration/Component 3 -
Government
In kind
100,000 03/3/07
Libya - Environmental General
Letter of commitment
Committee/Component3 Government
In kind
250,000 20/3/07
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of
Foreign Trade and Economic
Letter of commitment
Relations//Component3 Government
In kind
250,000 19/3/07
France/FFEM Ministry of Ecology
and Sustainable
Development/Component 3 "existing
Letters of commitment
MPAs" Government
Cash
1,820,00032 05/01/2008
Government of Spain/Spanish Agency
for International Cooperation
Government/National
2,520,00033 Letter of commitment
/Component 3 "new MPAs"
Institutions
Cash
20/3/2007
Letter of commitment
Algeria - Ministry for Territory and
10/3/2007
Environment/Regional Component Government
In kind
1,000,000
Syria - Ministry of Local
Administration and Environment/
Letter of commitment
Regional Component and BD
Government
In kind
1,000,000 11/3/2007
Morocco - Ministry for Territory,
Water and Environment/ Regional
Letter of
Component Government
In kind
1,000,000 commitment7/3/2007
Tunisia Ministry for the
Environment and sustainable
Letter of commitment
Development/Regional Component Government
In kind
1,000,00034 15/3/07
Libya Environment General
Letters of commitment
Authority/Regional Component and
20/3/07
Biodiversity Government
In kind
1,000,000
31 400,000 euros for the "Establishment of an African Investment Monitoring Network: design and test of survey
methodology"
32 Letter states 1,265,000 euros
33 Letter states 1,750,000 euros
34 Includes 100,000 USD committed to Component 1.1 (see UNESCO letter 12/12/07)
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Name of Co-financier (source)/Sub-
Component
Classification
Type
Amount $
Status/Notes
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ministry of
Foreign Trade and Economic
Relations/ Regional Component and
Letter of commitment
Biodiversity Government
In kind
1,000,000 19/3/2007
Croatia Ministry of Environmental
Letter of commitment
Protection, Physical Planning and
22/3/07
Construction/Regional Component
Government
In kind
2,500,00035
Letter of commitment
Turkey Ministry of Environment and
01/5/07
Forestry/ Regional Component Government In kind
1,000,000
Montenegro Ministry of Tourism
Letter of commitment
and Environmental Protection/
07/5/07
Regional Component Government
In kind
800,00036
Egypt Ministry of State of
Environmental Affairs/ Regional
Letter of commitment
Component Government
In kind
1,000,000 3/10/2007
Albania - Ministry Environment,
Forestry and Water
Administration/Regional Component
Letters of commitment
and BD
Government
In kind
700,000 3/3/07
UNESCO Letter of interest
FFEM for Sub-Component 1.1 Government Cash 1,333,00037 17/12/07
50% Cash and
Letter of commitment
CP/RAC/Sub-Component 2.3 POPs Co-executing
Agency 50% in kind
400,000 24/10/2007
Cash and in
Letter of commitment
SPA/RAC - Component 3
Co-executing Agency kind
600,000 22/3/2007
INFO RAC/Sub-Components 4.2 and
Letter of commitment
4.3
Co-executing Agency In kind
343,200 14/03/2007
In kind
Letter of Commitment
PAP/RAC/ Sub-Component 1.2 Co-executing
Agency 75,200 12/11/07
Letter of Commitment
PAP-RAC/ Sub-Component 1.2 Co-executing
Agency Cash/In kind
152,000 07/03/07
Mediterranean Trust Fund / Sub-
Component 4.1/ Activity 4.1.4
Cash
(82%)
Letter of commitment
Sustainable Financial Mechanism
Multilateral Agency and in-kind
120,000 02/11/2007
Mediterranean Trust Fund/Sub-
Cash (82%)
Letter of commitment
Components 2.1 Policy Multilateral
Agency
and in kind
910,000 02/11/2007
Mediterranean Trust Fund/Sub-
Letter of commitment
Components 2.3 POPs Multilateral
Agency
Cash
1,300,000 02/11/2007
E-mail from Anne Burrill
European Commission DG
6/7/2007 and descision in
Environment Component 3
Cash
Annual Action programme
EU
2,765,00038 for 2007
Letter of commitment is
MAVA Foundation/ Component 3
Foundation
Cash 2,450,000 still pending
European Space Agency/ Sub- International
Letter of Commitment
Component 1.1
organization
In kind
450,000 11/12/07
35 Includes 100,000 USD committed to Component 1.1 (see UNESCO letter 12/12/07)
36 Includes 100,000 USD committed to Component 1.1 (see UNESCO letter 12/12/07)
37 Letter states 900,000 euros
38 Letter states 2,000,000 euros
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Name of Co-financier (source)/Sub-
Component
Classification
Type
Amount $
Status/Notes
World Bank / Sub-Component 4.1/ International
World Bank letter of
Activity 4.1.3 Coordination Group
Organization
In kind
370,000 commitment 13/11/2007
Letters of Commitment
from UNESCO 12/12/07
LUND University (Sweden)/ Sub-
and Lund University
Component 1.1
National Institution
In kind
200,000 18/9/07
Regional Government of Sicily
Region, Italy/Sub-Components 4.2 and
Letter of commitment
4.3 National
Institution
Cash 1,049,30039 14/03/2007
UNESCO Letters of
Spanish Geological survey/Component National Institution
In-kind
100,000 commitment 12/12/07 and
1.1
22/10/07
Palestinian National Authority
Environment Quality
Letter of commitment
Authority//Regional Component
National Authority
In kind
1,000,000 23/3/07
Letter of Commitment
GWP-Med/Sub-Component 1.3IWRM NGOs
Cash
1,000,000 05/03/07
MIO-ECSDE/Component 4.1/ Activity
Letter of Commitment
4.1.10
NGO
Cash
150,000 02/03/07
Private
Demonstration enterprises/Counter
sectors/National
Final written confirmation
parts Sub-Components 2.2 TEST
institutions
In kind
150,500 still pending
Basel Convention//Sub-Component 2.3
Letter of commitment
POPs
Secretariat
Mainly cash
250,000 09/11/07
UN Cooperating
Letter of Commitment
UNESCO/Sub-Component 1. 1
Agency
Cash
440,000 12/12/07
UN Cooperating
Letter of Commitment
FAO-TCP/ Sub-Component 1.1
Agency
In kind
300,000 12/12/07
UN Agency / Co-
executing Agency and
Final written confirmation
UNIDO/ Sub-Components 2.2TEST
Government
In kind
200,000 still pending
UN Cooperating
Letter of commitment
FAO/GFCM/ Sub-Component 3.1 and Agency / Co-
3.2
executing Agency
In kind
800,000 28/3/2007
UNEP-MAP/Sub-Component
UN Cooperating
Letter of commitment
4.1/Activity 4.1.1
Agency
In kind
250,000 21/03/2007
UNEP-MAP/Sub-Component 4.1/
Activities 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.5, UN Cooperating
Letter of commitment
4.1.6, 4.1.7, 4.1.8
Agency
Cash
750,000 21/03/2007
Total excluding PDF-B
36,548,200
39 Letter states 800,000 euros
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SECTION 5 - MONITORING AND REPORTING
MANAGEMENT REPORTS
Progress Report
157. Within 30 days of the end of the reporting period, UNEP MAP will submit a Half-yearly
Progress Report (HYR) to Chief, Budget and Financial Management Service, with a copy to
UNEP/DGEF Coordination as at June 30 and December 31, using the format given in Annex T. This
HYR will be a synthesis of all the HYR's received by UNEP MAP from the co-executing agencies
responsible for the execution of the various sub-components of the project.
