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Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production (CP/RAC)c/ Dr. Roux, 80 - 08017 Barcelona (Spain)Tel.: +34 93 553 87 90 - Fax: +34 93 553 87 95E-mail: [email protected] - http://www.cprac.orgg

Annual Report CP/RAC

Generalitat de Catalunya

Department of the Environmentand Housing

Government of Catalonia

UNEP

MAP

Regional Activity Centrefor Cleaner Production

Annual report CP/RAC 2009

UNEP

MAP Regional Activity Centrefor Cleaner Production

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MINISTERIODE MEDIOAMBIENTEY MEDIO RURAL Y MARINO




© Regional Activity Centrefor Cleaner Production (CP/RAC)

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08017 Barcelona (Spain)

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First edition: march 2010

Index

I. Presentation .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

II. Main achievements ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

III. Report on activities 2009 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

1. Sustainable Consumption and Production .......................................................................................................................................... 13

1.1. Review of the tendencies of the Mediterranean countries in the area of SustainableConsumption and Production (SCP), in the industrial sector ............................................................................... 15

1.2. Evaluation of consumer tendencies in the Mediterranean ..................................................................................... 151.3. Mediterranean Conference on SCP in the Marrakech Process .......................................................................... 161.4. Creation of associations with the key SCP actors ............................................................................................................... 171.5. Promotion of dialogue and debate with interested parties ................................................................................... 171.6. Promotion of IPPC principles in Mediterranean countries ....................................................................................... 181.7. Promotion of the application and compliance with the obligations derived from the

Barcelona Convention and its Protocols and evaluate the effectiveness of the measuresadopted for their application, (BTA, BAP, PL and reference documents - BREF) ......................... 20

1.8. Tools aimed at products and corporate social responsibility ................................................................................. 221.9. Tools to promote consumer awareness on products and services ................................................................ 22

1.10. Promotion of sustainable lifestyles ......................................................................................................................................................... 231.11. Cooperation with NGO’s, consumer associations and other actors from civil society ........ 261.12. GRECO report on green competitiveness ...................................................................................................................................... 281.13. GRECO strategy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 281.14. GRECO UMCE-Businessmed project .................................................................................................................................................... 291.15. GRECO diffusion of the report within the MAP .................................................................................................................... 301.16. GRECO Awareness raising amongst Mediterranean Industrialists ................................................................ 30

2. Rational Management of Chemical Substances .......................................................................................................................... 32

2.1. Assistance to the Mediterranean countries in the implementation of priority actions inthe National Action Plans ................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

2.2. Assistance to the Mediterranean countries in the rational management of PCB’s innational electricity companies ................................................................................................................................................................... 34

2.3. Assessment of the Mediterranean countries on the execution of their National Imple-mentation Plans of the Stockholm Convention on the basis of analysis .............................................. 34

2.4. Regional Work Seminar on positive experiences in the putting into practice of Stockholmand its synergies with Basel and Rotterdam .............................................................................................................................. 36

2.5. Preparation of a strategic document on the mobilisation of financial resources, includingprivate, national and international resources, for compliance with the Stockholm Con-vention ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37

2.6. Preparation of a study of data and doubts on brominated flame retardant materials inthe Mediterranean ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38

2.7. Preparation of the contribution of the MAP to the II International Conference on theManagement of Products (ICCM-II) based on the work undertaken by the ContractingParties ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38

2.8. Support the preparation of national profiles for SAICM at the petition of the countries(according to availability of funds) .......................................................................................................................................................... 39

2.9. Advise and support the Contracting Parties on how to implement the UNEP programmeon mercury and other heavy metals and the EU Mercury Strategy ............................................................. 39

2.10. Regional Seminar on the presentation and implantation of REACH ......................................................... 402.11. Preparation of Working Plans and reports on the Stockholm Convention ........................................ 41

IV. Annexes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45

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The Regional Activities Centre for Cleaner Production (RAC/CP) was created in 1996 at the requestof the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention. Since then it formspart of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), a programme under the auspices of the UnitedNations Environmental Plan UNEP. The centre’s mission is to “promote mechanisms for the elabo-

ration of sustainable models of consumption and management of chemical substances in the Medi-terranean”.

In January 2008, during the 15th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protectionof the Marine Environment and the Protocols thereof (COP-15), the main objectives and lines of work ofthe RAC/CP were established for the following two years. Thus, the Working Plan and the Budget for theperiod 2008-2009 were approved.

Based on the objectives marked by its mission, during 2008-2009, the RAC/CP reinforced its actions aimedat the promotion of sustainable consumption and production, creating alliances with the MarrakechProcess, the global initiative for Sustainable Consumption and Production promoted by the UNEP, and theDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. Furthermore, the Centre gained a deci-sive position in the field of the rational management of chemical substances thanks to its official recogni-tion as Regional Centre by the Stockholm Convention.

In 2009 the Centre’s willingness to collaborate with other relevant actors in the Mediterranean took on spe-cial importance. As a result, the signing of agreements during this year increased substantially, reaching atotal of 18, the highest number achieved in all the trajectory of the RAC/CP. What is more, in line with itswillingness to disseminate knowledge and awareness, there was an increase in the design of communica-tive materials and the systems used were modernised, fully entering the age of online communication.

In carrying out its mission to promote sustainable production and consumption and the rational manage-ment of chemical substances, the RAC/CP places special emphasis on three specific areas, in which theCentre has notable experience and great potential: the diffusion of cleaner production and green compet-itiveness, through the GRECO Initiative, sustainable production and, finally, the rational management ofchemical substances, strengthened by the ratification of the Centre as a Regional Centre for the StockholmConvention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. In the first case, the need to mobilise the private sector and,specifically, the Mediterranean business sector, is recognised as vital, as this is where the more sustainableproduction methods will finally be applied. In the area of consumption, a key objective considered is theidentification of patterns of sustainable consumption and mechanisms to transmit them to society in gen-eral, through the use of systems suitable for the new information and communications systems. To this endthe Centre has made great efforts to facilitate access to its documentation and, at the same time, proac-tively address civil society through universities and NGO’s. Finally, as far as the rational management ofchemical substances is concerned, the Centre is working to clear the Mediterranean Sea of hazardous chem-ical substances, working hand in hand with both the private and the public sectors in each of the countriesforming part of the MAP.

The Centre has worked to this end in 2008 and 2009, carrying out the activities which are detailedbelow.

I. Presentation

II. Main achievements

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Main achievements

—Ratification of the RAC/CP as a Regional Centre for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent OrganicPollutants in the COP IV of the Stockholm Convention, held in Geneva from the 4th to the 8th of May 2009.This new status recognises the work carried out by the Centre for the Rational Management of ChemicalSubstances and implies motivation and a new challenge to be faced: protect the health of people and theenvironment against the negative effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP’s).

—Approval of the new mandate of the RAC/CP by the representatives of the signatory countries of the XVConference of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention held in Marrakech from the 2nd to the4th November 2009. The objective established for the RAC/CP was to contribute to the prevention of con-tamination and the sustainable management of services and products, and the use of mechanisms leadingto patterns of sustainable consumption and production.

—Approval of the 5 year working plan 2010-2015 and the activities of the working plan 2010-2011 in theSignatory Countries Conference celebrated in Marrakech; in both the six priority axis of the MediterraneanAction Plan were identified. They include Sustainable Consumption and Production, relating this subject toothers such as Climate Change; Biodiversity, Protection of Coastal Zones, (…)

—Consolidation of the GRECO initiative with its presentation in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey, whereit counted with a wide representation from the industrial world and public administrations with maxi-mum representation from the Ministries of Industry and Environment.

—Launch of the project Global Environment Facility (GEF) for Training and Awareness in the Mediterraneancountries in the management of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s) in the national electricity companies. Thisproject is promoted by the Mediterranean Action Plan with GEF funds. The RAC/CP plays an important rolein this project through training in the countries where it will be implanted: Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Albaniaand Syria.

III. Report on activities 2009

1. Sustainable Consumption and Production2. Rational Management of Chemical Substances

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AIM. Promote the application of the mecha-nisms that lead to models of sustainable con-sumption and production in the countries ofthe Mediterranean.

Objective 1. Review the tendencies of the Medi-terranean countries in the area of SustainableConsumption and Production (SCP), and the iden-tification of the main agents involved at the nation-al, regional, and local levels.

Objective 2. Achieve the participation of the keyactors in the application of methods of SustainableConsumption and Production (SCP).

