{"id":9994,"date":"2026-05-14T10:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/outil-de-planification-integree\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T07:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:17:41","slug":"outil-de-planification-integree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/fr\/outil-de-planification-integree\/","title":{"rendered":"Outil de planification int\u00e9gr\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9994\" class=\"elementor elementor-9994 elementor-8648\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2798 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ed2798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a76a7 elementor-absolute news-video elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b3a76a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/focus-areas-hero.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/focus-areas-hero.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838d442 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"838d442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfea65d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfea65d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0b23e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c0b23e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coastal planning\u2028begins here<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f2707 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7f2707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Towards a resilient and sustainable Medierranean<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8346ba3 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8346ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0456a47e7b5e5ed290c7eb16520be541.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3739\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a1a58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61a1a58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9e689 btn-secondary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a9e689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Assess your readiness<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2992c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d2992c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#000\" d=\"M3.25 19v-2h1.5v2A1.25 1.25 0 0 0 6 20.25h12A1.25 1.25 0 0 0 19.25 19v-2h1.5v2A2.75 2.75 0 0 1 18 21.75H6A2.75 2.75 0 0 1 3.25 19Zm9.5-15v10.19l3.72-3.72 1.06 1.06L12 17.06l-5.53-5.53 1.06-1.06 3.72 3.72V4h1.5Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Coastal Planning Guidelines<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbf5b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bbf5b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b17db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0b17db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221fe51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"221fe51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2759858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2759858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than the global average. Sea levels are rising. Extreme weather events are intensifying. Yet most coastal municipalities still operate without an integrated management plan.   <\/p><p><br>The window to act is narrowing. The damage already visible &#8211; eroding beaches, flooded historic towns, collapsing fisheries &#8211; is only the beginning. Without integrated coastal planning, it will accelerate.  <\/p><p><br>But there is a tested, legally grounded path forward. The Barcelona Convention gives you the mandate. This toolkit gives you the method. Your coast needs a plan. This is how you build one.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6e241 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f6e241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caaede4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caaede4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c4858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9c4858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20%<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d8158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d8158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">faster warming than global average<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f4e50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50f4e50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e5569 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84e5569\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb5c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cb5c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">46000 km\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cca950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cca950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">total Mediterranean coastline under pressure<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af9c1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9af9c1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99546b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e99546b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30a912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e30a912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">72%<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ca753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2ca753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">of Mediterranean population living in coastal areas<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9cc53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f9cc53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4341d36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4341d36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9c74f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e9c74f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2100<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c7c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47c7c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">horizon for current coastal planning decisions<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2602810 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2602810\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f4e7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80f4e7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a416d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a416d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f44ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f44ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-21.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10011\" alt=\"What is coastal planning?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-21.webp 680w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-21-300x247.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ced640 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ced640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a86ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7a86ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is coastal planning?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0960dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0960dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guidance applies to the process of coastal planning in the Mediterranean.<\/p><p>Coastal planning is a continuous process: a structured framework for translating long-term sustainability objectives into near-term decisions, anticipating change and prioritising actions. Coastal planning aligns spatial choices and risk management to reduce future exposure and avoid irreversible development lock-ins. Within that continuous process, a coastal plan is a waypoint, capturing where the community stands, what it has agreed, and the direction it has chosen. The coastal plan is just a milestone on the journey towards a resilient and sustainable future for your coast and its communities.   <\/p><p>Coastal planning takes many forms, and at national, regional and local levels:<\/p><ul><li>National strategies for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) are required by the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (ICZM Protocol), in particular Section 18.1. PAP\/RAC have prepared specific guidance for the preparation of national ICZM strategies which can be downloaded here: National ICZM Strategy Guidelines <\/li><li>The ICZM Protocol also enables the planning of the Mediterranean marine areas within the broader scope of coastal planning and management. mandating regional, international and transboundary cooperation. Preparing a Marine Spatial Plan? Visit the Mediterranean MSP Workspace.   <\/li><\/ul><p>This Tool Kit: builds on established legal commitments and decades of Mediterranean practice in coastal planning and management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c9941 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14c9941\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0189471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0189471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your legal mandates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c61d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c61d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are not acting alone or without authority. Every Mediterranean country has signed the<br\/>Barcelona Convention and its ICZM Protocol &#8211; giving you a legally binding framework that national and local officials can invoke, cite, and use as leverage. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4989935 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4989935\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c30e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c30e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5161de7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5161de7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6d277 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae6d277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bd372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4bd372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4fcef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f4fcef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barcelona convention<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4fefa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc4fefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Barcelona Convention (revised 1995) is the overarching legal framework for the Mediterranean. It\nestablishes binding obligations on all 21 contracting parties to protect and sustainably manage the\nMediterranean Sea and its coastal zones. All ICZM work derives from this treaty.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2577c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2577c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b40983 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b40983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccad908 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccad908\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7871f00 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7871f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICZM Protocol<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fb04f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20fb04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (2008) is legally binding on all signatories - providing\na direct mandate for your work.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a65c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04a65c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9e5eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e9e5eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb1cd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feb1cd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e978638 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e978638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede4081 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ede4081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24631fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24631fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrated coastal planning directly delivers on SDG 14 (Life Below Water), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 11\n(Sustainable Cities), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). Your ICZM plan is not just a planning document - it is a\nmeasurable contribution to national SDG reporting. Framing coastal investment in SDG terms unlocks\nclimate finance, EU funds, and international development support.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3960e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf3960e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4f123 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d4f123\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae186f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ae186f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f944b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f944b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f012702 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f012702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National legislation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e082a70 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e082a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Many Mediterranean countries have transposed the ICZM Protocol into national spatial planning,\nenvironmental, or sectoral legislation. Understanding which national laws apply to your coastal zone - and\nhow they interact with the Protocol - is essential. PAP\/RAC maintains country-specific legal profiles for all 21\ncontracting parties.  <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853975d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"853975d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36378a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36378a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacf36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bacf36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-26-1024x238.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10012\" alt=\"What is the Coastal Zone?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-26-1024x238.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-26-300x70.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-26-768x179.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-26.webp 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777a581 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"777a581\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1803ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1803ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Coastal Zone?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644acd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644acd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean uniquely defines the coastal zone in spatial terms, emphasising the interdependence of the land and coastal waters. Article 3 of the ICZM Protocol defines the geographical boundary as: <\/p><p><em>\u201cThe seaward limit of the coastal zone shall be the external limit of the territorial sea; and the landward limit shall be the limit of the competent coastal units.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>The maximum seaward limit is the external limit of the territorial sea &#8211; relatively straightforward, and unlikely to need reduction.<\/p><p>The landward limit is less straightforward. The type and nature of \u201ccompetent\u201d coastal units varies greatly around the Mediterranean &#8211; in geographical scale (from small municipalities to extensive counties and regions) and in their functions, competencies and capacities. The common identifying element is that all border the sea.  <\/p><p>The ICZM plan boundary should conform to or fall within these Protocol limits. The geographical scale cannot be predefined &#8211; one or more of the following should determine it: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2d6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c2d6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National guidance or allocation of responsibilities to individual administrations, regions or municipalities<\/p><p>Bottom-up initiatives from individual or groups of coastal administrations<\/p><p>Physical nature of the area and its landscape<\/p><p>Local and traditional perceptions of the coastal area or its issues<\/p><p>Functional areas sharing common infrastructure, transport and access<\/p><p>The marine area should always be included<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1d27f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e1d27f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1936fa5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1936fa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd7ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd7ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where do you stand?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de536ab elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de536ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rate your situation honestly across six dimensions. Drag each slider from red (not in place) to green (fully established). Your coast faces real challenges &#8211; but resilient coastal planning starts here. Begin with Step 1: build a mandate, name a lead, and start the conversation. Momentum is everything.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6cda96 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d6cda96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">    <script>window.rcConfig = {\"tiers\":[{\"min\":0,\"max\":8,\"title\":\"Phase initiale\",\"description\":\"Votre littoral est confront\\u00e9 \\u00e0 de v\\u00e9ritables d\\u00e9fis, mais chaque plan r\\u00e9silient a commenc\\u00e9 ici. Commencez par l\\u2019\\u00e9tape 1 : \\u00e9tablir un mandat, d\\u00e9signer un responsable et engager le dialogue. 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Une approche progressive \u2014 commencer par une \u00e9tude de cadrage, puis mettre en \u0153uvre une zone pilote \u2014 est souvent plus r\u00e9aliste que de rechercher un financement complet d\u00e8s le d\u00e9part.