158.
The Inventory of Outputs/Services should be submitted with the Progress Report and the Final
Report. The reports are due within 30 days of the end of each half-yearly period when submitted with a
Progress Report or within 60 days of the completion of a project when submitted with a Final Report.
The formats of the reports are given in Annex T.
Final Report
159.
Within 60 days of the completion of the project, UNEP MAP will submit to Chief, Budget and
Financial Management Service, with a copy to UNEP/DGEF Coordination, a Final Report detailing the
activities taken under the project, lessons learned and any recommendations to improve the efficiency of
similar activities in the future, using the format provided in Annex U. This report will be a synthesis of
all the final reports received by UNEP MAP from the co-executing agencies responsible for the execution
of the various sub-components of the project.
Financial Reports
160.
UNEP MAP shall submit to Chief, Budget and Financial Management Service, with a copy to
UNEP/DGEF Coordination, quarterly project expenditure accounts and final accounts for each project,
showing amount budgeted for the year, amount expended since the beginning of the year, and, separately,
the unliquidated obligations as follows:
(i)
Details of project expenditures reported in line with project budget codes as set out in the project
document, as at 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December each year, providing details
of unliquidated obligations separately (see formats in Annex V). The expenditure accounts will
be dispatched within 30 days after the end of the quarter to which they refer.
(ii)
The expenditure account as at 31 December is to be received by 31 March each year.
(iii)
A final statement of account, in line with UNEP project budget codes, reflecting actual final
expenditures under the project, when all obligations have been liquidated.
Quarterly expenditure statements received from the co-executing agencies responsible for the execution
of the various sub-components of the project will be received and recorded in UNEP accounting system
by UNEP MAP. A copy of the memo to UNON, recording the expenditures, will be sent to UNEP/DGEF
along with a copy of accompanying expenditure statement.
Co-finance reports: Within 30 days of the end of the reporting period, UNEP MAP shall submit to
UNEP/DGEF Coordination, a co-financing report for the project using the format provided in Annex T
showing:
(a)
Amount of co-financing realized compared to the amount of co-financing committed to at the
time of project approval, and
(b)
Co-financing reporting by source and by type.
Sources include the agency's own co-financing, government co-finance (counterpart
commitments), and contributions mobilized for the project from other multilateral agencies,
bilateral development cooperation agencies, NGOs, the private sector, and beneficiaries.
Types of co-finance. Cash includes grants, loans, credits and equity investments. In-kind
resources are required to be:
- dedicated uniquely to the GEF project,
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- valued as the lesser of the cost and the market value of the required inputs they
provide for the project, and monitored with documentation available for any
evaluation or project audit.
Note that this will be a synthesis of all the co-financing reports received by UNEP MAP from the co-
executing agencies responsible for the execution of the various sub-components of the project.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Responsibility for Cost Overruns
161.
Expenditures against the GEF-approved budget cannot exceed the US$11,891,000 (GEF grant for
the project excluding PDF) shown on page 1. Any cost overruns (expenditures in excess of the amount in
each budget sub-line) shall be met by UNEP MAP as it is responsible for authorizing the expenditure,
unless written agreement has been received in advance from UNEP/DGEF Coordination. In cases where
UNEP/DGEF Coordination has indicated its agreement to a cost overrun in a budget sub-line to another,
a revision to the project document amending the budget will be issued by UNEP/DGEF Coordination.
74
LIST OF ANNEXES
Annexes A to Q inclusive are not integrated in this document but will be part of the printed project
document. They are being submitted as a separate set of attachments.
Annex A
Incremental Cost Annex
Annex B1
Log-frame Matrix for the Strategic Partnership
Annex B2
Log-frame Matrix for the Regional Component
Annex C
STAP Roster Technical Review
Annex C1
Response to STAP/IA comments
Annex C2
Response to GEF Secretariat and other Agencies' comments
Annex C3
Response to the Council
Annex C4
Response to GEF Secretariat at submission for CEO Endorsment
Annex D
Work-plan and Timetable
Annex E
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Annex F
Description of Component activities, including demonstrations and relevant supporting
information
Annex G
List Country participation in activities and demonstration/pilot projects
Annex H
Draft NGO Involvement Plan
Annex I
ICZM Policy Brief and Country Reports
Annex J
Strategic Partnership Focal Point contact details
Annex K
Stakeholder Involvement Plan
Annex L
Endorsement letters
Annex M
Mediterranean countries' needs for legal, policy and institutional reforms to strengthen
the management of existing marine protected areas
Annex N
Review of existing financial constraints and measures and proposal for a UNEP/GEF
programme on strengthening sustainable environmental financial mechanism for the
implementation of the NAPS
Annex O
Co-financing letters and their English translation when needed
Annex P
POPs endorsement letters from Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Syria
Annex Q
TORs of all Project management staff and consultants
Annex R
Umbrella UNEP budget and UNEP budgets per co-executing agency
Annex S
Co-finance Report format
Annex T
Half-yearly Progress Report Format
Annex U
Final Report format
Annex V
Format for quarterly expenditure statements
OTHER DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL
(to be supplied upon request)
-
Strategic Action Programme to address pollution from land-based activities (SAP-MED)
-
Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of biological diversity (SAP-BIO)
-
Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis for the Mediterranean Sea
-
SAP-MED: NAP Synopsis for each country
-
Guidelines for the preparation of national action plans to address marine pollution from land-
based activities
-
SAP-BIO National Reports
-
SAP-BIO National Action Plans
75
ANNEX R BUDGET IN UNEP FORMAT
UMBRELLA BUDGET BY COMPONENT
