Tentative Calendar of UNEP/MAP Meetings and Major International Events in 2019

(As of 5 April 2019) SECTION I

Legenda: Main MAP-Barcelona Convention governance meetings Main MAP Components’ technical meetings/events

ORGANIZERS MEETING DATE VENUE 2019

MED POL Meeting of the Ecosystem 2-3 April Podgorica, Approach (EcAp) Correspondence Montenegro Group on Monitoring (CORMON) Pollution SCP/RAC SwitchMed II Steering Committee 3-4 April Vienna, Austria Meeting SCP/RAC International Workshop on 3-5 April Barcelona, Spain Environmental Sound Management of Plastic Waste MED POL Meetings of the Ecosystem 4-5 April Podgorica, Approach (EcAp) Correspondence Montenegro Group on Monitoring (CORMON) Marine Litter PAP/RAC Regional training on MSP and 9-10 April Zagreb, Croatia Initial Meeting with National Representatives on a Common Approach to MSP for the Adriatic Sub-Region (back-to-back) MEDPOL, 2nd Regional Meeting on Marine 8-10 April Sevilla, Spain SCP/RAC, Litter Best Practices SPA/RAC, REMPEC INFO/RAC INFO/RAC Focal Points Meeting 16-17 April Rome, Italy Plan Bleu/RAC International Conference 16-17 April Marseille, France “Strengthening the Science- Practice-Policy interface in Blue Growth” REMPEC Sub-regional Training on the Use 24-26 April Valletta, Malta of the Mediterranean Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills (MedRETOS) G7, CU, MED POL Workshop on the G7 Action Plan 5-6 May Metz, France to Combat Marine Litter in synergy with the Regional Seas Conventions Plan Bleu/RAC 1st Expert Meeting on Sustainable 6 or 7 May Teleconference Cruise and Recreational Boating SCP/RAC 3rd Steering Committee of Plastic 7-9 May Milazzo, Sicily Busters MPAs Project PAP/RAC PAP/RAC Focal Points Meeting 8-9 May Split, Croatia SCP/RAC SCP/RAC Focal Points Meeting 14-15 May Barcelona, Spain PAP/RAC, Second Steering Committee 15 May Podgorica, SPA/RAC and Meeting of the GEF Project Montenegro Secretariat “Implementation of Ecosystem Approach in the Adriatic Sea through Marine Spatial Planning” SPA/RAC Meeting of the EcAp 21 May Rome, Italy Correspondence Group on Monitoring (CORMON), Biodiversity and Fisheries PAP/RAC CORMON Meeting on Coast and 21-22 May Rome, Italy Hydrography Secretariat 88th Meeting of the Bureau 21-22 May Rome, Italy Secretariat, 2nd Regional Expert Meeting on 28 May Istanbul, Turkey MED POL Pollution Reduction Regional Plans Plan Bleu/RAC Workshop on SoED 2019 27 May Marseille, France Preparation (with Plan Bleu Focal Points) Plan Bleu/RAC Plan Bleu/RAC Focal Point 28-29 May Marseille, France Meeting REMPEC 4th Adriatic Spill Conference 2019 28-30 May Opatija, Croatia (ADRIASPILLCONF 2019) MED POL MED POL Focal Points Meeting 29-31 May Istanbul, Turkey Plan Bleu/RAC, Final Conference of the MED 4-6 June Barcelona, Spain Interreg MED Sustainable Tourism Community Secretariat 18th Meeting of the MCSD 11-13 June Budva, Montenegro REMPEC 13th Meeting of the Focal Points of 11-13 June Floriana, Malta REMPEC Plan Bleu/RAC Webinar/Workshop on Blue 13 June Budva, Montenegro Economy Case Studies and (tbc) Recommendations SPA/RAC 6th Meeting of National 18 June Portorož, Slovenia Correspondents of the Strategic Action Programme for the conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean region (SAP BIO) SPA/RAC 14th Meeting of SPA/Biological 18-21 June Portorož, Slovenia Diversity Thematic Focal Points REMPEC National oil spill response training 19-21 June Montenegro course (IMO OPRC Model Course Level 2) Secretariat 15th Meeting of the Compliance 25-26 June Athens, Greece Committee Secretariat, Offshore Oil and Gas Group 27-28 June Athens, Greece (tbc) REMPEC (OFOG) meeting Plan Bleu/RAC 2nd Expert meeting on Sustainable 17, 18 or 19 Genova, Italy Cruise and Recreational Boating June Secretariat, Meeting on Enforcement and 16-17 July Athens, Greece MED POL Compliance Secretariat, Sub-Regional Meeting on Marine 18-19 July Athens, Greece MED POL Litter Plan Bleu/RAC Workshop on Simplified Peer End August / (tbc) Review Mechanism (SIMPEER) Early September Secretariat 39th ECP Meeting 8 September Athens, Greece Secretariat Meeting of the EcAp Coordination 9 September Athens, Greece Group Secretariat Meeting of the MAP Focal Points 10-13 September Athens, Greece PAP/RAC 1st Training course on ICZM/MSP September Split, Croatia Processes and Functionalities of Geoportal for PORTODIMARE Project Partners PAP/RAC Mediterranean Coast Day 25 September Nicosia, Cyprus Plan Bleu/RAC, Climate Change in Marine 25-26 September Marseille, France SPA/RAC, Protected Areas LabexMed, MedPAN, MedECC PAP/RAC Final meeting with National October Split, Croatia Representatives on a Common Approach to MSP for the Adriatic Sub-Region ACCOBAMS and 5th Biennial October (tbc) SPA/RAC Conference on Cetacean Conservation in South Mediterranean Countries REMPEC 3rd Meeting of the Mediterranean 8-9 October Valletta, Malta (tbc) Network of Law Enforcement (tbc) Officials relating to MARPOL within the framework of the Barcelona Convention (MENELAS) REMPEC, Regional Workshop on the Use of October Brussels, Belgium European the Common Emergency Commission Communication and Information System (CECIS) and the Mediterranean Emergency Reporting System (MedERSys) REMPEC Regional Workshop on the AFS 12-14 November Valletta, Malta Convention and the Biofouling (tbc) Guidelines REMPEC, National IMO training course on October (tbc) Istanbul, Turkey EMSA/EC response to HNS in the marine environment, based on the newly developed IMO model course Secretariat 21st Ordinary Meeting of the 2-5 December Naples, Italy Contracting Parties (COP 21) REMPEC Meeting for the Trilateral 10-11 December (tbc) Agreement on the Sub-Regional Contingency Plan between Cyprus, Egypt and Greece

