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1. PARTNERSHIP FOR MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY GEF MEDITERRANEAN SAP MED PROJECT PROTECTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AGAINST POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES AND ACTIVITIES - ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN MED POL National Coordinators Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 24-27 May 2005 U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

2. PROJECT’S AIMS: • FACILITATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAP MED U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan • DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAP BIO

3. SPECIFICITIES OF THE PROJECT: • NUMEROUS SPECIFIC ACTIONS (8 FIELDS, MORE THAN 40 ACTIONS) • NUMEROUS EXECUTIVE AGENCIES (UMBRELLA PROJECT + FOUR SUB-PROJECTS) • NUMEROUS PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES (12+8) • IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH THE EXISTING MAP STRUCTURE (UNEP/MAP SECRETARIAT, RACs) • SMALL THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM(MANAGER, 1 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, 1 SECRETARY) • COUNTRY DRIVEN APPROACH (NAPs, PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES) • EXTERNAL EVALUATION (METAP – PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES; REGIONAL CONSULTANT - NAPs) U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

4. EXECUTING AGENCIES • UNEP/MAP • UNEP/MAP/MEDPOL • WHO/EURO • UNEP/MAP/PAP/RAC • UNEP/MAP/CP/RAC • UNEP/MAP/SPA/RAC U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

5. MAIN SPONSORS • GEF • MTF • FFEM • METAP • ICS-UNIDO • WHO/EURO U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

6. Participating countries: • GEF eligible (12): Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey • GEF non-eligible (8): Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Monaco and Spain U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

7. COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT REGIONAL LEVEL COUNTRY LEVEL MAP COORDINATOR INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE U N E P /M A P CP/RAC MEDPOL United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan PAP/RAC WHO/EURO PROJECT MANAGER NATIONAL COORDINATOR METAP SPA/RAC AD HOC COMMITTEE INTERAGENCY STEERING COMMITTEE COORDINATION COMMITTEE

8. ACTIONS ANDMAIN OUTPUTS • REGIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIONS • 7 REGIONAL PLANS • 9 REGIONAL GUIDELINES • REVISION OF TDA • REVISED TDA • POLLUTION HOT SPOTS AND SENSITIVE AREAS • REVISED LIST OF HOT SPOTS • REVISED LIST OF SENSITIVE AREAS • PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES IN 10 COUNTRIES • DONORS MEETING • NATIONAL ACTION PLAN • NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS – 12 COUNTRIES • BASELINE BUDGET OF EMISSION OF SAP MED SUBSTANCES • SECTORIAL PLANS – 12 COUNTRIES • INTEGRATED NATIONAL ACTION PLAN – 12 COUNTRIES U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan • SUSTAINABILITY OF SAP MED • PROPOSALS ON NEWLY INTRODUCED/ ADAPTED EXISTING ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS • PILOT PROJECTS - 5 COUNTRIES • ADVANTAGES OF USING ECONOMIC INSTR. • CAPACITY BUILDING • 8 REGIONAL TRAINING COURSES • 17 SUB-REGIONAL/NATIONAL • 6 SUBJECTS • 6 LANGUAGES • 650 EXPERTS TRAINED • PUBLIC PARTICIPATION • COMMON METHODOLOGY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION • REGIONAL FORUM • DEVELOPMENT OF SAP FOR BIODIVESITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN • NATIONAL ACTION PLANS - ALL MED. COUNTRIES • SAP BIO

9. PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES SPONSORED FROM THE GEF, Assistance METAP ALBANIA – Vlora BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – Neum EGYPT – Abu Qir Bay SLOVENIA – Kopar SYRIA – Banias TURKEY – Erdemly U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

10. PRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES (Cont.) SPONSORED directly from FFEM, Assistance UNEP-MAP ALGERIA – Ghazaouet MOROCCO – Nadar TUNISIA – Golfe de Tunis U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan SPONSORED directly from ICS-UNIDO CROATIA – Zadar

11. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTEREDAND MEASURES UNDERTAKEN Delays in responding to countries Temporary hiring of an administrative assistant U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan Slow responses from countries Re-scheduling of timetable, as much as possible Providing administrative support to a National Coordinator Frequent contacts and sending reminders

12. Delays in initiation and the preparation of NAPs Sub-regional training courses for national experts Regional training course for national experts Evaluation meeting Hiring of a regional consultant for assisting countries Visits to countries U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan Delays in selecting and hiring a consultant for pre-investment studies Re-validation mission to the countries Site specific TORs for a consultant, with cost estimates and criteria for selecting the consultant Hiring of a regional consultant for assisting countries Visit to the countries Sending the reminders

13. Delays in the organization of some national training courses due to the absence of planned donor’s funds Rational management of funds/Use of savings from previous years U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan Delays from Executing Agencies in implementing activities Temporary hiring of a regional consultant Reminders Direct implementation by the Project Manager

14. LESSONS LEARNED • The Project implementation by the existing structure, without additional staff, limits the management power of the Project Manager, which brings its role to a low-key coordinator rather than a manager. • The number of MAP staff members, who were executing the activities was insufficient, particularly taking into account their commitments to other MAP activities, which caused delays. • The traditionally established two-year period of decision taking within the MAP has effected the project’s timetable. • National Co-ordinators, in most cases, had difficulties in organizing activities at a country level. In addition, they are in charge of some other activities, which prevent them to be fully devoted to the project. U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

15. Administrative support provided to the National Coordinators speeds up responses from the countries. • A country driven approach may be implemented after an in-depth country profile for each of the countries, particularly in terms of political systems, political determination to combat the pollution, economic capabilities for a follow-up investment, and the availability of human resources to implement the action is elaborated. • The rational management of the Project’s budget, by careful selection of venues, places and adequate negotiations, reduced the costs of some activities, which enabled the organization of additional activities and involves more participants.   U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

16. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS • All of the project’s objectives will be achieved at the end of the Project; • A solid ground for the implementation of SAP MED and SAP BIO was created at regional and national levels, however results would depend on the implementation of each of the activities required; • Further assistance to the countries and to MAP is required for the implementation of relevant NAPs; • For future assistance to the countries, a country specific approach should be applied, rather than a general one; • The implementation of the activities at a country level is a very sensitive issue from the political, economic and social point of view. • Each Mediterranean country should find its own way to comply with the provisions of the Barcelona Convention and the revised LBS Protocol in order to secure sustainable development for its own benefit U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan

17. Contact address: Mr. Ante Baric Ph.D., GEF Project Manager UNEP/MAP Vas. Konstantinou 48 11635 Athens, Greece Tel: + 30 210 7273102; Fax: + 30 210 7253196 E-mail: abaric@unepmap.gr U N E P /M A P United Nations Environment Programme -Mediterranean Action Plan