<p><img src="../semide/images/LOGO_MAP/" style="border-right: 10px solid white;" align="left" />The United Nations Environment Programme/<b><font color="#333399">Mediterranean Action Plan</font></b> (<a href="http://www.unepmap.org" target="_Blank">UNEP/MAP</a>).</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 <a href="initiatives/map/BC76_eng.pdf"><font color="#330033">MAP Phase I</font></a>).</p> <p>In 1995,&nbsp;the <font color="#330033">Barcelona conventions&nbsp;was extensively ammended</font> to give a sustainable development focus and to deal with costal area as well (see <a href="initiatives/map/BC95_eng.pdf"><font color="#330033">MAP Phase II</font></a>). 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.</p> 2008-04-11T16:55:11Z tag:www.emwis.net,2008-04-11:/initiatives/map http://www.emwis.net/misc_/SEMIDE/Site.gif Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector tag:www.emwis.net,2007-09-20:/initiatives/map/BC76_eng.pdf 2007-09-20T19:53:22Z Miruna Badescu Anne-Marie Harper

Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution

tag:www.emwis.net,2007-09-20:/initiatives/map/BC95_eng.pdf 2007-09-20T19:53:22Z Miruna Badescu Anne-Marie Harper

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean

tag:www.emwis.net,2007-03-20:/initiatives/map/url506037 2007-03-20T16:32:24Z Jauad El-Kharraz Jauad El-Kharraz

<P>The objectives of the monitoring activities implemented as part of MED POL Phase III are: <BR>to present periodical assessments of the state of the environment in hot spots and coastal areas (needed to provide information for decision makers on the basic environmental status of the areas which are under anthropogenic pressures); <BR>to determine temporal trends of some selected contaminants in order to assess the effectiveness of actions and policy measures, and <BR>to enhance the control of pollution by means of compliance to national/international regulatory limits. </P> <P>- <A href="http://www.euro.who.int/watsan/CountryActivities/20030617_1">Programme for the Assessment and Control of Pollution in the Mediterranean region (MED POL)</A></P>