Objective 3. Promote the transition to productionof Mediterranean goods and services that have lessenvironmental impact and the introduction of sus-tainability criteria in the supply chains and manage-ment of companies and organisations.

Objective 4. Promote changes in the behaviour ofconsumers towards goods and services that haveless impact on the environment and towards sus-tainable lifestyles.

Objective 5. Promote green competitivenessamongst the companies of the Mediterranean.

Introduction

Societies are gradually becoming more aware ofthe fact that their production and consumptionactivities have an increasing impact on the environ-ment. In fact, in the present situation —in whichthe phenomena of globalisation are accelerating theinterconnection of the flow of materials, resources,and energy between all points of the planet at avertiginous pace— we are also more conscious ofthe cause-effect relationship which our particularactivities have on territories distant from our loca-tion, and at world level, in spite of the fact that it istrue that we can cause a greater impact on theEarth.

To put it briefly, we have increased our capacity tovisualise the cause-effect relationships which, onlya few years ago, were only visible to a small groupsof specialised academicians. Therefore today, morethan ever, the local becomes global and vice-versa.This capacity that we have acquired, of being ableto relate our specific, finite actions to effects thatcan be felt at a great distance and on a greaterscale, gives us a golden opportunity, and a great

SCP RMCS TOTAL

Studies/Reports 15 8 23

Seminars/meetings 12 5 17

Documents — 4 4

Projects 1 — 1

Agreements signed 10 8 18

Communications Materials 22 3 25

Online platforms 5 — 5

Annex I.

Among the most outstanding activities in2009, it is important to underline theactions undertaken in each of the areasmarked: Sustainable Consumption and

Production (SCP) and the Rational Management ofChemical Substances (RMCS). Fundamentally outs-tanding is the role of diffusion and training of theRAC/CP in SCP materials, through the organisationof seminars and publications. All of these have beenput together based on projects, studies and reportscarried out by the Centre.

The range of these activities can be appreciatedthrough the following table and details:

1. Sustainable consumption and production

potential for exceptional action in all areas: to car-ry out actions with a more global impact with aview to improve our behaviour towards our physi-cal and social surroundings.

In this context, over the last few years societieshave increased their perception of the inseparablerelationship that exists between production andconsumption. This is due, to a large extent, to theever more important role that unsustainable con-sumption has had as a motor for impacts at envi-ronmental, economic and social levels: impacts thatare not caused directly by production per se, but byregularly increasing consumption, with which anincreasing amount of energy and resources isdirectly associated.

Consequently, more and more public policies arebeing carried out which integrate both sides of thesame coin, consumption and production, whichcan now no longer possibly be seen as manage-able separately. An indication of this increasingperception is the number of national strategiesthat many countries have recently developed onSustainable Consumption and Production. All these

have been driven by the United Nations, sincethe Johannesburg Summit in 2002, through theMarrakech Process. The Marrakech Process, inwhich the RAC/CP collaborates, promotes a changein production and consumption patterns at worldlevel, in order to achieve a change in the presenttendencies and make them compatible with theplanet and human activity.

This tendency arrives at the same time as the great-est challenge that humanity has ever faced, climatechange, and it is widely known that this challengerequires additional efforts, and effective forcefuland innovative action at all levels, immediate incharacter. This is why climate change was definedas a priority working area on government agendas,the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP),amongst many others. 2008 and 2009 are keyyears in world politics, given that the route to fol-low was being prepared in 2009, the most ambi-tious and global policy ever adopted with respectto environmental questions and lifestyle in general,directly affecting our models of production andconsumption.

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Activities

1.1. Review of the tendencies of theMediterranean countries in the areaof Sustainable Consumption andProduction (SCP), in the industrial sector

In 2008, an updated Report on the Situation ofSustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) inthe Mediterranean Region was prepared.

During the first half of 2009, the report wasfinalised and revised. It includes profiles for 18countries in the Mediterranean and a regionalreport. The document constitutes an essentialsource of information for the analysis of generaltendencies in the Mediterranean Region in thiscontext. The information contained in the reportdistinguishes between three different groups in theMediterranean; The Balkans, The EU States andthe countries of the South and Middle East.

The most notable conclusions of the report referto the main environmental impacts caused byindustrial development, and the progress madeby Mediterranean countries in the promotion andadaptation of cleaner production processes and effi-ciency in industry, together with other mechanismssuch as ecological labelling, green public purchas-ing and corporate social responsibility in compa-nies, which introduce sustainable criteria into sys-tems of production and consumption.

The report will be published with the title Stepstowards Sustainable Consumption and Productionin the Mediterranean on the web page of theRAC/CP, in English, Spanish and French, and will bedistributed to all the Mediterranean institutionsinterested in this question.

1.2. Evaluation of consumer tendencies in the Mediterranean

Global Survey into Sustainable LifestylesThe RAC/CP collaborated with the UNEP the diffu-sion of Global Survey into Sustainable Lifestyles.The objective of the survey was to obtain real infor-mation on how people use energy, how they reactto advertisements and what they think of sustain-able lifestyles. The survey has a global objective,and divides the objectives according to countries,ages, and place of residence. The RAC/CP hastranslated the report into Arabic with the aim ofhelping Egyptian consumers participate in the sur-vey. The Centre also published the survey in Spainand Malta through online instruments such as elec-tronic mail or Facebook.

Study Sustainable Fishing in theMediterranean The RAC/CP has published the study SustainableFishing in the Mediterranean which analyses the


present situation on the consumption of fish inthe Mediterranean countries. The study answersquestions such as “Is the consumption of shellfishin the Mediterranean sustainable?” or “Is fishingproduction in the Mediterranean sustainable?”Further, it proposes measures to promote sustain-able consumption and highlights the aspects tobe considered in sustainable fishing. Finally, itexplains the limitations of the human and finan-cial resources that affect fishing in the Medite-rranean.

Directives: the best environmental practices inthe nautical sectorThe RAC/CP has collaborated with the FundacióMar and Nereo to obtain an interactive guide tothe Best Environmental Practices for the nauticalsector. The guide is addressed to vessel manage-ment companies and to small leisure boat ship-builders, giving assessment in the use of materialswith less environmental impact and techniques forbetter management practices, and will be availableon the Centre’s new web page.

1.3. Mediterranean conference onSustainable Consumption and Production

The first Mediterranean Round Table on SustainableConsumption and Production was held in Barce-lona, Spain from the 5th to the 7th of November2008. The event was organised with the support ofthe Technological, Economic and Industrial Divisionof UNEP, leader in the Marrakech Process. The prin-ciple objectives were:—Promote awareness and debate on the need to

change to SCP in the Mediterranean Region.

—Inform on the principle SCP initiatives pertinentto the region.

—Facilitate the debate on the links between clima-te change and consumption and production inchains of value.

—Identify the main challenges in the Mediterra-nean for the implementation of SCP and the re-lated mechanisms.

The round table mixed master class presentationswith thematic panels, with speakers of renownedprestige, together with eight work group ses-sions.

The groups reached conclusions and formulatedrecommendations that were shared during a fullsession. They contributed the main results to theround table, making a valuable contribution onthe part of experts and representatives of variousinstitutions, for both the Mediterranean public andthe private sectors, with the identification of theprincipal priorities, challenges and opportunities forthe introduction of SCP in the region. These con-clusions have contributed to the projection of theworking lines of the new working programmes forthe biennial 2010-2011.

From the relations of the Round Table, the coop-eration between the RAC/CP and the UNEP has


been strengthened. As a consequence, a Me-morandum of Understanding (MoU) betweenboth organisations has been signed. The mainresult of the agreement in 2009 has been the sup-port of the RAC/CP in the application of the proj-ect YouthXchange of the UNEP in Turkey, Croatiaand countries of the Southern Mediterranean andalso the joint participation of UNEP and RAC/CPin the Atlantis Youth Camp and the support of theTechnological, Economic and Industrial Division ofUNEP to the University Network for SustainableDevelopment in the Mediterranean (UNMed).

At the end of the year the RAC/CP published anagile, fundamentally visual leaflet bringing togeth-er the main conclusions of the meeting, whichmeans that this valuable information will not belost.

1.4. Creation of associations with the keySCP actors

The RAC/CP has been in contact with importantactors such as the Red Cross and the World WildlifeFund (WWF) to cooperate in the promotion of SCP.With the aim of making these relations official, theCentre has signed a general Memorandum ofUnderstanding, which demonstrates the willing-ness to collaborate.

The centre has also signed Memorandums ofUnderstanding with the UNEP / MAP committing tosending reports every six months and, with theUNEP, the aim of maintaining regular communica-tion and contact and organise meetings every sixmonths.