EXPENDITURE BY PROJECT COMPONENT/ACTIVITY
Component 1
Component 2
Component 3
Component 4
Management
Total
GEF
Co-
GEF
Co-finance
GEF
Co-finance
GEF
Co-finance
GEF
Co-
GEF
Co-finance
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
finance
finance
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100 Project Personnel w/m
(Show title/grade)
1101 Project Manager (L5) (260 w/m)
0
770,000
0
770,000
0
1102 Mediterranean marine and coastal expert (L-3)
(200 w/m)
0
511,000
0
511,000
0
1103 MEDPOL staff (20 w/m)
275,000
0
275,000
1104 National/Local personnel (27 w/m)
220,000
60,000
0
280,000
1199 Total
0 0 0
495,000
0 0 0
60,000
1,281,000 0
1,281,000
555,000
1200 Consultants w/m
(Give description of activity/service)
1201
Expert to set up a finanacial mechanism (190
w/m)
280,000
102,000
280,000
102,000
1202 Consultants for policy reforms (6w/m) for POPs
55,000
45,000
55,000
45,000
1203 Consultants for technical issues (32 w/m) POPs
155,000
155,000
155,000
155,000
1204 National consultants (14 w/m) for POPs
40,000
60,000
40,000
60,000
1205 Consultants for policy reforms (15 w/m) Sub-
Comp 2.1
65,000
25,000
65,000
25,000
1206 Consultants for technical activities 2.1.1, 2.1.2,
2.1.3, 2.1.4 (125 w/m)
240,000
177,000
240,000
177,000
1207 Consultant to prepare training course for
inspection(travel included) (30 w/m)
0
40,000
0
40,000
1208 Consultant to assess the river inputs (30 w/m)
75,000
43,000
75,000
43,000
1209 Consutant to assess the national and regional
ELVs (40 w/m)
85,000
60,000
85,000
60,000
1299 Total
0 0
715,000
605,000
0 0
280,000
102,000 0 0
995,000
707,000
1300 Administrative support w/m
(Show title/grade)
1301 Administrative assistant (G-6) (260 w/m)
0
0
0
276,000
0
276,000
1302 MEDPOL Administrative Staff (26 w/m)
0
55,000
0
55,000
1303 National/Local expert adm for PCBs (9 w/m)
0
115,000
0
115,000
76
1304 Translation
175,000
142,000
175,000
142,000
1399 Total
0 0 0
170,000
0 0
175,000
142,000 0
276,000
175,000
588,000
1600 Travel on official business (above staff)
1601 PMU Staff travels
0
0
0
100,000
0
100,000
1699 Total
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
100,000
0
100,000
1999 Component Total
0
0
715,000
1,270,000
0
0
455,000
304,000
1,281,000
376,000
2,451,000
1,950,000
20
SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2100 Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for UN
cooperating agencies)
2101 UNESCO - Management of Coastal Aquifer and
Groundwater
1,770,000
4,973,000
1,770,000
4,773,000
2102
FAO - Promotion of the sustainable use of
fisheries resources in the Mediterranean through
ecosystem-based Management Approaches
800,000
2,200,000
800,000
2,200,000
2103
World Bank - Technical Support to the
coordination and Sustainable Financial
Mechanism
280,000
370,000
280,000
370,000
2199 Total
1,770,000
4,973,000 0 0
800,000
2,200,000
280,000
370,000 0 0
2,850,000
7,543,000
2200 Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for non-
profit supporting organizations)
2201
PAP/RAC - Integrated Coastal Zone Management
950,000
2,164,700
950,000
2,164,700
2202 GWP-Med - Integrated Water Resources
Management
500,000
2,100,000
500,000
2,100,000
2203
CP/RAC - Environmentally Sound Management
of equipment, stocks and wastes containing or
contaminated by PCBs in national electricity
companies of Mediterranean countries
400,000
1,580,000
400,000
1,580,000
2205
WWF - Conservation of Coastal and Marine
Diversity through Development of a
Mediterranean Marine Protected Area (MPA)
network
0
7,068,600
0
7,068,600
2206
SPA/RAC - Conservation of Coastal and Marine
Diversity through Development of a
Mediterranean Marine Protected Area (MPA)
network
0
6,763,000
0
6,763,000
2208
MIO-ECSDE - NGOs Involvement in the region
150,000
550,000
150,000
550,000
77
2209 INFO/RAC - Information and Replication
strategies
1,620,000
3,422,400
1,620,000
3,422,400
2210 MOU with countries to prepare bankable projects
for financing
30,000
25,000
30,000
25,000
2211 Sub-Project Documents with countries to
strengthen inspection system
176,000
0
176,000
0
2212 Sub-Project Documents with countries for
activities 2.1.1,2.1.2,2.1.3,2.1.4
0
130,000
0
130,000
2213 Sub-Project Documents with countries to ensure
the financial support to the disposal process
1,260,000
650,000
1,260,000
650,000
2214 Country Support Programme (SPCSP)
260,000
390,000
260,000
390,000
2299 Total
1,450,000 4,264,700 1,836,000 2,360,000
0 13,831,600
2,060,000 4,387,400
0
0 5,346,000 24,843,700
2300 Sub-contracts (commercial purposes)
2301
0
0
2302
0
0
2303
0
0
2399 Total
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
2999 Component
Total
3,220,000 9,237,700 1,836,000 2,360,000 800,000 16,031,600
2,340,000 4,757,400
0
0 8,196,000 32,386,700
30
TRAINING COMPONENT
3200 Group training (study tours, field trips,
workshops, seminars, etc) (give title)
3201 Training courses on SFM project preparation
0
33,000
0
33,000
3202 Workshops, seminars to define ELVs for
industrial sectors
15,000
20,000
15,000
20,000
3203 Workshops, seminars to quantify river inputs
0
20,000
0
20,000
3204 Workshops, seminars for activities 2.1.1, 2.1.2,
2.1.3, 2.1.4
80,000
70,000
80,000
70,000
3205 Study tours for national experts on PCBs
100,000
10,000
100,000
10,000
3299 Total
0 0
195,000
120,000
0 0 0
33,000 0 0
195,000
153,000
3300 Meetings/conferences (give title)
3301 Mid-Term stocktaking meeting
0
30,000
0
30,000
3302 SP Steering Committee
150,000
0
150,000
0
3303 SP Coordination Group
0
90,000
0
90,000
3304 National stakeholders meetings for PCBs
80,000
30,000
80,000
30,000
3305 National review workshops for PCBs
60,000
20,000
60,000
20,000
3306 Regional review workshops for PCBs
70,000
15,000
70,000
15,000
3307 National stakeholders meetings for Sub-Comp 2.1
60,000
60,000
60,000
60,000
3308 National review workshops
35,000
30,000
35,000
30,000
78
3309 Regional review workshops
95,000
100,000
95,000
100,000
3399 Total
0 0
400,000
255,000
0 0
150,000
120,000 0 0
550,000
375,000
3999 Component
Total
0 0
595,000
375,000
0 0
150,000
153,000 0 0
745,000
528,000
40
EQUIPMENT & PREMISES COMPONENT
4100 Expendable equipment (items under
($1,500 each, for example)
4101 Office supplies
30,000
4,000
0
0
20,000
30,000
24,000
4102 Lab analysis
60,000
0
60,000
0
4103 Computer Software
0
30,000
0
30,000
4199 Total
0 0
90,000
34,000
0 0 0 0 0
20,000
90,000
54,000
4200 Non-expendable equipment
(computers, office equip, etc)
4201 Office equipments
0
0
50,000
0
50,000
4299 Total
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
50,000
0
50,000
4999 Component
Total
0 0
90,000
34,000
0 0 0 0 0
70,000
90,000
104,000
50
MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5100 Operation and maintenance of equip.
