September 2013

Other PEGASO participation in international events

Partners from the PEGASO project took part in the coordination meeting of FP7 projects in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions that was held in Athens on 13-14 June. This two-day workshop was organized by Vangelis Papathanassiou, the PERSEUS scientific coordinator, and was attended by representatives of 19 projects (CLEANSEACOCONETCREAM, EMBLAS, Kill*SpillJELLYRISK-MEDMARLISCOMEDINA,MEDISEH, MEDSEAMERMAIDMISISMYOCEAN2STAGES, ODEMM, PEGASOPERSEUS, ULIXES, VECTORS). 


The first day of the workshop was devoted to short presentations of each of the projects, while on the second day a road map of collaboration for the future with clear, focused actions was developed and discussed. Best practice for monitoring, research cruises, modelling capacities and results, stakeholder involvement and training issues were among the topics considered during the meeting.


PEGASO was also invited to participate in the 15th meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD) held in Malta from 10 to 12 June 2013. Several intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners attended the meeting as observers to share best practices at the regional, national and local levels.


During the meeting, participants called for better implementation of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) priority fields of action such as integrated coastal zone management and relevant processes such as the ecosystem approach.


MCSD meetings bring together representatives of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, experts and a number of UNEP/MAP partners. They offer a platform for exchanges of national and regional experiences on sustainable development and provide advice to the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Regions in the Mediterranean. The focus of the MCSD this year was on the implications of Rio+20 for the Mediterranean.


 


For further info: Françoise Breton


Photo: Coordination meeting of FP7 projects in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions


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