Black Sea Outlook, 3 rd Conference, 1-3 November, Odessa, Ukraine

1. Taking the Stock of and Advising the Way(*)Forward with ICZM in the Black Sea Region Black Sea Outlook, 3rd Conference, 1-3 November, Odessa, Ukraine 02 November 2011 / Session 4, Keynote / Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Valeria ABAZA Ekaterina ANTONIDZE PMA Officer, The Black Sea Commission Chairperson, ICZM Advisory Group to BSC Lyudmil IKONOMOV Mamuka GVILAVA (1)Catalina ISPAS-SAVA ICZM NFP, Bulgaria ICZM NFP, Georgia ICZM NFP, Romania Leonid YARMAK Nihan Şahin HAMAMCI Victor KARAMUSHKA ICZM NFP, Russian Federation ICZM NFP, Turkey ICZM NFP Designee, Ukraine Françoise BRETON Željka ŠKARIČIĆ Brian SHIPMAN (2) Erdal ÖZHAN UAB, FP7 PEGASO UNEP MAP PAP/RAC UNEP MAP PAP/RAC MEDCOAST President Scientific Coordinator Director, WP2 Leader ICZM Consultant PEGASO WP7 Leader (*) Published in the proceeding of 10th Medcoast Conference, 25-29 October 2011, Rhodes, Greece (1) Presenter and corresponding author (2) Author of presentation

2. Summary • Background of ICZM Stock-Take, Protocol and PEGASO • Questionnaire themes and questions • Mapping national responses and early conclusions • Some recommendations Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

3. Background of ICZM stock-taking • Med ICZM Protocol • Took 8 years to prepare • Contracted Parties signed in 2008 • Ratified by 6 CPs including EU • Entered into force in March 2011 • ICZM Protocol was used to formulate themes & stock-taking questions 3 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

4. Background of ICZM stock-taking • Questionnaire with 16 • Coastal zone boundaries • ICZM and/or coastal legislation • Coordination • Protection and sustainable use of the coastal zone • Economic activities • Coastal ecosystems, landscapes & cultural heritage • Participation • Awareness raising, training, education & research • Monitoring & review • themes (and 53 questions) • National coastal strategies, plans and programmes, transboundary cooperation • Environmental and strategic assessments • Land policy and accounts • Economic, financial & fiscal instruments • Natural hazards & coastal erosion • Exchange of information and activities of common interest • Transboundary cooperation 4 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

5. Background of ICZM stock-taking Themes (16) / questions (53) Instructions page Measuring the progress with ICZM implementation, not effectiveness! 5 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

6. Aggregated responses • ALL questions, ALL countries • 6 Black Sea, 21 Mediterranean Mapping country responses / some findings 6 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

7. Mapping country responses / some findings Coastal zone boundaries legally defined • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • a harmonized ecosystem-based delimitation of coastal zone boundaries for ICZM that includes both land and sea 7 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

8. Mapping country responses / some findings ICZM or coastal law approved • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • support for national ICZM legislations 8 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

9. Mapping country responses / some findings Coordination/integration mechanisms in place (land-sea) • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • promote institutional coordination across the land-sea boundary 9 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

10. Mapping country responses / some findings Coordination/integration mechanisms in place (horizontal) • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • promote horizontal & vertical coordination 10 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

11. Mapping country responses / some findings Setback zones for coastal development control • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • assess the consistency and efficiency of the application of setback and other development controls on the coast 11 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

12. Mapping country responses / some findings Wetland restoration experience • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • support positive enhancement measures of key habitats and landscapes 12 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

13. Mapping country responses / some findings ICZM research centres of excellence • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • improve capacity for ICZM research & implementation at all levels 13 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

14. Mapping country responses / some findings Economic, financial & fiscal incentives & instruments for ICZM • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • develop and test the use of economic and financial instruments 14 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

15. Mapping country responses / some findings Coastal hazard prevention, mitigation & adaptation measures • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • support common assessment and best practice for mitigation of climate change and other coastal hazards 15 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

16. Mapping country responses / some findings Coastal zone management and sustainability indicators • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • develop common social, economic and environmental indicators to monitor changes at regional level 16 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

17. Mapping country responses / some findings Environmental assessment procedures in place and adequate • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • develop guidance for the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in coastal zones 17 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

18. Mapping country responses / some findings National ICZM strategy prepared • Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: • provide guidance and support for national ICZM strategies and plans 18 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

19. Dissemination 19 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

20. Recommendations Assessment and stakeholder consultations at all levels in support of the ICZM legal instrument for the Black Sea. Research and monitoring to compile agreed common set of coastal indicators measuring effectiveness of ICZM. Adapt, develop and deliver ICZM training and education packages for coastal managers and practitioners. Partnership through shared ICZM Governance Platform (Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Basins). Operational observation systems for the Black Sea (marine, coastal and wider catchment). 20 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

21. Poster presentation 21 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – 2011.11.02 Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

22. THANK YOU Mamuka GVILAVA / PEGASO Task Manager for BSC PS / ICZM NFP Georgia mgvilava@iczm.ge