(example shown below)
5101 Rental & maint. of computer equip.
0
155,000
0
155,000
5199 Total
0 0 0
155,000
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
155,000
5200 Reporting costs (publications, maps,
newsletters, printing, etc)
5201 Preparation of reports and printing
36,000
30,000
36,000
30,000
5202 Reporting
60,000
122,000
60,000
122,000
5204 Unspecified
15,000
0
15,000
0
5205 Translation
25,000
57,000
10,000
35,000
57,000
5206 Preparation of brochures, maps, publication
33,000
55,000
33,000
55,000
5299 Total
0 0
94,000
142,000
0 0
85,000
122,000 0 0
179,000
264,000
5300 Sundry (communications, postage,
freight, clearance charges, etc)
5301 Communication
0
0
180,000
0
180,000
5302 Trasmission of documents to the countries
30,000
0
30,000
0
5399 Total
0 0
30,000 0
0 0 0 0 0
180,000
30,000
180,000
5500 Evaluation (consultants fees/travel/
DSA, admin support, etc. internal projects)
5501 UNEP DGEF conducted Evaluation costs (fees,
DSA, travels)
130,000
0
130,000
0
79
5502 Midterm technical evaluation of disposal activities
40,000
30,000
40,000
30,000
5503 Monitoring and baseline collection of key
indicators
30,000
0
30,000
0
5599 Total
0 0
40,000
30,000
0 0
160,000 0 0 0
200,000
30,000
5999 Component
Total
0 0
164,000
327,000
0 0
245,000
122,000 0
180,000
409,000
629,000
TOTAL
3,220,000 9,237,700 3,400,000 4,366,000 800,000 16,031,600
3,190,000 5,336,400
1,281,000 626,000
11,891,000
35,597,700
UMBRELLA BUDGET BY YEAR_GEF FUNDING ONLY
EXPENDITURE BY YEAR (GEF)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100
Project Personnel w/m
(Show title/grade)
1101
Project Manager (L5) (260 w/m)
154,000
154,000 154,000
154,000 154,000 770,000
1102
Mediterranean marine and coastal expert (L-3) (200 w/m)
110,000
110,000 110,000
110,000 71,000 511,000
1103 MEDPOL staff (20 w/m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1104 National/Local personnel (27 w/m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1199
Total
264,000
264,000 264,000
264,000 225,000
1,281,000
1200
Consultants w/m
(Give description of activity/service)
1201
Expert to set up a finanacial mechanism (190 w/m)
40,000
80,000
80,000
80,000
280,000
1202
Consultants for policy reforms (6w/m) for POPs
30,000
0
15,000
0
10,000
55,000
1203 Consultants for technical issues (32 w/m) POPs
0
0
50,000
55,000
50,000
155,000
1204 National consultants (14 w/m) for
POPs
0
0 10,000
20,000 10,000 40,000
1205 Consultants for policy reforms (15 w/m) Sub-Comp 2.1
35,000
20,000
0
0
10,000
65,000
1206 Consultants for technical activities 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4
(125 w/m)
90,000
40,000 40,000
40,000 30,000 240,000
1207 Consultant to prepare training course for inspection(travel
included) (30 w/m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1208 Consultant to assess the river inputs (30 w/m)
40,000
25,000
10,000
0
0
75,000
1209 Consutant to assess the national and regional ELVs (40
w/m) 45,000
25,000
15,000
0
0
85,000
1299
Total
240,000
150,000 220,000
195,000 190,000 995,000
80
1300
Administrative support w/m
(Show title/grade)
1301
Administrative assistant (G-6) (260 w/m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1302 MEDPOL Administrative Staff (26 w/m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1303 National/Local expert adm for PCBs (9 w/m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1304 Translation 35,000
35,000 35,000
35,000 35,000 175,000
1399
Total
35,000
35,000 35,000
35,000 35,000 175,000
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
PMU Staff travels
0
1699
Total
0
0 0
0 0 0
1999 Component Total
4,902,000
3,868,000 9,089,000
6,466,000 18,178,000 2,451,000
20
SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2100
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for UN
cooperating agencies)
2101
UNESCO - Management of Coastal Aquifer and
Groundwater
269,625
463,625 566,650
302,500 167,600
1,770,000
2102
FAO - Promotion of the sustainable use of fisheries
resources in the Mediterranean through ecosystem-based
Management Approaches
152,959 408,325 181,190 37,805
19,721 800,000
2103
World Bank - Technical Support to the coordination and
Sustainable Financial Mechanism
56,000
56,000 56,000
56,000 56,000 280,000
2199
Total
478,584
927,950 803,840
396,305 243,321
2,850,000
2200
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for non-
profit supporting organizations)
2201
PAP/RAC - Integrated Coastal Zone Management
96,000 231,350 371,850 190,400
60,400 950,000
2202
GWP-Med - Integrated Water Resources Management
84,000
126,500 136,500
136,500 16,500 500,000
2203 CP/RAC - Environmentally Sound Management of
equipment, stocks and wastes containing or contaminated
by PCBs in national electricity companies of
Mediterranean countries 63,000
286,500
50,500
0
0
400,000
2205
WWF - Conservation of Coastal and Marine Diversity
through Development of a Mediterranean Marine Protected
Area (MPA) network
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
2206
SPA/RAC - Conservation of Coastal and Marine Diversity
through Development of a Mediterranean Marine Protected
Area (MPA) network
0
0
0
0
0
0
2208
MIO-ECSDE - NGOs Involvement in the
region
40,750
33,250 30,500
20,000 25,500 150,000
2209
INFO/RAC - Information and Replication strategies 400,000
400,000
300,000 300,000 220,000 1,620,000
2210 MOU with countries to prepare bankable projects for
financing
0
0 10,000
10,000 10,000 30,000
2211 Sub-Project Documents with countries to strengthen
inspection
system
44,000
44,000 44,000
22,000 22,000 176,000
2212 Sub-Project Documents with countries for activities
2.1.1,2.1.2,2.1.3,2.1.4
0
0 0
0 0 0
2213 Sub-Project Documents with countries to ensure the
financial support to the disposal process
0
540,000
720,000
0
0
1,260,000
2214 Country Support Programme (SPCSP)
52,000
52,000 52,000
52,000 52,000 260,000
2299
Total 779,750
1,713,600
1,715,350 730,900 406,400 5,346,000
2300
Sub-contracts (commercial purposes)
2301
0
2302
0
2303
0
2399
Total
0
0 0
0 0 0
2999 Component Total
1,258,334
2,641,550 2,519,190
1,127,205 649,721 8,196,000
30
TRAINING COMPONENT
3200
Group training (study tours, field trips,
workshops, seminars, etc) (give title)
3201
Training courses on SFM project preparation
0
0
0
0
0
0
3202
Workshops, seminars to define ELVs for industrial sectors
0
15,000
0
0
0
15,000
3203 Workshops, seminars to quantify river inputs
0
0
0
0
0
0
3204
Workshops, seminars for activities 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4
20,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
0
80,000
3205 Study tours for national experts on PCBs
0
0
70,000
30,000
0
100,000
3299
Total 20,000
35,000
90,000
50,000
0
195,000
3300
Meetings/conferences (give title)
3301
Mid-Term stocktaking meeting
0
0
0
0
0
0
3302 SP Steering Committee
30,000
30,000 30,000
30,000 30,000 150,000
3303 SP Coordination Group
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
3304 National stakeholders meetings for PCBs
20,000
20,000
30,000
10,000
0
80,000
3305 National review workshops for PCBs
0
30,000
10,000
20,000
0
60,000
3306 Regional review workshops for PCBs
0
0
0
0
70,000
70,000
3307 National stakeholders meetings for Sub-Comp 2.1
60,000
0
0
0
0
60,000
3308 National review workshops
0
0
35,000
0
0
35,000
3309 Regional review workshops
0
45,000
50,000
0
0
95,000
3399
Total
110,000
125,000 155,000 60,000 100,000 550,000
3999 Component Total
1,490,000
1,056,000 2,385,000
1,737,000 4,770,000 745,000
40
EQUIPMENT & PREMISES COMPONENT
4100
Expendable equipment (items under
($1,500 each, for example)
4101
Office supplies
10,000
0
10,000
10,000
0
30,000
4102
Lab analysis
0
20,000
30,000
10,000
0
60,000
4103
Computer
Software
0
0 0
0 0 0
4199
Total 10,000
20,000
40,000
20,000
0
90,000
4200 Non-expendable equipment
(computers, office equip, etc)
4201
Office
equipments
0
0 0
0 0 0
4299
Total
0
0 0
0 0 0
4999 Component Total
10,000
20,000
40,000
20,000
0
90,000
50
MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5100
Operation and maintenance of equip.
