CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN COASTAL PLANS
The first coastal plan that aligned with the ICZM Protocol and encompassed climate considerations was launched in 2014 in Šibenik-Knin County in Croatia, with the support of the GEF MedPartnership. The Plan, adopted by the County in 2016, won the overall MedAward in 2019.
While the preparation of coastal plans in two areas identified as highly vulnerable to climate change (Boka Kotorska Bay in Montenegro and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima in Morocco) was envisaged by the Child Project 2.1 (amongst other activities), the SCCF Project aimed to develop strategies for adapting to the impacts of climate change in the context of these coastal plans. In this way, important synergies are generated by the two linked projects, in terms of a common set of stakeholders, baseline data, and management structures.
During the project preparation stage, in both Montenegro and Morocco, stakeholders have requested to develop recommendations to mainstream adaptation into coastal plans. Other important contributions to Plans from the SCCF project are cost-benefit analyses of adaptation recommendations and studies on legal, policy and institutional barriers and opportunities for implementing adaptation solutions.
MedProgramme supports PAP/RAC and the relevant governments in the development of:
The Coastal Management Plan for the Boka Kotorska Bay has been identified in the National ICZM Strategy as one of its priority actions. The narrow coastal zone of the Bay is highly urbanised and faces threats from various climate-related impacts, such as floods, droughts, and forest fires. Within MedProgramme, the priority challenges that the Plan needs to address were identified through a participatory process: spatial development, transportation and tourism, as the basis of the economic development of the Bay. Moreover, it highlights the importance of preserving water as a valuable natural resource; solving the problem of waste to improve the quality of life in the area, and protecting the marine environment, which is highly vulnerable to disturbances due to being a “closed basin”.
News
06.04.2023
Joining forces to advance the preparation of the Coastal Management Plan for Boka Kotorska Bay
23.01.2023
Stakeholders discussing sustainability indicators and climate impacts in the Boka Kotorska Bay
11.07.2022
Boka Kotorska stakeholders in search for the adaptation measures
06.12.2021
Preparation of the coastal management plan for Boka Kotorska Bay kicked off in Montenegro
Outputs
Recommendations for adaptation measures to be mainstreamed into CMP for Boka Kotorska Bay (EN)
In Morocco, the Schéma Régional du Littoral (SRL) is a regulatory document established by law relating to the coastline, with a view to its protection, enhancement and conservation. This law is in line with the orientations of the ICZM Protocol of the Barcelona Convention. The SRL is an ICZM coastal plan that considers coastal ecosystems, coastal populations and climate change. The priority challenges of the SRL TTA have been grouped into key themes of spatial development, blue and green economy, equitable society and gender, natural hazards and pollution, and governance, analysed through the lens of climate change. Finally, to harmonise development efforts at the TTA coastal level with the strategic orientations defined by the State, it was imperative to design an action plan that would reflect national directives, and that would be consistent with the TTA’s strategy. This plan reflects Morocco’s ambitions as set out in the National Strategy for Sustainable Development while also addressing the specific needs and aspirations of the TTA region.
News
13.03.2023
Third stakeholder meeting on coastal plan for Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
22.12.2022
The gender-sensitive climate risk assessment and coastal adaptation solutions presented in Tangier
04.10.2022
Diagnostic workshop of the regional coastal plan of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
18.05.2022
Preparation of the regional Coastal plan for the region Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima in Morocco
17.03.2022
Preparation of the coastal management plan for Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima in Morocco
Outputs
Recommendations for adaptation measures to be mainstreamed into TTA Coastal Plan (FR)