Baltic SCOPE kick-off - Cross-border planning in Adriatic Ionian MSP*

ADRiatic Ionian maritime spatial PLANningwww.adriplan.eu Project co financed by the European Union (DG MARE)www.adriplan.euADRiatic Ionian maritime spatial PLANning www.adriplan.euADRiatic Ionian maritime spatial PLANning

Cross-border planning in Adriatic Ionian MSP. The case of Adriplan projectProf. Francesco Musco Dr. Elena Gissi, Dr. Federica Appiotti, Ms Irene Bianchi, Ms Denis Maragno, Mr Alberto InnocentiUniversità Iuav of Venice, Department of Design and Planning in Complex EnvironmentsErasmus Mundus Master Course on Maritime Spatial Planning (EMMCMSP)

Balitic Scope – Kick-off eventRiga (Latvia) 29 September, 2015

ADRiatic Ionian maritime spatial PLANningwww.adriplan.eu Project co financed by the European Union (DG MARE)

Cross-border coordination

9 PUBLIC BODIES

6 RESEARCHBODIES

1 PRIVATEBODY

PARTNERS

+ 17 OBSERVERS

TOWARDTRANSBOUNDARY COORDINATION


Cross-border coordination

Consortium

9 PUBLIC BODIES

planning, environment, tourism, transportation,

energy

6 RESEARCHBODIES

planning, GIS, ecology, marine biology

1 PRIVATEBODY

EXTERNALEXPERTS

marine biology, economics, law,

etc.

SECTORAL ORGANIZATIONenergy, tourism, transportation

……PUBLIC BODIES

national, regional,

local

NGOs

Scientificknowledge/data/information

Sectoral data/information

LocalKnowledge/information

PrioritiesObjectivesInformation

Supportfor MSP


Setting of Maritime Spatial Planning in Southern Europe

2014 – MSP Directive (2014/89/EU)

2016 – Competent authorities

2021 – Maritime Spatial Management Plans

ADRIPLAN 2013-15(DG MARE 2012/25)


(ADRIPLAN, Gissi et al, under preparation)


1) Maritime Spatial Planning as a tool for promoting a rational allocation of maritime uses and for balancing the demand for economic development of maritime activities with the need to preserve the integrity marine ecosystems (Ehler & Douvere, 2009; Unesco 2012; Musco et. al., 2014);

2) Directive on MSP (2014/89/EU) to be ratified within 2016, Member States will have to identify competent authorities and to develop trans-boundary maritime spatial management plans within 2021;

3) Introducing MSP in Mediterranean requires a relevant efforts both in terms of geopolitical approach and in terms of linkages among very different existing planning systems accordingly a cross borders approach;


(ADRIPLAN, Gissi et al, under preparation)


4) Trans-boundary nature of Maritime Spatial Planning

- ecosystem-based approach to MSP (Dir. 2008/56/EC) implies the necessity to stimulate neighbouring countries to embed their maritime spatial plans in the broader, regional context that takes into account ecosystem issues beyond their national boundaries

- a strong effort to overcome legal barriers imposed by administrative borders and international framework agreements.

- Cross borders planning actions in the AIR (Adriatic Ionian Region . EUSAIR implementation)


-(ADRIPLAN, Gissi, Musco et al, under preparation)

ADRIPLAN Methodology

Methodology

• Acquisition of data and information

• Identification of management and planning priorities

• Analysis of site-specific dinamycs

• Interpretation of use-use and environment-use conflicts and synergies

• Support in drafting planning proposals including a crossing borders actions portfolio


ADRIPLAN pre-planning: dsesigning borders!