1.5. Promotion of dialogue and debatewith interested parties

The RAC/CP is conscious of the need to takemeasures in higher education in order to offer stu-dents, teachers, the university community, futurebusiness, industrial and technical people, and adeeper vision of Sustainable Consumption andProduction and of rational management of chem-ical substances.

The University Network for Sustainable Deve-lopment in the Mediterranean (UNMed) is aRAC/CP project based on cooperation and the cre-ation of networks. The creation of associations withkey actors and the promotion of dialogue anddebate are the activities that have been carried outby the Centre in recent years. In 2009 the RAC/CPis promoting the next step, a Mediterranean net-work based on a pilot project in three Medite-rranean countries (to facilitate monitoring and eval-uation).

The Mediterranean Network project centres on:—The promotion of courses on Sustainable Con-

sumption and Production and rational manage-ment of chemical substances.

—The establishment of associations with univer-sities and the promotion of said cooperationbetween universities of the Mediterranean.

—The creation of a database of professors andresearchers in the Mediterranean.


The RAC/CP is in contact with universities andNGO’s to set up this project based on the creationof capacities in universities of the Mediterranean,The project consists of organising different semi-nars for university professors and presenting themas three e-courses (online courses):

—Course on the prevention of contamination incompanies; available on the web page of theRAC/CP.

—Course on Environmental Policy.—Course on consumption and climate change.

The RAC/CP carried out a pilot project in Egypt dur-ing the month of May, which was repeated inSeptember in Malta. On the 22nd and 23rd ofOctober, the seminar “Integration of Education inSustainable Consumption and Production intoexisting university programmes”, organised by theRAC/CP with the collaboration of the University ofMalta and the Centre for Clean Technology washeld in Malta. More than 25 university professorsparticipated in the event, the objective of whichwas that university professors could include con-cepts such as Sustainable Consumption and Pro-duction or rational management of chemical sub-stances into their classes.

The seminar was extremely participative, includingthe techniques that the RAC/CP is introducing intoits meetings, with the aim of increasing interest andimproving results.

The participants also worked in groups to give theiropinion on the pros and cons of the introduction ofSCP into university study plans and designed astrategy to achieve this objective.

The conclusions of the seminar were the follow-ing:

• The University Network for the MediterraneanRegion (UNMed) received great support from theprofessors from Malta and the interested parties;they showed great interest in the subject and theproject.

• The professors came from various faculties. Theyshowed great interest and participation.

• The model of seminar was very positive as it in-vited people to participation and debate.

• The participants support the project of continuingthe work to introduce SCP in Maltese universityplans of studies.

• The feedback on the seminar was very positi-ve.

• The synergies have begun: for some participantsit was the first time that they had heard of theSCP experiences in the Maltese universities.

1.6. Promotion of IPPC principlesin Mediterranean countries

This activity was carried out within the frameworkof the programme of collaboration between MAP,the European Commission and the Horizon Ini-tiative 2020, whose objective is providing supportand uniting efforts for existing initiatives in theMediterranean region, giving them additionalimpulse in order to help them achieve their goals ofdecontamination of the region. The Clean Pro-duction Regional Activity Centre (RAC/CP) organ-ised a meeting with the collaboration of the IPPC


office, the European Commission MEDPPOL andVITO.

The first meeting was held in June 2008 at theOffice of the IPPC in Seville, the nerve-centre ofthe application of the Directive in Europe, which sup-ported and participated in the meeting. Followingthe meeting, a list of conclusions was elaborated,which included the importance of prevention andcontrol to allow sustainable industrial development,highlighting the idea that obtaining profits is notincompatible with environmental improvement.

The second meeting was held on the 21st and 22nd

of October 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey, in collabora-tion with The Turkish Industrialist’s and Business-man’s Association (TUSIAD), with the support andcollaboration of the Turkish Ministry of theEnvironment and Forestry, the National Forum forBest Available Techniques and Integrated PollutionPrevention and Control (IPPC): Mechanisms toincrease Green Competitiveness in Turkey.

The objective of the Forum was to inform the par-ticipants about the advantages and opportunitiesoffered by adopting the Green Book for competi-tiveness in industry and the application of the focusof the IPPC Directive in the Turkish national systemsfor controlling industrial pollution.

The morning session of the first day of the Forumcentred on highlighting the economic benefitsimplied by the adoption of Best Available Tech-nologies (BAT) and the cleanest technologies. Theafternoon session centred in IPPC and addressed amore technical audience which included partici-pants from the public sector (the Ministries of theEnvironment and Industry), companies and civilsociety in Turkey.

Therefore the IPPC Seminar centred on:—The application of an integrated system for the

concession of permits for industrial activities;the advantages of a single administration of con-trol and of environmental licensing in compari-son with the habitual system of specific licences.

—The experience of BAT in the process for thegranting of licences to industrial installations andto go from the control of contamination to theprevention of contamination.

—The steps to be taken for the application ofIPPC.

—Exchange experiences on the approach tothe IPPC Directive and the lessons learnedfrom the EU countries and the new MemberStates.

—Offer recommendations on the new steps tobe followed to approach the IPPC Directive inTurkey.


Latest Actions:

—The RAC/CP has taken the recommendationsof the working seminar into account, and it isintroducing the creation of capacities for theIPPC as a key question in the Horizon Initiative2020.

—The studies of the RAC/CP on PAB and MPA inthe principal Mediterranean industrial sectors arebeing updated and they include energy effi-ciency.

—The IPPC has been included as the most adequatejudicial framework to integrate Green Com-petitiveness in Mediterranean countries.

—A leaflet was published promoting the appli-cation and focus of the IPPC Directive on be-half of non-community Mediterranean coun-tries.

1.7. Promotion of the application andcompliance with the obligations derivedfrom the Barcelona Convention and itsProtocols and evaluate the effectivenessof the measures adopted for theirapplication, (BTA, BAP, PL and referencedocuments - BREF)

BREF DocumentsWith respect to BREF documents (Best AvailableTechniques Reference Documents, Best TechniquesAvailable (BTA) and in accordance with the wishesof the Spanish Environment Ministry, the RAC/CPhas translated the following documents:—Reference Document on best available tech-

niques in the ceramics manufacturing in-dustry.

—Reference Document on best available techni-ques for the manufacture of high volume inor-ganic chemical products - solids industry andothers.

—Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control.Best Available Techniques Reference Documentfor the production of specialist inorganic chemi-cals.

These documents were revised during the last fewmonths of 2009.

Study of the Petrochemical sectorThe Centre worked on a study titled Prevention ofContamination in the Petrochemical sector in 2008.In 2009, the study was revised and published inEnglish. This manual will be especially useful forpetrochemical companies and public administra-tions, given that it is related to the ALAMIM proj-ect of Lake Mariout, where this type of industryabounds.

Project ALAMIMThe RAC/CP has worked on the Alexandria LakeMariout Integrated Management project (ALAMIM)centring on the sustainable management ofLake Mariout, in Egypt, which is surrounded bypetrochemical industry (principally) and agricul-tural activities. In the last months of 2009, theCentre participated on this SMAP project withthe elaboration of a study of the industrial activ-ities of Lake Mariout and the definition of anintegrated action plan. The study AlexandriaLake Mariout Integrated Management project(ALAMIM) - Integrated Action Plan was finishedin June 2009.

Project “Coastal Areas Management Pro-grammes” in Morocco and AlmeriaThe RAC/CP participated in a Coastal AreasManagement Programmes (CAMP) in collabora-tion with the PAP/RAC in Croatia. RAC/CP’s par-ticipation consisted of the “good environmentalpractices in hotels” presentation, during a semi-nar on sustainable tourism, held in Morocco inOctober 2008, and a final presentation of the proj-ect in Casablanca in November 2009. TheCentre also distributed its models on good envi-ronmental practices in hotels and working mate-rial for a CAMP workshop in Tunisia. Throughout2009 the bases have been fixed for the initiationof CAMP actions in Almeria, a project that fore-sees actions on the area of cabo de Gata (CapeGata).


Sustainable management in Industrial AreasThe RAC/CP headed a project on SustainableManagement in Industrial Areas (SMIA) in Tunisia.This project, which began at the end of 2007, hasas its objective to strengthen Tunisia’s capacity forsustainable development of industrial zones. Theproject is co-financed by German Agency forTechnical Cooperation (GTZ) and has the support ofCITET (International Centre for EnvironmentalTechnologies of Tunisia). In January 2009, the

Tunisian project finalised with the presentation ofthe final results and the awarding of diplomas.

