MEDSEATIES INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE OF SUSTAINABLE COASTAL METROPOLIS Capitalization workshop Steering Committee Meeting MARCH 22 ND & 23 RD 2016 MARSEILLE TENTATIVE AGENDA Draft version as of February 26, 2016 This document has been achieved with the financial support of the European Union in the framework of the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Basin Program
THE MEDSEATIES PROJECT MEDSEATIES is a Mediterranean transnational cooperation project aiming at the empowerment of Mediterranean local authorities and private stakeholders in the multilevel decision-making processes related to the environmental, economic and urban management of coastal cities. MEDSEATIES gathers: 12 partners: AViTeM (Lead partner), Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), Al Fayhaa urban community, the City of Marseille, Toulon Provence Métropole, Pôle Mer Méditerranée, the City of Genova, the City of Thessaloniki, Liguria Sea Cluster, UNDP, Aqaba University, and Al Manar University. 6 metropolitan areas: Aqaba, Tripoli, Thessaloniki, Genoa, Marseille, Toulon. From 5 Mediterranean countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Greece, Italy, France. Local authorities, private sector clusters, international organizations and universities OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP The next workshop of MEDSEATIES will be held on March 22-23 in Marseille. It will allow partners to: Exchange experiences on coastal management issues in the 5 participating cities and advancement of the project; Capitalize on other relevant projects; Prepare the Final Conference in Aqaba; Clarify administrative and financial management issues. Associated partners of the MEDSEATIES FRIENDS CLUB will also contribute to the meeting by providing guidance and sharing ICZM experiences in other contexts to learn from results and lessons. 2
AGENDA MARCH 22-23, 2016 MARSEILLE, FRANCE Location: Villa Méditerranée DAY I CAPITALIZATION WORKSHOP 09:00-09:15 AM Welcome and Registration of the participants OPENING SESSION 09:15 09:45 AM WELCOMING ADDRESS Mr. Bernard Valéro, Ambassador, General Director, AViTeM/Villa Méditerranée PILOT PROJECTS GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE MEDSEATIES PROJECT WHAT HAPPENED IN 2015 Mrs. Candice le Tourneur, AViTeM/Villa Méditerranée 09:45 10:45 AM CHALLENGES, GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK, EXPERIENCES AND RESULTS OF PILOT PROJECTS RELATED TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE PARTNER URBAN AREAS (1) Mr. Giovanni Massone, Municipality of Genoa Dr. Al Najjar, University of Jordan 10:45 11:00 AM COFFEE BREAK 11:00 12:30 PM CHALLENGES, GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK, EXPERIENCES AND RESULTS OF PILOT PROJECTS RELATED TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN THE PARTNER URBAN AREAS (2) Mr. Guirec Queffelou, Toulon Provence Métropole Mrs. Dima Homsi, Urban Community of Al Fayhaa 12:30 PM REACTION AND DISCUSSION 13:00 PM LUNCH CAPITALISATION ON OTHER ICZM PROJECTS: LESSONS LEARNED FOR MEDSEATIES Associated partners of the project will present other ICZM strategies, tools and projects developed and implemented in the Mediterranean region. The objective will be to share experiences and recommendations to key issues related to local governance improvement and identified as particularly 3
challenging in transnational ICZM projects. It will also be the opportunity to take stock on the tools they developed within the framework of their own projects. 02:30 04:15 PM CAPITALIZATION ON ICZM STRATEGIES, TOOLS AND PROJECTS (1) FOLLOWED BY REACTION AND DISCUSSION Mr. Julien Le Tellier, Plan Bleu SeaLab Innovation Center: Development of tools dedicated to MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) applications and ICZM initiatives: Mr. Hugo Blanchet, Environment and Coastal Management Project Manager, Pôle Mer Méditerranée 04:15 04:30 PM COFFEE BREAK 04:30 05:45 PM CAPITALIZATION ON ICZM STRATEGIES, TOOLS AND PROJECTS (2) FOLLOWED BY REACTION AND DISCUSSION Mrs. Céline Damery, French Coastal Protection Agency And Mrs. Elodie Doze, PAC VAR Project Manager, French Coastal Protection Agency Mr. Oriol Barba, Medcities 05:45 PM END OF THE DAY 08:00 PM OFFICIAL DINNER Chez Madie Les Galinettes 138 quai du port, Marseille 4
DAY II MEDSEATIES STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING (PROJECT PARTNERS ONLY) 09:00 AM ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE Mr. Stefano Audifredi, Project Officer, AViTeM/Villa Méditerranée 10:00 AM DISCUSSION ON THE WP PENDING ACTIVITIES 11:15 11:30 AM COFFEE BREAK WP3 CAPITALIZATION Mrs. Dima Homsi, Urban Community of Al Fayhaa WP4 GOVERNANCE Mr. Alain Chatry, UNDP North Lebanon WP5 CAPACITIES Mrs. Masha Stroobant, DLTM 11:30 AM PREPARATION OF THE FINAL CONFERENCE Discussion led by Mr. Waleed Abdullah, ASEZA 01:00 PM LUNCH 02:00 PM CLOSURE 5