The MedPartnership - News http://www.themedpartnership.org/ Generic MedPartnership portal description en-us New website to showcase the results of the MedPartnership and ClimVar& ICZM projects http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/a9996e6995f532076318e17f43799e50 The outputs of each project are detailed on the new website and categorised according to the type of activity. Ten activities are also presented with experience notes using the GEF IW template. 09/05/2016 Coastal Plan for Šibenik-Knin County Adopted http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/b116577e9a64cbf2c4a9ce91e3021c47 The Šibenik-Knin Council members adopted the ICZM Plan of the County 03/05/2016 A model for other projects, the MedPartnership and ClimVar & ICZM projects showcase their activities http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/d880c47159c57ebff9652c8a69877a66 The day started with a dream, a dream of a healthy, clean and sustainable Mediterranean.It ended with one conclusion: dreams do come true when we work “Together for the Mediterranean”. 13/11/2015 Summary Activity Report 2009-2015 http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/66f28feb794db20bd3f12bb2d40282de The present report aims to shed light on the main activities carried out under the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (MedPartnership) and the Integration of Climatic Variability and Change into National Strategies to Implement the ICZM Protocol in the Mediterranean (ClimVar & ICZM) projects. 12/11/2015 MedPartnership and ClimVar projects end, the protection of the Mediterranean goes on http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/c5a726ecbc6d179319e4e7f1d4daa71c The Steering Committee of the MedPartnership and ClimVar and ICZM held its 5th and last meeting in Athens, Greece, on 3 and 4 November 2015, in the presence of country focal points, executing partners and beneficiaries from the countries of the projects. 05/11/2015 Partnerships, collaboration and synergies to preserve the Mediterranean Coast http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/0ecb0b5bc52f8fce4bc95286e2f12acd Under the main theme “partnerships, collaboration and synergies”, there were more than 100 Mediterranean and European actors involved in the protection of coastal zones, including governments, local authorities, public sector, coast management organizations, associations, and funding agencies, to celebrate Coast Day in the Mediterranean on 25 September 2015 in Antibes, France. 28/09/2015 The MedPartnership launches its online bibliography http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/1e6fa0f212c22339ef1b7c042f6169d8 The MedPartnership project has recently made available its online bibliography. an updated and final version will be uploaded in December 2015 22/07/2015 First containers loaded with solid PCBs contaminated equipment leave Turkey for disposal http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/bb391317cb93bd3cc0dd849f88724178 Turkey leads as the first Mediterranean country to dispose of its Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) contaminated equipment in collaboration with UNEP/MAP. 27/04/2015 The development of a regional approach to climate change adaptation advances in the Mediterranean http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/e8facef9a5bedd78a84fd9a4bfa05ab7 The overall objective of the Framework is to identify and develop a regional approach to climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean to increase the resilience of its marine and coastal ecosystems, infrastructure and communities to climate change. 16/03/2015 Consultation workshop on the archipelago of Kerkennah in Tunisia http://themedpartnership.org/med/pfpublish/p/doc/903b2543b45f2026e22c1d766bb4744d Forty participants including scientists, policy makers, representatives of Tunisian national and local institutions, as well as representatives of the fishing community took part to the workshop. Discussions evolved around the role played by ecosystems to ensure livelihoods for the archipelago; the threats on ecosystems; and ways to protect them. 06/02/2015