INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

MAIN ICZM Protocol MILESTONES• Extensive MAP work on ICAM and ICZM through PAP/RAC• Amendments to the Barcelona Convention in 1995 extending

its field of of application to coastal zones• 12th Ordinary Meeting of the CPs (Monaco, November

2001)Feasibility Study 2002-2003 carried out and lead by PAP/RAC ( three possible options)

• 13th Ordinary Meeting of the CPs (November 2003) Decision was taken to prepare a draft text of the ICZM Protocol

• Broad consultation process started immediately after the 13th meeting of the CPs ICAM Forum of Regional Stakeholders held in Cagliari 2004;

A group of eminent legal and technical experts was established by PAP/RAC, led by Prof. Michel Prieur A Consultative regional workshop in Oristano; Sardignia in 2005 to consider the Draft text of the Protocol before its submission to the MAP focal points

MAIN ICZM Protocol MILESTONES II• 14th Ordinary Meeting of the CPs, Slovenia (Nov 2005)

WG with a precise mandate to develop the draft Protocol on ICZM established;

5 Meetings of the WG took place in Split, Croatia and Lutraki, Greece during 2006-2007

Full consensus achieved on the text by almost all CPs Clear guidance from the 14th meeting of the CPs in view of

having a successful negotiation of the ICZM Protocol

15th meeting of the CPs held in Almeria, January 2008 approved the Protocol and recommended to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Madrid on 20- 21 January 2008 to adopt the Protocol

15 CPs signed the Final Act while 14 CPs signed the Protocol

Main focus of the negotiation process: 1) While building on past experience the emphasis should be

put on how to better achieve the implementability of the Protocol

2) Need for enough flexibility due to the variety of coastal zone along the whole Mediterranean and specific situations of CPs

3) The final text should be clear, operational and implementable4) Linkage elements throughout the whole text

a) application of the Ecosystem approachb) The integration of sectorial policiesc) Appropriate governance

5) The Protocol should demonstrate an added value compared to other legal instruments of MAP

6) Consensual Protocol

ICZM PROTOCOL STRUCTURE

PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part II ELEMENTS OF INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Part III INSTRUMENTS FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Part IV RISKS AFFECTING THE COASTAL ZONE

PART V INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Part VI INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Part VII FINAL PROVISIONS

ADDED VALUE OF ICZM PROTOCOL

a) Substantially complete and further develop Article 4. 3. e of the Barcelona Convention on ICZM

b) Article 12 on Public Participation c) New principles related to ICZM are addedd) Important objectives of MAP on ICZM became Protocol

objectives ( but further developed and more advanced)e) Governancee fully addressedThe draft text provides for the use of ( inter alia):a) Ecosystem approachb) SEA for policies, plans and programmesc)Use of economic instrumentsc) Inter-sectorial coordination and appropriate governanced) Outcome oriented reporting related to Protocol Implementation

ADDED VALUE of ICZM PROTOCOL

Finally:

The text of the ICZM protocol is

a) innovative

b) forward looking and proactive

c) comprehensive

d) Integrated

e) Ambitious but realistic and implementable

f) Synergy and cooperation