Regional Workshop « Indicators for Sustainable Development Strategies and Policies in the Mediterranean Region », Nice (France), 9-11 May 2005.
Agenda and presentations
Monday 9 th May 2005
09h30-10h30 Session 1: Opening and introduction
• Welcome speeches (Mr. Guillaume BENOIT, Plan Bleu Director)
• Round table
• Workshop objectives and Mediterranean context (Mr. Guillaume BENOIT, Plan Bleu Director)
11h00-13h00 Session 2: Experiences of indicators utilisations at the international and national level
• The economy based indicators: the costs of the environmental degradations, Adjusted net saving (Mr Giovanni RUTA, World Bank)
• Sustainable Development European Strategy and follow-up indicators (Mr Pascal WOLFF, Eurostat)
• Experience of the European Environment Agency on Indicators (Mrs Louise RICKARD, EEA)
• Example of sustainable development indicators use (M. Jean-Pierre SIVIGNON, DIDD- France)
13h00 - 14h30 Lunch
14h30-16h00 Session 3: Benefits of the Mediterranean cooperation and experiences in matter of sustainable development strategies and indicators
• Balance and perspectives of the indicators utilisations in the Mediterranean region (Mr. Jean-Pierre GIRAUD, Plan Bleu)
• Utilisation of the indicators in the sustainability analysis in the Coastal Area Management Program (Mr. Simon BELL, Open University UK-Plan Bleu)
• Contribution of Remote Sensing for the calculation of some indicators (Ms. Teresa BORELLI, ERS/RAC)
• Proposals of Marine Pollution Indicators (Mr. Fouad ABOUSAMRA, MEDPOL)
16h00 – 16h30 Coffee break
16h30- 18h00 Session 3 (Cont.)
• Experiences of 4 Mediterranean countries
- Italia (Mr. Domenico GAUDIOSO, APAT)
- Morocco (M. Mourad AMIL, ONEM)
- Malta (Mr. George SAID, NSO)
- Israel (Mr. Eran FEITELSON, HUJ)
• Debates, strong points – weak points, synthesis
Tuesday 10 th May 2005
09h00 – 10h30 Session 4: Proposal of indicators for the MSSD follow-up
Presentation of the main objectives of the MSSD and of the indicators proposed for the follow-up, discussions per objective and issue: (Mr. Guillaume BENOIT, Plan Bleu Director)
I- Global follow up of the progress in comparison with the challenges stated in the MSSD (M. Stéphane QUÉFELEC, Plan Bleu)
II- Indicators for the follow up of the progress in the 7 essential issues
• Issue 1 - Promoting sustainable urban development (M. Patrice MIRAN, Plan Bleu)
• Issue 2 - Promoting ‘quality’ agriculture and sustainable rural development (M. Luc DASSONVILLE, Plan Bleu)
10h30-11h00 Coffee break
11h00 – 13h00 Session 4 (Cont):
• Issue 3 - Improving integrated water resources and demands management (M. Mohamed BLINDA, Plan Bleu)
• Issue 4 - Managing energy demand and reducing the long-term effects of climate change (M. Patrice MIRAN, Plan Bleu)
• Issue 5 - Ensuring sustainable mobility through appropriate transport management (M. Patrice MIRAN, Plan Bleu)
• Issue 6 - Making tourism a leading vehicle for Mediterranean sustainable development (Mme Elisabeth COUDERT, Plan Bleu)
13h00- 14h30 Lunch
14h30-16h00 Session 4 (End):
• Issue 7 - Promoting sustainable management of the sea and the costal areas and urgently stopping the degradation of coastal zones (Mme Elisabeth COUDERT, Plan Bleu)
• III- Indicators for the follow up of the actors and funds mobilisation and the MSSD implementation (Mr. Stéphane QUÉFELEC, Plan Bleu)
• Selection of a limited set of indicators for the follow-up of the MSSD ( Mr. Guillaume BENOIT, Mr. Jean-Pierre GIRAUD, Plan Bleu)
16h00 – 16h30 Coffee break
16h30-18h00 Session 5: Proposal for water policies follow-up
• Presentation of the main indicators for the prospective in the Mediterranean region (M. Jean MARGAT, Plan Bleu) • Presentation of 3 Mediterranean national Experiences
o Turkey (Ms. Selmin BURAK, IMSM)
o France (M. Philippe HUET, MEDD)
o Tunisia (M. Nouri SOUSSI, OTED)
• Proposal for water policies follow-up and debates
Wednesday 11 th May 2005
09h30-10h30 Session 6: MSSD follow-up and information network on Sustainable Development
• The SMAP-RMSU Clearing House: a tool for improving information and data exchange on the environment and sustainable development in the region (Mr. Alessandro Candeloro, SMAP-RMSU)
• Proposal for follow-up the indicators issued from the Remote Sensing (Mr. Gian Luca BORZELLI, RAC/ERS)
10h30 – 11h – Coffee break
11h00-12h00 Session 7 : Synthesis and conclusion
• Proposal for MSSD follow-up– Schedule and outputs, Indicator revision process (Mr. Guillaume BENOIT, Mr. Jean-Pierre GIRAUD, Plan Bleu)
• Debates