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SECTION II Major International Events of MAP Relevance

ORGANIZERS MEETING DATE VENUE 2019 CBD 7th Plenary of the Intergovernmental 29 April-4 May Paris, France Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-7) BRS Secretariat Meetings of the Conferences of the 29 April-10 May Geneva, Switzerland Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-14, RC COP-9, SC COP-9) G7 G7 Environment Ministers Meeting 5-6 May Metz, France IMO 74th Session of the Marine Environment 13-17 May London, United Protection Committee (MEPC) Kingdom CITES COP 18 23 May-4 June Colombo, Sri Lanka FAO 41st Session of the FAO Conference 3-8 July Rome, Italy UNDESA High level Political Forum (HLPF) at 9-18 July New York, U.S.A. ECOSOC level G7 45th G7 summit 25-27 August Biarritz, France UN 74th Session of the United Nations 17-30 September New York, U.S.A. General Assembly UN UN Climate Summit 2019 23 September New York, U.S.A. UNDESA High level Political Forum (HLPF) at 24-25 September New York, U.S.A. UNGA level / the “SDGs’ Summit” EEA Regional Meeting on H2020 24-25 September Athens, Greece (tbc) Assessment IMO 41st Consultative Meeting of 7-11 October London, United Contracting Parties to the London Kingdom Convention and 14th Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol 1996 (LC 41/LP 14) Government of Our Ocean Conference 2019 23-24 October Oslo, Norway Norway FAO FAO International Symposium on 19-21 November Rome, Italy Fisheries Sustainability: Strengthen the Science IMO 31st session IMO Assembly 25 November-5 London, U.K. December UNFCCC 25th Session of the Conference of the 2-13 December Santiago, Chile Parties to the UNFCCC