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U N E P / M A P United Nations Environment Programme - Mediterranean Action Plan ? 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) SPECIFICITIES OF THE PROJECT:TRANSCRIPT
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PARTNERSHIP FOR MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY
GEF MEDITERRANEAN SAP MED PROJECTPROTECTION 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
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PROJECT’S AIMS:
• FACILITATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAP MED
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAP BIO
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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)
SPECIFICITIES OF THE PROJECT:
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EXECUTING AGENCIES
• UNEP/MAP• UNEP/MAP/MEDPOL• WHO/EURO• UNEP/MAP/PAP/RAC• UNEP/MAP/CP/RAC• UNEP/MAP/SPA/RAC
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MAIN SPONSORS
• GEF• MTF• FFEM• METAP• ICS-UNIDO• WHO/EURO
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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
Participating countries:
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MAP COORDINATOR
PROJECT MANAGER
INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
MEDPOL
WHO/EURO
INTERAGENCY STEERING COMMITTEE
COORDINATION COMMITTEE
AD HOC COMMITTEE
CP/RAC
PAP/RAC
SPA/RAC
METAP
COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT
REGIONAL LEVEL COUNTRY LEVEL
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POLLUTION HOT SPOTS AND SENSITIVE AREASREVISED LIST OF HOT SPOTSREVISED LIST OF SENSITIVE AREASPRE-INVESTMENT STUDIES IN 10 COUNTRIESDONORS MEETING
REGIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIONS7 REGIONAL PLANS9 REGIONAL GUIDELINES
CAPACITY BUILDING8 REGIONAL TRAINING COURSES17 SUB-REGIONAL/NATIONAL6 SUBJECTS6 LANGUAGES650 EXPERTS TRAINED
NATIONAL ACTION PLANNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS – 12 COUNTRIESBASELINE BUDGET OF EMISSION OF SAP MED SUBSTANCESSECTORIAL PLANS – 12 COUNTRIESINTEGRATED NATIONAL ACTION PLAN – 12 COUNTRIES
SUSTAINABILITY OF SAP MEDPROPOSALS ON NEWLY INTRODUCED/ ADAPTED EXISTING ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS PILOT PROJECTS - 5 COUNTRIESADVANTAGES OF USING ECONOMIC INSTR.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONCOMMON METHODOLOGY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONREGIONAL FORUM
REVISION OF TDAREVISED TDA
DEVELOPMENT OF SAP FOR BIODIVESITY IN THE MEDITERRANEANNATIONAL ACTION PLANS - ALL MED. COUNTRIESSAP BIO
ACTIONS AND MAIN OUTPUTS
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SPONSORED FROM THE GEF, Assistance METAPALBANIA – VloraBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – NeumEGYPT – Abu Qir BaySLOVENIA – KoparSYRIA – BaniasTURKEY – Erdemly
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SPONSORED directly from FFEM, Assistance UNEP-MAPALGERIA – GhazaouetMOROCCO – NadarTUNISIA – Golfe de Tunis
SPONSORED directly from ICS-UNIDOCROATIA – Zadar
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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND MEASURES UNDERTAKEN
Delays in responding to countriesTemporary hiring of an administrative assistant
Slow responses from countriesRe-scheduling of timetable, as much as possible Providing administrative support to a National CoordinatorFrequent contacts and sending reminders
Delays in selecting and hiring a consultant for pre-investment studiesRe-validation mission to the countriesSite specific TORs for a consultant, with cost estimates and criteria for selecting the consultantHiring of a regional consultant for assisting countriesVisit to the countriesSending the reminders
Delays in initiation and the preparation of NAPsSub-regional training courses for national expertsRegional training course for national expertsEvaluation meetingHiring of a regional consultant for assisting countriesVisits to countries
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Delays in the organization of some national training courses due to the absence of planned donor’s fundsRational management of funds/Use of savings from previous years
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Plan Delays from Executing Agencies in implementing
activities Temporary hiring of a regional consultantRemindersDirect implementation by the Project Manager
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.
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• 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.
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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
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Contact address:
Mr. Ante Baric Ph.D., GEF Project ManagerUNEP/MAPVas. Konstantinou 4811635 Athens, GreeceTel: + 30 210 7273102; Fax: + 30 210 7253196E-mail: [email protected]