(example shown below)
5101
Rental & maint. of computer equip.
0
5199
Total
0
0 0
0 0 0
5200 Reporting costs (publications, maps,
newsletters, printing, etc)
5201
Preparation of reports and printing
8,000
0
5,000
10,000
13,000
36,000
5202
Reporting
10,000
10,000 15,000
15,000 10,000 60,000
5204 Unspecified
3,000
3,000 3,000
3,000 3,000 15,000
5205 Translation
0 5,000 10,000
10,000 10,000 35,000
5206 Preparation of brochures, maps, publication
8,000
5,000 5,000
10,000 5,000 33,000
5299
Total
29,000
23,000 38,000
48,000 41,000 179,000
5300 Sundry (communications, postage,
freight, clearance charges, etc)
5301
Communication 0
0
0
0
0
5302
Trasmission of documents to the countries
0
0
15,000
15,000
0
30,000
83
5399
Total 0
0
15,000
15,000
0
30,000
5500 Evaluation (consultants fees/travel/
DSA, admin support, etc. internal projects)
5501
UNEP DGEF conducted Evaluation costs (fees, DSA,
travels) 0
65,000
65,000
0
0
130,000
5502
Midterm technical evaluation of disposal
activities
0
0 15,000
0 25,000 40,000
5503
Monitoring and baseline collection of
key
indicators 30,000
0 0
0 0
30,000
5599
Total
30,000
65,000 80,000
0 25,000 200,000
5999 Component Total
59,000
88,000
133,000
63,000
66,000
409,000
TOTAL BEFORE UNEP PARTICIPATION COSTS
7,719,334 7,673,550 14,166,190 9,413,205 23,663,721 11,891,000
UNESCO EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
GEF
10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100
Project Personnel
(Show title/grade)
1101
Specialist Hydrogeologist (ALD) 52 w/m/year
87,125
87,125
174,250
1199
Total
87,125
87,125
174,250
1200
Consultants w/m
(Give description of activity/service)
1201 Senior
Project
Advisor, 36 w/m
42,000 42,000 42,000
126,000
1202 Senior Policy/Instit consultant, 5w/m
6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 30,000
1203 Legal Consultant, 2,5 w/m
2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 10,000
1204 Regional GW Consultants NA , 8w/m
4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
16,000
1205 Regional GW Consultants, Adriatic, 8 w/m
4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
16,000
1206 Regional GW Consultants, NE , 8 w/m
4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
16,000
1207 Nat GW consultants (12), 48 w/m
12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
48,000
1208 Travel International Consultants
8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 4,000 36,000
1209 Travel Nat. and Reg. Consultants
3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 14,000
1299
Total
85,000
85,000
85,000
43,000
14,000
312,000
84
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
Travel Project Personnel
9,000 9,000 9,000 8,000 8,000 43,000
1699
Total
9,000
9,000
9,000
8,000
8,000
43,000
1999 Component Total
181,125 181,125
94,000
51,000
22,000
529,250
20 SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2100
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for UN
cooperating agencies)
2101
FAO/LEGN - FAO TCP 1.1.3.1+2
20,000 10,000 10,000
40,000
2199
Total
20,000
10,000
10,000
40,000
2200
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for non-
profit supporting organizations)
2206 Data assessment and evaluation country-based
12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 60,000
2207 Regional dissemination and replication
4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 6,100 19,100
2208 Information systems dissemination
4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 16,000
2299
Total
20,000
18,000
18,000
18,000
21,100
95,100
2999 Component Total
40,000
28,000
28,000
18,000
21,100
135,100
30 TRAINING COMPONENT
3100
Fellowships (total stipend/fees, travel costs,
etc)
3101
Training courses gw vuln mapp
43,000
43,075
86,075
3102
Training courses WR/GW in ICZM/env protectio
43,000
43,075
86,075
3199
Total
86,000
86,150
172,150
3200 Group
training
(study tours, field trips,
workshops, seminars, etc) (give title)
3201
Subregional wshs gw vulnerability/risk
30,000
30,000
60,000
3202
Subregional wshs TDA supplement
40,000
30,000
70,000
3203
National wshs (6) NAP supplements
50,000
50,000
100,000
3204 Regional wsh/demo SWRLM/
15,000
15,000
30,000
3205 Subregional wshs planning demos
25,000
25,000
3206 Subregional wshs (3) SAP suppl
100,000
50,000
150,000
3207 Reg wsh spatial applications
20,000
20,000
40,000
3299
Total
85,000 225,000 165,000
475,000
85
3300
Meetings/conferences (give title)
3301
TDA Suppl nat/subreg meet 1.1.3
25,000
25,000
3302
TDA Suppl reg. meet 1.1.3
30,000
30,000
3303
SAP Suppl nat/subreg meet 1.2.6
30,000
30,000
60,000
3004 SAP Suppl reg meet 1.2.6 (1)
25,000
25,000
3005 Regional meeting coop mechanisms
40,000
40,000
3006 Subcomp Steer Com meetings (3)
30,000
30,000
30,000
90,000
3399
Total
30,000
55,000
90,000
25,000
70,000
270,000
3999 Component Total
30,000 226,000 401,150 190,000
70,000
917,150
40 EQUIPMENT & PREMISES COMPONENT
4200 Non-expendable equipment
(computers, office equip, etc)
4201 Equipment
3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 15,000
4299
Total
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
15,000
4300 Premises (office rent, maintenance
of premises, etc)
4301 Premises office
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 5,000
4399
Total
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
4999 Component Total
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
20,000
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5100
Operation and maintenance of equip.