Technology Database The food and drink sector was added to the data-base from September to November. With this sec-tor, nearly 80% of the sectors that are reflected inMedclean are included in the database. The nextsectors to bear in mind are: chemical (by groups),cement, printing and hotels.


1.8. Tools aimed at products and corporatesocial responsibility

During the second half of 2009, the study “Reporton the State of Social Responsibility in the Medi-terranean” was completed.

The report offers a general view of the initiativespromoted by companies, the State and agents ofcivil society to promote a change towards modelsof consumption, production and management of awider perspective, including criteria of social andenvironmental responsibility.

The objective of the report is to extend knowledgeof the RAC/CP on the state of the region in as faras social responsibility is concerned, with the aim ofobtaining information that allows the improvementof the impact of their activities of promotion ofSustainable Consumption and Production in theregion. Specifically there are two goals to beachieved:

—To know the initiatives of the state and socialagents to promote models of business manage-ment compatible with sustainability.

—Have information as to how the Centre can con-tribute in a more effective way to the change ofhabits in the region, bearing in mind the alre-ady existing initiatives.

The study divides the Mediterranean countries in;European (Cyprus, Slovenia, France, Spain Greece,Italy, and Malta), Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia& Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro) and thecountries of Eastern Europe and North Africa(Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria,Tunisia and Turkey).

1.9. Tools to improve consumer awarenesson products and services

With the objective of reducing the personal con-sumption of energy, the generation of waste as aresult of peoples lifestyle, the consumption ofwater and other actions of daily life that have animpact on the environment, together with thesocial and economic development of societies,the RAC/CP applies a series of actions aimed atpromoting more sustainable lifestyles. These includediverse publications and materials for diffusion thatpromote more sustainable practices in daily con-sumption habits.

Representatives of various organisations and pro-grammes involved in the promotion of sustainableconsumption in the Mediterranean region werecontacted (UNEP/DTIE, YouthXchange LOLA proj-ect, ECODES, le EEC Network) with the aim oflearning their main initiatives with a view to estab-lishing possible paths of collaboration. This couldimply both reinforcing the diffusion of existing ini-tiatives in the Mediterranean Region or support-ing new initiatives implemented by the Centre toincrease the awareness of the Mediterranean pop-ulation.

The RAC/CP collaborated with the CRIC to create anew web page, called Consumpedia, with its own


domain (www.consumpedia.org). This web pageincludes information on the sustainable consump-tion of different products in daily use. The webpage has a youthful, dynamic format and is avail-able in English, French, Spanish, Catalan andArabic.

In 2009, the RAC/CP updated all its sector studiesthrough the inclusion of a new chapter, with thetitle Alternatives for the Mitigation of ClimateChange. This chapter has been included in thestudies on the paper industry, the ceramics sector,the offices and shops sector, the hotel sector, thedairy industry and food canning processes. Thiswork was presented at the 13th Meeting of theManagement Committee of the CMDS, celebratedin Cairo in September.

1.10. Promotion of sustainable lifestyles

The RAC/CP carried out different activities during2009 to promote sustainable lifestyles:

YouthXchangeThe RAC/CP made contact with the UNEP/DTIE todevelop the application of the project in Turkey,Croatia, and the North Africa during December2008 and January and February 2009.

Video on sustainable consumptionThe RAC/CP worked in 2009 on the production ofas video on sustainable consumption. This audiovi-sual material offers a heterogenic vision on the waysand reasons for consumption by citizens. The videoshows the case of a developed country.


CP News publishedThe bulletin CP News is the oldest communicationtool and has proved to be one of the most effectivein disseminating the most important activities ofthe Centre and the MAP.

CP News was redesigned in 2006 to give it a moreattractive, dynamic and easier to read format,incorporating images as a further vehicle for infor-mation, complementing the text and not simplyillustrating it.

From January to June 2009, editions 30, 31, 32 and 33of CP News have been prepared, translated and pub-lished. All editions have been published on the webpage of the RAC/CP and have been sent in digitalform to all the contacts of the centre that have atsome time shown an interest in receiving the bulletin.

New CP NewsIn November and December 2009, the RAC/CPworked on a new design of the bulletin CP News,transforming it into an e-tool. The new CP Newshas a design in accordance with the new web pageand will be sent by email to all contacts. The fun-damental differences between the old and the newCP News are:

—The design: much more attractive in the new CPNews, defined according to the aesthetics of thenew web page and respecting the corporate co-lours (green and blue).

—Speed: the new CP News can be constructedby the RAC/CP’s members themselves, wi-thout relying on third parties. This means thatthe composition times are reduced conside-rably. Further, the new CP News will automa-tically be sent to all contacts, which meansthat it will be an almost instant means of com-munication.

—User friendliness: The new CP News can be con-sulted directly from the body of the mail and willonly show the headlines of each article, so at aglance, the readers can get an idea of the all thecontents and read the articles of interest tothem.

Annual ReportIn January 2009, the RAC/CP Annual Report for2008 was finished and was approved by theDirectors of the Centre. During the months ofFebruary March and April it was translated intoEnglish and French, was designed and finally pub-lished in May 2009.

The Progress Report was also prepared and ap-proved in January-June 2009 and it was translatedto English and French. This report has been of greatvalue in the writing and confection of this 2009Annual Report, finished in December 2009.

RAC/CP Magazine 2008During 2009, all the articles for the Annual Tech-nical Publication were compiled, revised and trans-


lated. The presentation was written and it was sentfor formatting. The magazine RAC/CP 08 is titled“sustainable Consumption and Civil Society”, andit centres on the institutional and citizens’ initia-tives that exist in the Mediterranean for motivat-ing sustainable consumption, both on behalf ofinstitutions and civil society. The magazine is com-posed of 14 articles, the majority of which sup-port the slogan “Initiatives for sustainable con-sumption”.

RAC/CP Magazine 2009The Annual Technical Publication‘09 began to becompiled during 2009. The RAC/CP contacted rel-evant personalities and experts who could empha-size the importance of compliance with theStockholm Convention. Before the year-end, 6 arti-cles were received and published, 6 articles whichare the first to form the publication, under thename “The Stockholm Convention: fighting againstthe COPs”.

New Web PageThe RAC/CP is conscious of the importance of hav-ing a consequent corporate image, and this is whyin 2009 the creation of a new web page wasfinalised. This project, of two years duration, willmean a substantial change in the communicationsof the Centre, given that it will be a lively dynamic

platform that can receive feedback from its visi-tors and respond far better to their needs. All thedocumentation generated by the Centre is avail-able on this new web.

Further, each person at the Centre has the possibil-ity to add content and feed the web on a dailybasis, in an easy and immediate way, so that thediffusion of our work is more efficient.

Publication of a Style GuideThe Centre has also published a Style Guide whichwill help with all the work on corporate image. The


style guide helps with decisions in respect to therealisation of acts, the publication of studies orleaflets, the writing of letters and other questionsof protocol.

Materials of corporate visibilityThe RAC/CP has produced merchandising articleswith its logotype during 2009 in order to rein-force the corporate image. The articles are USBpen-drives, biodegradable pens, and reusablebags.

1.11. Cooperation with NGO’s, consumerassociations and other actors from civil society

The RAC/CP participated in the Atlantis V YouthCamp, organised by the Centre for MediterraneanCooperation and which took place in Mehdia,Morocco in August 2009. Its experience in Sus-tainable Consumption and Production allowed theCentre to provide a course specially addressed toyoung leaders of the Mediterranean.

The fifth edition of the Atlantis Youth Camp wascelebrated from the 1st to the 8th of August 2009 inMehdia, Morocco. This edition was organised bythe Centre for Cooperation in the Mediterranean(CCM), together with the Moroccan Red Crescentand the Spanish Red Cross, with the support ofthe MENA region, the Abertis Company, and the

Department of the Environment and Youth. At-lantis V was celebrated within the framework ofthe European Year of Innovation and Creation, andas a continuation of the World Youth Meeting ofthe Red Cross and the Red Crescent (RC/RCr),Youth on the move”, celebrated in Solferino (Italy)in June 2009.

