DONOR CONFERENCE | March 16 2023 | PARIS

DONOR CONFERENCE | March 16 2023 | PARIS

Agenda

The Post-2020 SAPBIO Donors Conference will establish regional common understanding of the Post-2020 SAPBIO, sharing its content, goals, and priorities. This will in turn contribute to develop a common platform to support Mediterranean countries for its timely, and comprehensive, implementation whilst increasing engagement of donors, Concerned Parties and partners in the Post-2020 SAPBIO process. The project portfolio, together with other inventoried initiatives and activities as presented in the draft Resource Mobilisation Strategy, constitute the first phase of the Post-2020 SAPBIO implementation.

The conference will welcome regional donors, key stakeholders and implementers to Paris on 16th March 2023. The agenda for the conference is available to download, and view, below.

Program of the day​

8:30 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:20

Opening of the conference:

• UNEP/MAP Coordinator
• SPA/RAC Director
• Host country representative

9:20 - 9:35

Presentation of the Post-2020 SAPBIO and the Post-2020 Regional Strategy for MCPAs and OECMs in the Mediterranean Post-2020 (SPA/RAC)

9:35 - 9:50

Q/A

9:50 - 10:10

Presentation of the Draft Resource Mobilisation Strategy (SPA/RAC)

10:10 - 10:30

Q/A

10:30 - 10:50

Coffee break

10:50 - 11:40

Presentation of the draft project portfolio: Presentation of the Partners (5’ each partner)

• ACCOBAMS
• GFCM (online)
• ETC-UMA
• IUCN-Med
• MedPAN
• PAP/RAC
• Plan Bleu
• The MedFund
• WWF
• MAVA Foundation

11:40 - 12:30

Presentation of Projects (15’ presentation each project followed by 20’ of Q/A & Feedback) (SPA/RAC)

• Draft Project 1: Conserving biodiversity and promoting a sustainable blue economy as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Mediterranean through MCPAs and OECMs

• Draft Project 2: Recovering key Mediterranean marine and coastal habitats

Q&A (20’)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:10

Presentation of Projects (15’ presentation each project followed by 20’ of Q/A & Feedback) (SPA/RAC)

• Draft Project 3: The Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Region: Preserving ecosystem function & climate resiliency through enhanced marine turtle populations in the Mediterranean

• Draft Project 4: Catalysing transformative action by governments and stakeholders to halt and reverse the loss in Mediterranean marine and coastal biodiversity

Q&A (20’)
Extended Feedback (20’)

15:10 - 16:00

Coffee break & informal exchange

16:00 - 16:20

Information on the Plan of Action for a Model Mediterranean Sea by 2030 (PAMEx) and the PAMEX Local Investment Finance Facility (PLIFF)

16:20 - 16:30

Q/A

16:30 - 17:00

Wrap-up and closure

17:00 - 18:00

Cocktail