Geographical Scope: Regional
Lead Partner: Government of Italy - Ministry for the Environment and Territory - Government of Italy - Ministry for the Environment and Territory
Summary: The ADRICOSM Partnership was launched as a Type II Initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable development in Johannesburg (2002) by the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territory. It was based upon the implementation of the ADRICOSM Pilot Project, within the governmental framework of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative for the Environmental Protection of the Adriatic Sea and its coastal areas. The Pilot Project is implementing the backbone of the Adriatic Sea real time monitoring system, the prediction at the basin level and the coastal areas and the coupling between river basin modelling system and the hydrodynamic modelling of coastal areas.
Within the Partnership, three new project have started:
1.ADRICOSM-EXTension - enlargement of ADRICOSM PP to Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina and Serbia Montenegro.
2.ADRICOSM-PULA BAY - application of ADRICOSM Methodology in the Pula Bay (Croatia).
3.NERES - assessment and management of the Neretva River (Croatia) Delta area.
The main objectives of the Partnership are:
-Efficiently organize, evaluate and coordinate multinational research, development and implementation programs that advance the understanding, monitoring and predictive capabilities in the Adriatic Sea area for the establishment of integrated coastal areas and river basin management systems
-Consolidate the monitoring and prediction system by involving users of the research products. [more]
Geographical Scope: Regional
- Asia and the Pacific Lead Partner: Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED)
Summary: The new partnership initiatives were proposed by APFED in May 2002 and were welcomed at the side-event of Prep. Com. IV in Bali, Indonesia. The initiatives will be jointly implemented by APFED and its partners to keep momentum of WSSD and further promote efforts to sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region.
Recognizing the importance of firm knowledge base in supporting policy making for sustainable development in the region, the new partnership initiative consists of the following three components with aim of developing knowledge network and facilitating the access to the capacity building programmes.
(a) Collect and analyze best policy practices (BPP) related to the issues that the APFED Message to the WSSD covers, as a common asset for policy makers in Asia and the Pacific region. The issues the Message contains are freshwater resources, renewable energy, trade, finance, urbanization, good governance and capacity building.
(b) Develop a network of researchers and research institutions (NetRes) to develop policy recommendations to WSSD to put into practice the APFED recommendations in the final report on governmental policies and measures in the region which will be prepared by the end of 2004.
(c) Make an inventory of capacity building programs (CBP) in Asia and the Pacific region and disseminate the information to those needing training. [more]
Geographical Scope: Global Lead Partner: Government of United Arab Emirates - Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD)
Summary: The Main objectives of AGEDI are:
Ø To achieve more cost-effective and relevant environmental data collection and assessment,
Ø To strengthen and enhance environmental capacity to collect, analyze, use and update multi-sectoral environmental data and information in the decision making process,
Ø To develop and strengthen means of ensuring that planning for sustainable development in all sectors is based on, inter alia, quality, timely, reliable, and usable environmental data and information,
Ø To make relevant environmental data and information accessible to all stakeholders in the form, and at the time, required to facilitate its use,
Ø To strengthen existing national and international mechanisms of information collection, exchange and processing,
Ø To strengthen mechanisms for incorporating environmental information in decision making,
Ø To strengthen national capacities, including capacities within governments, NGOs and private sector, in data/information collection, handling and communication, particularly in developing countries, and
Ø To ensure full participation of developing countries in the collection, analysis, assessment, use and update of environmental data and information.
Geographical Scope: National Lead Partner: Youth press and development organization
Summary: Since most of the school graduates in our area thus chililabombwe town of Zambia have neither used nor touched a computer, we would love to bridge the digital divide as an alternative to poverty reduction and the fight against HIV/AIDS through information dissemination that shall sustain the community. [more]
Geographical Scope: Global Lead Partner: Government of France - Institut de l’Énergie et de l’Environnement de la Francophonie - Government of Switzerland - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Summary: Adaptation to climate change is a growing priority for development agencies, governments and vulnerable communities. However, capacity and awareness are often limited, and experiences have yet to be widely shared. The ALM partnership initiative will draw from experiences on the ground, featuring tools and practical guidance to meet the needs of developing countries. Seeking to provide stakeholders with a common platform for sharing and learning, the ALM will also complement the wide range of adaptation knowledge networks and initiatives already underway. For example, the ALM is collaborating with the Nairobi Work Programme, particularly the 'Methods and Tools' and 'Planning and Practices' areas of work, and the interactive weADAPT platform.
The ALM will develop tools and resources to support:
1. Adaptation practices – what can be done to adapt to climate change on the ground?
2. Integration of climate change risks and adaptation into development policy, planning and operations – how can policies and plans support adaptation over time?