(example shown below)
5101 Computer and equipment maintenance
2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 10,000
5199
Total
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
10,000
5200 Reporting costs (publications,
maps,newsletters, printing, etc)
5201 Reporting
costs
5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 11,000 41,000
5299
Total
5,000
5,000
10,000
10,000
11,000
41,000
5300 Sundry (communications, postage,
freight, clearance charges, etc)
5301
Communications, post, shipment
2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 12,500
5399
Total
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
12,500
5500 Evaluation (consultants fees/travel/
DSA, admin support, etc. internal projects)
86
5501 Monitoring
10,000 20,000 20,000 30,000 80,000
5502 Monitoring
0
5503 Admin support for monitoring
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 25,000
5599
Total
5,000
15,000
25,000
25,000
35,000
105,000
5999 Component Total
14,500
24,500
39,500
39,500
50,500
168,500
Total
269,625 463,625 566,650 302,500 167,600 1,770,000
PAP/RAC EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
GEF
10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100
Project Personnel w/m
(Show title/grade)
1101
Support activities in preparation of National ICM Strategies and
20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 100,000
National Action Plans
1102
Application of ICM approach, tools and techniques in
12,000 12,000 2,000 2,000
28,000
demonstration areas
1103
Use of ICM tools in support of METAP activities aimed at
4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 20,000
improved national ICM legislation
1199 Total
36,000 36,000 26,000 26,000 24,000 148,000
1200
Consultants w/m
(Give description of activity/service)
1201
Outline for national ICM Strategies and National Action Plans
12,000
12,000
(NAPs)
1202
Preparation of ICM NAPs in four selected countries
33,000
33,000
66,000
1203
National-METAP case study on implications of ratification of
21,050
21,050
ICZM Protocol for relevant national legislation
1204 Developing/strengthening of coastal legislation in the
41,000
41,000
82,000
Mediterranean (under METAP co-ordination) with special
emphasis on WRM and BD protection
1205 Use of Cost of Environmental Degradation (COED) as an ICM
51,000
51,000
102,000
tool
1206 ICM Plan for a transboundary demo area of high environmental
57,950
57,950
115,900
sensitivity
1207 ICM Plan for a wetland-marine area of high biodiversity value
56,400
56,400
112,800
87
1208 Effective implementation and sustainable financing of pilot ICM
6,000
6,000
projects
1209 Co-ordination and harmonisation of ICM Component with other
6,000
2,000
2,000
10,000
components' activities in demo projects
1210 Experts to prepare background materials for training and meetings
7,800
7,800
1299
Total
19,800 147,350 272,400
94,000
2,000
535,550
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
0
1601
Travel on official business
8,550 8,550 15,250 5,450 3,800 41,600
1699
Total
8,550 8,550 15,250 5,450 3,800 41,600
1999
Component
Total
64,350 191,900 313,650 125,450 29,800 725,150
20 SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2100
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for UN
cooperating agencies)
2101
Subcontracts with national institutions preparing ICM NAPs
30,000
30,000
2102
Subcontracts with national institutions preparing harmonisation
20,000
20,000
meetings on ICM Plans
2199
Total
0
0
20,000
30,000
0
50,000
30 TRAINING COMPONENT
3200 Group
training
(study tours, field trips,
workshops, seminars, etc) (give title)
3201
Training course for responsible within national and local
31,650
31,650
institutions dealing with WRM and BP, on ICM in support of
WRM and BD
3202
Regional workshop to present the Outline for national ICM
31,650
31,650
Strategies and National Action Plans (NAPs)
3203
Regional workshop to present the case study and exchange
23,250
23,250
experience in harmonising national legislation with ICZM
Protocol
3204 Workshop to present methodology for selection, implementation
23,250
23,250
and sustainable financing of pilot ICM projects
3299 Total
31,650 31,650 23,250 23,250
0 109,800
3300
Meetings/conferences (give title)
0
3301
Inception meetings to launch preparation of ICM NAPs
3,750
3,750
3302
National conferences to present ICM NAPs
4,400
4,400
88
3303
Harmonization meetings to assist preparation of ICM Plan for a
3,100
3,100
transboundary demo area of high environmental sensitivity
3304 Final presentation conference on ICM Plan for a transboundary
2,800
2,800
demo area of high environmental sensitivity
3305 Harmonization meetings to assist preparation of ICM Plan for a
3,100
3,100
wetland-marine area of high biodiversity value
3306 Final presentation conference on ICM Plan for a wetland-marine
2,800
2,800
area of high biodiversity value
3399
Total
0
0
9,950
4,400
5,600
19,950
3999 Component Total
31,650
31,650
33,200
27,650
5,600
129,750
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5200 Reporting costs (publications, maps,
newsletters, printing, etc)
5201
Reporting costs
7,800
7,300
10,000
25,100
5299
Total
0 7,800
0 7,300 10,000 25,100
5500 Evaluation (consultants fees/travel/
DSA, admin support, etc. internal projects)
5501
Project monitoring of ICM projects
5,000
15,000
20,000
5599
Total
0 0
5,000 0
15,000
20,000
5999 Component Total
0
7,800
5,000
7,300
25,000
45,100
TOTAL
96,000 231,350 351,850 160,400
60,400
900,000
89
GWP/MED EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
GEF
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1200
Consultants w/m
1201
EURO-MED AND SEE MEETING / REGIONAL
ASSESSMENTS 40,000 0 0 0 0
40,000
1202
COUNTRY ASSESSMENTS, incl monitoring
0
0
0
0
0
0
1203
TRANSBOUNDARY
LOCAL
ACTIONS
0 15,000 25,000 25,000
0 65,000
1204
NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUES, incl monitoring 20,000
30,000
30,000 30,000 15,000 125,000
1299
Total
60,000 45,000 55,000 55,000 15,000 230,000
1300
Administrative support w/m
1301
FINANCIAL
OFFICER
0 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 6,000
1399
Total
0 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 6,000
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUES
0 3,000 3,000 3,000
0 9,000
1602
EURO-MED AND SEE MEETING
0 0 0 0 0 0
1603
TRANSBOUNDARY
LOCAL
ACTIONS
0 2,000 2,000 2,000
0 6,000
1699
Total
0 5,000 5,000 5,000
0 15,000
1999
Component
Total
60,000 51,500 61,500 61,500 16,500 251,000
20
SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2200
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for non- profit supporting organizations)
2201
NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUES PARTNERS
20,000 20,000 20,000
0 60,000
2999
Component
Total
0 20,000 20,000 20,000
0 60,000
30
TRAINING COMPONENT
3300
Meetings/conferences (give title)
3301
EURO-MED AND SEE MEETING
0 0 0 0 0 0
3302
WORKSHOPS WITHIN NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUES
20,000
25,000 25,000 25,000
0 95,000
3303
TRANSBOUNDARY LOCAL WORKSHOPS
0 30,000 30,000 30,000
90,000
3999
Component
Total
20,000 55,000 55,000 55,000
0 185,000
40
EQUIPMENT & PREMISES COMPONENT
4200
Non-expendable equipment
4201
Computers
4,000 0 0 0 0
4,000
4999
Component
Total
4,000 0 0 0 0
4,000
TOTAL
84,000 126,500 136,500 136,500 16,500 500,000
90
CP/RAC EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
GEF
GEF
GEF
GEF
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100
Project Personnel w/m
1101
Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) 25,000
