2nd Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean

During the meeting of the Special Task Force on Environment and Climate Change of the 2nd Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (Nice, 30th April), Pierre Icard presented the State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean report before answering the questions of the honorable parliamentarians in a short debate.

Steering Committee of Plan Bleu Tourism Activity Programme

On the 29th of April 2010, the Villa Valmer premises in Marseilles hosted the steering committee of the Plan Bleu Tourism Activity Programme. It brought together the main partners of the programme, the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the PAP/RAC, the French Conservatoire du Littoral and the Professeur Mohamed Larid (Algeria). <More …>

Kick-off meeting of the PEGASO project

Julien Le Tellier and Jean-Pierre Giraud represented the Blue Plan at the kick-off meeting of the PEGASO project (People for Ecosystem-Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast), in Venice from 12 to 14 April 2010. <More …>

Regional conference on urban transport in the Mediterranean

Plan Bleu participated with the French Agency for Development (AFD), CODATU (Cooperation for urban mobility in the developing world), CERTU (Centre for the Study of Urban Planning, Transport and Public Facilities), and the Syrian government to the organization and animation of a regional conference on urban transport in the Mediterranean, that was held in Damas, from 12th to 13th of April. <More …>

4th Euro-Mediterranean Ministry Conference on Water

Pierre Icard, representing Plan Bleu, participated to the 4th Euro-Mediterranean Ministry Conference on Water that took place in Barcelona on the 13th of April 2010. This conference’s main object was to study the text of the Mediterranean water strategy <More …>

First meeting of technical experts on implementation of the ecosystem approach in the Mediterranean

“A Mediterranean both clean and healthy, with biologically diverse and productive marine and coastal ecosystems for present and future generations” is the ecological vision adopted by the Contracting Parties for the implementation of the ecosystem approach in the management of human activities that could impact marine and coastal environment in the Mediterranean. The implementation of this approach is progressing.  From the 8th to the 9th of April in Roma, Plan Bleu actively participated to the first meeting of technical experts <More …>

UN Regional meeting on Environment Statistics and Accounts

Cécile Roddier-Quefelec represented Plan Bleu at the United Nations Regional meeting on Environment Statistics and Accounts held in Beirut, 7-9 April 2010. <More …>