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M12 2C14.6522 2 17.1959 3.05335 19.0713 4.92871C20.9467 6.80407 22 9.34784 22 12C22 13.3132 21.7418 14.6139 21.2393 15.8271C20.7367 17.0404 19.9998 18.1427 19.0713 19.0713C18.1427 19.9998 17.0404 20.7367 15.8271 21.2393C14.6139 21.7418 13.3132 22 12 22C10.6868 22 9.38611 21.7418 8.17285 21.2393C6.95964 20.7367 5.85727 19.9998 4.92871 19.0713C4.00015 18.1427 3.26329 17.0404 2.76074 15.8271C2.2582 14.6139 2 13.3132 2 12C2 9.34784 3.05335 6.80407 4.92871 4.92871C6.80407 3.05335 9.34784 2 12 2ZM11 11C10.4477 11 10 11.4477 10 12C10 12.5523 10.4477 13 11 13V16C11 16.5523 11.4477 17 12 17H13C13.5523 17 14 16.5523 14 16C14 15.4477 13.5523 15 13 15V12C13 11.4477 12.5523 11 12 11H11ZM12 8C11.4477 8 11 8.44772 11 9C11 9.55228 11.4477 10 12 10H12.0098C12.5621 10 13.0098 9.55228 13.0098 9C13.0098 8.44772 12.5621 8 12.0098 8H12Z\" fill=\"#989898\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <p class=\"rc-slider-level-label\" data-slider=\"funding_secured\">\r\n                        Aucun budget n\u2019existe                    <\/p>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-value\" data-slider-value=\"funding_secured\">0<\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-control\">\r\n                        <div class=\"rc-slider-track\">\r\n                            <div class=\"rc-slider-fill\" data-slider-fill=\"funding_secured\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <input \r\n                            type=\"range\" \r\n                            class=\"rc-slider-input\" \r\n                            min=\"0\" \r\n                            max=\"5\" \r\n                            step=\"1\" \r\n                            value=\"0\"\r\n                            data-slider-input=\"funding_secured\"\r\n                            data-levels='[&quot;Aucun budget n\\u2019existe&quot;,&quot;Allocation budg\\u00e9taire symbolique uniquement&quot;,&quot;Budget partiel assur\\u00e9 pour une ann\\u00e9e&quot;,&quot;Financement pluriannuel partiellement s\\u00e9curis\\u00e9&quot;,&quot;La majeure partie du financement est assur\\u00e9e, mais certaines lacunes subsistent&quot;,&quot;Programme pluriannuel enti\\u00e8rement financ\\u00e9&quot;]'\r\n                        >\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-labels\">\r\n                        <span>Aucun<\/span>\r\n                        <span>Partiel<\/span>\r\n                        <span>Complet<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"rc-slider-box\">\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"rc-slider-title\">Confiance des parties prenantes<\/h3>\r\n                        <span class=\"rc-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Les plans \u00e9labor\u00e9s sans une participation significative sont souvent vou\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chec face aux oppositions. Identifier les parties prenantes d\u00e8s le d\u00e9but \u2014 p\u00eacheurs, h\u00f4teliers, agriculteurs, groupes communautaires, municipalit\u00e9s voisines \u2014 et les associer d\u00e8s les premi\u00e8res \u00e9tapes permet de transformer de potentiels opposants en co-auteurs du processus. 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Les principales donn\u00e9es n\u00e9cessaires concernent l\u2019occupation des sols c\u00f4tiers, les taux d\u2019\u00e9rosion, les zones \u00e0 risque d\u2019inondation, les cartes des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes et les tendances d\u00e9mographiques. EMODnet, Copernicus et les instituts nationaux de statistique constituent les principales sources gratuites pour les c\u00f4tes m\u00e9diterran\u00e9ennes.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M12 2C14.6522 2 17.1959 3.05335 19.0713 4.92871C20.9467 6.80407 22 9.34784 22 12C22 13.3132 21.7418 14.6139 21.2393 15.8271C20.7367 17.0404 19.9998 18.1427 19.0713 19.0713C18.1427 19.9998 17.0404 20.7367 15.8271 21.2393C14.6139 21.7418 13.3132 22 12 22C10.6868 22 9.38611 21.7418 8.17285 21.2393C6.95964 20.7367 5.85727 19.9998 4.92871 19.0713C4.00015 18.1427 3.26329 17.0404 2.76074 15.8271C2.2582 14.6139 2 13.3132 2 12C2 9.34784 3.05335 6.80407 4.92871 4.92871C6.80407 3.05335 9.34784 2 12 2ZM11 11C10.4477 11 10 11.4477 10 12C10 12.5523 10.4477 13 11 13V16C11 16.5523 11.4477 17 12 17H13C13.5523 17 14 16.5523 14 16C14 15.4477 13.5523 15 13 15V12C13 11.4477 12.5523 11 12 11H11ZM12 8C11.4477 8 11 8.44772 11 9C11 9.55228 11.4477 10 12 10H12.0098C12.5621 10 13.0098 9.55228 13.0098 9C13.0098 8.44772 12.5621 8 12.0098 8H12Z\" fill=\"#989898\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <p class=\"rc-slider-level-label\" data-slider=\"coastal_data\">\r\n                        Peu ou pas de donn\u00e9es pertinentes disponibles                    <\/p>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-value\" data-slider-value=\"coastal_data\">0<\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-control\">\r\n                        <div class=\"rc-slider-track\">\r\n                            <div class=\"rc-slider-fill\" data-slider-fill=\"coastal_data\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <input \r\n                            type=\"range\" \r\n                            class=\"rc-slider-input\" \r\n                            min=\"0\" \r\n                            max=\"5\" \r\n                            step=\"1\" \r\n                            value=\"0\"\r\n                            data-slider-input=\"coastal_data\"\r\n                            data-levels='[&quot;Peu ou pas de donn\\u00e9es pertinentes disponibles&quot;,&quot;Donn\\u00e9es tr\\u00e8s fragmentaires, en grande partie absentes&quot;,&quot;Donn\\u00e9es de r\\u00e9f\\u00e9rence obsol\\u00e8tes ou incompl\\u00e8tes&quot;,&quot;Donn\\u00e9es de r\\u00e9f\\u00e9rence actuelles partiellement disponibles&quot;,&quot;Bon jeu de donn\\u00e9es de r\\u00e9f\\u00e9rence, avec quelques lacunes&quot;,&quot;Donn\\u00e9es compl\\u00e8tes, \\u00e0 jour et facilement accessibles&quot;]'\r\n                        >\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-labels\">\r\n                        <span>Aucun<\/span>\r\n                        <span>Partiel<\/span>\r\n                        <span>Complet<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"rc-slider-box\">\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"rc-slider-title\">Cadre juridique<\/h3>\r\n                        <span class=\"rc-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Les 21 Parties contractantes \u00e0 la Convention de Barcelone pour la M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e sont juridiquement li\u00e9es par le Protocole GIZC. Celui-ci constitue un fondement solide, m\u00eame lorsque la l\u00e9gislation nationale relative aux zones c\u00f4ti\u00e8res est limit\u00e9e. Comprendre les interactions entre la planification spatiale nationale, les \u00e9valuations environnementales et les l\u00e9gislations sectorielles avec le Protocole constitue le point de d\u00e9part essentiel sur le plan juridique.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M12 2C14.6522 2 17.1959 3.05335 19.0713 4.92871C20.9467 6.80407 22 9.34784 22 12C22 13.3132 21.7418 14.6139 21.2393 15.8271C20.7367 17.0404 19.9998 18.1427 19.0713 19.0713C18.1427 19.9998 17.0404 20.7367 15.8271 21.2393C14.6139 21.7418 13.3132 22 12 22C10.6868 22 9.38611 21.7418 8.17285 21.2393C6.95964 20.7367 5.85727 19.9998 4.92871 19.0713C4.00015 18.1427 3.26329 17.0404 2.76074 15.8271C2.2582 14.6139 2 13.3132 2 12C2 9.34784 3.05335 6.80407 4.92871 4.92871C6.80407 3.05335 9.34784 2 12 2ZM11 11C10.4477 11 10 11.4477 10 12C10 12.5523 10.4477 13 11 13V16C11 16.5523 11.4477 17 12 17H13C13.5523 17 14 16.5523 14 16C14 15.4477 13.5523 15 13 15V12C13 11.4477 12.5523 11 12 11H11ZM12 8C11.4477 8 11 8.44772 11 9C11 9.55228 11.4477 10 12 10H12.0098C12.5621 10 13.0098 9.55228 13.0098 9C13.0098 8.44772 12.5621 8 12.0098 8H12Z\" fill=\"#989898\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <p class=\"rc-slider-level-label\" data-slider=\"legal_framework\">\r\n                        Aucune base juridique                    <\/p>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-value\" data-slider-value=\"legal_framework\">0<\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-control\">\r\n                        <div class=\"rc-slider-track\">\r\n                            <div class=\"rc-slider-fill\" data-slider-fill=\"legal_framework\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <input \r\n                            type=\"range\" \r\n                            class=\"rc-slider-input\" \r\n                            min=\"0\" \r\n                            max=\"5\" \r\n                            step=\"1\" \r\n                            value=\"0\"\r\n                            data-slider-input=\"legal_framework\"\r\n                            data-levels='[&quot;Aucune base juridique&quot;,&quot;Dispositions tr\\u00e8s faibles ou non appliqu\\u00e9es&quot;,&quot;Cadre juridique national uniquement, sans dispositions relatives \\u00e0 la GIZC&quot;,&quot;Protocole GIZC ratifi\\u00e9, mais non transpos\\u00e9&quot;,&quot;Protocole GIZC transpos\\u00e9, mais avec des lacunes dans sa mise en \\u0153uvre&quot;,&quot;Cadre complet en vigueur et effectivement appliqu\\u00e9&quot;]'\r\n                        >\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"rc-slider-labels\">\r\n                        <span>Aucun<\/span>\r\n                        <span>Partiel<\/span>\r\n                        <span>Complet<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"rc-result-row\">\r\n            <div class=\"rc-result-area\" id=\"rcResultArea\">\r\n                <!-- Result appears here after Calculate -->\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"rc-button-area\">\r\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"rc-calculate-btn\" id=\"rcCalculateBtn\">Calculer le niveau de pr\u00e9paration<\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405344a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"405344a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73c874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b73c874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 steps: One coastal planning process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216fb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216fb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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Aliquam in hendrerit urna.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baa8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3baa8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">    <section class=\"cps-section\">\r\n        <div class=\"cps-container\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"cps-grid\">\r\n\r\n                <!-- LEFT COLUMN: Steps -->\r\n                <div class=\"cps-steps-column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-step is-active\"\r\n                             data-step=\"step-0\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"cps-step__inner\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-step__image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/initiate-the-process-300x271.webp\"\r\n                                             alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                                <div class=\"cps-step__content\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__number\">01<\/div>\r\n                                    <h3 class=\"cps-step__title\">Initiate the process<\/h3>\r\n\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"cps-step__quote-wrap\">\r\n                                            <p class=\"cps-step__quote\">&ldquo;Fools rush in where angels fear to tread&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n                                                                                            <p class=\"cps-step__author\">- Alexander Pope, 1711<\/p>\r\n                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__description-wrap\">\r\n                                        <p class=\"cps-step__description\">Establish political commitment, identify your lead agency, form a core team, and draft terms of reference. Secure even a small budget to demonstrate seriousness. Map existing policies and stakeholders who must be involved from day one.  <\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                        <svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                            <path d=\"M6 16H26M26 16L18 8M26 16L18 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <\/div><!-- end cps-step__inner -->\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-step -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-step \"\r\n                             data-step=\"step-1\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"cps-step__inner\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-step__image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-13-300x198.webp\"\r\n                                             alt=\"Relier les pays gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la coop\u00e9ration r\u00e9gionale\">\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                                <div class=\"cps-step__content\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__number\">02<\/div>\r\n                                    <h3 class=\"cps-step__title\">Map the present and the future<\/h3>\r\n\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"cps-step__quote-wrap\">\r\n                                            <p class=\"cps-step__quote\">&ldquo;\u201cThe future depends on what you do today\u201d&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n                                                                                            <p class=\"cps-step__author\">- Mahatma Gandhi<\/p>\r\n                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__description-wrap\">\r\n                                        <p class=\"cps-step__description\">The overall aim of the Map the Present and the Future step is to add substance to the issues and aspirations initially identified in the preceding step \u2013 making the invisible visible and engaging stakeholders in the search for outcomes.<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                        <svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                            <path d=\"M6 16H26M26 16L18 8M26 16L18 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <\/div><!-- end cps-step__inner -->\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-step -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-step \"\r\n                             data-step=\"step-2\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"cps-step__inner\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-step__image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Build-a-shared-vision-300x179.webp\"\r\n                                             alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                                <div class=\"cps-step__content\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__number\">03<\/div>\r\n                                    <h3 class=\"cps-step__title\">Build a shared vision<\/h3>\r\n\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"cps-step__quote-wrap\">\r\n                                            <p class=\"cps-step__quote\">&ldquo;&quot;We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.&quot;&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n                                                                                            <p class=\"cps-step__author\">- Khalil Gibran<\/p>\r\n                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__description-wrap\">\r\n                                        <p class=\"cps-step__description\">A central purpose of coastal planning is to translate the ICZM Protocol\u2019s overarching vision into shared, place-based aspirations that can be expressed through tangible actions and deliver practical, sustainable outcomes.<\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                        <svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                            <path d=\"M6 16H26M26 16L18 8M26 16L18 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <\/div><!-- end cps-step__inner -->\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-step -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-step \"\r\n                             data-step=\"step-3\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"cps-step__inner\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-step__image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Design-the-plan-300x179.webp\"\r\n                                             alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                                <div class=\"cps-step__content\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__number\">04<\/div>\r\n                                    <h3 class=\"cps-step__title\">Design the future- a living coastal plan<\/h3>\r\n\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"cps-step__quote-wrap\">\r\n                                            <p class=\"cps-step__quote\">&ldquo;&quot;The greatest danger is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.&quot; &rdquo;<\/p>\r\n                                                                                            <p class=\"cps-step__author\">- Various attributions <\/p>\r\n                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__description-wrap\">\r\n                                        <p class=\"cps-step__description\">The ambition here is to develop a living Coastal Plan, a plan that is flexible and regularly updated, a plan that adapts to new information, changing environmental conditions, and community needs, rather than remaining fixed. In short, it\u2019s a dynamic plan that evolves over time and with the community it serves. Your living Coastal Plan should be locally grounded, participatory, and adaptable - your living Coastal Plan becomes effective when it is created with people, not for them.  <\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                        <svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                            <path d=\"M6 16H26M26 16L18 8M26 16L18 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <\/div><!-- end cps-step__inner -->\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-step -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-step \"\r\n                             data-step=\"step-4\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"cps-step__inner\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-step__image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Put-it-into-action-300x179.webp\"\r\n                                             alt=\"\">\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                \r\n                                <div class=\"cps-step__content\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__number\">05<\/div>\r\n                                    <h3 class=\"cps-step__title\">Put it into action<\/h3>\r\n\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"cps-step__quote-wrap\">\r\n                                            <p class=\"cps-step__quote\">&ldquo;&quot;Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely daydreaming, but vision with action can change the world.