3. Capacity building – how can people be better assisted in becoming equipped for adapting to climate change?
Geographical Scope: Regional
- Europe and North America Lead Partner: City of Ancona
Summary: The Aap2020 project will support and manage the implementation of Agenda 21, involving all local governments of the two sides of the Adriatic region, through a participative process meant to encourage:
* urban and coastal development in all sustainability fields;
* sustainable approach to environmental resources and ecosystems, i.e. rational energy and water supply consumption, promotion of renewable energy and so on;
* improvement in the transport, information and communication fields;
* cooperation in the juridical and administrative field;
* cooperation among citizens and institutions;
* contribution to the fulfilment of European integration of all countries involved, to support human rights defence and to encourage same opportunities for men and women.
All these themes have been approached involving all regional and local stakeholders in a "shared process" oriented to define scenarios, objectives, indicators and actions for the Adriatic Region. The final step of the process will be given by the implementation of the Adriatic Action Plan 2020.
The Adriatic Action Plan 2020 will pursue the following results:
* Dissemination of sustainable development practices through methods of "shared governance";
* Improvement of integration and exchange among communities, searching for a conscious and sustainable life style, efficacious in satisfying necessity of collective and individual development;
* Intensification of economic and business exchange to increase commercial potential of sustainable products;
* Development of local markets and autochthonous productions with valorisation of typical products and local cultures;
* Improvement of standards of environmental quality for all concerned communities;
* Increase of global efficiency in using resources, particularly in the production of consumer goods, services and commodities,
* Closing of material production and consumption cycles with matter recycling and recovery of energy incorporated in products no more used. [more]
Geographical Scope: Regional
- Africa Lead Partner: Africalia
Summary: Africalia was created to set in motion the realization of the objectives laid out in Article 27 of the EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement. The objectives of this article are:
* the inclusion of a cultural dimension in all aspects of development cooperation,
* the facilitating of intercultural dialogue among ACP countries,
* the preservation and valorization of these countries' cultural heritage,
* the development of their cultural industries, and
* the improvement of access for their cultural goods and services to European markets.
Article 27 thus contends that culture can be an important lever of sustainable human development in Africa. The objectives of Africalia derive from this concept. They are:
* to draw attention to the cultural wealth and diversity of the African continent,
* to facilitate the realization of creative and cultural productions in Africa,
* to strengthen the ability of cultural operators to play a constructive role in African society,
* to raise awareness in Belgium of the need for sustainable human development cooperation with Africa [more]
Geographical Scope: Regional
- Africa Lead Partner: Government of South Africa - Eskom (South Africa National Electric Utility)
Summary: A primary requirement to assist in the electrification of Africa is to complete the interconnectors between the various countries and their respective utilities, so that Africa has one interconnected transmission grid. The transmission interconnectors are predicated on the basis that, while some countries and/or regions have excess generation capacity, others are experiencing shortages, with serious consequences for their economic and social development. While it is technically possible for each country to develop sufficient energy resources to meet their needs in the medium to longer term, this approach ignores the economic and environmental efficiencies possible through regional co-operation. This is viewed as an important first step, as it allows undersupplied countries, or countries supplied primarily by hydro-electricity, who are subject to fluctuations in supply during drought cycles, to have immediate access to a pool of electricity when required, and to contribute to such a pool when water levels are high. This facilitates uninterrupted power supply throughout Africa.
The initiative supports the diversification of electricity sources and socio-economic development. Apart from supporting NEPAD and adhering to best environmental practice, detailed design of the project will take into account synergies with existing sustainable development initiatives, such as the Peace Parks initiative, eradication of land mines and improvement of local infrastructure. The partnership aims include improving capacity for regional and sub-continental electricity trading. [more]
Geographical Scope: Sub-regional Sub-Saharan Africa Lead Partner: Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS)
Summary: * To identify areas, sites or living resources that are either suffering measurable degradation (i.e. hot-spots) or threatened with future degradation (sensitive areas) and to determine, through root-cause analysis, the leading causes of these impacts, taking into consideration scientific, technical and socio-economic factors.
* To design a programme of interventions, including demonstration projects and pre-investment studies, addressing problems of regional priority. Some projects are regional in scope, and focus on groups of countries united by geographic location or identified common problems. Site-specific projects of priority for the participating countries are also included.
* To strengthen existing regional institutions, in particular the Nairobi and Abidjan Conventions, and to establish synergies with relevant programmes and projects.
* To provide a framework for facilitating the mobilization of resources for the sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment, given that available funds for such projects are very limited.
* To produce a self-sustaining model that can be replicated in other regions or thematic areas in order to develop interventions that contribute to the goals of sustainable development. [more]
Geographical Scope: Regional
- Africa Lead Partner: Environment General Agency - Environment General Agency - Environment General Agency
Summary: The main objectives of the initiative are:
♦ To critically assess successes and failures in implementing Rio decisions in each member AU country
♦ To focus on the identification of accomplishments and areas where further efforts are needed to implement Agenda 21.
♦ To ensure that all members of African Union must have a safer more prosperous future by dealing with environment protection economic development and social development issues inbalanced manner.
♦ Accelerated economic and social development of Africa with better care for environment
♦ Awareness raising at regional, national and local level and further promote Agenda 21 in Africa. [more]
to collapse the Summary of Partnerships.