2nd Meeting H2020 Capacity Building Sub Group June 25 th 2010 ‐ Brussels Sustainable MED program Sustainable MED program “Mainstreaming environment in economic development strategies”
A follow ‐ up to the METAP p • Founded in 1990, the METAP the METAP (Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program) was a partnership between was a partnership between countries of the Mediterranean region and multilateral donors. • See www.metap.org Objectives Achievements • Strengthening the institutional • Assisted in establishing ministries of environment and legal structure of • Established and supported legal frameworks environmental management • Formulated and analyzed policy based on cost assessment of Formulated and analyzed policy based on cost assessment of • Formulating environmental environmental degradation policies • Attracted investments to pursue a healthier Mediterranean • Developing a pipeline of environment topping 1 billion USD, in 18 years, covering over pp g , y , g environmental projects 35 projects, and accruing running costs under USD 65 million. Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 2
Sustainable MED program p g • An expansion of the Investment Fund under the MedPartnership (Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem) (Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem) • Overall objective: “integrate environment within the economic development agenda of the Mediterranean following a shared common vision ” agenda of the Mediterranean following a shared common vision. • 4 activities : (i) Governance; (ii) Knowledge generation & dissemination; (ii) Knowledge generation & dissemination; (iii) Regional Technical Assistance projects; (iv) Investment projects • 16 countries targeted : Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, FYR Macedonia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, , gyp , , , , y , , Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank and Gaza More information on www sustainablemed org More information on www.sustainablemed.org • • Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 3
A first phase focusing on water p g • Specific objective of phase 1 : “To enhance and accelerate the implementation of projects for transboundary pollution reduction improved implementation of projects for transboundary pollution reduction, improved water resources management, and biodiversity conservation measures in priority hotspots (locations with high pollution or degradation levels) and sensitive areas of selected countries of the Mediterranean basin that would sensitive areas of selected countries of the Mediterranean basin that would contribute to restore and preserve the health of the Mediterranean Sea.” • Th Three areas of intervention for the first phase : f i t ti f th fi t h Sustainable natural resources management : (i) integrated coastal zone management; (ii) protection of marine resources; (iii) vulnerable ecosystems and biodiversity; (iv) water resource management. d b d ( ) Pollution prevention and abatement : (i) water treatment; (ii) solid and hazardous waste management; (iii) industrial pollution abatement; (iv) sea transportation; (v) maritime safety. Climate variability : (i) resilience to reduced surface and groundwater reserves (WRM); (ii) increased occurrence of droughts; (iii) increased occurrence of floods (weather ‐ related disaster management); (iv) carbon finance. Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 4
Programmatic framework g Governance Ad-doc advisory panel Policy decisions and coherence of Program’s priorities Technical background to support Countries high-level representation, planning and financing authorities, informed decision making g regional and International organization and civil society i l d I t ti l i ti d i il i t x Technical Secretariat x Management of the Program World Bank (at MCMI) Know-MED Knowledge generation and dissemination (advocacy, policy dialogue and mid-career training) x Shared coordination, Water Program communication and MNA replication strategy Regional Climate Regional Technical Assistance Projects Investment Projects Change Change Solid and Solid and Other Program Hazardous Integration Integration Integrated Coastal Integrated Coastal Integrated Coastal Integrated Coastal Programs Technical Technical Western Western Waste Mgt of climate of climate Zone Management Zone Management Zone Management Zone Management Regional Regional Support for Support for Mediterran Mediterran variability variability (Libya) (Libya) (Morocco) (Morocco) (financed Program (GEF Coord. on Coord. on Waste Waste ean Marine ean Marine and and by EC, Improved Improved Water Water Highway Highway and other change change WRM and WRM and Treatment Treatment Developme Developme (to be Water Resource Water Resource Coastal and Orontes Coastal and Orontes Italian into into funding) Capacity Capacity & & nt and nt and Management Management g g River Basins WRM River Basins WRM developed) developed) national national national national Government, G t Building Building Recycling Recycling Coastal C C Coastal (Egypt) (Egypt) (Syria) (Syria) strategies strategies (Egypt, (Egypt, Techno Techno and Marine and Marine and other to to Syria, Syria, (Algeria, (Algeria, Contaminat Contaminat implement implement donors) Greater Tunis Treated Greater Tunis Treated Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, ion ion ICZM ICZM Wastewater Reuse Wastewater Reuse Other projects… Lebanon) Lebanon) Morocco, Morocco, Prevention Prevention protocol protocol (Tunisia ) (Tunisia ) WB&G) WB&G) Project Project (UNEP) (UNEP) ICZM: Integrated Coastal Zone Management MCMI: Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration UNEP: United Nations Environment WRM: Water Resource Management Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 5
Projects under the Water program j p g • Projects under implementation: – Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment in selected priority hotspots: p y p • Egypt : Alexandria coastal zone management project • Croatia : Coastal Cities Pollution Control 2 (Phase II) – Coastal ecosystem management • Bosnia and Herzegovina : Neretva and Trebisnjica Management Project Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 6
Projects under the Water program j p g • Investment projects (submitted): – Integrated surface and groundwater management • Egypt : Enhanced Water Resources Management – Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment in selected priority hotspots: p y p • Tunisia : Greater Tunis Treated Wastewater Discharge in the Mediterranean Sea – Coastal ecosystem management • Syria : Coastal and Orontes River Basins Water Resources M Management t • Libya : Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Conservation and Economic Development p • Morocco : Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Lake Nador Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 7
Projects under the Water program j p g • Increased knowledge and Technical Assistance: • Sustainable MED Governance and Knowledge project • Technical Support, Planning and Capacity for Waste Water Treatment and Recycling Technology (Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia) • Regional Coordination on Improved Water Resources Management and Capacity Building (TA) with Arab Water Academy and NASA and Capacity Building (TA) with Arab Water Academy and NASA • Western Mediterranean Marine Highway Development and Coastal and Marine Contamination Prevention Project Coastal and Marine Contamination Prevention Project • Integration of climate variability and change into national strategies to implement the ICZM protocol in the Mediterranean (UNEP) • MNA Regional Climate Change Program Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 8
Governance & Knowledge project g p j • The project’s objective is to support Mediterranean governance, generate and disseminate knowledge for the sustainable management of and disseminate knowledge for the sustainable management of Mediterranean natural resources, particularly coastal and marine resources and fresh water. • Geographic scope : while the current phase of the Investment Projects (co ‐ financed by the International Waters program of GEF ) benefit MNA countries only, the Governance and Knowledge project is intended to t i l th G d K l d j t i i t d d t engage all Mediterranean Countries. • Based in the Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration : d h ll f d – A multi ‐ partner collaborative arrangement launched in October 2009 – Its objective is to facilitate access to best knowledge, practices, and support among public and independent institutions, in order to improve cooperation, enhance sustainable development, and converge policies towards greater integration in the Mediterranean. MCMI focuses on knowledge, more precisely joint learning which can lead to highly – leveraged impact on policy and investment choices among governments and independent leveraged impact on policy and investment choices among governments and independent actors. Sustainable MED | The Environmental Mediterranean Sustainable Development Program | 9
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