\u201d &rdquo;<\/p>\r\n                                                                                            <p class=\"cps-step__author\">- Nelson Mandela<\/p>\r\n                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__divider\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__description-wrap\">\r\n                                        <p class=\"cps-step__description\">This is the culmination of the coastal planning process. This is the point at which the partners in the planning process move from agreement of the measures to be included the Action Plan to prioritising, resourcing, and implementing concrete actions. Sustainable development as business as usual The ultimate goal of your Action Plan is to move from a push model - where progress depends on continuous driving, coordination, and pressure from your Coastal Plan proponents - to a pull model, where the process is naturally taken up and sustained by the coastal society itself. At this point, sustainable development becomes \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d - embedded in everyday systems, resilient to change, and no longer dependent on exceptional leadership or external stimulus.   <\/p>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-step__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                        <svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                            <path d=\"M6 16H26M26 16L18 8M26 16L18 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                        <\/svg>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <\/div><!-- end cps-step__inner -->\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-step -->\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <!-- RIGHT COLUMN: Substeps -->\r\n                <div class=\"cps-substeps-column\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substeps-panel is-active\"\r\n                             data-panel=\"step-0\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image100.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Secure political mandate\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Secure political mandate                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Obtain a formal political commitment if not already in place: ministerial decree, council resolution, or adopted strategy. Name the lead body and assign responsibilities. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-0-0\">\r\n                                                            Statutory basis                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-0-1\">\r\n                                                            Non-statutory basis                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image101.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Appoint a lead organisation\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Appoint a lead organisation                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Identify who has ultimate legal and financial responsibility for the coastal planning process. Ensure the body has appropriate capacity, resources, flexibility, and institutional patience.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-1-0\">\r\n                                                            Who is the lead                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                     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class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-1-2\">\r\n                                                            Who is the host                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                     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class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>The ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean uniquely defines the coastal zone in spatial terms, emphasising the interdependence of the land and coastal waters.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-2-0\">\r\n                                                            ICZM Protocol article 3                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-2-1\">\r\n                                                            Seaward limit                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-2-2\">\r\n                                                            Landward limt                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-2-3\">\r\n                                  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                                           <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image103.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Identify funding sources\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Identify funding sources                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Identify funding sources for coastal planning. Identify potential financing sources and institutional arrangements to implement future actions.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-3-0\">\r\n                                                            Financial certainty                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image104.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Establish governance structure\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Establish governance structure                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Agree and set up the Steering Committee. Other bodies may include an Advisory Body, and consultative group(s); agree their purpose and remit, reporting structure meeting frequency, and accountability.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-4-0\">\r\n                                                            Steering comitee                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-4-1\">\r\n                                                            Membership                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-4-2\">\r\n                                                            Operation                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image105.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Form a core team\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Form a core team                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Assemble an inter-departmental team (typically 3-8 people) with appropriate environmental, planning, legal, community and finance expertise. Set Terms of Reference.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-5-0\">\r\n                                                            Who are the coastal planners?                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image106.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Prepare an Inception Report\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Prepare an Inception Report                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Produce the roadmap for the planning process: geographic scope, vision, governance structure, staffing, funding sources, timeline, and risk analysis. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-6-0\">\r\n                                                            Potential Inception Report template                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image107.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Collective Agreement\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Collective Agreement                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Agree and sign a formal statement of shared purpose among core partners: a Mission Statement, MoU, or equivalent. Obtain sign-off.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-7-0\">\r\n                                                            What is it?                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-7-1\">\r\n                                                            Table of contents                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image108.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Prepare a Scoping Report\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Prepare a Scoping Report                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Map the likely range of human and natural forces, existing sectoral policies, and their potential interrelationships. This is your prospectus for the coastal planning.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-8-0\">\r\n                                                            Purpose                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-8-1\">\r\n                                                            Preliminary Assessment                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image109.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Develop a Communication &amp; Engagement Strategy\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Develop a Communication &amp; Engagement Strategy                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Establish branding and identity, identify your community and stakeholders, appoint moderators, and set measurable engagement targets. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-9-0\">\r\n                                                            Purpose                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-9-1\">\r\n                                                            Contents                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-9-2\">\r\n                                                            Participation                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__image\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image110.webp\"\r\n                                                         alt=\"Map stakeholders\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Map stakeholders                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Identify all those who manage, influence, use, or depend on the coastal zone. Share the preliminary stakeholder list for validation before invitations are sent. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-0-10-0\">\r\n                                                            Stakeholder Mapping                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                            <div class=\"cps-milestones\">\r\n                                    <h4 class=\"cps-milestones__title\">Key milestone outputs &amp; outcomes<\/h4>\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__grid\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Formal political mandate in place <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Lead organisation named with clear accountability <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Funding agreement(s) in place and signed off <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Steering Committee formed and inaugural meeting held. Advisory Body, and consultative group(s) ToR and membership agreed. <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Core team established with agreed terms of reference <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Inception Report completed and endorsed <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Collective Agreement signed by core partners <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Scoping Report completed <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Communication &amp; Engagement Strategy adopted <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Initial stakeholder map validated <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substeps-panel -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substeps-panel \"\r\n                             data-panel=\"step-1\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Conduct a Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (CVA)                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Map risk areas (erosion, flooding, fires, salinisation), climate projections, sensitive ecosystems, exposed urban areas, and socio-economic dynamics. Use best available data - not perfect data.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-0-0\">\r\n                                                            Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (CVA)                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Analyse Land-Sea Interactions (LSI)                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Identify the natural and human-induced processes crossing the land\u2013sea boundary. Apply the tested 14-step LSI approach from the PAP\/RAC Marine Spatial Planning Platform. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-1-0\">\r\n                                                            Land Sea Interactions (LSI)                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-1-1\">\r\n                                                            Land and Sea-based interactions                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Capture the lived experience of the local community                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Document recent events, local perceptions of risk, traditional knowledge, and the social, economic, and cultural dynamics of the coastal community. Include gender and social vulnerability analysis.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-2-0\">\r\n                                                            Overview                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Develop scenarios for the future                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Use the Climagine participatory methodology to generate &quot;what if?&quot; visions of the future with stakeholders. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-3-0\">\r\n                                                            What if scenarios                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Assess AI and remote sensing opportunities                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Evaluate how remote sensing, GIS, and AI tools can support monitoring of shoreline change, erosion, ecosystems, and human activity - while recognising their limitations. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-4-0\">\r\n                                                            AI and remote sensing                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-4-1\">\r\n                                                            Remote sensing                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-4-2\">\r\n                                                            AI                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Define sustainability indicators and indicators to measure success                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Select SMART sustainability indicators (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) for each sustainability dimension. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-1-5-0\">\r\n                                                            Sustainability Indicators                                                         <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Synthesise the evidence base into a single Diagnostic Analysis                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Synthesise CVA, LSI analysis, community knowledge, and scenario work into a coherent evidence base that is fit for purpose and accessible to a non-specialist audience .The analysis should clearly outline the current state and future trends Complete the indicator framework.. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                            <div class=\"cps-milestones\">\r\n                                    <h4 class=\"cps-milestones__title\">Key milestone outputs &amp; outcomes<\/h4>\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__grid\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Coastal Vulnerability Assessment completed <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Land-Sea Interactions mapped and analysed <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Community lived experience documented, including gender analysis <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Future scenarios developed and tested with stakeholders <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Monitoring and data gaps identified and addressed where feasible <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Define sustainability indicators and indicators to measure success <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Synthesise the evidence base into a single Diagnostic Analysis<\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substeps-panel -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substeps-panel \"\r\n                             data-panel=\"step-2\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Achieve consensus on key problems and priorities                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Run participatory workshops using the Climagine methodology. Engage diverse stakeholders; communities, sectors, neighbouring authorities - in a structured process of shared diagnosis.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-2-0-0\">\r\n                                                            Climagine participatory methodology                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Develop the Vision Statement                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Co-create a single long-term Vision Statement (20\u201330 year horizon) that is both rational and inventive: rooted in what is known, shaped by what is wanted, and bounded by what is possible.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-2-1-0\">\r\n                                                            Single Vision Statement                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-2-1-1\">\r\n                                                            Foresight vs Forecasting                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                            <div class=\"cps-milestones\">\r\n                                    <h4 class=\"cps-milestones__title\">Key milestone outputs &amp; outcomes<\/h4>\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__grid\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Consensus reached on key coastal challenges and priorities <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Vision Statement agreed and formally adopted by partners <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Amoeba diagrams produced for past, present, and projected future <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substeps-panel -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substeps-panel \"\r\n                             data-panel=\"step-3\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Define the Coastal Plan measures                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Your living Coastal Plan will consist of a unique range of measures tailored to the needs of your Coastal Plan area - its environment, its economy, its society and culture. The measures in a Coastal Plan can be grouped into three types: Societal, Blue-Green, and Grey\/Hybrid which, together provide an integrated framework to improve climate resilience and sustainable development for the coastal zones of the Mediterranean. The three categories are divided into three separate Tasks below; Tasks 1a, 1b, 1c.