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BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BARCELONA CONVENTION

PART III Article 17 3. Coastal plans and programmes, which may Article 20
be self-standing or integrated in other plans
INSTRUMENTS FOR INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN STRATEGY FOR INTEG- and programmes, shall specify the orientati- LAND POLICY
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT RATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ons of the national strategy and implement 1. For the purpose of promoting integrated
The Parties undertake to cooperate for the it at an appropriate territorial level, determi- coastal zone management, reducing econo-
Article 16 promotion of sustainable development and ning, inter alia and where appropriate, the mic pressures, maintaining open areas and al-

MONITORING AND OBSERVATION MEC- integrated management of coastal zones, ta- carrying capacities and conditions for the al- lowing public access to the sea and along the
location and use of the respective marine and
HANISMS AND NETWORKS king into account the Mediterranean Strategy shore, Parties shall adopt appropriate land
for Sustainable Development and comple- land parts of coastal zones. policy instruments and measures, including
1. The Parties shall use and strengthen exis- menting it where necessary. To this end, the 4. The Parties shall define appropriate indi- the process of planning.
ting appropriate mechanisms for monitoring Parties shall define, with the assistance of the cators in order to evaluate the effectiveness
and observation, or create new ones if ne- Centre, a common regional framework for of integrated coastal zone management stra- 2. To this end, and in order to ensure the sus-
cessary. They shall also prepare and regularly integrated coastal zone management in the tegies, plans and programmes, as well as the tainable management of public and private
update national inventories of coastal zones Mediterranean to be implemented by means progress of implementation of the Protocol. land of the coastal zones, Parties may inter
which should cover, to the extent possible, in- of appropriate regional action plans and other alia adopt mechanisms for the acquisition,
formation on resources and activities, as well operational instruments, as well as through Article 19 cession, donation or transfer of land to the
as on institutions, legislation and planning their national strategies. public domain and institute easements on
that may influence coastal zones. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT properties.
2. In order to promote exchange of scientific Article 18 1. Taking into account the fragility of coastal Article 21
experience, data and good practices, the Par- NATIONAL COASTAL STRATEGIES, PLANS zones, the Parties shall ensure that the pro-
ties shall participate, at the appropriate ad- AND PROGRAMMES cess and related studies of environmental ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND FISCAL INST-
ministrative and scientific level, in a Mediter- impact assessment for public and private pro- RUMENTS
ranean coastal zone network, in cooperation 1. Each Party shall further strengthen or jects likely to have significant environmental For the implementation of national coastal
with the Organization. formulate a national strategy for integrated effects on the coastal zones, and in particular strategies and coastal plans and program-
coastal zone management and coastal imple- on their ecosystems, take into consideration
3. With a view to facilitating the regular ob- mentation plans and programmes consistent the specific sensitivity of the environment mes, Parties may take appropriate measures
servation of the state and evolution of coastal with the common regional framework and in and the inter-relationships between the ma- to adopt relevant economic, financial and/or
zones, the Parties shall set out an agreed refe- conformity with the integrated management rine and terrestrial parts of the coastal zone. fiscal instruments intended to support local,
rence format and process to collect appropri- objectives and principles of this Protocol and regional and national initiatives for the integ-
ate data in national inventories. shall inform the Organization about the coor- 2. In accordance with the same criteria, the rated management of coastal zones.

4. The Parties shall take all necessary means dination mechanism in place for this strategy. Parties shall formulate, as appropriate, a stra- Part IV
tegic environmental assessment of plans and
to ensure public access to the information de- 2. The national strategy, based on an analysis programmes affecting the coastal zone.
rived from monitoring and observation mec- of the existing situation, shall set objectives, RISKS AFFECTING THE COASTAL ZONE
hanisms and networks. determine priorities with an indication of the 3. The environmental assessments should
reasons, identify coastal ecosystems needing take into consideration the cumulative impa- Article 22
management, as well as all relevant actors cts on the coastal zones, paying due attenti- NATURAL HAZARDS
and processes, enumerate the measures to on, inter alia, to their carrying capacities.
be taken and their cost as well as the insti- Within the framework of national strategies
tutional instruments and legal and financial for integrated coastal zone management, the
means available, and set an implementation Parties shall develop policies for the pre-
schedule. vention of natural hazards. To this end,

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