Archives News April 2008


2nd MEDA Water Regional Event on Local Water Management Plan Bleu participated from 28th to 30th April 2008 in Marrakech (Morocco), in the 2nd MEDA Water regional event on the local water management. This event, organized jointly by RMSU (Regional Monitoring and Support Unit) and the Moroccan Government, aimed at strengthening the impact of MEDA Water projects through the exchange of experience and know-how between country representatives, professionals, research and training centres, universities, NGO’s and civil society.

5th meeting of the “Water & Environment working group” of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region On 29th April 2008, Plan Bleu participated in the 5th meeting of the “Water & Environment working group” of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region lead by the Regional Economic Development Organization (MDER). The meeting consisted in presentations concerning the activities and research topics of CEMAGREF (Aix-en-Provence local centre), the policy and tools implemented by the Regional Council for “A water joint and sustainable management in PACA region”, and the current Mediterranean cooperation programmes in the water field.

International Forum of REALITES From 24th to 25th of April 2008, Henri-Luc Thibault participated in Tunis in the International Forum of REALITES devoted to the challenges and stakes of climate change in the Mediterranean region. The forum was widely open to the associations and non-governmental organizations acting in the region. Following the Tunis Conference of November 2007 on this theme, and following the last IPCC works, the forum provided an opportunity to characterize the nature and importance of the climate change expected to occur in the Mediterranean and to mention the potential impacts on the various economic sectors. On this occasion, Plan Bleu recalled the role of MAP and its regional activity centers relating to environment protection in the Mediterranean and called the participants to contribute to the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development adopted by the riparian countries and the European Community at the end of 2005. A the close of the forum, the associations launched an appeal to struggle against climate change in the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean seminar on « the method Imagine’s assets » On 21st April 2008 in Sophia Antipolis, Blue Plan organised a Mediterranean seminar on « the method Imagine’s assets » with about fourty participants from 13 countries. The objectives were to get together Imagine’s practitioners and potential users, in order to promote a transfer of know-how. The programme of work has been to present the results of the Imagine’s different experiences and to debate on Imagine’s transfer. <More...>

Cycle of conferences of the HydroSciences Montpellier Laboratory On 11th of April 2008, within the cycle of conferences of the HydroSciences Montpellier Laboratory, Plan Bleu gave a lecture on ” the Plan Bleu, an integrated approach of the environmental issues for the Mediterranean basin”.

20th Session of the Silva Mediterranea Committee Plan Bleu took part to the works conducted during the 20th Session of the FAO’s Committee On Mediterranean Forestry Questions (Silva Mediterranea) that was held in Sofia (Bulgaria), from 7th to 10th, April 2008. The question related to the reorganization of the Committee and the state of progress of the working groups’ activities were put on the agenda. As per the “sustainable management of forests” group , Plan Bleu presented the knowledge and achievement of the project “Mediterranean forests and sustainable development” and proposed to the Committee the main lines of a working program for 2008-2010.

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