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-0-0\">\r\n                                                            There is no one-size-fits-all                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Define Blue-Green measures (Nature-based Solutions)                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Identify ecosystem-based measures: wetland and dune protection, Posidonia seagrass restoration, marine protected areas, river and floodplain restoration, urban green infrastructure, and sustainable agriculture. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-1-0\">\r\n                                                            Overview                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Define Grey and Hybrid measures                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Where nature-based solutions are insufficient, identify hard engineering options: seawalls, groynes, beach nourishment, storm surge barriers. Design hybrid solutions combining grey and blue-green approaches. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-2-0\">\r\n                                                            Grey measures                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Develop a financing strategy                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Identify funding sources (EU Cohesion Funds, GEF, Green Climate Fund, INTERREG MED, national budgets, private finance). Design co-financing and blended finance mechanisms.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-3-0\">\r\n                                                            Overview                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-3-1\">\r\n                                                            Institutional financial Capacity                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-3-2\">\r\n                                                            Mobilising Private Investment                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Obtain formal approval                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Allow time and resources to achieve political approval. Use the approval process as an opportunity to elevate the plan&#039;s status; public launch events, ministerial forewords, and formal adoption statements build institutional commitment.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-4-0\">\r\n                                                            Formal Approval                                                         <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-3-4-1\">\r\n                                                            Dissemination                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                            <div class=\"cps-milestones\">\r\n                                    <h4 class=\"cps-milestones__title\">Key milestone outputs &amp; outcomes<\/h4>\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__grid\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Living Coastal Plan document completed with Societal, Blue-Green, and Grey measures <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Measures spatially located and time-phased<\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Financing strategy developed with identified sources for each measure <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Formal political approval obtained <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Plan publicly launched and disseminated <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substeps-panel -->\r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substeps-panel \"\r\n                             data-panel=\"step-4\"\r\n                             style=\"--cps-accent: #2590E9;\">\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Establish governance for effective delivery                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Redesign governance arrangements for implementation. Delivery governance differs from plan preparation. Embed coastal planning firmly in local institutional and social structures, designed for the long term.   <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-0-0\">\r\n                                                            Governance arrangements                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-0-1\">\r\n                                                            Governance structures                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-0-2\">\r\n                                                            Be smart                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Prioritisation                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>The goal here is to ensure that time, money, and human capital are directed toward effective, feasible, and equitable delivery of the measures in the coastal plan. The key message here is that effective implementation depends on simple, transparent prioritisation of outcomes.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-1-0\">\r\n                                                            Criteria                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-1-1\">\r\n                                                            Urgent actions                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-1-2\">\r\n                                                            High Priority actions                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-1-3\">\r\n                                                            Medium Priority actions                                                         <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                        <span class=\"cps-link-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span>\r\n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-1-4\">\r\n                                                            Low Priority actions                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Phasing - resilience in the face of uncertainty                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>The Action Plan should be a living document, kept under regular (annual) review to reflect uncertain and changing conditions. Typically, the Action Plan will look forward over a 5\u201310-year period and beyond for implementation, but with an indicative schedule of individual actions extending to 20-25 years. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-2-0\">\r\n                                                            Phasing                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Progress                                                <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Measuring and monitoring your progress is essential to ensure that coastal planning moves from vision to effective action and - most importantly - results. Conventional approaches describe indicators and milestones as measures of progress in the delivery of coastal plans. However, in an uncertain world and the changing conditions, it is necessary to mark moments - tipping or trigger points - when an existing policy, measure, or pathway can no longer meet agreed objectives  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-3-0\">\r\n                                                            Foundations                                                        <\/button>\r\n                           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class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Implement pilot actions                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Implement pilot actions <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__links\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                    <button type=\"button\"\r\n                                                                class=\"cps-link\"\r\n                                                                data-modal=\"modal-4-4-0\">\r\n                                                            Implement pilot actions                                                        <\/button>\r\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                   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Share results - including what has not worked. Transparency builds trust and sustains political support across electoral cycles.  <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"cps-substep\">\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                            <span class=\"cps-substep__dot-inner\"><\/span>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                        <div class=\"cps-substep__main\">\r\n\r\n                                            \r\n                                            <div class=\"cps-substep__content\">\r\n                                                <h4 class=\"cps-substep__title\">\r\n                                                    Review and update as a living document                                                 <\/h4>\r\n\r\n                                                <div class=\"cps-substep__description\">\r\n                                                    <p>Conduct formal plan reviews every 5\u201310 years, or earlier if tipping or trigger points are reached. Adapt priorities, governance, and measures in response to changing conditions and new evidence. <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                                                \r\n                                                                                            <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__content -->\r\n\r\n                                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substep__main -->\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- end cps-substep -->\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                            <div class=\"cps-milestones\">\r\n                                    <h4 class=\"cps-milestones__title\">Key milestone outputs &amp; outcomes<\/h4>\r\n                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__grid\">\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Delivery governance structure established and operational <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Action Plan completed, prioritised, and formally adopted <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Pilot actions underway and publicly communicated<\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Monitoring system established with agreed indicators and review cycles <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">First public progress report published <\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"cps-milestones__item\">\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__check\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                                                    <svg width=\"16\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n                                                        <path d=\"M1 6L5.5 10.5L15 1\" stroke=\"#2590E9\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                                                    <\/svg>\r\n                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                <span class=\"cps-milestones__text\">Plan formally reviewed and updated on agreed schedule<\/span>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n                        <\/div><!-- end cps-substeps-panel -->\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <\/div><!-- end cps-grid -->\r\n        <\/div><!-- end cps-container -->\r\n\r\n        <!-- MODALS -->\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-0-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Statutory basis<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Statutory basis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; where relevant, the national law, governing body resolutions or strategic mandate under which the plan is prepared (ex. The Coastal Law No. 81-12 in Morocco)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The broader regional legal context, notably in the Mediterranean the implementation of the ICZM Protocol, and other relevant regional drivers such as the EU MSP Directive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The international legal context, in particular the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992, Article 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The international, regional or local programme(s) under which the plan is being prepared.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-0-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Non-statutory basis<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Non-statutory basis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; coastal planning may be a non-statutory plan, policy, programme or action that is not legally required by law but is developed to guide decisions, coordinate stakeholders, or provide strategic direction. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Non-statutory plans are advisory, take-up is voluntary, and they rely on consensus. best practice and a strong evidence base. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although lacking the force of law, they can fill gaps between the formal regulations of spatial plans &#8211; allowing flexibility, innovation, and stakeholder input. They can cross administrative boundaries, notably in the Mediterranean linking land and sea. High-level political sign-off lends authority and legitimacy to a non-statutory plan, signalling clear political commitment and institutional backing. It encourages uptake by agencies and stakeholders, supports alignment with existing policies and funding decisions, and increases accountability, even without legal force.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-1-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Who is the lead<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Who is the lead<\/b> <b>&#8211; who has the ultimate legal and financial responsibility?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A deceptively simple question, but the lead body has very important responsibilities including financial and staff management, reporting and legal accountability. It is vitally important that this role is handled by a body with the appropriate capacity, flexibility, and institutional patience.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-1-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Coastal planning<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Coastal planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires and level of institutional capacity and purpose corresponding to the scope and ambition of the Plan &#8211; it is likely that the process may be based on a partnership, such as local and regional authorities, academic institutions, NGOs, or external agencies. Whatever the mix, roles and responsibilities must be absolutely clear.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-1-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Who is the host<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Who is the host<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 where will the planning staff be based, who will employ them and who will they report to?<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-2-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">ICZM Protocol article 3<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Article 3 of the ICZM Protocol defines the geographical boundary of the coastal zone as follows:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the seaward limit of the coastal zone, which shall be the external limit of the territorial sea\u201d; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the landward limit of the coastal zone, which shall be the limit of the competent coastal units.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Exceptions to this are defined where:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the seaward limit is less than the external limit of the territorial sea;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the landward limit is different, either more or less, from the limits of the territory of coastal units as defined above, in order to apply, inter alia, the ecosystem approach and economic and social criteria and to consider the specific needs of islands related to geomorphologic characteristics and to take into account the negative effects of climate change.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-2-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Seaward limit<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>The maximum seaward limit is<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, therefore, relatively straightforward \u2013 the external limit of the territorial sea. There is unlikely to be a strong reason for reducing this maximum.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-2-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Landward limt<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>The landward limit is<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, however, less straightforward \u2013 the type and nature of \u201ccompetent\u201d coastal units varies greatly around the Mediterranean in terms of both their geographical scale (from small municipalities to extensive counties and regions), and in terms of their functions, competencies and capacities. One common element identifying the \u00ab\u00a0competent\u00a0\u00bb units is that all of them are bordering the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-2-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Geographical Scale<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Geographical Scale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The geographical scale of the area cannot be predefined in this guide, and one or more of the following should determine it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National guidance or the allocations of responsibilities to individual administrations, or to levels of administration such as coastal regions, counties or municipalities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom-up initiatives from individual or groups of coastal administrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The physical nature of the area and its landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local and traditional perceptions of the coastal area or its issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functional areas that share common infrastructure, transport and access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The marine area should always be included<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-3-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Financial certainty<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Plan preparation process should take place with a reasonable degree of financial certainty.