METAP

METAPINTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE

MANAGEMENT INITIATIVEMANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (METAP)

COUNTRIES: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, COUNTRIES: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Albania, Bosnia Turkey, Cyprus, Albania, Bosnia &Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Jordan&Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Jordan

DONORS: European Community, DONORS: European Community, European Investment Bank, World Bank, European Investment Bank, World Bank, UNDP, Switzerland, Finland UNDP, Switzerland, Finland

ACTIVITIES

Fact-finding missionsFact-finding missions Review of on-going Review of on-going

activities, consultation with activities, consultation with relevant agenciesrelevant agencies

Regional Strategy approved Regional Strategy approved by METAP by METAP

Capacity building: Modular Capacity building: Modular training package and four training package and four pilot training coursespilot training courses

Demonstration projectsDemonstration projects

METAP ICZM STRATEGY

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND ICZM ISSUES IN THE ICZM ISSUES IN THE

MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN ONGOING ICZM ONGOING ICZM

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES NEXT STEPSNEXT STEPS

Major issues

Urban sprawlUrban sprawl Water scarcityWater scarcity TourismTourism Land-based pollutionLand-based pollution Biodiversity lossBiodiversity loss Coastal erosionCoastal erosion Marine fisheriesMarine fisheries Maritime pollutionMaritime pollution

Causes to coastal degradation

Demographic trendsDemographic trends Lack of ICZM policyLack of ICZM policy Legal frameworkLegal framework Institutional failureInstitutional failure Investment prioritiesInvestment priorities Lack of informationLack of information

Global changesGlobal changes

CHARACTERISTICS OF COASTAL PROBLEMS   involve public goods and externalitiesinvolve public goods and externalities been formulated by a scientific processbeen formulated by a scientific process span over long time framesspan over long time frames complexcomplex involve uncertaintiesinvolve uncertainties involve stakeholders with conflicting interestsinvolve stakeholders with conflicting interests impact is distributed unequally on different impact is distributed unequally on different

societal groupssocietal groups

HOW TO MAKE ICZM SUSTAINABLE ?

National ICZM policyNational ICZM policy (regulations, economic (regulations, economic instruments, information)instruments, information)

Governmental budget Governmental budget allocationsallocations (national, (national, regional, local)regional, local)

Institutional empowermentInstitutional empowerment Coordination mechanisms/ Coordination mechanisms/

partnershipspartnerships

Areas under special Areas under special managementmanagement

Investment in Investment in infrastructure, protection infrastructure, protection or restorationor restoration

Awareness and capacity Awareness and capacity buildingbuilding

Further development and support needed for ICZM in the region

National ICZM policyNational ICZM policy Improved legal frameworkImproved legal framework Institutional strengtheningInstitutional strengthening Environmental awareness Environmental awareness

and participationand participation Coordination/collaboration Coordination/collaboration

among stakeholdersamong stakeholders Management of sensitive Management of sensitive

areasareas Sustainable financing Sustainable financing Demonstration projectsDemonstration projects

ICZM is like building a house: Process is a learning experience

METAP Technical Assistance Packages (how to use a better toolbox) Enhancing countries Enhancing countries

environmental and social environmental and social assessment capabilitiesassessment capabilities

Tools and methodologies Tools and methodologies for developing a national for developing a national policy frameworkpolicy framework

Legal frameworkLegal framework Economic instruments and Economic instruments and

financial mechanismsfinancial mechanisms Pre-feasibility studies and Pre-feasibility studies and

investmentsinvestments

TAP 1: Environmental and Social Assessments in ICZM Strategic Strategic

Environmental Environmental Assessment (SEA)Assessment (SEA)

Broad-based Broad-based evaluation techniquesevaluation techniques

Risk assessmentRisk assessment

Training (Modular Training (Modular training package)training package)

Illustrative Pilot Illustrative Pilot Projects (SEA in Projects (SEA in Croatia)Croatia)

Lessons learnedLessons learned

TAP 2:Tools/methodologies for developing a policy framework ICZM approachICZM approach Policy elementsPolicy elements Awareness buildingAwareness building Stakeholder Stakeholder

coordinationcoordination Lead agencyLead agency Capacity buildingCapacity building

Country consultations Country consultations on ICZM priorities on ICZM priorities (held in November (held in November 2001)2001)

Capacity building Capacity building (Modular training (Modular training package)package)

Awareness buildingAwareness building

TAP 3: Legal framework for ICZM Revision of existing Revision of existing

laws, regulations and laws, regulations and enforcement schemesenforcement schemes

Legal competences Legal competences and jurisdictionsand jurisdictions

New legal capacity New legal capacity and regulationsand regulations

Harmonization with Harmonization with national planningnational planning

TrainingTraining Draft legislation Draft legislation

and/or guidelines and/or guidelines Pilot projectsPilot projects

TAP 4: Economic instruments and financial mechanisms Innovative mecha-Innovative mecha-

nisms for sustainable nisms for sustainable financingfinancing

Public-Private Public-Private PartnershipsPartnerships

Economic instruments Economic instruments and approachesand approaches

Background document Background document on participation and on participation and financing of ICZMfinancing of ICZM

Regional Meeting Regional Meeting (Malta, Jan 2002)(Malta, Jan 2002)

Training (Modular Training (Modular training package)training package)

Pilot ProjectsPilot Projects

TAP 5: Pre-feasibility studies and investment proposals Identify investment Identify investment

opportunitiesopportunities Assisting in Assisting in

preparation of pre-preparation of pre-feasibility studiesfeasibility studies

Assisting in Assisting in preparation of preparation of investment proposalsinvestment proposals

Pre-feasibility studies Pre-feasibility studies (Constructed Wetlands (Constructed Wetlands in Slovenia)in Slovenia)

Investment proposalsInvestment proposals