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The Adriatic Sea Partnership: A pilot program for the
Mediterranean
“Extraordinary Meeting of MAP Focal Points”
Side EventCatania, Italy
7 November 2006
THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER for Central and Eastern Europe
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The Situation
Adriatic: economically important (transport, fisheries,
pollution)ecologically vulnerable (nominated as IMO
particularly sensitive sea area)culturally and politically diverse
Context:MAPTrilateral CommissionAdriatic Ionian InitiativeAdriCOSMASP
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The Need
Cooperation: Stability and sustainable developmentProtection of resourcesMeeting existing commitments (e.g. MSSD, EU Dirs.)Joint action on future priorities
Existing commitments:Contingency PlanBallast Waters Management PlanIntegrated Coastal Zone ManagementMarine Directive and EU Marine Strategy (SLO, I)
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Helsinki Water Convention Regional Workshop (Belgrade, May 2006)
• “There is a need for an international agreement on the Adriatic . . .” taking into account existing initiatives
• Belgrade EfE Conference 2007 – preparatory meeting where action on Adriatic was included for SEE
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Adriatic Sea Partnership - background
Slovenian initiative based on successful model of Sava River Basin initiative (countries are same, plus Albania and Italy) (see below)
Launched at MAP Sub-Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development of the Adriatic, Portoroz, June 2006
REC facilitating agency; partners include INFO-RAC
Cooperation through ENVSEC (UNEP-UNDP-OSCE-NATO-REC-UNECE)
Initial financial support from Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea
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Adriatic Sea Partnership - Goals
- Facilitate project preparation and implementation aimed at protection and sustainable development of the Adriatic region, through
- A comprehensive umbrella partnership and a platform for joint action based on commitments by littoral states and stakeholders with appropriate institutional arrangements
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Adriatic Sea Partnership - Elements
• 1) Umbrella initiative (partnership) as a focal point for action on sustainable development of the Adriatic
• 2) Appropriate institutional arrangements based on international consensus
• 3) Interim secretariat to serve and facilitate processes related to the above
• 4) Support to stakeholder involvement in the Adriatic Sea Partnership
• 5) Development of inventory of projects as a basis for drafting an Adriatic Management Plan
• 6) Clearinghouse for project financing
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Sava Initiative - Context
• Helsinki Water Convention and ICPDR
• Danube Navigation Convention and Commission
• EU and WFD
Subregional implementation agreement
Pilot sub-basin
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Comparison of ASP – Sava Initiative
Slovenia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Serbia-Montenegro
Formerly a river within Yugoslavia; now an international river passing through 4 countries recently at war
Part of the Danube Basin: a pilot sub-region
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Sava Initiative - Milestones
• June 2001, initiative under the Stability Pact: Japan, US State Dept/ SECI/ REC/ BAH (NL, ICPDR, OSCE)
• Letter of intent signed November 29, 2001 in Sarajevo
• Framework Agreement for the Sava River Basin signed in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia December 03, 2002
• Interim Sava River Commission and Secretariat established
• Interim Action Plan – inventory of projects March 12, 2003
• Agreement came into force December 29, 2004• Permanent Sava Commission established June 26,
2005• Commencement of Secretariat operations January
09, 2005
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Issues
• Navigation, • Flood control, • Commerce, • Recreation and other Uses, • Water Quality, • Transboundary Cooperation, • Public Participation, • Biodiversity
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•Full services to the Partnership•Facilitation of negotiations and
Secretariat support•Legal drafting of basic documents• Inventory of priority projects/ project
preparation• Information dissemination, stakeholder
involvement and networking•Capacity building
Secretariat and expert support for the ASP (on the Sava model)
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Example: Support to Project Preparation and Implementation
The aim: to enable the technical support to implementation of Mediterranean Sustainable Development Strategy and EU Marine Strategy on sub-regional level,especially the implementation of three strategic projects (Contingency Plan, Ballast Water Management and Integrated Costal Zone Management)
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Next steps
•Expansion of Partnership
•Assuring support of MAP and EU institutions
•Adriatic-Ionian Initiative meeting
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