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of planning projects and programmes have relied on time-limited, external grant funding from national and transnational bodies (typically 3- or 5-years duration). Without such funding valuable experience and lessons, and good practice would not have developed. However, such time-limited funding can lead to a \u2018cliff-edge\u2019 scenario at the end of the eligible period, and early planning is required to maintain momentum beyond this period. More detail of financing and sources is set out in Steps 4 &#038; 5.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-4-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Steering comitee<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steering Committee is responsible for guiding and overall decision-making to oversee progress, and provide strategic direction, along with resource allocation, reporting, and evaluation. The Steering Committee should function &#8211; it is simply not enough to have a structure and names on paper &#8211; the Steering Committee should have the administrative infrastructure and a secretariat to enable it to hold regular meetings, be accountable and to take and implement decisions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membership of this core Steering Committee should be based on partners\u2019 abilities to contribute funds, staff time or technical support, not only to attend meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steering Committee should be established with clear terms of reference, co-chairs, explicitly chosen for geographic, gender and technical balance. Typically, such an effective group would consist of 10 to 15 committed core members. This structure means the core group can act decisively, but can be supported by a wider Consultation Group for input and legitimacy.  <\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-4-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Membership<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importantly, while the membership should be both representative of those organisations with a decisive decision-making role, it should also be proportionate to the scale and nature of the area and the resources available to support it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statutory actors may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National or sub-national agencies responsible for protected and important areas Agencies and staff from various government sectors concerning natural resources (e.g.agriculture, forestry, fisheries, research) Relevant enforcement agencies (e.g. fisheries, ports, hunting) State commercial enterprises (e.g. water, energy) Local appointed authorities (e.g. prefects or governors) Local elected authorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-statutory actors may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representatives of users of the coastal area, including those who directly depend on naturalresources (e.g. farmers and fishers) Civil society groups and organisations concerned with sustainable development andenvironment (e.g. local, national and international NGOs) Faith and cultural organisations Business sectors with a direct interest, such as ports, tourism, water companies, agriculturalcompanies or companies that own or manage land.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those with user rights (e.g. for hunting, fisheries, water extraction, grazing or cutting) Customary rights to the land and resources as above (even if they are not legally recognized).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The challenge is to design a governance body that is of a size to operate efficiently, yet encompassing all those with a legitimate interest in the governance of the area.<\/b><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-4-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Operation<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steering Committee operates through regular, time-bound meetings aligned with key steps in your coastal planning. Meetings focus on clear agendas, concise briefing notes, and defined decisions rather than technical detail. Decisions are normally taken by consensus, with formal voting used only where necessary. The Steering Committee validates outputs at agreed milestones, resolves conflicts between sectors, and provides direction between meetings through a small chairing team or secretariat. Clear records of decisions and actions ensure continuity, accountability, and followup.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Steering Committee is accountable for guiding the process, validating key outputs, and ensuring your coastal planning reflects agreed priorities. Accountability is maintained through transparent decision-making, documented resolutions, regular reporting to the responsible authority, and clear links between Steering Committee decisions and subsequent implementation actions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here&rsquo;s a quick check list to consider when setting up your Steering Committee<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core partners should have a mandate or a financial stake (government, local authorities, technical agencies, universities, NGOs etc)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Define a clear role, responsibilities, and decision-making power<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold regular meetings and continuity of membership<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure representational balance (geographic, sectoral, technical, gender, ethnic etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide support for coordination, technical or thematic working groups, consultative groups etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seek commitment to shared outcomes and resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid over-representation &#8211; the Steering Committee can become top-heavy, hinder progress and obscure accountability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do they have power, responsibility, and resources &#8211; accountable as well as advisory?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can they approve budgets\/workplans, setting strategy, overseeing performance &#8211; not just passive oversight?.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid gaps, ensuring institutional memory; developing commitment through visible results and follow-up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure legitimacy, ensure diverse perspectives; (but keep small enough to be functional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partners should align their activities and promote integration and interdependencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partners should contribute something (funds, staff time, technical capacity), not only attend meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-5-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Who are the coastal planners?<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Who are the coastal planners? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are they \u2018in-house\u2019 existing staff? If so, do they have the appropriate skills-set and experience? Or will additional experts be brought in? If so, will they be directly employed and on what terms, or will consultants be employed? Or will the reality be a combination of these options? In all cases the lines of management and reporting must be very clear.     <\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-6-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Potential Inception Report template<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Potential Inception Report template:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Purpose &#038; Geographic Scope <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The title and subject geographic area (see guidance in 4 above on how to define the geographic scope according to the ICZM Protocol)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The title and subject geographic area (see guidance in 4 above on how to define the geographic scope according to the ICZM Protocol)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The core aim(s) and the vision of your coastal planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the time scale for implementation &#8211; what is the plan for &#8211; what is the primary aim?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Importance &#038; Legal Mandate<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where relevant, the national law, governing body resolutions or strategic mandate under which the plan is prepared (ex. The Coastal Law No. 81-12 in Morocco)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Regional legal context<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, notably in the Mediterranean the implementation of the ICZM Protocol, and other relevant regional drivers such as the EU MSP Directive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>International legal context<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in particular the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992, Article 4.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>International, regional or local programme(s) under which the plan is being prepared<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, the GEF\u2019s MedProgramme SCCF (Special Climate Change Fund) and ChildProject 2.1, focusing on coastal zones: water security, climate resilience, habitat protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Plan Preparation Logistics and Reporting<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The host organisation for the planning team <\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b>Staffing structure and organogram <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Governance structure &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">see 4 above<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Funding<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identified funding sources for coastal planning. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying potential financing sources and institutional arrangements to implement adaptation actions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><b>Preparatory Work already carried out<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could include for example: stakeholder workshops &#8211; bringing together national\/regional governments, environmental agencies, local authorities; to agree the vision, define priority issues, gather inputs, and establish the process.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vulnerability assessments of the coastal planning area &#8211; to climate change such as coastal erosion, sea-level rise and saline intrusion, including coastal populations and groups particularly at risk. <\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-7-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">What is it?<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agreed and signed among the core partners in the coastal planning process to help establish the collective purpose. Such an agreement may be variously titled as a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mission Statement, Mandate, Contract, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or other appropriate title.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-7-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Table of contents<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agreement should be concise and clear \u2013 consisting of clear, unambiguous statements, diagrams and maps to which partners can sign-up to.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>The shared vision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 what is the plan for \u2013 what are its primary aims? (Article 5 of the ICZM Protocol, Objectives of Integrated Coastal Zone Management, provides a useful checklist &#8211; see Annex 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The list of signatories<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The background and context of the plan process,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the \u00ab\u00a0trigger\u201d factors for the process (the trigger may be a political decision, a strategic priority, or a response to a specific local problem or issue)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The larger macro, or high-level policies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> abstracted from the individual partners including the international and\/or national context<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Sources of funding and financial responsibilities<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The geographical boundaries of the coastal planning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> area including both the terrestrial and marine boundaries (see Step 3 above)<\/span><\/li>\n<li> <b> Core governance structure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; in the form of the Host (or Lead) body, the Steering Committee, including its objectives, tasks, mode of operation etc., staffing, lines of responsibility, any technical, advisory or consultative groups, and their terms of reference. Further guidance to membership and operating the perfect Steering Committee are set out in Annex 1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Technical or thematic working groups, consultative and user groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> etc. &#8211; the number and range of such groups may change over time, but should be proportionate to the resources available to support them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Logistical support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in terms core resources, including for example IT support, administration, financial administration, and office space.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Timeline and milestones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the preparation, delivery, and review of the Coastal Plan a work plan (see below)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Reporting process<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Formal adoption of the plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 by whom, and how will your Coastal Plan be legally adopted?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once this document is agreed, obtain sign off by the relevant sponsoring bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-8-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Purpose<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Scoping Report \u2013 the baseline snapshot<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose is to map the likely range of human and natural forces, the existing sectoral policies, and their potential interrelationships to be used as a trigger for the process and a focus for discussion, full analysis and identification of priorities in subsequent steps \u2013 this is the Scoping Report. Think of this also as a prospectus for the plan. The analysis in the Scoping Report is not the same as the fuller issue and more detailed analysis that will follow in later steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Scoping Report should contain the preliminary assessment of the problems, a snapshot of the issues, drivers, pressures and risks along with their relative importance, policy context, and interrelationships. Typically prepared by experts, but workshops can be valuable to raise issues from stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-8-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Preliminary Assessment<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Preliminary Assessment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 questions it may begin to answer<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can the strengths of the coastal zone be mobilized to take advantage of opportunities for sustainable development and the protection of coastal ecosystems?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can these strengths be used to address threats such as climate change or urbanization?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can existing weaknesses be overcome in order to benefit from economic, tourism, or environmental opportunities?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can vulnerabilities be reduced to minimize the impact of potential threats on the coast?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can weaknesses be corrected to anticipate risks and implement preventive measures adapted to Mediterranean specificities?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who does what \u2013 the coastal governance baseline \u2013 defining institutional, legal and policy context, as well as detailed analysis of the key stakeholders to identify their real competencies\/roles, their capacity and importance\/relevance for the Process. The ICZM Protocol specifies the range of stakeholders to be included in the Process: \u201c&#8230;the territorial communities and public entities concerned; economic operators; non-governmental organizations; social actors; the public concerned.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-9-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Purpose<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Communication and Engagement Strategy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Purpose<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build the communication infrastructure to communicate with stakeholders and the public in the coastal planning process. If necessary, seek advice from a communication specialist the success or failure of coastal planning will rely on the key audiences being inspired by the process and its objectives <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set realistic aims for community participation and engagement, be clear about just how ambitious you are with regard to engaging the local community in the planning process. Funding, staffing, and time will limit the scope of the community engagement process, as will the capacity of voluntary community groups to engage. