COP24 Outcome Documents

24th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols

Cairo (Egypt), 2-5 December 2025
UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.27

Report

UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.27/21
Report of the 24rd Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols
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Ministerial Declaration

Cairo Ministerial Declaration
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Decisions

Decision IG.27/1 - Compliance and Reporting
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Decision IG.27/2 - Governance
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Decision IG.27/3 - Reporting Format for Articles 6, 7, 11, and 15 of the Land- Based Sources (LBS) Protocol Implementation
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Decision IG.27/4 - Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development 2026-2035
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Decision IG.27/5 - Regional Climate Change Adaptation Framework for the Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Areas 2026-2035
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Decision IG.27/6 - Ecosystem Approach (EcAp) Policy and Roadmap 2026-2035 and Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme for the Mediterranean Sea and Coast (IMAP)
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Decision IG.27/7 - Amendments to the “Common Criteria for proposing amendments to Annexes II and III of the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean” and Proposals for amendment of Annexes II and III of the SPA/BD Protocol
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Decision IG.27/8 - Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMIs), Strategies and Action Plans under the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean, including the Post- 2020 SAPBIO
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Decision IG.27/9 - Mandate of the Regional Activity Centre on Climate Change and Terms of Reference of its Focal Points
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Decision IG.27/10 - Assessment Studies: Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the MedECC Special Report on interlinking climate change with the Water - Energy - Food - Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus in the Mediterranean Basin (MedECC Special WEFE Report)
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Decision IG.27/11 - Decision IG.27/11 - Marine Pollution from Ships: Revision of the Terms of Reference of the Mediterranean Network of Law Enforcement Officials relating to MARPOL in the Mediterranean Sea (MENELAS) and Roadmap for Transitioning to Low Carbon Shipping in the Mediterranean Sea
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Decision IG.27/12 - Mediterranean Offshore Action Plan 2026-2035 in the framework of the Offshore Protocol
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Decision IG.27/13 - Implementation of Updated National Action Plans (NAPs), containing Measures and Timetables for their Implementation
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Decision IG.27/14 - Programme of Work and Budget for 2026–2027
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