2nd Coordination Meeting on the Med Strategy

The Second Coordination Meeting on the Mediterranean Strategy for the Prevention of, Preparedness, and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships (2022-2031), will be held in Malta on the 21 November 2024. 

The Meeting will be organized by REMPEC and is co-financed by the Mediterranean Trust Fund of the Mediterranean Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/MAP) and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

 The principal objectives of the Meeting will be:  

1. to report and assess the progress made in the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy (2022-2031); 
2. to define priority actions and propose related activities for the following biennium;  
3. to approve the Guidance Document on the Preparation of National Action Plans for the Implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy (2022-2031); and 
4. to define roles and responsibilities for the implementation of the proposed activities and establish operational and strategic synergies, through specific partnership agreements, if required, by coordinating parallel initiatives and processes to ensure the capitalisation of past and ongoing efforts, with a view to increasing the effectiveness of the resources and expertise mobilised to meet the Common Strategic Objectives of the Mediterranean Strategy (2022-2031). 

The target audience for the Meeting is the Government officials responsible for the supervision and coordination of the national implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for the Prevention of, Preparedness, and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships (2022-2031) and Mediterranean partners.