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-9-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Contents<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Contents<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Branding and identity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; professional branding and identity specification, along with a writing style guide, will ensure consistency of presentation across media and the web, throughout the process and strengthen the wider recognition of the plan. Claim your domain names, launch pages on social media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Identify your community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; this could follow from a stakeholder analysis (see Task 11 below), but should include a list of relevant interest groups. Identify community-based organizations, bodies representing local economic interests, governmental agencies, technical experts, NGOs and other partners that need to be engaged in the Plan. Key individuals may also be identified who may become ambassadors or champions for the Plan. Remember those marginalised groups traditionally excluded from decision-making and consider focused measures to include them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Project Champion or Ambassador<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 is there a local, well-respected and supportive individual and their organisation in the Plan area who is prepared to act as the lynchpin and spokesperson for the Plan?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Moderators <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; the management and moderation of community and stakeholder workshops involves very specific skills such as facilitation through active listening and neutrality, conflict management synthesising and summarizing, along with excellent communication skills. These skills may need to be sourced externally to the planning team.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Communication and promotion mix<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; how the message is conveyed. This will include press and TV, online, print, events and conferences. Internally this will include meetings, printed and electronic media. Training in communication may be required. Innovative methods of communication and visualisation should be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-9-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Participation<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Participation<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be clear and realistic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about how far on the spectrum of community engagement your ambitions extend between simply informing the community through to empowering the community to take a lead role in the process (see Figure). <\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be ambitious<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but don&rsquo;t overpromise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Remove barriers to participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 not just through good communication, but also through opportunities to build the capacity of the community to participate in targeted workshops, and even lead through local champions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Include measurable targets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include where possible the number and frequency of meetings, press releases, printed material such as brochures, posters, exhibition banners, number and type of meetings, etc. along with measures of effectiveness (e.g. hits on web-site, attendance at meetings, etc).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budget \u2013 identify the funds required within the programme and what external support can be offered by partners (for example web hosting and meeting venues).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Ladder of Participation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">below has been used to identify and increase the amount of <\/span><b>citizen power <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in decision-making processes. It serves to evaluate whether engagement is meaningful or simply a \u00ab\u00a0window-dressing\u00a0\u00bb exercise that maintains the status quo. The objective therefore is to seek to move well beyond the simple \u201cinform\u201d level towards the \u201cCo-create\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-0-10-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Stakeholder Mapping<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stakeholder workshops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; bringing together national\/regional governments, environmental agencies, local authorities; to agree the vision, define priority issues, gather inputs, and establish the process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Stakeholder mapping <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; to ensure successful co-creation and later implementation of coastal planning, it is essential to identify all stakeholders who must be engaged in coastal governance, including those who manage the coast, influence or are affected by its use, or depend on coastal resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Stakeholder mapping should begin with institutions holding formal management responsibilities and expand to all groups with an impact on, dependence on, or legitimate interest in the coastal zone, and before invitations are issued for the initial workshop, the preliminary list should be shared with those identified so they can validate and complete it &#8211; an important step that promotes transparency, inclusiveness, and broad ownership while ensuring that no key voices are overlooked.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-0-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (CVA)<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; the process of making climate change at the coast visible, identifying both who and what is at risk from climate impacts, and why &#8211; so that adaptation actions can be targeted most effectively. A form of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) is essential to the setting of priorities to improve climate resilience. Mapping will be an essential tool to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">locate risk areas (erosion, flooding, forest fires, salinisation, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">climate projections (sea level rise, temperature and precipitation, storm and drought, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">identify sensitive ecosystems and exposed urban areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cross-reference these data with socio-economic and demographic dynamics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collecting input from the local stakeholders \u2013 in the participatory workshops (ex. Climagine)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-1-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Land Sea Interactions (LSI)<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your coastal planning will include the analysis of the interactions of natural and human processes between land and sea &#8211; <\/span><b>Land Sea Interactions (LSI).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>One of the key differentiators of coastal planning over conventional terrestrial and marine spatial plans, therefore, is the ability to consider the interactions of uses and activities across the boundary between land and sea &#8211; the impacts from sea to land and from land to sea of activities \u2013 LSI.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Mediterranean region, compound flooding &#8211; the simultaneous effect of multiple flood drivers &#8211; demonstrates how interconnected land and sea processes are. The drivers of compound flooding, including storm surges, rainfall extremes, sea-level rise, and river discharge, all cross the land-sea boundary. The Mediterranean is particularly vulnerable to this form of flooding because of its unique combination of geographic, climatic, and socio-economic factors. Narrow, low-lying, heavily urbanised coastal plains have little space for water to drain or for natural buffers. Intense, short-lived storms bring torrential rainfall and strong winds. Short river catchments respond rapidly to these storms as storm surges severely inundate coastal land. Rising sea levels amplify flood risk. Managing these drivers separately will fail to mitigate or prevent flooding.        <\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-1-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Land and Sea-based interactions<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Land-based <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">measures such as urban drainage systems, river embankments, and land-use regulation cannot work properly if they ignore what\u2019s happening at sea. Conversely, <\/span><b>sea-based <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">measures such as coastal <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defences, port design, or ecosystem protection are incomplete if they ignore river and rainfall inputs. Their interactions define both the climate risks and the sustainable solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under <\/span><b>the ICZM Protocol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the consideration of LSI is mandated through the definitions of the coastal zone (Figure XX) and ICZM as involving interlinked land-marine ecosystems and human activities. The ICZM Protocol articulates objectives such as preserving coastal ecosystems, preventing natural hazards like erosion and flooding, and applying the ecosystem approach &#8211; all inherently involving LSI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LSI involve both natural processes (e.g., sediment transport, coastal erosion) and human-induced socio-economic activities (e.g., agriculture runoff, infrastructure) crossing the land\u2013sea interface. A more detailed description of LSIs offering a detailed 14-step approach to guide planners, based on tested Mediterranean pilot cases can be found on PAP\/RAC\u2019s Marine Spatial Planning Platform. <\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-2-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Overview<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Recognise recent events or experiences, and the lived experience of the local community <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-particularly climate change events such as flooding, severe heat, etc., or the adverse impacts of tourism on society and the environment. Where communities struggle for basic needs for example, their capacity to engage with plans to adapt to long-term climate hazards, or to restrict further development may be severely compromised. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b>Break down silos, build trust, and bring professionals and academics together across geographic and institutional boundaries. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that assessments are unique and customised to the community, including gender, ethnic group, and other relevant cultural or socio-economic identities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In assessing resilience to climate change in particular, <\/span><b>quantitative analysis of risk and exposure are not the same as the assessment of vulnerability which requires a real understanding of practical, real-world factors.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Examples of this are legion, from the differing cultural or generational interpretations of threat to misleading or inadequate assessments of the condition of protective infrastructure against floods.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-3-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">What if scenarios<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Scenarios are \u2018<\/b><b><i>what if?<\/i><\/b><b>\u2019 visions of the future, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and mapping possible futures is the bridge between the early steps of coastal planning &#8211; mapping the present &#8211; and the foresight to underpin a resilient and sustainable future. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participatory methodologies such as Climagine combine collective visioning, action planning, and indicator development within a single, scenario-making process. &#8211; and the process of generating them through a participative process is a key part of coastal planning.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climagine systematically integrates local knowledge, increases awareness and develops solutions through broad partnerships. In this way, <\/span><b>coastal planning is co-created by all relevant authorities and stakeholders. <\/b> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engaged stakeholders become owners of the coastal plan and, consequently, key actors in its implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, scenarios are used to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>r<\/strong><b>aise awareness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on coastal issues, in particular climate change<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>enable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the inclusion of local knowledge and perspectives in the plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>develop a shared vision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among diverse stakeholders<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>identify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> practical and locally owned <\/span><b>solutions<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>integrate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> expert and local <\/span><b>knowledge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for indicators and targets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>strengthen implementation potential<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e. the chance of success, through stakeholder engagement, ownership and wide partnership.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-4-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">AI and remote sensing<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg 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class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-4-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Remote sensing<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            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class=\"cps-modal__title\">AI<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>AI <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may assist in analysing climate, ocean, and other data to forecast risks, identify vulnerable areas, test future scenarios, and support rapid hazard detection and response. Visualisations and predictive maps also make complex information accessible to communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Mediterranean, remote sensing, GIS, and geomatics are now essential for analysing climate-driven change, including land use, coastline dynamics, floods, urban expansion, lagoons, and marine processes. Satellite imagery supports the monitoring of erosion-prone coasts, fragile lagoon ecosystems, marine traffic, pollution, storms, and habitats such as Posidonia meadows, with AI increasingly automating analysis and mapping. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three caveats apply: <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote sensing has technical limits, uncertainties, and processing challenges; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology can be oversold &#8211; high costs, weak infrastructure, limited capacity, and reliance on external expertise may reduce local relevance. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local knowledge remains indispensable, grounding scientific insight in lived experience and ensuring coastal decisions are credible and trusted, practical, and locally owned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the above cautions in mind, these are the vital areas of work to underpin the development of your Coatsl planning in the Mediterranean<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-1-5-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Sustainability Indicators <\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainability Indicators may identified jointly by the experts and stakeholders. These indicators should provide a better understanding of the evolution of sustainability and associated challenges. Selected indicators need to be SMART \u2014 meaning Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indicators to measure plan success will track both the coastal planning process and its outcomes. These will be refined in later steps, and form the basis of the monitoring framework in Step 5.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-2-0-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Climagine participatory methodology<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Achieving consensus using the Climagine participatory methodology.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring experts and stakeholders together in a workshop setting to agree on the vision and explore the future of your coastal zone, using scenarios that highlight the impacts of the changing climate, trends in coastal issues and conflicts associated with the use of natural resources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this step, a sustainable numerical range, known as the Band of Equilibrium, needs to be defined for all selected indicators. This will enable the description of the current state and the (un)sustainable trajectory of the dimensions it represents. The obtained data will be presented in the Climagine amoeba diagram (see below). Among the key conditions for the success of the method is the availability of data needed for developing an amoeba diagram. Otherwise, different participatory methods need to be proposed. (Example taken from the Coastal Plan for \u0160ibenik-Knin County, Croatia, 2015).      <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amoeba diagram is produced to show all indicators simultaneously, using points that indicate their known values. The green area represents the band of equilibrium. After this, creating an amoeba diagram of a past situation can be used to show changing trends. Scenarios can be developed starting from the two amoeba diagrams and a third amoeba diagram can be produced with projections by players concerning the future of their territory. Finally, all three diagrams can be combined into a single image.    <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adapted from the Plan Bleu Policy Notes #37<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8784\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.08.43-300x241.webp\" alt=\"Achieving consensus using the Climagine participatory methodology.