SMAP III ICZM workshop held in Cairo

PAP/RAC presented the progress done by the Centre within the SMAP III MAP/METAP project at the 2nd regional ICZM workshop held in Cairo, Egypt, on 10-12 February. Besides focusing on administrative and contractual issues, the objectives of the workshop were to up date on the progress and difficulties faced by all ICZM projects, consolidate regional networking and cross-fertilisation process as well as capacity building. In addition to planned activities, PAP/RAC presented its new initiative within the Awareness Raising Campaign - Coast Day. Eight action plan projects, as well as SMAP III TA and the SMAP RMSU were invited to join this initiative and to synchronise awareness raising activities in order to maximise synergy in promoting the importance of the coastal areas. It was also stressed that sending simple key messages simultaneously from all involved countries could strongly enhance visibility of this important EC investment into ICZM.