Establishing boundaries for trasborder MSP considering jurisdictions


ADRIPLAN methodology – coexistence among uses

Main findings and problems- Identification of transboundary areas with

potential conflicts in space and time- Evident diifferences between territorial and

high waters - Results obtained are strictly dependent on

data collected (and gaps)- Future projections of maritime uses are not

always spatially explicitly

- The AIR includes two states not belonging to EU (Albania and Montenegro – partially Bosnia Erzegovina) and also the recent annexion of Croatia still suffers of relevant cross borders policy conflicts (IT/HR/SL);

Analysis of most intensively used maritime areas, with coexistence in space and time Baseline: 2014, Future scenario: 2020


ADRIPLAN methodology – cumulative impacts

Analysis of cumulative impacts on marine environmental components deriving from maritime uses and related pressuresBaseline: 2014, Future scenario: 2020

Main findings- Impacts depend on the distribution of

Environmental Components which are sensitive to Maritime Uses

- Not all marine areas are impacted in the same way (hotspots of impacts)

- The geometry of the results depends on the input data of the analysis (maritime uses, environmental components)

- Improvements to overcome data gaps demand for science

- Involvement of experts on the entire AIM as a key challenge


Pilot actions at Focus Area Level

ADRIPLAN methodology - interpretation

Strategic proposal for AIM v

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ANALYSIS

INTERPRETATION

Energy – interpretation from pivotal uses


INTERPRETATION: focus

Energy – interpretation from pivotal uses


ANALYSIS

INTERPRETATION

Fishery&Aquaculture – interpretation from pivotal uses



Fishery&Aquaculture – interpretation from pivotal uses


ANALYSIS

INTERPRETATION

Maritime Transport&Tourism– interpretation from pivotal uses



Maritime Transport&Tourism– interpretation from pivotal uses


ANALYSIS

INTERPRETATION

Environmental protection– interpretation from pivotal uses


INTERPRETATION

Environmental protection– interpretation from pivotal uses


ANALYSIS

INTERPRETATION

Sand extraction & military areas– interpretation from pivotal uses


INTERPRETATION

Sand extraction & military areas– interpretation from pivotal uses


TypologyLarge Enterprise, Small Medium Enterprise, Public

Administration, Economic Interest Association, Civil Society Organizations, Research/Universities, Military, Marine

Protected Areas, Projects

Geographical relevance International, national, regional and local

ADRIPLAN scope the Northern Adriatic (focus area 1) the Southern Adriatic and Northern Ionian (focus area 2) the whole Macro-region

Marine and maritime sectors in cross-sectoral and cross-border discussions, meetings, tables

ADRIPLAN methodology - Stakeholders involvement

Stakeholders contribution• Data & information• Identification of conflicts and

synergies• MSP objectives and needs• Visioning• Identification of pivotal

themes for the Focus Areas• Inputs for Planning Options

aimed at optimizing the rational use of coastal and marine spaces


DESIGN

STRATEGIC PROPOSAL FOR THE AIM


Main issues- General goal is to support the implementation of Blue Growth objectives, and

specifically of EUSAIR & MSP accordingly Maritime Spatial Planning 2014/89/EU;- Considering primarily transboundary issues/trasboundary governance framework- Identification of different types of management areas, characterized by specific

management objectives reflecting on contextual use-use and environment-use conditions and coexistences.

Types of management areas- 1) Consider the coexistence of multiple maritime uses in sensitive marine

environments, transboundary, intensively used. Management options based on transboundary governance according future demand of space;

- 2) Located in territorial waters, so the governance system should- consider National legal framework. Intensively used and with environmental

challenges;- 3) areas which assume a great importance for the delivery of ecosystems goods

and services for the AIM

Strategic proposal for the AIR



A crossing borders actions portfolio



• Modify the position of the cable

• Deploy the cable under the seabed

• Modify the land-sea connection in the eastern part





• Define temporary preacutionary measures in the construction phase

• Identify fishing attention areas

• Consider interactions with changing routes


A cross border planning scheme for AIR - Introduction of MSP requires a strong commitments of regional and national

government in the AIR accordingly - A strong interaction with local planning systems accordingly a transboundary

perspective is fundamental;

Future steps to be successfully transboundary/cross-borders MSP planning- Future mandate by the National and Regional authorities- Including MSP in the National Planning Systems (a voluntary based approch is not

enough);- Overcome the MSP tendency to be a kind of sectorial planning;- Common language Planners/Maritime Scientists;- Following with the implementation of European Directive on MSP;- MSP process tailored accordinlgy to the legal framework and institutional mandate- Variable of planning intensity and scale

Some considerations and next steps in the perspective of cross – borders planning

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