Sustainable MED program Sustainable MED program Mainstreaming - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2nd Meeting H2020 Capacity Building Sub Group June 25th 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

and legal structure of environmental management

• Assisted in establishing ministries of environment
• Established and supported legal frameworks
• Formulated and analyzed policy based on cost assessment of
• Formulating environmental

policies

• Developing a pipeline of

Formulated and analyzed policy based on cost assessment of environmental degradation

• Attracted investments to pursue a healthier Mediterranean

environment topping 1 billion USD, in 18 years, covering over

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environmental projects pp g , y , g 35 projects, and accruing running costs under USD 65 million.

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

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• More information on www.sustainablemed.org

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 f i t ti f th fi t h

• Three areas of intervention for the first phase:

Sustainable natural resources management: (i) integrated coastal zone management; (ii) protection of marine resources; (iii) vulnerable ecosystems d b d ( ) and biodiversity; (iv) water resource management. 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

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floods (weather‐related disaster management); (iv) carbon finance.

Programmatic framework g

Ad-doc advisory panel

Technical background to support informed decision making

Governance

Policy decisions and coherence of Program’s priorities Countries high-level representation, planning and financing authorities, i l d I t ti l i ti d i il i t

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g

Technical Secretariat

Management of the Program World Bank (at MCMI) regional and International organization and civil society

Know-MED

Knowledge generation and dissemination (advocacy, policy dialogue and mid-career training)

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Regional Technical Assistance Projects Investment Projects

MNA Regional Climate Change

Water Program

Solid and Shared coordination, communication and replication strategy Change Program (financed by EC, Italian G t Other Programs (GEF and other funding) Solid and Hazardous Waste Mgt Program (to be developed)

Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Libya) Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Libya) Water Resource Management Water Resource Management Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Morocco) Integrated Coastal Zone Management (Morocco) Coastal and Orontes River Basins WRM Coastal and Orontes River Basins WRM Technical Support for Waste Water Treatment & Technical Support for Waste Water Treatment & Western Mediterran ean Marine Highway Developme nt and C Western Mediterran ean Marine Highway Developme nt and C Regional

• Coord. on

Improved WRM and Capacity Regional

• Coord. on

Improved WRM and Capacity Integration

• f climate

variability and change into national Integration

• f climate

variability and change into national

Government, and other donors) developed)

g (Egypt) g (Egypt) Greater Tunis Treated Wastewater Reuse (Tunisia) Greater Tunis Treated Wastewater Reuse (Tunisia) (Syria) (Syria) Other projects… Recycling Techno (Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, WB&G) Recycling Techno (Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, WB&G) Coastal and Marine Contaminat ion Prevention Project Coastal and Marine Contaminat ion Prevention Project Building (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon) Building (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon) national strategies to implement ICZM protocol (UNEP) national strategies to implement ICZM protocol (UNEP)

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ICZM: Integrated Coastal Zone Management MCMI: Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration UNEP: United Nations Environment WRM: Water Resource Management

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

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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 t Management

• Libya: Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Conservation and

Economic Development

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p

• Morocco: Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Lake Nador

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

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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 t i l th G d K l d j t i i t d d t countries only, the Governance and Knowledge project is intended to engage all Mediterranean Countries. d h ll f d

• Based in the Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration:

– 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

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leveraged impact on policy and investment choices among governments and independent actors.

Component 1: Governance p

• Objectives:

– Contribute to strengthened governance in the Mediterranean region and adoption of policies to achieve common regional

• bjectives;
• bjectives;

– Engage governments at highest level to translate the vision into commitments to reforms and investments at the country level; y ; – Support the integration of the environmental dimension within and among economic sectors of development (such as tourism, agriculture, industry, energy, transport, housing, health and education); Stimulate commitment of financial resources from Ministries – Stimulate commitment of financial resources from Ministries responsible for budgeting (e.g. Ministry of economy finance, international cooperation or planning).

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Component 2: Know‐MED p

• Objective:

– Generate and diffuse knowledge within and outside Sustainable MED – Generate and diffuse knowledge within and outside Sustainable MED Program in order to create the conditions for the implementation of appropriate political measures impacting the environment and support informed decision making (p blic policies commitment on support informed decision making (public policies, commitment on common objectives, investments), targeting non environmental specialist high level executives in both public and private sector

• Building blocks:

– Strengthening the environmental regulatory and judiciary systems; g g g y j y y ; – Identifying innovative instruments for environmental financing and promotion of green business; P ti th f i t l i t i t – Promoting the use of environmental economics to mainstream environment in the economic development agenda; – Promoting the use of tools for strategic environmental assessments of

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g g development in economic sectors.

Know‐MED’s activities

Know-MED’s four cross-cutting thematic pillars

Legal framework (strengthening Environment as a business Environmental economics Sectoral approaches Other pillar (if relevant) Provide decision makers and

Governance

(strengthening environmental regulatory and judiciary systems) Knowledge generation

Know-MED’s activities

• pportunity

(developing innovative financing and mainstreaming private sector involvement) (developing instruments to mainstream environment in the economic dev. agenda) pp (developing cross- cutting strategic environmental assessments of economic sectors) ( ) makers and donors with information that will enforce the adoption of a shared common vision, mainstream Knowledge dissemination C it b ildi Publication of guidelines, policy notes, quarterly thematic notes, bi-annual report, management of a web information platform Lead or contribute to studies, data collection, elaboration of tools or glossary of terms mainstream common and shared environmental issues, strengthen institutional and regulatory Capacity building Development of training toolkits, specific workshops and trainings and a one-year learning and coaching program (college) regulatory frameworks and identify relevant investments. Policy decisions, coherence of Sustainable Technical assistance Identification and preparation of new investment projects, support to the formulation of environmental policies Sustainable MED priorities and overall strategic guidance Networking and partnerships Strenghten and support the development of networks of think thanks or thematic discussion platform Develop and disseminate knowledge on

10 principles of action

Promote exchanges between experts Focus on access to knowledge for non environment Support emerging centers of Target activities to high level executives from public / private Focus on cross- fertilization of Focus on diffusion of new knowledge and Raise awareness about the Capitalize on the knowledge component of Collaborate with regional and national

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knowledge on specific « niches » between experts and decision makers environment specialists and local consultants centers of excellence from public / private

• rganizations, civil

society and NGOs. fertilization of knowledge from different fields knowledge and methodologies about the ICZM protocol component of Sustainable MED RTA and invest. and national centers of expertise

EW1 – list of subprogram p g

Know-MED’s four cross-cutting thematic building blocks Legal framework Environment as a Environmental Sectoral Know-MED’s activities business

• pportunity

economics approaches Knowledge generation

EW 1.3 EW 1.2a EW 1.4a/b

Capacity building Knowledge dissemination

EW 1.5 EW 1.2a

Technical assistance Networking and partnerships

EW 1.1 EW 1.2b

EW 1.1 - Med Network of Environmental Prosecutors EW 1.2.a - Green jobs in SEMC (Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries) EW 1 2 b PPP l tf t l i t t i t h l i EW 1.2.b - PPP platform to scale-up investment in green technologies EW 1.3 - Regional approach of the cost of environmental degradation (COED) EW 1.4.a - Health and environment EW 1.4.b - Biodiversity offset

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y EW 1.5 - “EW Academy”, High level environment and economy curricula

For more information, please contact: Dahlia Lotayef dlotayef@worldbank org Dahlia Lotayef - dlotayef@worldbank.org Gilles Pipien - gpipien@worldbank.org Guillaume Meyssonnier - gmeyssonnier@worldbank.org Sustainable MED website: www.worldbank.org/sustainablemed

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