At a regional level, Plan Bleu carries out studies and future scenario exercises to raise awareness on the Mediterranean region’s sustainable development issues amongst decision-makers, stakeholders and society.
Plan Bleu is one of the Regional Activity Centres that feeds into the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) as an initiative under the United Nations Environment Programme ‘s (UNEP) Regional Seas Programme. Its work is approved every two years by the contracting parties (including Malta) to the Barcelona Convention.
The missions of Plan Bleu are:
- Observing environment and development to enlighten decision makers
- Shaping possible futures for sustainable development
- Monitoring the implementation of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development
- Integrating climate change as a priority
- Supporting the transition towards a green and blue economy
- Shedding socio-economic light for the appropriate management of Mediterranean resources
One of the reports produced by Plan Bleu is the State of Environment and Development in Mediterranean 2020 (SoED 2020), which provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of environmental and development interactions in the Mediterranean region. More information is available here.
