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The European Ocean Coalition (EU4Ocean) launched on 8 June 2020 (World Oceans Day). The initiative connects organizations, projects and people that contribute to ocean literacy and to the sustainable management of the ocean.

The Secretariat of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols invites Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) to apply for accreditation as partners of the Mediterranean Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP/MAP). Accredited NGOs are referred to as MAP Partners.

Individual Contractor to Support the MAP Secretariat with the Preparations of COP24 (P.3 Level) Category and Level: Consultants, CON Duty Station: ATHENS Department/Office: United Nations Environment Programme Date Posted: Apr 8, 2025 Deadline: Apr 17, 2025

Senior Programme Management Officer (Deputy Coordinator), P.5 Department/Office: United Nations Environment Programme Duty Station: ATHENS Posting Period: 25 March 2025 – 23 April 2025 Job Opening Number: 25-PGM-UNEP-252899-R-ATHENS

21st 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 Naples (Italy), 2-5 December 2019 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.24 Report UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.23/24

15th 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 Almeria (Spain), 15-18 January 2008 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.17 Report UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.17/10

16th 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 Marrakesh (Morocco), 3-5 November 2009 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.19 Report UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.19/08

Seventeenth 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 Paris (France), 8-10 February 2012 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.20 Report UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.20/08Report of the Meeting

Eighteenth 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 Istanbul (Turkey), 3-6 December 2013 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.21 Report UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.21/09

19th 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 Athens (Greece), 9-12 February 2016 UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.22 Report UNEP(DEPI)/MED IG.22/28

The 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention are: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

23rd 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 Portoroz (Slovenia), 5-8 December 2023 UNEP/MED IG.26

UNEP/MAP Deputy Coordinator Tatjana Hema will speak at the event organized by the

Ms. Letícia Carvalho, Head of the Marine and Fresh Water Branch at the Ecosystem Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will speak at the 2020 edition of the Forum Mondial de la Mer, which will take place on the 15th July 2020.

Une réponse de qualité à la COVID-19 passe par une réponse adéquate en matière de gestion des déchets, tenant compte de l’augmentation de la quantité d’articles en plastique à usage unique et d’équipements de protection individuelle (EPI) mis au rebut.

A sound COVID-19 response requires an adequate waste management response addressing the increase in the quantity of discarded single-use plastic items and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

The COVID-19 crisis provides an opportunity to re-assess our traditional ways of work and the future of environmental governance. Areas to be addressed under this assessment include every-day office operations, activities implementation, budget implications and resource mobilisation, partnerships, and communication.

As highlighted in the UNEP’s COVID-19 Response, fiscal stimulus packages provide an opportunity for initiating a transformational and green recovery with the creation of green jobs and build back better, specifically by accelerating integrated, life-cycle approaches.

As part of the implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols, the Contracting Parties adopt programmes and measures which contain, where appropriate, time limits for their completion and utilize the best available techniques and best environmental practices.

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