30,000
7,500
62,500
1102
Assistant for CTA (ACTA)
20,000
20,000
9,000
49,000
1199
Total
45,000 50,000 16,500 111,500
1200
Consultants w/m
1201
Technical / Policy Experts (Training)
(3
experts)
15,000 45,000 12,000 72,000
1299
Total
15,000 45,000 12,000 72,000
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
CTA
1,500 3,000
0 4,500
1602
ACTA
1,500 3,000
0 4,500
1603
Technical / Policy Experts (Training)
(3
experts)
0 5,500 2,000 7,500
1604
National experts (NAT) (5 experts)
1699
Total
3,000 11,500 2,000 16,500
1999
Component Total
63,000
106,500
30,500
200,000
30
TRAINING COMPONENT
3200
Group training (study tours, field trips, workshops, seminars, etc)
3201
Inception workshop (in 5 countries)
0
25,000
25,000
3202
PCB Institutional Policy Course (5 courses)
0
20,000
5,000
25,000
3203
PCB Management Course (15
courses)
0 35,000 15,000 50,000
3299
Total
0 80,000 20,000 100,000
3999
Component Total
0 80,000 20,000 100,000
50
MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5200
Reporting costs (publications, maps, newsletters, printing, etc)
5201
PCB websites
0 50,000
50,000
5202
PCB Video production
0
15,000
15,000
5203
PCB Brochures printing
0
20,000
20,000
5204
PCB Newspaper ads and other activities
0
15,000
15,000
5299
Total
0 100,000
0 100,000
5999
Component Total
0 100,000
0 100,000
TOTAL
63,000 286,500 50,500 400,000
91
FAO EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100
Project Personnel w/m
1101
Technical Advisor (22W/M)
11,955 11,955 11,955 11,955 4,598 52,417
1199
Total
11,955 11,955 11,955 11,955 4,598 52,417
1200
Consultants w/m
1201
International Consultants (8.5
W/M)
40,425 51,300 69,025 11,550
0 172,300
1202
National Consultants (21.5 W/M)
33,000 27,500 34,210
0
0 94,710
1299
Total
73,425 78,800 103,235 11,550
0 267,010
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
Technical
Advisor
5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 2,200 24,200
1603
In-country travels
5,500
7,700 7,700 4,400 2,200 27,500
1699
Total
11,000 13,200 13,200 9,900 4,400 51,700
1999
Component Total
96,380 103,955 128,390 33,405 8,998 371,127
20 SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2200
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for non- profit supporting organizations)
2201
Demonstration activities
48,400
259,270 0 0 0
307,670
2299
Total
48,400
259,270 0 0 0
307,670
2999
Component Total
48,400
259,270 0 0 0
307,670
30 TRAINING COMPONENT
3200
Group training (study tours, field trips, workshops, seminars, etc)
3201
National and Sub-regional Workshops
33,000
46,200
79,200
3299
Total
0 33,000 46,200
0
0 79,200
3999
Component Total
0 33,000 46,200
0
0 79,200
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5200
Reporting costs (publications, maps, newsletters, printing, etc)
5201
Terminal
report
0 0 0 0
9,623 9,623
5202
Technical
reports
5,980 11,000 5,500 3,300
0 25,780
5299
Total
5,980 11,000 5,500 3,300 9,623 35,403
5300
Sundry (communications, postage, freight, clearance charges, etc)
5301
Miscellaneous General Operating Expenses
2,200 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 6,600
5399
Total
2,200 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 6,600
5999
Component Total
8,180 12,100 6,600 4,400 10,723 42,003
92
TOTAL
152,959
408,325
181,190
37,805
19,721
800,000
INFO/RAC EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
GEF
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1200
Consultants w/m
1202
Partnerships and Institutional relation officer
100,000
100,000
90,000
290,000
1203 Information and communication project officer
100,000
100,000
90,000
290,000
1204 Media Events Specialist
50,000
50,000
100,000
1206 Graphic and Web designer
50,000
50,000
100,000
1207
Technical expert for replication and information analysis
40,000
30,000
70,000
1208 Multimedia Project Specialist
40,000
50,000
90,000
1209 ICT Specialist
50,000
50,000
100,000
1210 Translation Assistant consultant
10,000
10,000
1299
Total
230,000 240,000 200,000 200,000 180,000 1,050,000
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
Travel and DSA
15,000
15,000
15,000
45,000
1699
Total
0
0 15,000 15,000 15,000 45,000
1999 Component Total
230,000
240,000 215,000 215,000 195,000 1,095,000
20
SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2200
Sub-contracts (MoU's/LA's for non- profit supporting organizations)
2201
Multimedia support service
65,000
55,000
15,000
135,000
2299
Total
65,000 55,000
0 15,000
0 135,000
2300
Sub-contracts (commercial purposes)
2301
ICT material printing
30,000
30,000
15,000
75,000
2302
ICT management
45,000
45,000
90,000
2303
ICT housing server Farm
20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 70,000
2399
Total
95,000 95,000 10,000 25,000 10,000 235,000
2999 Component
Total
160,000 150,000 10,000 40,000 10,000 370,000
30
TRAINING COMPONENT
3300
Meetings/conferences (give title)
3301
Regional conferences
30,000
30,000
3302
PRT and replication meetings
30,000
30,000
60,000
3399
Total
0
60,000
30,000
0
90,000
93
3999 Component
Total
0 0
60,000
30,000 0
90,000
40
EQUIPMENT & PREMISES COMPONENT
4100
Expendable equipment (items under ($1,500 each, for example)
4101
Office supplies
5,000
5,000
5,000
15,000
4199
Total
0
0 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000
4999 Component
Total
0
0 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000
50
MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5200 Reporting costs (publications, maps, newsletters, printing, etc)
5201
publications
10,000
10,000
20,000
5299
Total 10,000
10,000
0
0
20,000
5300 Sundry (communications, postage, freight, clearance charges, etc)
5301
Communications
8,000
8,000
8,000
24,000
5302
Postage
2,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
5399
Total
0
0 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000
5999 Component
Total
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 50,000
TOTAL
400,000 400,000 300,000 300,000 220,000 1,620,000
94
MIO EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1100
Project Personnel w/m
1101
Knowledge product development
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 25,000
1102
NGO/CBO Involvement/networking technical
staff
17,500 15,500 13,000 6,000 7,000 59,000
1199
Total
22,500 20,500 18,000 11,000 12,000 84,000
1300
Administrative support w/m
1301
Secretary
1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 7,500
1302
Accountant
1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 7,500
1399
Total
3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 15,000
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
Knowledge product development staff
2,250 2,250 1,500 750 750 7,500
1602
NGO/CBO Involvement/networking technical
staff
4,000 6,000 3,000 1,250 750 15,000
1699
Total
6,250 8,250 4,500 2,000 1,500 22,500
40
EQUIPMENT & PREMISES COMPONENT
4100
Expendable equipment
4102
Library acquisitions
500
500
1,000
4103
Computer Software
1,000
1,000
4199
Total
1,500
500 0 0 0
2,000
4200 Non-expendable equipment
4201
computers
2,000
2,000
4202
office equipment
1,000
1,000
4299
Total
0 0 0
3,000 0
3,000
50
MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5200 Reporting costs (publications, maps, newsletters, printing, etc)
5201
OUTPUT 3.1 (publications)
5,000
5,000
5202
OUTPUT 3.2 (publications)
5,000
9,000
14,000
5299
Total
5,000
0 5,000
0 9,000 19,000
5300 Sundry (communications, postage, freight, clearance charges, etc)
5301
postage
1,000
1,000
2,000
5302
website development and maintenace
2,000
2,000
5303
communications -e-newsletter
500
500
5399
