Report of the inception meeting of the Eastmed project coordination Committee

EastMed project;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Report of the inception meeting of the Eastmed project coordination Committee

project premisis, Athens, Greece, 19-20 April 2010

Year of publication 2010

Pages 44

Author EastMed project;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Project

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Synopsis (short abstract) The First Meeting of the EastMed Project was carried out in Athens from 19-20 April 2010 and was attended by representatives of the donors (Greece, Italy and EU), of the participating countries/members (Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus, Gaza strip and West Bank, Greece and Italy), representative of GFCM, FAO-FIMF and subregional projects (AdriaMed, MedSudMed, CopeMed and ArtFiMed. The preparatory phase of the project was first presented and accompanied by the project objectives and structure. S imilar objectives were mentioned from the representatives of the sub-regional projects while a need for synergies among the projects in the whole region was highlighted. The representatives of the countries presented the current situation in fisheries in their countries and also their expectations from the project. The GFCM frame was presented and the importance of the sub-regional projects for the achievement of its goals was stressed. The EastMed Work Plan was adopted by the Coordination Committee for the 1 st year of the project, which was consisted of activities related with collection and analysis of fisheries data, training and development and institutional strengthening for increasing participation and cooperation.

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The fourth Coordination Committee Meeting of the EastMed Project was held in FAO HQ, Rome, Italy from 4 to 5 April. The meeting was attended by delegations from Cyprus, Egypt, Gaza Strip & West Bank, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and Turkey, as well as an expert from Syria and staff from FAO HQ, FAO Mediterranean sub-regional projects and the GFCM. After the opening of the meeting and election of the chairperson, the activities during the 3rd year of the project were presented, followed by the pro posals of activities for the 4th year from each country. The participants expressed their satisfaction with the project and thanked both the staff of the project and the donors for their contribution. The agreed work plan for the 4th year includes training and support in data collection, data analyses, activities aiming in strengthening stakeholders’ awareness and activities in promoting regional participation and cooperation. The tasks of the project will be the follow up of the activitie s which had started in the previous years such as activities in fisheries data collection and analysis, in institutional strengthening and capacity building, as well as new activities which are focused more on the regional co-operation between the countries such as the 2nd permanent Working Group on Stock Assessment in the Eastern Mediterranean and the study on Deep water demersal resources. EastMed, finally, will continue to support the participation of experts from the project’s area at t he meetings of the FAO-GFCM and other relevant regional/international organizations. The EastMed Project, in close cooperation with the other Mediterranean sub-regional projects, will continue to find synergies among the various activities in the region.