The 2009 edition of Atlantis was dedicated princi-pally to themes of climate change, the environmentand sustainable consumption. Taking all the prem-ises into account, the specific objectives of Atlantiswere the following:

—Reinforce knowledge on global warming andsustainable consumption from the theoretical di-mension;

—Develop practical instruments for the diffusion ofthe knowledge acquired, such as the publicationof a video on increasing awareness or the orga-nisation of a campaign to increase public aware-ness;

—Allow the exchange of information and theexchange of best practices on the subjectmatter coming from existing national pro-grammes;

—Reinforce the capacity of the young volunteers toidentify the needs of their local communities andprepare adequate responses;

—Motivate and prepare young people to be agentsfor change in the conduct of their NationalSociety and the local community, taking as a


starting point the principles and fundamental va-lues of the RC/RCr.

For this edition, dedicated to climate change,the environment and matters of sustainability, theRAC/CP was invited to share its experience andknowledge in the area of sustainable consumptionand production. In accordance with the subject ofthe United Nations’ National Youth Day 2009, ded-icated to “Sustainability. Our challenge. Ourfuture”, the RAC/CP gave two seminars on sustain-able consumption and production (one in Frenchand one in English) which tackle a new area ofwork for the young leaders of the MediterraneanRC/RCr. The participants were trained in the inte-gration of a sustainable focus in their lifestyles andwork, with the aim of disseminating this construc-tive aspect in their communities and exert a posi-tive influence on them.

The camp has 69 participants, 53 of whom rep-resented 14 Mediterranean National Societies(Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Egypt, France,Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine,Serbia, Spain, Syria and Tunisia) and the IFRC-MENA region, with 16 international mediatorsand speakers.

The working methodology was principally based oninteractive activities and practices, and some veryuseful theoretical classes. The team of instructors

was formed by pairs of young RC/RCr instructors—from the Spanish Red Cross, the Egyptian RedCrescent, the French Red Cross, the InternationalFederation of the RC/RCr, the Climate Centre, theMoroccan Red Crescent and the Centre forCooperation in the Mediterranean— and expertsin the field from other international organisations—The United Nations Environmental Programmeand the Cleaner Production Regional ActivityCentre.

The evaluation of Atlantis was very positive. Theparticipants concluded that, altogether, their expec-tations had been reached and their evaluationswere totally positive. The percentage of participantsthat considered the general content of the trainingas excellent or good was 92%.


1.12. GRECO Report on greencompetitiveness

The search for business opportunities throughcleaner production To achieve the general objective of the Initiative,a series of activities were projected, amongstwhich the most outstanding is the publicationof a report on green competitiveness: Green com-petitiveness in the Mediterranean - The search forbusiness opportunities through cleaner produc-tion. This report analyses the study of a hundredcases of Mediterranean companies that haveapplied cleaner production techniques and goodenvironmental practices. The studies of thesecases have been compiled over years by theRAC/CP from among the SMBs of the Medite-zrranean basin, attempting to extract lessonsfrom the 100 successful cases of cleaner produc-tion. The study analyses the 100 studies ofMedClean cases. The analysis centres on thetechnique, the economic and environmental datarelated to the application of cleaner productionand shows the enormous economic and environ-mental benefits for the Mediterranean compa-nies, independent of their size. The study wastranslated into French in 2009 and published to

achieve greater diffusion among the Frenchspeaking countries. The RAC/CP also published areduced version of the report for the SMBs, 12pages long, which was translated into French andpublished in 2009.

In 2009, the report was presented at four confer-ences (GRECO Forums):—Morocco, April 2009—Egypt, May 2009—Tunisia, September 2009—Turkey, October 2009

MedClean CardsIn 2009, the RAC/CP published 5 new MedCleancards. The fall in the number of cards is explain-ed by the increase in their quality. Further, withthe new cards incorporated (from 112 to 116) theRAC/CP goes deeper into the knowledge of meth-ods for the reduction of COPs in Mediterraneanindustries.

1.13. GRECO Strategy

The principal achievementsof the Strategy of the GRECO Initiativewere the following:—During 2009, the GRECO Initiative brand was

correctly registered in the majority of the 21Mediterranean countries, the GRECO Initiativelogo included.

—The GRECO Business Plan was revised at the be-ginning of 2009 in accordance with the adapta-


tion of the 2009 budget. In December 2009, itwas revised in accordance with the working planfor the biennial 2010-2011.

—Four GRECO Forums were held in 2009: Mo-rocco, April 2009; Egypt, May 2009; Tunisia,September 2009; and Turkey, October 2009.

—The GRECO Initiative web page was active du-ring the first half of December, and is a dyna-mic instrument, which will be fed by our as-sociate countries throughout the life of theproject.

—A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wassigned with the Moroccan Ministry for Industry,Commerce and New Technologies (Ministère del’Industrie, du Commerce et des NouvellesTechnologies), with the Secretary of State for theMinistry of Energy (Secrétariat d’Etat auprès duMinistère de l’Energie), and the General Con-federation of Moroccan Businesses (CGEM-Confédération Générale des Enterprises duMaroc).

—A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wassigned with the Moroccan Centre for CleanerProduction (CMPP-Centre Marocain de Pro-duction Propre).

—A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wassigned with the Algerian National Centre forCleaner Production Technologies (CNTPP-CentreNational des Technologies de Production PlusPropre).

—A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wassigned with the Regional Centre of the BaselConvention for the Training and transfer ofTechnology for Arab States (CRCB Basel Conv-ention Regional Centre -Egypt).

—A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wassigned with the Tunisian Union of Industry andCommerce for Arts and Crafts (UTICA- UnionTunisienne de l’Industrie du Commerce et del’Artisanat) and the Tunisian International Centrefor Environmental Technologies (CITET- CentreInternational des Technologies de l’Environ-nement de Tunisie).

1.14. GRECO UMCE - BusinessMed Project

Following the signing of the collaboration agree-ment with the UMCE-BusinessMed, the RAC/CPcarried out a series of activities participating in andco-organising meetings to promote the applicationof cleaner techniques in industries in industry and


the economic sector in general in the Medite-rranean region.

The GRECO Initiative Congresses held in Moroccoand Turkey counted with the support of the mem-bers of BusinessMed.

1.15. GRECO diffusion of the report withinMAP

One of the main goals of the GRECO Initiative is topromote and increase awareness of the economicbenefits that can be achieved by Mediterraneancompanies through the application of environmen-tal technologies, reducing the mistaken and deepseated perception that applying environmentaltechnologies is an expense and a chore. In order

that companies and governments perceive theenvironment as a strategic medium of profitability(with the objective of giving support to the initia-tive and promote the application of cleaner produc-tion), it is essential to publish the results of theaforementioned studies.

Therefore, the diffusion was carried out withinthe framework of the most important forums of theinitiative. More specifically, the GRECO Forums of2009 which were held in:—Morocco, GRECO Initiative Congress, April 2009—Egypt, Global Forum on Green Industry Initia-

tives, May 2009—COP IV of the Stockholm Convention, Geneva,

April 2009—Tunisia, GRECO Initiative Congress, September

2009—Turkey, GRECO Initiative Congress, October 2009

The Annual Report of the GRECO Initiative ‘09 wascompleted in December and it will be published atthe beginning of 2010. The report explains in detailall theGRECO activities carried out by the RAC/CPin 2009.

1.16. GRECO Awareness raising amongstMediterranean Industrialists

PrizeIn order to decide the company deserving the firstGRECO Award, a scientific committee met with thehelp of Anton Pizzuto, National Focal Point ofthe RAC/CP in Malta. The committee analysed the100 MedClean cards and decided to awardthe prize to: Sila Edible Oil, an Egyptian oil compa-ny. The winner was selected from among the 100companies after a process of evaluation, and hav-ing obtained the best results in the reduction ofenvironmental impact of their industrial processwith minimal costs and maximum savings.

Other finalist companies were; First Textile (Tur-key), Masa Décor (Spain), Herbos (Croatia), Zica


Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Batteries Nour(Tunisia), Hotel Caravan Serail (Tunisia), Baxter(Malta), Water & Sewage Utility (Bosnia & Her-zegovina) and Croatian Electric Utility Company(Croatia).

Each case of cleaner production forms part of the“MedCleans” published by the RAC/CP.

Seminar for industrialists In October 2009 a training seminar was carried outin Morocco, on Green Competitiveness within theGRECO Initiative programme.

Self auditThe RAC/CP developed a new and innovativeonline system, based on the present GRECO data-

base of RAC/CP, complemented and structuredwith new methodologies and technical informa-tion. The system is designed in a way that helpsMediterranean small and medium sized business-es to undertake their own audits on green compet-itiveness, without the need for any external audi-tor. These “self audits PL” are easy to use througha tree of decisions methodology that is easy, newand efficient, and can be found on the web pageof the RAC/CP.

