INDICATORS

CODE

Gross Domestic Product

GDP

Human Development Index

HDI

Ecological Footprint

EF

ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES

N°

INDICATORS

CODE

Stabilize water demand (decrease in the North and controlled increases in the South and East). Reduce losses and misuses by setting up efficiency objectives for each sector of use.

Decouple water demand and GDP growth and significantly increase the economic agriculture added value per cubic metre of water used.

1

Water Efficiency Index (total and by sector)

WAT_P01

2

Water demand, total and by sector, compared to GDP

WAT_P02

Preserve water resources.

3

Exploitation index of renewable natural resources

WAT_P03

Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

4

Share of population with access to an improved water source (total, urban, rural)

WAT_P04

5

Share of population with access to an improved sanitation system (total, urban, rural)

WAT_P05

Use energy rationally by setting up global objectives and for each sector.

6

Energy intensity (total and by sector)

ENE_P01

Develop renewable energies to meet 7% (excluding biomass) of the energy demand by 2015.

7

Share of renewable energies in energy balance

ENE_P02

Control, stabilize or reduce emission of gas

8

Greenhouse gas emissions

ENE_P03

Use the Kyoto Protocol flexibility mechanisms for the sustainable development of the developing Mediterranean countries.

9

Amount financed in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol flexibility mechanisms by the annex 1 countries to the benefit of other Mediterranean countries

ENE_P04

Decouple the motorized transport increase from GDP growth.

10

Motor transport intensity compared to GDP

TRA_P01

Stabilize or reduce whenever possible the proportion of road transport in the overall volume of traffic by a shift to sea and rail.

11

The proportion of road transport in terms of land freight transport

TRA_P02

Reduce urban vehicle congestion and pollution noise by promoting low-pollutant public transport.

12

Share of public surface transport (urban and inter-urban)

TRA_P03

Diversify tourism by developing offers that enhance Mediterranean diversity (eco-tourism, cultural, urban and rural tourism).

13

Share of “non-seaside resort beds” vs. total number of beds

TOU_P01

Increase added value of tourism for local communities and actors in developing countries.

14

International tourism receipts

TOU_P02

Diversify the rural economy by developing non-agricultural activities.

15

Ratio of agricultural population vs. rural population

AGR_P01

Combat desertification and the loss of productive land by 2015; reduce by at least one-third the present rates of quality agricultural land losses due to erosion, salinization, desertification, urban and other development and abandonment.

16

Loss of arable land

AGR_P02

Promote sustainable agricultural rural development programmes, especially in marginal rural areas.

17

Share of public budget allocated to sustainable rural development programmes

AGR_P03

Increase the agriculture added value, recognition and marketing of quality Mediterranean products.

18

Proportion of agriculture quality products and Share of the agricultural land area used by organic farming

AGR_P04

Promote a sustainable urban economy. Anticipate and plan for expected urban growth.

19

Number of cities with over 10 000 inhabitants engaged in a process Agenda 21 type or in urban renewal programmes

URB_P01

Reduce social disparities.

20

Proportion of urban population with access to a decent dwelling

URB_P02

Improve the urban environment:

Reduce waste generation. Decouple the increase in waste generation and GDP growth.

Reduce air pollutants.

21

Household waste produced per capita and number of uncontroled landfills

URB_P03

22

Air quality in the main Mediterranean urban areas

URB_P04

Promote balanced development and integrated management of the coastline. Push back urbanization to prevent artificialization of coasts. Avoid linear and continuous urbanization.

23

Share of artificialised coastline

COA_P01

Eliminate operational pollution from ships by 2025.

24

Operational pollution from ships

COA_P02

Reduce pollution from land-based sources.

25

Proportion of coastal urban population connected to a sanitation network

COA_P03

Halt or reduce substantially marine and coastal biodiversity loss by 2010. Bring at least 10% of the marine and coastal surface under some form of protection.

26

Surface of protected coastal and marine areas

COA_P04

Before 2015, raise the level of official development aid (ODA) from the European OECD countries to 0.7% of their GNP (MDG), and reinforce this support contribution to implementation of the Strategy.

27

ODA allocated as % of OECD DAC countries donors’ GNP; proportion of the ODA allocated to Mediterranean countries and proportion contributing to the strategy objectives

COO_P01

Strengthen reciprocal commitments, solidarity and Mediterranean and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation for sustainable development.

28

EU net public financial flows to EU Mediterranean members, candidates, CARDS and MEDA countries (in absolute value and per capita) and proportion contributing to the objectives of the strategy

COO_P02

Promote implementation of systems to enable funding of SMEs for productive and innovative activities (micro-credit, venture capital, incentives, etc).

29

Proportion of bank credit allocated to the private sector – Existence of alternative financing systems to bank credit

COO_P03

Strengthen local authorities’ prerogatives and capacities.

30

Proportion of local government tax receipts as percentage of total tax revenues (government receipts). Proportion of government budget allocated to local authorities.

COO_P04

Reinforce territorial and social cohesion. Develop public financial mechanisms to support the least favoured regions.

31

Public financial mechanisms to support the least favoured regions

COO_P05

Ensure primary education for all

32

Youth literacy rate

HUM_P01

Eliminate the disparities between girls and boys in education

33

Girl/Boy primary and secondary school registration ratio

HUM_P02

In synergy with the private sector, increase expenses on research and development between now and 2015 so as to get closer to at least the average level in countries with equivalent incomes, stressing the rational use of natural resources, developing environment-friendly technologies and enhancing the Mediterranean economic and social know-how and diversity.

34

Public and private expenses for research and development in percentage of GDP

HUM_P03