Black Sea Outlook, 3 rd Conference, 1-3 November, Odessa, Ukraine 02 November 2011 / Session 4, Keynote / Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Françoise BRETONŽeljka ŠKARIČIĆBrian SHIPMAN (2) Erdal ÖZHAN UAB, FP7 PEGASO UNEP MAP PAP/RAC UNEP MAP PAP/RAC MEDCOAST President Scientific Coordinator Director, WP2 LeaderICZM ConsultantPEGASO WP7 Leader Taking the Stock of and Advising the Way (*) Forward with ICZM in the Black Sea Region Valeria ABAZAEkaterina ANTONIDZE PMA Officer, The Black Sea CommissionChairperson, ICZM Advisory Group to BSC Lyudmil IKONOMOVMamuka GVILAVA (1) Catalina ISPAS-SAVA ICZM NFP, BulgariaICZM NFP, Georgia ICZM NFP, Romania Leonid YARMAKNihan Şahin HAMAMCIVictor KARAMUSHKA ICZM NFP, Russian FederationICZM NFP, TurkeyICZM NFP Designee, Ukraine (1) Presenter and corresponding author (2) Author of presentation (*) Published in the proceeding of 10 th Medcoast Conference, October 2011, Rhodes, Greece

Summary Background of ICZM Stock-Take, Protocol and PEGASO Questionnaire themes and questions Mapping national responses and early conclusions Some recommendations 2 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

Med ICZM Protocol Took 8 years to prepare Contracted Parties signed in 2008 Ratified by 6 CPs including EU Entered into force in March 2011 ICZM Protocol was used to formulate themes & stock-taking questions 3 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Background of ICZM stock-taking

4 Questionnaire with 16 Coastal zone boundaries ICZM and/or coastal legislation Coordination Protection and sustainable use of the coastal zone Economic activities Coastal ecosystems, landscapes & cultural heritage Participation Awareness raising, training, education & research Monitoring & review Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO themes (and 53 questions) National coastal strategies, plans and programmes, transboundary cooperation Environmental and strategic assessments Land policy and accounts Economic, financial & fiscal instruments Natural hazards & coastal erosion Exchange of information and activities of common interest Transboundary cooperation

Background of ICZM stock-taking Measuring the progress with ICZM implementation, not effectiveness! 5 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Instructions page Themes (16) / questions (53)

6 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Aggregated responses ALL questions, ALL countries 6 Black Sea, 21 Mediterranean Mapping country responses / some findings

7 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: a harmonized ecosystem-based delimitation of coastal zone boundaries for ICZM that includes both land and sea Coastal zone boundaries legally defined

Mapping country responses / some findings 8 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: support for national ICZM legislations ICZM or coastal law approved

Mapping country responses / some findings 9 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: promote institutional coordination across the land-sea boundary Coordination/integration mechanisms in place (land-sea)

Mapping country responses / some findings 10 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: promote horizontal & vertical coordination Coordination/integration mechanisms in place (horizontal)

Mapping country responses / some findings 11 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: assess the consistency and efficiency of the application of setback and other development controls on the coast Setback zones for coastal development control

Mapping country responses / some findings 12 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: support positive enhancement measures of key habitats and landscapes Wetland restoration experience

Mapping country responses / some findings 13 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: improve capacity for ICZM research & implementation at all levels ICZM research centres of excellence

Mapping country responses / some findings 14 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: develop and test the use of economic and financial instruments Economic, financial & fiscal incentives & instruments for ICZM

Mapping country responses / some findings 15 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: support common assessment and best practice for mitigation of climate change and other coastal hazards Coastal hazard prevention, mitigation & adaptation measures

Mapping country responses / some findings 16 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: develop common social, economic and environmental indicators to monitor changes at regional level Coastal zone management and sustainability indicators

Mapping country responses / some findings 17 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: develop guidance for the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in coastal zones Environmental assessment procedures in place and adequate

Mapping country responses / some findings 18 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Potential area of support and collaboration at regional level: provide guidance and support for national ICZM strategies and plans National ICZM strategy prepared

Dissemination 19 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

Recommendations Assessment and stakeholder consultations at all levels in support of the ICZM legal instrument for the Black Sea. Research and monitoring to compile agreed common set of coastal indicators measuring effectiveness of ICZM. Adapt, develop and deliver ICZM training and education packages for coastal managers and practitioners. Partnership through shared ICZM Governance Platform (Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Basins). Operational observation systems for the Black Sea (marine, coastal and wider catchment). 20 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO

21 Black Sea ICZM Stock-Taking – Abaza et. al. / BSC PS / PEGASO Poster presentation

Pegaso Project is founded by the European Union within FP7 ENV – Integrated Coastal Zone Management Specific Programme FP7 Collaborative Projects – Large scale integrating project Grant agreement nº Project coordination Dra. Françoise Breton UAB – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / Spain THANK YOU Mamuka GVILAVA / PEGASO Task Manager for BSC PS / ICZM NFP Georgia