The sectors included in this project are: Re-cycling of heavy metals, Chemical Residues,Toxic and dangerous waste, Organic loads andwaste recycling, consumption of raw materialsand inputs, waste from water cleaners and resid-ual waters.



2. Rational Management of Chemical Substances

GOAL. Ensure that chemical substances areproduced and used in a way that significant-ly minimises their adverse impacts on theenvironment and health.

Objective 1. Reduce and rationally manage chem-ical substances in Mediterranean countries to pro-mote Cleaner Production and Prevention fromContamination within the framework of the LBSProtocol - Land Based Sources.

Objective 2. Create synergies between the MAPand the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Or-ganic Pollutants.

Objective 3. Promote the synergies between theMAP and the SAICM - Strategic Approach to Inter-national Chemical Management.

Introduction

The Protocol on Land Bases Sources was approvedon the 17th May 1980 by the Conference of Ple-nipotentiaries of the coastal States of the Me-diterranean for the Protection of the Mediterra-nean Sea against Contamination from Land BasedSources, celebrated in Athens.

The Protocol entered into force on the 17th June1983. This original protocol was modified by thereforms approved on the 7th March 1996 by the Con-ference of Plenipotentiaries for the Protection ofthe Mediterranean Sea against Contaminationfrom Land Based Sources, which was celebratedin March 1996. The modified Protocol, registeredas “Protocol for the Protection of the Medite-rranean Sea against Contamination from LandBased Sources and Activities” entered into forcein May 2008.


One of the principal initiatives that the RAC/CP car-ried out during the 2008-2009 biennial and in pre-vious years within the MAP framework was thepromotion of Cleaner Production and the preven-tion against contamination within the frameworkof the LBS Protocol. The Centre participated in themain programmes which dealt with contaminationfrom land based sources, especially in the StrategicAction Plan.

In 2001 the Stockholm Convention on PersistentOrganic Pollutants was approved, which grewfrom the objective marked by the United Nationsto free the word of POP’s through the restriction andelimination of their production, use, releaseand storage. Four years later in 2006, the StrategicApproach for the International Management ofChemical Products was approved in Dubai. Its exec-utive summary establishes chemical substances asa priority, coinciding with Annex I of the Protocolfor the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea againstContamination from Land Based Sources

Therefore, in the world context of sustainabledevelopment, the Stockholm Convention on Per-sistent Organic Pollutants and the StrategicApproach for the International Management of

Chemical Products (SAICM) are the latest interna-tional agreements through which countries areuniting their efforts to guarantee that chemicalproducts are produced and used in such a way thatreduces the important adverse effects on the envi-ronment and health to the minimum.

The RAC/CP is conscious that, with the aim ofcontributing to the reduction and rational man-agement of chemical products in Mediterraneancountries, the duplication of efforts through inter-national agreements must be avoided and advan-tage taken of the existing synergies between themand the LBS Protocol. This is why the Centre adapt-ed its activities for the reduction and rational man-agement of chemical products to the priorities andneeds of the LBS Protocol, the Stockholm Con-vention and the SAICM.

During 2008, the RAC/CP developed its actions inconsonance with these international agreementsthat establish priorities at world level for the fightagainst contamination from land based sources.In this sense it should be especially highlighted thatthe Centre was recognised as the “Regional Centrefor the Stockholm Convention”, achieved in May2009.

Activities

2.1. Assistance to the Mediterraneancountries in the implementationof priority actions in the NationalAction Plans

In 2009, the RAC/CP worked on the elaboration ofa document “Management of used mineral oils,in Mediterranean countries. To reunite all the nec-essary information, the Centre prepared a surveythat will be sent to all the National Focal Pointswith the aim of facilitating the information on thestate of used mineral oils in their countries.

The Centre also organised a series of seminars withthe parties interested in used oils with the aim offinding out first hand the situation in Medite-rranean countries.

In 2008 a first round of this series of seminars washeld with the participation of Greece, Malta,Slovenia, Spain, Italy and Cyprus. All this informa-tion will allow the publication of a precise, detailedstudy on the situation in the Mediterranean.

At the end of 2010, this document will be pub-lished on the web page of the RAC/CP and will bedistributed to the NFPs and the public administra-tions.

2.2. Assistance to the Mediterraneancountries in the EnvironmentallyRational Management of PCB’sin National Electricity Companies

The project “Environmentally Rational Manage-ment of Equipment, Stocks and Waste ContainingPCB’s or Contaminated by them in the NationalElectricity Companies of Mediterranean coun-tries” forms part of the project set up by UNEP/MAP-MEDU, MEDPOL and various other interna-tional organisations: the “Strategic Alliance for theGreat Marine Ecosystem of the Mediterranean -

Regional Component: execution of the agreedactions for the protection of environmentalresources of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastalareas”.

The RAC/CP is participating in the sub-sections2.3.3 “Create awareness of the importance of envi-ronmentally rational management of apparatusthat contain PCB’s” and 2.3.4 “Technical capacityfor the environmentally rational management ofapparatus that contains PCB’s”.

The activities have to be implemented in Lebanon,Albania, Libya and Syria and the proposed calen-dar for the activities of the project continues to2012.

The project is being set up through the identifica-tion of existing materials to promote awareness tohelp prepare the outputs of sub-section 2.3.3.

The first meeting of the coordination of the entireproject took place in September and a first coordi-nation meeting for the sub-section 2.3 took placewith MEDPOL in Athens in November 2009. All thedocuments necessary for the initial report with ref-erence to the participation of RAC/CP were pre-pared previously.

2.3. Assessment of the Mediterranean countries on the execution of theirNational Implementation Plansof the Stockholm Conventionon the basis of analysis

Memorandum of UnderstandingThe RAC/CP signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) with the Secretary of the Stock-holm Convention for the joint organisation of a 3day Working Seminar in Barcelona. The Memo-randum of Understanding was signed betweenSeptember and October by representatives of theSecretary and Virginia Alzina, the Director ofRAC/CP.



As a result of the Memorandum of Understanding,the RAC/CP organised the logistics and contributedsome content to the seminar of the StockholmConvention for the reinforcement of Regional train-ing on the new COPs and the process of revisionand updating of the National Implementation Plans(NIP) that was held on the 2nd to the 4th Decemberin Barcelona.

The working seminar had participants from Ca-meroon, Chad, Djibouti, Greece, Guinea, Jama-hiriya Arab Republic, Libya, Mali, Mauritania,Morocco, Senegal, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey. rep-resentatives from the Coordination Division ofthe GEF, the World Bank and the Association for theDevelopment and Protection of the Environment(ADPE).

In 2009 the RAC/CP also signed the followingMemorandums of Understanding related to themonitoring of COPs:—Memorandum of Understanding with the Su-

perior Board for Scientific Investigation (ConsejoSuperior de Investigaciones Científicas - CSIC).This institution already has a Memorandum withRECETOX) for the monitoring of data on COPs inSpain.

—Memorandum of Understanding with The Che-mical Institute of Sarrià (Instituto Químico deSarrià - IQS) in order to have access to a labora-tory, if necessary.

—Memorandum of Understanding with RECETOXwith the objective of collaborating on the collec-ting of data on COPs, the creation of educatio-nal capacities and activities.

Documents for the Secretary of the StockholmConvention In November 2009 the RAC/CP presented threeproposals for action for the Small Subsidies Pro-gramme of the Stockholm Convention:1. The creation of 16 MedClean cards within the

framework of the Stockholm Convention withthe themes:—Waste Incinerators.—Cement ovens that burn dangerous waste.—Production of paper slurry using elemental

chlorine or chemical products that generateelemental chlorine.

—Thermal processes in the metal industry.


2. Mediterranean working seminar on lubricatingoils used: Collection and Treatment.

3. The best Available Electronic Techniques for trai-ning.

These proposals will be useful to the working planof the RAC/CP in the next few years.

Working Plan for the Stockholm ConventionThe Working Plan for 2010-2011 has been writ-ten and submitted for the activities of the RAC/CPin relation to the Stockholm Convention.

The Report on Activities 2009 on activities carriedout by the RAC/CP under the Stockholm Con-vention.

2.4. Regional Work Seminar on positiveexperiences in the putting into practiceof Stockholm and its synergieswith Basel and Rotterdam

On the 7th and 8th April, the “Regional Work Se-minar on positive experiences in the implantationof the Stockholm Convention and its synergies withBasel and Rotterdam” took place. The RAC/CPorganised his event with the desire to actively par-ticipate in the implantation of the StockholmConvention, given confirmation of its status as aNominated Centre for the Convention, in 2008.The objectives of the seminar were the following:

—Connect different developed countries and deve-loping countries with the institutions related withthe putting into practice of the Stockholm, Baseland Rotterdam Conventions.

