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UNEP-MAP
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10th meeting of the Mediterranean Sea depollution Review and Monitoring Group, 23-24 Sept. Athens
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5th ENPI-SEIS Steering Committee meeting
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Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development review process launched
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The MedPartnership project commits to replicate good practices and work in synergy
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The Conference of Parties to the Barcelona Convention: launched the revision of Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development
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16th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD)
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Conference on the Review of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development
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MEDPOL Focal Points meeting
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18th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols
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Reducing pollution sources in the south-east of Tunisia
Adopted in 1976 in Barcelona, MAP was the first UNEP's regional Sea Convention. This Barcelona convention and its 6 Protocols constitute legally binding instruments.
The MAP was originally a framework for common actions (preparation of regional and national policies, capacity building and technical assistance) needed by the Mediterranean Countries to combat the pollution of the Mediterranean Sea itself (see MAP Phase I).
In 1995, the Barcelona conventions was extensively ammended to give a sustainable development focus and to deal with costal area as well (see MAP Phase II). Indeed activities carried out between 1976 and 1995 confirmed that socio-economic trends, combined with inadequate development planning and management are the root of most environmental problems. Estimates showed that up to 80 per cent of marine pollution was originated by land-based activities.
