A.
CdS Coordination passes from RAED to EEB
MIO-ECSDE
would like to thank RAED for the coordination work carried
out during the last 6 months on behalf of the Comite de
Suivi. Their coordination of CdS activities started on
July 1st 1999 and lasted till December 31st 1999. RAED was
assigned this task after the CdS Meeting in Brussels on
29th January 1999 where the coordination of CdS activities
was decided to be done on a rotational basis by
alphabetical order, changing every six months with RAED,
being the first on the list.
For
the next six months the EEB will be in charge of
coordination of the CdS activities.
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B.
The Proposal for the MIO-ECSDE Annual Programme
as
formulated during the 4th MIO-ECSDE AGM held in Cairo, was
submitted to the European Commission before the deadline
of January 17th. It is an ambitious programme for year
2000 with an extensive thematology and active synergies
with a variety of international and national partners.
Hopefully, the positive outcome of the proposal will be
communicated to us by May 2000.
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C.
Invitation for Contributions to the MIO-ECSDE Millennium
Issue
All
MIO-ECSDE member organisations are welcome to send
contributions for the MILLENNIUM issue of the quarterly
newsletter Sustainable
Mediterranean. The overall theme is: The
Mediterranean and the new Millennium. The articles can
reflect on the past and on the future, it can be maximum
1000 words and can be written in English or French.
There
will also be a section with slogans, thoughts, reflections
on the Mediterranean written by famous people (artists,
writers, singers, politicians, religious leaders,
athletes, etc.). If you can ask anyone who fits the
description to contribute a quote or a paragraph and send
it to us it would be very helpful.
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D.
SMAP News
On
behalf of the CdS, Regina Schneider (EEB) had a short
meeting with Mrs. Mourmouris of DG ENV on issues
pertaining to the up-coming SMAP Correspondents Meeting.
In
short:
1)
dates of the March SMAP conference have not been confirmed
yet
2)
The CdS will most likely be invited to the 1st day of the
meeting
3)
The CdS will be given time to present an NGO statement on
the first day.
Call
for tenders for project submission will be published end
of February or beginning of March. Unfortunately there
have been considerable delays.
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E.
Up-coming meetings
Seminar
on Groundwater Management in the Mediterranean, 9
March 2000, Zaragoza, Spain, in coordination with SMAGUA
2000 – the Water Technology Fair. The meeting is
organised by The Ebro Basin Authority and IME. For further
information: Mr. Manuel Omedas, tel:+34 976221993, fax:
+34 976234306
The
Second World Water Forum and Ministerial Conference,
the Hague, The Netherlands, 17-22 March 2000 www.worldwaterforum.org
Seminar
on Sustainable Tourism and Competitiveness in the Islands
of the Mediterranean, 17-20 May 2000, Capri,
Italy. The meeting is organised by UNEP, the World Tourism
Organisation and Plan Bleu. For further information: tel:
+34 915678100, fax: +34 915713733, e-mail: omt@world-tourism.org
Coming
to terms with the “Mediterranean Syndrome”: the
Implementation of European Environmental Policies in
Southern States, May 18-19 2000, Florence, Italy.
An Environmental Studies Workshop organised by the Robert
Schuman Centre at the European University Institute. For
more information contact: Dr. Tanja A. Borzel, e-mail: boerzel@datacomm.iue.it
or www.iue.it/RSC/ResearchRSC-2c1.htm
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