—Exchange the experiences of different countriesand institutions on the putting into practice ofthe three Conventions.

—Inform and investigate the available financing forthe implantation of the three Conventions.

—Propose future actions and help to improvethe putting into practice of the three Con-ventions.

The event, which lasted two days, was attended byrepresentatives of the different Mediterraneancountries that had signed the Stockholm, Basel andRotterdam Conventions, such as Morocco, Egypt,Tunisia, Syria, Israel, Montenegro, Algeria, Le-banon, Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Bosnia,Serbia and Spain. Also attending were the Secre-taries of the Stockholm, Basel and RotterdamConventions, UNITAR and the World EnvironmentFund (Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial -FMAM). And finally, centres of investigation such asRECETOX, CSIC or the CIEMAT also took part in theevent, playing an important role.

Amongst other matters, the RAC/CP presented the“Study on the implantation and synergies betweenthe Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Conventionsand the SAICM. Strategic Focus for the Manage-ment of Chemical Products at International Level


among the signatories of the Barcelona Con-vention”, which showed disparity among the dif-ferent countries of the Mediterranean Region. Thisstudy, based on the information supplied by eachof the countries, will be updated when new infor-mation becomes available.

The conclusions of the seminar were centred onthe request for more active implantation by thecountries and on the importance of the non-delib-erate generation of COPs. The difficulty in findingfunding for the putting into practice of theConvention was highlighted, and there was a rec-ommendation for simultaneous implantation of thethree conventions - for reasons of greater efficien-cy. Also highlighted, given its maximum importance,was the recommendation to put into practice theWorld Vigilance Plan. Finally, the importance ofcooperation with other programmes dealing withchemical substances, such as SAICM or REACH,was underlined.

Also, on the 6th April 2009, the RAC/CP organisedan informal meeting in its premises. The represen-tatives of the Mediterranean countries who attend-ed the seminar were present at this meeting andit was an opportunity for them to meet the staff ofRAC/CP and see its installations. The objectiveof the meeting was to allow the countries toexpress their expectations for the future and theirpriorities in reference to the Rational Managementof Chemical Substances in their countries.

The contacts made at the seminar have been main-tained.

2.5. Preparation of a strategic document onthe mobilisation of financial resources,including private, national andinternational resources, for compliancewith the Stockholm Convention

In 2009, the RAC/CP contacted SIRSA to draw upa document with the objective of it being useful toother countries, facilitating information on financialresources for the implementation of the StockholmConvention, because the information previous tothe “Study on the implantation and synergiesbetween the Stockholm, Basel and RotterdamConventions and the. Strategic Approach forInternational Chemicals Management (SAICM)among the signatories of the Barcelona Convention”was too generic although it was useful for givingexamples and ideas.

This study, titled “Mobilisation of financial resourcesfor the implementation of the Stockholm Con-vention in the Mediterranean countries” has as itsmain objective to provide a general view of thefinancial and economic instruments that are avail-able or whose utilisation could be feasible for theimplantation of the Stockholm Convention through


National Application Plans in the countries of theMediterranean areas. The methodology followedwas: the revision of the Sources of information; adetailed country by country study and comparativeanalysis.

The document was distributed in English andSpanish, designed and published on the web pageof the RAC/CP. It will be disseminated to all the pro-fessionals and institutions related with the Stock-holm Convention.

The document was presented in its preliminary ver-sion at the “Regional Work Seminar on positiveexperiences in the implantation of the StockholmConvention and its synergies with Basel and Rotter-dam”.

2.6. Preparation of a study of data anddoubts on brominated flame retardantmaterials in the Mediterranean

The study was sent to the National Focal Points inNovember with the objective of obtaining informa-tion on the real uses and production of brominat-ed flame retardants in order to take measures.Some of these new compounds have recently beenincluded in the Stockholm Convention. The objec-tive of this activity is to collect all the informationavailable in Mediterranean countries with respectto the production and consumption of Brominated

Fire Retardants (BFRs), identifying the economicsectors that could be potential users of BFRs andthe occupations or circumstances that could lead toexposure to these substances.

The RAC/CP worked during the first months of 2009on the collection of information and has prepared areport in English for publication on its web page andfor diffusion among the NFP, the Focal Points ofthe Centres of the Stockholm Convention and in theStockholm Convention Centres. As a result a studywas undertaken titled “Report on available data andlack of information on Brominated Fire Retardants inMediterranean countries”.

The report centres on the following countries;Croatia, Cyprus, Israel, Libya, Monaco Serbia andSyria, analysing the legal and management frame-work; their production, use and reserves; and theirrelated actions and their principal worries. At thesame time, the report provides a general vision ofthe International Framework of BFRs, the latesttechnology on its toxicological properties and thealternatives for the BFRs used at present.

2.7. Preparation of the contribution of theMAP to the II International Conferenceon the Management of Products(ICCM-II) based on the work undertakenby the Contracting Parties

To prepare the participation of the RAC/CP in theConference (2009) with the dissemination ofthe activities carried out by the countries that con-stitute the MAP for the implementation of theSAICM, the RAC/CP prepared the report “Study onthe implantation and synergies between theStockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Conventions andthe Strategic Approach to International ChemicalsManagement (SAICM) among the signatories ofthe Barcelona Convention”.

This study was presented in a plenary session of theICCM-II and in the “Regional Seminar on positive


experiences in the implantation of the StockholmConvention and its synergies with Basel and Rotter-dam”, celebrated in Barcelona in April.

2.8. Support the preparation of nationalprofiles for SAICM at the petitionof the countries (accordingto availability of funds)

The RAC/CP signed a Memorandum of Under-standing with UNITAR to provide technical supportto Malta with the objective of obtaining a NationalChemical Products Profile for Malta. The MaltaStandards Authority (MSA) identified itself as thegovernment agency in Malta responsible forthe development of the National Profile with theassistance of RAC/CP and UNITAR.

On the 21st July, the National Meeting for ProfilePlanning was held in Malta, with the participationof RAC/CP and UNITAR, as well as other Malteseassociations and institutions. During the celebra-tion of the meeting, the project was presentedand a calendar was decided. The methodology forthe development of the National Profile for theManagement of Chemical Products was present-ed and the participants divided into two workinggroups to debate the present situation in the coun-try.

Between September and October a first draft wassent to all the partners, who had the option ofmaking modifications. The draft was presented in“National Validation and seminar of adjustmentof priorities” held on the 9th November in Malta,where it was finalised. During the meeting the pri-ority actions were decided for Malta, with respectto the Management of Chemical Products.

The National Profile of Chemical Substances ofMalta was approved in December 2009 and sent toRAC/CP and UNITAR.

2.9. Advise and support the ContractingParties on how to implement the UNEPprogramme on mercury and otherheavy metals and the EU MercuryStrategy

In 2009, the RAC/CP finished the study “Vigilanceand Monitoring of heavy metals in Spain and itsgeographic reference”, which compiles data on themonitoring and environmental vigilance of saidmetals around the Spanish territory from variousregional governments and organisations. Once thisdocumentation was obtained, the Centre beganwork on a draft to prepare the new Spanish Planfor Heavy Metals.

At the same time the Centre wishes to prepare aMercury Strategy at Mediterranean level, and willtherefore cooperate with MEDPOL to work togeth-


er on this matter. In order to reach this goal, theCentre worked on the definition of the contents ofthe study and on the selection of experts, anddesigned a study to reunite all the available infor-mation on mercury in different countries. The studywas to NFP and the chemical contacts of the cen-tre. MEDPOL also requested information on coun-tries to avoid duplicating efforts.

2.10. Regional Seminar on the presentationand implementation of REACH

REACH is the new EU regulation on chemical sub-stances and their safe use. It is important that thecompanies in the EU involved in exportation areconscious of this regulation to augment their com-petitiveness and maintain their market share.

This activity is aimed at the presentation of theREACH system to those countries of the MAP thatare not members of the EU. An initial contact wasmade in 2009 with Tunisia, Turkey and Egyptthrough the NFP and the networks of Medi-terranean industrial associations UCME- Business-Med and the Mediterranean Association ofChambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME),with the NGO Mediterranean Information Officefor Environmental Culture and Sustainable Develop-ment (MIO-ECSDE), who expressed their interest informing part of the project.