\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.08.43-300x241.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.08.43-1024x823.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.08.43-768x617.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.08.43.webp 1304w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-2-1-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Single Vision Statement<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>A single Vision Statement includes priorities and objectives, along with supporting interpretive material and reports of the participation process. It can be considered as a visionary interpretation of the Objectives of ICZM (Article 5 of the ICZM Protocol). <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A vision must be both rational and inventive &#8211; this is foresight. Such<\/span><b> foresight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thus lies at the intersection of three dimensions: <\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>probable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(what is known), <\/span> <\/li>\n<li>t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he <\/span><b>desirable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(what is wanted) and, <\/span> <\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>possible <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(what can be done). <\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-2-1-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Foresight vs Forecasting<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foresight differs from forecasting in two ways. Firstly, it is as interested in uncertainties as certainties. Secondly, it focuses as much on what is going to happen (exploratory foresight) as on what one might want or not want to happen (normative foresight).\u201d \u2013 The Mediterranean by 2050 (Plan Bleu 2025) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applied to the coast, foresight allows a plurality of potential futures. The coastline is not a fixed space, but a territory to be explored, anticipated, and collectively shaped with all relevant stakeholders.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a rapidly changing world, characterized by accelerating changes, unstable contexts, multiple influences, diverse and sometimes contradictory expertise, and interdependent actors, this \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plurality of potential future<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s\u201d means there are many possible ways the coast could change &#8211; just like in quantum physics, where different outcomes are possible at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What actually happens depends on the choices people make today: how we build, protect nature, prepare for storms, or use the shoreline. Our decisions guide which future becomes real. It relies on the diverse mobilization of field actors, the establishment of a monitoring system, and the adoption of a long-term strategic vision.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the Vision Statement for the Ka\u0161tela Bay (Croatia) from the Horizon DesirMED project (2025): <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cKa\u0161tela Bay as an urban area adapted to climate change, with clean sea and air, green spaces and restored agro-ecosystems. Efficient infrastructure, public transport and stormwater management ensure a better quality of life. Residents are connected, aware of the value of their space and actively participate in its preservation and development.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-0-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">There is no one-size-fits-all<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>There is no one-size-fits-all;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a living Coastal Plan adapts its priorities and actions to specific local conditions rather than relying on generic models. Importantly, in addition to science and data, it builds on the community\u2019s traditional knowledge, daily experience, and sense of place &#8211; understanding how people use, protect, and depend on the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The measures are not used in isolation; for example, measures identified under Blue-Green options rely on enabling governance measures listed in the Societal options. No single type of measure is sufficient &#8211; effective Coatsl planning require a mix of Societal, Blue-Green, and Grey options tailored to the local environment, society, and institutional capacity. <\/span><b>In practice, therefore the majority of measures in the plan will be hybrids of two or more of the Societal, Blue-Green, and Grey options.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potential measures to be included in a Coastal Plan should thus combine physical protection, adaptation of human activities, and ecosystem conservation, while relying on local and scientific knowledge, stakeholder participation, and a long-term forward-looking vision.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-1-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Overview<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>These measures use ecosystems to buffer climate impacts, support biodiversity, and community wellbeing. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue-Green measures provide multiple co-benefits such as flood reduction, cooling, biodiversity conservation, recreation, and carbon storage. In the Mediterranean, where tourism and ecosystems coexist, these measures align environmental and economic priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The main options may include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Protection &#038; Restoration of Wetlands, Dunes and Coastal Ecosystems &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manage wetlands, lagoons and Posidonia seagrass beds to absorb carbon and dissipate storm energy, store floodwaters and trap sediments. Maintain and reinforce sand dunes as natural storm barriers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Adaptive Management of Natural Habitats &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iterative, monitored management of habitats that evolve under climate pressures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Marine Habitat Protection &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including creating marine protected areas (MPAs), restoring seagrass, coral, and wetland habitats, regulating fishing, and promoting sustainable tourism. Monitoring, enforcement, and good stewardship to ensure long-term protection and recovery of marine ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Water Resource Management <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), including the protection of freshwater sources, the promotion of efficient use and recycling, controlling pollution and runoff, implementing rainwater harvesting, restoring wetlands and aquifers, and monitoring water quality. Integrated planning to ensure resilient and sustainable supply for communities, ecosystems, and economic activities. <\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b>Agriculture &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including the promotion of sustainable farming practices to protect coastal ecosystems, maintain productivity, and enhance resilience to climate change and erosion. Actions could include reducing chemical runoff, conserving soil and water, restoring terraces and traditional landscapes, supporting organic and climate-resilient crops, and incorporating sustainable farming practices into coastal management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Public Health and Social Resilience &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prevent health risks, including waterborne diseases, heatwave impacts, and direct effects of flooding. This includes monitoring and managing water pollution (chemical and microbiological) and air pollution (particulate matter, atmospheric pollutants), whose effects can be exacerbated by human activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Urban Green Infrastructure &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trees, parks, green roofs, and corridors that cool cities, absorb runoff, and improve liveability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Built and Architectural Heritage of Traditional Landscapes &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">traditional Mediterranean passive building design and urban form retained comfort with minimal energy use. Learning from these passive features can inspire modern, climate-friendly solutions rooted in local heritage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>River and Floodplain Restoration &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reconnect rivers with floodplains to reduce downstream flooding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Forestry Management &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduce fire and pest risks, soil erosion, and flood risk through the prevention of forest fires and enhanced monitoring, involving communities through citizen science. Promote reforestation and the maintenance of vegetation cover, to protect soils on slopes and watersheds, to combine ecological corridors, transition zones, and restore ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>These measures may require space and time to mature, and performance can decline under severe or prolonged stress (e.g., drowning wetlands from sea-level rise, excessive development, tourism pressure). Regular monitoring and maintenance are needed. <\/b><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-2-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Grey measures<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Grey measures are primarily designed to protect people and assets from climate hazards where retreat or nature-based solutions are impractical.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2018Hard\u2019 measures such as seawalls or breakwaters are often combined with other urban infrastructure such as esplanades or road or rail corridors. Grey measures deliver immediate, visible protection and are often indispensable in dense, high-value coastal areas. However, they are generally costly, require ongoing maintenance, and can damage coastal ecosystems or shift erosion elsewhere. They may also create <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cfalse security\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if climate conditions exceed their design thresholds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Seawalls, Groynes, Breakwaters and Quays<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; reduce wave energy and coastal erosion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Beach Nourishment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; replenish sand on eroded beaches to maintain natural buffers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Storm-Surge Barriers and Flood Gates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; control water levels during storms and high tides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Elevating or Reinforcing Existing Infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; adapt roads, ports, and urban drainage to withstand floods and higher temperatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grey measures may be combined with blue-green (nature-based) solutions to create sustainable, resilient <\/span><b>hybrid solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leveraging the strengths of both nature-based and engineered solutions, reducing maintenance costs, and supporting ecosystem services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples that combine blue-green measures with hard, concrete infrastructure for coastal protection include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Living shorelines combined with seawalls or breakwaters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; establish sand dunes or saltmarshes in front of hard structures to reduce wave energy, stabilize sediment, and support biodiversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Beach nourishment with submerged reefs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; replenish sand on eroded beaches and add offshore artificial reefs to slow erosion, reduce wave energy, and create marine habitat, while maintaining the beach as a natural buffer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Flood gates with wetland buffers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; combine storm-surge barriers or flood gates with restored wetlands or lagoons, allowing wetlands to absorb water and filter pollutants while gates protect critical infrastructure during extreme events.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-3-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Overview<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>The ambition of your Coastal Plan will be tempered by the financial and other resources available to deliver it. Coastal planning differ critically from their land and marine spatial plans counterparts in that the Coastal planning rely primarily on practical implementation rather than regulation &#8211; this in turn relies on the resources available for that implementation.  <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not realistic to set out in detail the financial arrangements for the delivery of all the individual measures &#8211; this is the task of the Action Plan set out in Step 5 &#8211; but the Coastal Plan should set out financial detail at a strategic and indicative level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Coastal Plan should indicate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Broad financial principles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; such as indicative cost categories including core-staffing and administration, projects, infrastructure, monitoring, etc., and potential funding sources including international sources, national budgets, private foundations and partnerships, revenue income from use-charging etc. but not providing itemized costs at this stage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Outline financing mechanisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; including co-financing (where two or more partners, such as governments, donors, NGOs, contribute funds to the same project or objective), and blended finance (leveraging public money to mobilise or attract private finance to projects), single source funding from national or local sources, financial incentives such as grants or subsidies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-3-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Institutional financial Capacity<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Coastal Plan should also consider <\/span><b>local financial management capacity to match its ambition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, identifying where necessary the need for capacity development, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Institutional responsibilities and capacity for financial management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; including the capacity in terms of systems for budgeting, accounting, procurement, and reporting; transparent monitoring and auditing to ensure compliance; the ability to manage multiple funding streams efficiently; and with the legal framework to enable fund absorption, cash-flow, and long-term maintenance of investments. <\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b>Financial mobilisation capacity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; including the knowledge of funding sources (international funds, donors and private sector); the skills to prepare proposals and co-financing and blended finance models. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective is to maximise the financial multiplier effect &#8211; the increase in total investment in coastal management by leveraging initial public or other funding to attract additional private, community, and institutional co-financing, multiplying total financial resources and amplifying the overall impact of the measures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-3-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Mobilising Private Investment<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The realisation of the ambitions of your Coastal Plan depends not only on direct public investment but, as the World Bank (2025) and others point out, Coatsl planning can strengthen investor confidence, help reduce poverty, and promote gender equality. In designing measures.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal planning should therefore apply, where possible, the following principles: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Strengthen investor confidence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; promoting sustainable development that reduces environmental risks to coastal assets. By improving coastal resilience against climate change impacts like sea-level rise and extreme weather events, reduce investment vulnerability and build confidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Reduce poverty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; promoting sustainable economic development for coastal communities; managing coastal resources to prevent overexploitation and ensure long-term economic potential. It also strengthens community resilience by assisting adaptation to changing conditions and mitigating risks to livelihoods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bridge the inequality gap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; promote gender equality by actively involve women in coastal management and decision-making in an inclusive approach especially in sectors like fisheries where women are often underrepresented in leadership roles and supporting industries like processing. Initiatives can include providing equal opportunities for education, leadership, and financial resources, and addressing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on women. Mainstreaming gender ensures equitable, sustainable development benefits all stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-4-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Formal Approval <\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Formal Approval &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allow time and resources to achieve political approval of the plan. The engagement and support of stakeholders and the community established through the preparation process will pay dividends at this step. The legal basis of a Coastal Plan will vary according to its administrative context \u2013 it may have a firm basis in national law, in which case high-level approval is required. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b>Alternatively, it may be initiated at a local level and considered a voluntary, non-statutory document. