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
 
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
 
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
 
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

 

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
 
15 April 2025
Teleconference & in the SPAMIs
SPAMI Day SPA/RAC
25 September 2025
Tunis, Tunisia (TBC)
Mediterranean Coast Day PAP/RAC