The objective was to organise a seminar in eachof the countries interested in the REACH regula-tions. The seminars organised were:—Tunisia, 1st of October—Egypt, 20th of October—Turkey, 11th November

The seminars united the Public Administration, thePrivate Sector and the Chambers of Commerce ofeach country.

In October and November Egyptian, Tunisian andTurkish companies received information on theapplication of the European REACH regulationsThe first seminar that dealt with this matter washeld on the 1st October and was repeated in Cairo19 days later, and in Turkey on the 11th November.

The objective of these seminars was to show tothe Administration of the country, the Chambersof Commerce and business associations, and alsodirectly to companies, the challenges and oppor-tunities the REACH regulations offer to their com-panies, and especially in commerce with theEuropean Union. The seminars were practical innature and showed the various aspects of the reg-ulations.

In order to achieve a more technical character, theRAC/CP counts on the participation of an expertassessor in REACH with experience in this applica-


tion. Further, as an illustration with examples, thepresence of the companies BASF in Tunisia andComercial Química Massó in Egypt was essentialtowards learning from their experience with theapplication of the regulations. In the case of Tunisiaand Egypt, a local company also shared their expe-rience with an agreeable presentation supported byaudio-visual media. The three meetings countedwith the presence of the public administration,who explained their experience of REACH, and oth-er related instruments.

In 5 hours, the RAC/CP was able to introduce theregulations through these seminars, and alsoinform on how they will function and engaged theinterest of the companies, considering both theirspecific needs to sell their products in the EuropeanUnion and the implementation of the regulationsby the public organisations.

2.11. Preparation of Working Plans andReports on the Stockholm Convention

Due to the candidacy of the RAC/CP as a Centrefor the Stockholm Convention, The secretariatestablished three delivery times carried out by theCentre. It was necessary to deliver the WorkingPlan 2008-2009 in September 2008, the Report onActivities 2008 in December 2008 and the WorkingPlan 2010-2011 in February of 2009. This docu-mentation was obligatory to endorse the COP IV ofthe Stockholm Convention. Thanks to this fact,including other requisites, the RAC/CP was official-ly recognised as Regional Centre for the StockholmConvention on the 9th of May.

Given that the COP IV has decided to allow thecentres to update their working plan 2010-2011,the RAC/CP worked on its new working plan inorder to present it in September 2009.

The COP also decided to ask the Regional Centresto hand in their Report on Activities on the 31stDecember 2009.

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Studies/Reports

• 1 Study “Situation of Sustainable Consumptionand Production in the Mediterranean Region”

• 1 Study “Sustainable agriculture in the Medite-rranean”

• 1 Report on the conclusions of the First Medi-terranean Round Table on Sustainable Consump-tion and Production

• 1 Report on the Mediterranean University Net-work for Sustainable Development in Egypt

• 1 Guide: Best Environmental Practices in the nau-tical sector

• 1 Report on the Mediterranean University Net-work for Sustainable Development in Malta

• 3 BREFS documents translated• 1 Study “Prevention of Contamination in the pe-

trochemical sector”• 1 Study “Alexandria Lake Mariout Integrated

Management project (ALAMIM) - Integrated Ac-tion Programme

• 1 Report on Corporate Social Responsibility inMediterranean countries

• 1 Report on the Youth Camp celebrated in Mo-rocco

• 1 Report on “Green Competitiveness in theMediterranean - Finding opportunities for busi-ness though Cleaner Production” in French

• 1 Report for SMBs (reprint)

Seminars and meetings

• 1 Seminar in Egypt for the Mediterranean Univer-sity Network for Sustainable Development (May 09)

• 1 Seminar in Malta for the Mediterranean Uni-versity Network for Sustainable Development(October 09)

• 1 Meeting on the IPPC Directive in Turkey (Oc-tober 09)

• 1 Meeting - Closure of the project SustainableManagement of Industrial Zones (GEZDI, Frenchinitials) in Tunisia

• 1 Meeting - collaboration in the InternationalConference on Sustainable Tourism in Medite-rranean coastal areas (Morocco, November)

• 1 Seminar on the Cement Industry (Algeria,December)

• 1 Youth Camp - collaboration in the AtlantisCamp for Young people (Morocco, August)

• 1 Forum GRECO in Morocco (April)• 1 Forum GRECO in Egypt (May)• 1 Forum GRECO in Tunisia (September)• 1 Forum GRECO in Turkey (October)• 1 Training session in Morocco (October)

Projects

• 1 Project YouthXChange in Croatia and Tur-key

Agreements signed

• 1 MoU with WWF• 1 MoU with the Red Cross• 1 MoU with UNEP/MAP• 1 MoU with UNEP• 1 MoU with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce

and New Technologies of Morocco, with theSecretary of State for the Ministry of Energy andwith the General Confederation of Businesses inMorocco

• 1 MoU with the Moroccan Centre for CleanerProduction (CMPP, initials in French)

• 1 MoU with the National Centre for Technologiesfor Cleaner Production of Algeria (CNTPP, initialsin French)

• 1 MoU with the Basel Convention RegionalCentre for Training and Technology Transfer forthe Arab States (BCRC-Egypt)

• 1 MoU with the Tunisian Union of Industry,Commerce and Crafts (UTICA, initials in French)and with the International Centre for Environ-mental Technologies of Tunisia (CITET, initials inFrench)

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• 1 MoU with the ministry of the Environment andForestry of Turkey and with the Association ofIndustrialists and Businessmen of Turkey (TUSIAD)

Communication Materials

• 1 Leaflet on the conclusions of the First Medi-terranean Round Table on Sustainable Consump-tion and Production

• 1 Leaflet-guide on the implantation of the IPPCDirective

• 1 Survey - Global survey on Sustainable Life-styles. The RAC/CP is collaborating in its diffusionin Malta, Spain and Egypt

• 1 Video on sustainable consumption in a develo-ped country

• 1 GRECO Annual Report 08 in English andFrench

• 4 CP News• 10 MedCleans• 1 Annual Report• 1 CAR/PL Annual Technical Publication 08• 1 Style guide

Online Platforms

• 1 Update of the Technologies Data Base• 1 Web Page “Consumpedia”• 1 Web Page on the GRECO Initiative• 1 Audit Platform• 1 New Web Page for the CAR/PL

Rational Management of Chemical Substances

Studies/Reports

• 1 Study “Situation of used oils in the Medi-terranean”

• 1 Report on the seminar “Regional Seminar onpositive experiences in the implementation of theStockholm Convention and its synergies withBasel and Rotterdam”

• 1 Study “Mobilisation of Financial Resourcesto Implement the Stockholm Convention inMediterranean countries” in English and Spa-nish

• 1 Report “Report on available data and lack ofinformation on brominated flame retardants” inEnglish French and Spanish

• 1 Study “Study on the implementation andsynergies on the Stockholm, Basel and Rotter-dam Conventions and SAICM between the sig-natory parties to the Barcelona Convention”

• 1 Report on the Planning Meeting and Develop-ment for Malta

• 1 Report on the Seminar on the Validation of theNational Profile and the Establishment of Prioritiesin Malta

• 1 Study “Vigilance and Monitoring of HeavyMetals in Spain and its geographic reference”

Documents

• 1 GEF Proposal for the implementation of prio-rities in 4 countries

• 1 Technical File for the assistance in the collec-tion of data on new COPs

• 1 National Profile for SAICM in Malta• 1 Draft of the National Plan for Heavy

Metals in Spain

Seminars and meetings

• 1 Seminar “Regional Training Seminar on newCOPs and the process of revision of the NationalImplementation Plans within the framework ofthe Stockholm Convention”

• 1 Seminar “Regional Seminar on the positive ex-periences in the implantation of the StockholmConvention and its synergies with Rotterdam andBasel”

• 1 Seminar on REACH Tunisia, October

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• 1 Seminar on REACH Egypt, October• 1 Seminar on REACH Turkey, November

Agreements signed

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the Egypt National Cleaner Production Cen-tre (ENCPC)

• 1 Contract with the Secretariat of the StockholmConvention

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with UNEP and the Secretariat of the StockholmConvention

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the Superior Council of Scientific Inves-tigation (CSIC)

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the Centre of Excellence in EnvironmentalChemistry and Eco-toxicology (RECETOX)

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the Chemical Institute of Sarrià (IQS)

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding with theUnited Nations Institute for Training and Research(UNITAR)

• 1 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with MEDPOL

Communications Materials

• 1 CD on the elimination of PCB’s• 1 Report on Activities 2009 for the Stockholm

Convention• 1 Working Plan 2010-11 for the Stockholm

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