Integrated Maritime Policy and Marine Spatial Planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

MEDCOAST Institute2016
The Eleventh International
Training Workshop“ IMP & MSP
in the Mediterranean& the Black Sea ”
20 – 27 September 2016
Dalyan - Turkey
PROLOGUE
MEDCOAST Institute is one of the earliest efforts and thelongest running for international training on Integrated
Coastal Management (ICM). Started in 1994 through aproject support won from the Mediterranean Programs ofEU (1993-95) MEDCOAST Institute has been run ten times
so far, in the years of (1994, 95, 96, 98, 99, 2002, 04, 10, 12and 14). A total of 165 alumni from 27 countries, some ofthem are now national and international ICM leaders,
participated at these ten events. The new generation ofMEDCOAST Institutes having modified formats, new goals
and targets starts with the 11th event. The new generation
MEDCOAST Institutes will be organised annually, beshorter in duration and will focus in depth every year at adifferent popular subject important for ICM.

ORGANISATION & PROGRAMPARTICIPANTS

This new generation MEDCOAST Institute will comprise twoconsequent events. The Institute will begin with a one-daylong (20 Sept) Launching Event, which will be jointly
organised by DG MARE (European Commission). TheLaunching Event will share the EU experience on Integrated
Maritime Policy and Marine Spatial Planning. The program
will include presentations by prominent speakers on selectedsubjects and will be followed by Q&A. The Launching Event
will kick-start the seven-day long (21-27 Sept) Training
Workshop that will be organised by MEDCOAST
Foundation. The workshop will include lectures by faculty
members, presentations by participants, a two-day longsimulation game on MSP, group discussions/roundtables anda one-day long study field trip.

The highest priority target group for the participation at
MEDCOAST Institute 2016 are the professionals holding midmanagerial positions in their central or regional governments andbeing responsible for planning and execution of programs orprojects on coastal and marine issues. Participants may also beaccepted from other groups including employees of coastal
municipalities, non-governmental environmental organisations, andinternational organisations, unions of coastal sectors, private sector,
universities and research centres. The maximum number ofparticipants to be accepted is twenty five. The participants arerequired to have a basic university degree (Bachelor of Science,Engineering, Art or Law) in a relevant field, and work experience ofat least 5 years.

FEES, SPONSORSHIP & ACCOMMODATIONTOPICS EMPHASIZED* Contributions of EU to IMP, MSP and Blue Economy in theMediterranean and the Black Sea* Blue Economy and its importance for the Mediterranean
and the Black Sea* Introduction to IMP and MSP, the needs and the added
values* Fundamentals of IMP.
* Fundamentals of MSP.
* Advanced planning of maritime space – Best practices fromthe EU* EU framework for IMP and MSP.
* MSP in the context of ICM* Country experiences on Blue Economy, IMP and MSP* Blue Economy, IMP and MSP in the Mediterranean and theBlack Sea – Today (Roundtable).
* Blue Economy, IMP and MSP in the Mediterranean and theBlack Sea – Future developments (Roundtable).

The fee for participation at MEDCOAST Institute 2016 is 950 Euro.
The fee covers all costs of the training workshop including thecourse materials, full board accommodation at a 4-star hotel for nine
nights (except drinks and personal expenses), and one day-longstudy field trip by boat, special events and airport transfers.
Accommodation of participants will be in double occupancy rooms.
Single use can be arranged for participants at an additional fee of
150 Euro. Participants should bring funds for their personal
expenses. Medical insurance is not included in the workshop fee.
The international travel should be organised to and from Dalaman
International Airport, which is 25 km away from Dalyan.
Participants are urged to search for sponsorship from their ends (e.g.
their institutions and governments, national and international donororganisations). A number of full (travel and workshop fee) andpartial (waiver of a part of or complete workshop fee) sponsorshipare expected to be available at a competitive basis only forparticipants from developing countries. Only the participants
selected from the highest priority target group described above will
be eligible for full sponsorship.

INSTITUTE DIRECTOR & FACULTYAPPLICATIONS

Similar to the past ten Institutes, MEDCOAST Institute 2016
will be organised under the leadership of Prof.Dr. ErdalÖzhan, the Founder and President of MEDCOAST
Foundation. The Institute will be run by well-known
international faculty drawn from the institutions collaboratingwith MEDCOAST, EU and international institutions.