Total
2,500
1,000 0
1,000 0
4,500
TOTAL
40,750 33,250 30,500 20,000 25,500 150,000
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WB EXECUTED SUB-COMPONENT_GEF FUNDING ONLY
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE
GEF
10
PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
1200
Consultants w/m
1201
technical support to SP coordination, replication and sustainable financing 40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
200,000
1299
Total
40,000 40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
200,000
1600
Travel on official business (above staff)
1601
Official travel
16,000
16,000
16,000
16,000
16,000
80,000
1699
Total
16,000 16,000
16,000
16,000
16,000
80,000
1999 Component Total
56,000 56,000
56,000
56,000
56,000
280,000
TOTAL
56,000 56,000
56,000
56,000
56,000
280,000
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ANNEX S - UNEP/GEF REPORT ON PLANNED PROJECT CO-FINANCE AND ACTUAL CO-FINANCE RECEIVED
(report required as at 30 June and 31 December during project execution)
Title of Project:
Project Number:
PMS:GF/ IMIS:GFL/
Name of Executing Agency:
Project Duration:
From:
To:
Reporting Period:
Source of Co-finance
Cash Contributions In-kind
Contributions
Comments
Budget
Budget
Received
Budget
Budget
Received
Received to date
original
latest
to date
original
latest
to date
revision
revision
Additional Co-finance:-
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
All amounts in US dollars
Name:
Position:
Date:
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ANNEX T - FORMAT FOR HALF YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT
As at 30 June and 31 December
(Please attach a current Inventory of Outputs/Services and
Inventory of Non-Expendable Equipment when submitting this report)
1. Background Information
1.1 Project Number:
1.2 Project Title:
1.3 Division/Unit:
1.4 Coordinating Agency or Supporting Organization (if relevant):
1.5 Reporting Period (the six months covered by this report):
1.6 Relevant UNEP Programme of Work (2002-2003) Subprogramme No:
1.7 Staffing Details of Cooperating Agency/ Supporting Organization (Applies to personnel /
experts/ consultants paid by the project budget):
Functional Title
Nationality
Object of Expenditure (1101,
1102, 1201, 1301 etc..)
1.8 Sub-Contracts (if relevant):
Name and Address of the Sub-Contractee
Object of Expenditure (2101, 2201, 2301 etc..)
2. Project Status
2.1 Information on the delivery of outputs/services
Output/Service
Status
Description of work Description of problems
(as listed in the
(Complete/
undertaken during
encountered; Issues that
approved project
Ongoing)
the reporting period
need to be addressed;
document)
Decisions/Actions to be
taken
1.
2.
3.
2.2 If the project is not on track, provide reasons and details of remedial action to be taken:
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3. Discussion acknowledgment
Project Coordinator's General
First Supervising Officer's General Comments
Comments/Observations
Name: ____________________________
Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
Signature:____________________________
Signature: ____________________________
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ATTACHMENT TO HALF-YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT: FORMAT FOR INVENTORY OF OUTPUTS/SERVICES
a) Meetings (UNEP-convened meetings only)
No Meeting Title Venue
Dates Convened
Organized by #
of List attached Report issued Language Dated
Type 4
by
Participants
Yes/No
as doc no
1.
2.
3.
List of Meeting Participants
No. Name of the Participants
Nationality
1.
2.
b) Printed Materials
No Type5
Title Author(s)/Editor(s)
Publisher
Symbol
Publication
Distribution
Date
List Attached
Yes/No
1.
2.
4 Meeting types (Inter-governmental Meeting, Expert Group Meeting, Training Workshop/Seminar, Other)
5 Material types (Report to Inter-governmental Meeting, Technical Publication, Technical Report, Other)
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c) Technical Information / Public Information
No Description
Date
1.
2.
3.
d) Technical Cooperation
No Type6 Purpose
Venue
Duration For Grants and Fellowships
Beneficiaries
Countries/Nationalities
Cost (in US$)
1.
2.
e) Other Outputs/Services (e.g. Networking, Query-response, Participation in meetings etc.)
No Description
Date
1.
2.
3.
6 Technical Cooperation Type (Grants and Fellowships, Advisory Services, Staff Mission, Others
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ANNEX U - FINAL REPORT
1.
Background Information
1.1 Project
Title:
1.2 Project
Number:
1.3
Responsible Divisions/Units in UNEP:
1.4
Project starting date:
1.5.
Project completion date:
1.6 Reporting
Period:
1.7
Reference to UNEP/DGEF Sub-programmes and expected accomplishments:
1.8
Overall objectives of the project: (maximum quarter of a page)
1.9
Total Budget (US$): (specify contributions by donor/s)
1.10
Partners and leveraged resources:
Describe collaboration with partners. Specify supporting organizations as well as cooperating
agencies and state their role.
List the additional resources leveraged (beyond those committed to the project itself at time of
approval) as a result of the project (financial and in-kind)
2.
Project Status
2.1
Information on the delivery of the project
Activities/Outputs
Status
Results/Impact (measured
(as listed in the project
(complete/ongoing)
against the performance
document)
indicators stated in the project
document)
1.
2.
2.2
List lessons learned and best practices
2.3
State how the project has nurtured sustainability. Is the project or project
methodology replicable in other countries or regions? If yes, are there any concrete examples or
requests?
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3.
List of attached documents
(for example: publications, reports of meetings/training seminars/workshops, lists of participants)....
Name and Title of Project Coordinator:
Name of Division Director:
Signature:
Date: Signature:
Date:
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ANNEX V: FORMAT OF QUARTERLY PROJECT EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS
Quarterly project statement of allocation (budget), expenditure and balance (Expressed in US$) covering the period
............................ to ..............................
Project No. .................................................
Agency name .....................................................................................
Project title: .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Project commencing: ................................
Project ending: .....................................
(date) (date)
Object of expenditure by UNEP budget code
Project budget
Total
Cumulative
Unspent
Details of expenditures incurred
allocation for
expenditure
expenditure for balance of
year.........
for quarter
year ...............
budget
.................
allocation for
year ............
m/m
Amount
1100 Project
personnel
1200 Consultants
1300 Administrative
support
1400 Volunteers
1600 Travel
2100 Sub-contracts
2200 Sub-contracts
2300 Sub-contracts
3100 Fellowships
3200 Group
training
3300 Fellowships
4100 Expendable
equipment
4200 Non-expendable
equipment
4300 Premises
5100 Operation
5200 Reporting
costs
5300 Sundry
5400 Hospitality
99 GRAND TOTAL
Signed: _____________________________________________________
Duly authorized official
NB: The expenditure should be reported in line with the specific object of expenditures as per project budget
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