Calendar of main UNEP/MAP Governance meetings presented in the complete Tentative Calendar of Institutional Meetings of UNEP/MAP (as at 17 October 2024).
Main MAP-Barcelona Convention Governance Bodies’ and Governance meetings 2024 |
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| 3-4 April 2024 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
95th Meeting of the Bureau | Secretariat |
| 18-19 April 2024 Athens, Greece |
25th Meeting of the MCSD Steering Committee | Secretariat |
| 19-20 June 2024 Athens, Greece |
20th Meeting of the Compliance Committee | Secretariat |
| 2 October 2024 Teleconference |
11th Meeting of EcAp Coordination Group | Secretariat |
| 15 October 2024 Teleconference |
Meeting of the Extended MCSD Steering Committee on the MSSD Update | Secretariat |
| 15 October 2024 Madrid, Spain |
5th Project Steering Committee Meeting of MedProgramme Child Project 1.1 |
Secretariat |
| 17 October 2024 Teleconference |
CORMON (Coast and Hydrography) | PAP/RAC |
| 4 November (TBC) Barcelona, Spain |
Medforest Week | Secretariat, European Forest Insititute, SilvaMed Secretariat etc. |
| 12 November 2024 Teleconference |
Meeting of the Extended MCSD Steering Committee on the MSSD Update |
Secretariat |
| 19-20 November 2024 Cairo, Egypt |
96th Meeting of the Bureau |
Secretariat |
| 20 November 2024 Lija, Malta |
2nd Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for the Prevention of, Preparedness, and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships (2022-2031) | REMPEC |
| 3 December 2024 Online |
3rd Steering Committee Meeting of PAMEx and its Local Investment Finance Facility |
Secretariat |
| 3 December (TBC) Italy |
Workshop on the identification and introduction of appropriate measures for the reduction of new introductions and for eradication/control of NIS in priority sites |
SPA/RAC |
| 4 December (TBC) Italy |
Workshop with relevant public institution actors on blue crab management in the Mediterranean |
SPA/RAC |
| 4 December (TBC) Athens, Greece |
Final Steering Committee Meeting of MedProgramme Child Project SCCF | Secretariat |
| December (TBC) Online |
5th Meeting of the Ad hoc Group of Experts on MPAs in the Mediterranean-AGEM |
SPA/RAC |
Mediterranean Celebration/Observance Days 2024 |
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| 15 May 2024 Tunis, Tunisia |
SPAMI Day | SPA/RAC |
| 25 September 2024 Annaba, Algeria |
Mediterranean Coast Day | PAP/RAC |
Main MAP-Barcelona Convention Governance Bodies’ and Governance meetings 2025 |
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| 21 January 2025 Teleconference |
6th Meeting of the Ad hoc Group of Experts on MPAs in the Mediterranean-AGEM |
SPA/RAC |
| 29-30 January 2025 Teleconference |
CORMON Meetings (Pollution and Marine Litter) |
MED POL |
| 11-13 February 2025 Istanbul, Türkiye |
Ad Hoc Thematic Meeting of the MCSD on the MSSD Update |
Secretariat |
| 25 February Athens, Greece (TBC) |
1st Steering Committee of the EU-funded Marine Litter MED PLUS Project |
MED POL |
| 26 February Athens, Greece (TBC) |
1st Steering Committee of the EcAp MED PLUS project |
Secretariat |
| 12 March 2025 Athens, Greece (TBC) |
2nd Steering Committee of the SEMPA Project
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Secretariat |
| 19-20 February 2025 Malta |
5th Meeting of the Barcelona Convention Offshore Oil and Gas Group (OFOG) Sub-Group on Environmental Impact |
Secretariat/REMPEC |
| 26-27 March 2025 Istanbul, Türkiye (TBC) |
Progress Meeting on the development of NAPs and NBB Reports | MED POL |
| End of March 2025 Teleconference |
6th Meeting of the SAPBIO Advisory Committee | SPA/RAC |
| 1-3 April 2025 Athens, Greece |
CORMON (Pollution and Marine Litter) | MED POL |
| 1-3 April 2025 Athens, Greece |
CORMON (Pollution and Marine Litter) | MED POL |
| 7-8 April 2025 Athens, Greece |
CORMON Meeting on Biodiversity and Fisheries |
SPA/RAC |
| 9-10 April 2025 Athens, Greece |
11th Meeting of the SAPBIO National Correspondents | SPA/RAC |
| 9-10 April 2025 Athens, Greece |
26th Meeting of the MCSD Steering Committee |
Secretariat |
| April 2025 (TBC) (TBC) |
CORMON on Coast and Hydrography | PAP/RAC |
| 6-7 May 2025 Split, Croatia |
Meeting of PAP/RAC Focal Points | PAP/RAC |
| 13-15 May 2025 Malta |
16th Meeting of REMPEC Focal Points | REMPEC |
| 20-21 May 2025 Rome, Italy |
Meeting of INFO/RAC Focal Points | INFO/RAC |
| 20-22 May 2025 Istanbul, Türkiye |
17th Meeting of the SPA/BD Focal Points & SPA/RAC 40th anniversary | SPA/RAC |
| 27-28 May 2025 Marseille, France |
Meeting of Plan Bleu/RAC Focal Points | Plan Bleu/RAC |
| 28-29 May 2025 Barcelona, Spain |
Meeting of SCP/RAC Focal Points | SCP/RAC |
| 3-4 June 2025 Athens, Greece |
Meeting of MED POL Focal Points | MED POL |
| 4-5 June 2025 Athens, Greece |
21st Meeting of the Compliance Committee |
Secretariat |
| 9-13 June 2025 Nice, France |
UN Ocean Conference (incl. UNEP/MAP event on 50 years of MAP and 30 years of amended BC) | UN/France |
| 17-19 June 2025 (TBC) |
21st Meeting of the MCSD |
Secretariat |
| June (TBC) (TBC) |
Workshop on nature-based technical solutions to prevent or reduce the impact of climate change on coastal and marine ecosystems and increasing their resilience |
SPA/RAC |
| 1-2 July 2025 Athens, Greece (TBC) |
97th Meeting of the Bureau | Secretariat |
| 15 September 2025 Athens, Greece |
12th Meeting of the EcAp Coordination Group | Secretariat |
| 16-19 September 2025 Athens, Greece |
Meeting of the MAP Focal Points | Secretariat |
| November 2025 (TBC) Teleconference |
7th Meeting of the Ad hoc Group of Experts on MPAs in the Mediterranean-AGEM | SPA/RAC |
| 2-5 December 2025 Egypt |
24th Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP 24) | Secretariat |
Mediterranean Celebration/Observance Days 2025 |
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| 15 April 2025 Teleconference & in the SPAMIs |
SPAMI Day | SPA/RAC |
| 25 September 2025 Tunis, Tunisia (TBC) |
Mediterranean Coast Day | PAP/RAC |