The last date for submitting an application is 15 August 2016.
Selected participants will be notified by 22 August 2016.

LANGUAGE
The language of instruction of MEDCOAST Institute 2016 isEnglish. All participants must have good command of thislanguage.

More details about the Training Workshop, information about theten past institutes and the application procedure can be found either
in the MEDCOAST web page: http://www.medcoast.net
or, can be obtained from the MEDCOAST Foundation:
E-mail: medcoast@medcoast.net
Phone: + 90 - 252 - 284 44 50 or + 90 - 532 - 505 62 55
Website: http://www.medcoast.net
Mail:
Akdeniz Kıyı Vakfı (Mediterranean Coastal Foundation)
P.O.Box 10, Ortaca 48600, Mugla, Turkey.

Mediterranean Coastal Foundation

An INDICATIVE LIST of PARTICIPANTS ofthe PAST MEDCOAST INSTITUTES
Dr. Saleh Abdalla (MI94)
Scientific Expert, ECMWF, Reading, UK
Dr. Tamaz Akoubardia (MI94)
Former Member of the Parliament, Georgia
Mr. Gideon Bresler (MI94)
Regional Planner Ministry of the Environment, Israel.
Mr. Plamen Djadjev (MI94)
Former General Director, Black Sea Commission Permanent Secretariat, Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Konstantin Galabov (MI94)
Former Director of CZM Office, Min. of Regional Develop. & Construction, Bulgaria
Dr. Yuri G. Mikhailichenko (MI94)
Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Federation
Mr. Atila Uras (MI94)
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Ankara, Turkey
Ms. Gülsun Yeşilhüyük (MI94)
Ministry of Environment, Dept. of Foreign Affairs and EU, Turkey
Ms. Anne Marie Sciberras (MI95)
Counsellor – Maritime Attaché, Malta High Commission, MaltaMr. Lounes Lahyani (MI95)
Institut Superieur Maritime, Algeria
Ms. Antonella Vassallo (MI96)
International Ocean Institute (IOI), MaltaDr. Mustapha Aksissou (MI96)
Tetouan University, Dept. of Biology, Morocco
Ms. Sherine Khalil (MI96)
Environmental Affairs Agency, Nature Conservation Sector, Egypt
Ms. Alma Bako (MI98)
Director EIA Department, Ministry of Environment, Albania
Mr. Genc Pasko (MI98)
Director of Tourism Policy, Prom. and Marketing Dept., Min. of Public Works, Albania
Mr. Yohanan Darom (MI99)
Northern District Manager, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), Israel
Ms. Daria Povh (MI99)
UNEP MAP, Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC), Croatia
Dr. Carlos Coelho,University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ms. Claudia Coman (MI02)
Former ICZM Focal Person for the Black Sea Commission, Romania
Ms. Marina Markovic (MI02)
UNEP MAP, Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC), Croatia
Ms. Natalia Tchijmakova (MI02)
ICZM Focal Person for the Black Sea Commission, Min. of the Env. & Nat.Res, Ukraine
Mr. Oleksandr Bon (MI04)
Commissioner of Ukraine to the Black Sea Commission
Prof. Pedro Fernandez (MI04)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Ms. Carolina Perez Valverde (MI04)
Director, EUCC Mediterranean Centre, Barcelona, Spain.
Ms. Alenka Poljsak (MI04)
Senior Advisor, Municipality of Koper, Slovenia
Ms. Suzanna Popovic (MI04)
Coastal Zone Management Agency, Republic of Montenegro.
Dr. Alessandra Savini (MI04)
CoNISMa (National Inter-University Association for Sea Sciences), Milano, Italy
Mr. Mohammed Ali Torki (MI04)
Coastal Protection and Management Agency (APAL), Tunis, Tunisia.
Ms. Kazumi Wakita (MI04)
ICZM Expert, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
Mr. Dimitrios Klaoudatos (MI10)
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece.
Mr. Ömer Öztürk (MI10)
Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ankara, Turkey.
Dr. Akram M. Soliman (MI12)Arab Academy for Science and Tech. and Maritime Trans., Alexandria, Egypt
Dr. Nataliya Matyushchenko (MI2014)
Sochi State University, Sochi, Russian Federation.