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this latter case, consider the appropriate level of political sign-off to lend your Coastal Plan authority and legitimacy, signalling clear political commitment and institutional backing &#8211; even without legal force.<\/span><b>  <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the political sign-off as an opportunity rather than a chore &#8211; an opportunity to elevate a plan\u2019s perceived status as an endorsed statement of strategic intent rather than a purely advisory or bureaucratic necessity. Public launch events, ministerial forewords, and formal adoption statements signal priority and commitment, encouraging agencies to align policies, funding, and decisions with the Coastal Plan. Over time, repeated citation in official strategies and approvals reinforces its perceived authority and weight.  <\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-3-4-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Dissemination<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Dissemination &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disseminate the plan and its vision widely long after its completion to ensure that it plays a central role in the future sustainable development of the plan area.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-0-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Governance arrangements<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Governance arrangements for delivering your Coastal Plan may differ from those for its preparation &#8211; delivery needs to be firmly embedded into local institutional and social structures, and designed for the long-term. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective governance ensures institutions and stakeholders work coherently across land and sea to deliver real measures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without integrated, well-resourced governance, even the best-designed coatsl planning risk remaining unimplemented or fragmented, leaving coastal communities vulnerable to climate and development pressures, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as disillusioned with the process<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b>Revisit the guidance for setting up a successful Streering Committee set out in Step 1. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving from Plan to Action it\u2019s time revisit and redesign those governance measures set out at the very beginning of the planning process &#8211; the \u201cPrelude\u201d and \u201cInitiate\u201d stages. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Governance for plan delivery provides the space where ministries, agencies, municipalities, users and civil society jointly negotiate trade-offs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; the coordination mechanisms required by the ICZM Protocol. This allows the identification of where objectives align (e.g., nature-based solutions benefiting climate and biodiversity) and where conflicts must be managed (e.g., port expansion versus Posidonia protection, tourism growth versus shoreline retreat).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Governance structures for delivery of plan measures should be proportionate to the scale and complexity of the plan area and its social, economic, and political contex<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t. The preparation of your Action Plan requires a level of institutional capacity and purpose corresponding to your coastal planning\u2019s scope and ambition. <\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Just as at the plan preparation stages, the roles and responsibilities must be absolutely clear, these include: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The governance structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; in the form of the Steering Committee for delivery, including its objectives, tasks, mode of operation, reporting, staffing, lines of responsibility. Along with review and monitoring of the progress. <\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b>Technical or thematic working groups, coastal fora and user groups etc. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; the number and range of such groups may change over time, but should be proportionate to the resources available to support them<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Logistical support in terms of core resources &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including, for example, IT support, administration, financial administration, and office space.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Three simple principles are the keys to the successful engagement of partners\u2019 passions in coastal planning governance:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Connect the plan\u2019s vision and measures to values<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; embracing culture, community, economy, and environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Foster ownership<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; through genuine participation, visible results, and shared success stories. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b>Celebrate collaboration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; build trust, and show how joint action protects or enhances what people care about most &#8211; their coast.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-0-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Governance structures<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Governance structures range in a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spectrum from centralised <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ctop-down\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> models, remotely dictated from a distant central national or regional government, to devolved <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cbottom-up\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">models, locally-managed at a municipal or local county level. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience from coastal management around the Mediterranean shows that <\/span><b>those structures closest to the locally-managed \u2018bottom-up\u2019 model have the most potential to be liberating &#8211; connecting, enabling, evolving, and adaptive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being: <\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Inclusive <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; enabling communities and institutions to co-create solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Shared decision-making <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; across government, experts, and local actors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Flexible <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; coordination mechanisms that can evolve with experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Accountable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; combined with local autonomy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Open and transparent <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; fostering communication to empower participation and trust.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-0-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Be smart<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Be smart<\/b> <b>&#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mediterranean ICZM experience shows that Coatsl planning is most effective when treated as living agreements &#8211; periodically adjusting priorities in response to climate risk, socio-economic change, and shared learning. As the IPCC put it, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAdaptation is an iterative process of learning, adjustment, and response to change\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or, most simply, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (attributed to John Maynard Keynes).<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-1-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Criteria<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Firstly, consider the following critera for each measure when deciding the Plan\u2019s short-list of measures:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Urgency<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an action needed urgently in response to a dramatic increase in, for example, climate change impacts, significant infrastructure failures leading to critical pollution or safety risks?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Protective Perspective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; focus on actions that safeguard people, ecosystems, and assets from climate risks while minimizing harm. Prioritises low-regret, resilient actions that reduce vulnerability now and avoid creating new risks in the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Co-benefits<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a complex area, but do the actions support broader goals such as habitat conservation, public health, safety, or economic growth?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pilot (or demonstration) actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; to build support for the delivery of the coastal plan. See Task 3 below.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Funding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; provides specific cost estimates for each action or project (e.g., dune restoration, flood protection, monitoring systems). Identifies confirmed and potential funding sources, budget allocations, and timelines for expenditure (see Table in Step 4 and annex 4).<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Includes the<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">responsible entities<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for funding and implementation, sometimes with performance indicators or cost\u2013benefit links. Can be updated periodically as funding becomes available or priorities shift.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Feasibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; an effective program will be a balance of ambition and pragmatism. Is the desired faction program feasible in terms of the local technical, legal<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and financial capacity? If not, what are the key areas to address? The securing and delivering of funded programs is a very important skill and should go hand in hand with the technical design of actions. <\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social &#038; political acceptability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; increasing coastal resilience, particularly in the face of climate change can involve extremely difficult choices, the examples range from the building of sea walls versus a form of managed retreat<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">re-alignment, to the choice of green infrastructure over conventionally engineered stormwater management \u2013 the <\/span><b>Action Plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may face formidable political and social barriers<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to soft options over traditional hard, engineered solutions. Engagement, awareness-raising<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and transparency are therefore vital to achieve the community and political buy-in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social Equity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; ensure that vulnerable and traditionally excluded populations have<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">been adequately considered and engaged so they benefit appropriately<\/span><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are not negatively burdened by the actions. Such unforeseen burdens could include loss of traditional grazing or fishing areas, or the disproportionate increase in costs from financial measures. <\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Secondly, adopt a simple, widely understood set of priority classes. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asign each measure to one pf the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Urgent<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>High Priority<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Medium Priority<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Low Priority<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-1-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Urgent actions<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Urgent actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> override normal sequencing and are activated by clear, <\/span><b>existential triggers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than planning cycles. Once stabilised, urgent actions should be reviewed and either scaled, adapted, or incorporated into Medium or High priority measures.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-1-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">High Priority actions<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>High Priority actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> signal measures that are critical to achieving agreed objectives, address immediate or escalating risks, and are feasible within existing capacities. High priority actions typically address immediate or foreseeable risks or needs, and are implemented without waiting for further signals. High-priority actions help delay or avoid approaching crisis triggers or tipping points. Given their value in building support for the delivery of your coastal plan, potential pilot projects (see Task 3 below) could also be considered as a High Priority. <\/span> <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-1-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Medium Priority actions <\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Medium Priority actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may depend on additional resources, enabling conditions, or further learning. Additionally, they may be linked to defined trigger points. Triggers may include thresholds in flood frequency, erosion rates, ecosystem condition, socio-economic vulnerability, or policy changes. Medium-priority actions therefore remain \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the shelf<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d but ready for activation when monitoring indicators signal that conditions are shifting. <\/span> <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-1-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Low Priority actions<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Low Priority actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remain valid, but are deferred due to lower urgency, higher uncertainty, or limited current capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-2-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Phasing<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Phasing is all about \u201cwhen\u201d &#8211; the timeline and target for the actions. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a <\/span><b>roadmap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to initiate<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the actions to implement the measures in the coastal plan &#8211; providing a sound institutional and operating foundation. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the bottom of this box<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a link to a downloadable Roadmap template<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Climate change adaptation measures in particular will need continuous review in part due to the uncertainties in projected warming and the range of potential impacts (e.g. sea-level rise, storminess, and flooding). Decisions in adaptation, therefore, need to take place with recognition of uncertainties over long timescales (i.e. 50 years plus). Making robust near-term decisions is therefore crucial &#8211; <\/span><b>balancing the urgent needs of today while keeping options open to adapt in the more distant future<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to these shifting hazards we need pathways that will accommodate the unavoidable reality of climate change &#8211; a planning framework that organises actions over time under uncertainty; maps adaptation pathways, identifies <\/span><b>tipping or trigger points<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and allows switching strategies as conditions change, ensuring long-term, flexible, low-regret decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Most importantly, your Action Plan should be designed to change course before risks become unmanageable &#8211; designed to act early, adjust priorities, and avoid crisis decisions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download an Action Plan example and Word template here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action Plan example (pdf)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action Plan template (MS Word)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A more sophisticated methodology, the \u201cDynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways\u201d (DAPP) provides a a structured planning approach for decision-making under deep uncertainty in climate and water management, producing metro-style pathway maps to visually show how policy choices can evolve over time, making complex, uncertain futures intuitive. It is however limited in its application to complex, multi-themed coatsl planning. <\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-3-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Foundations<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>These are the three foundations stones of progress measuring and monitoring:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Indicators <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">track progress and detect change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tipping or trigger points <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activate pathway change <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Milestones <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">translate objectives of your coastal plan into observable points of progress.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-3-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Indicators<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Indicators <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have twin purposes: tracking both progress in general and warning of declining performance:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Track progress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; they combine quantitative indicators &#8211; such as the number of vulnerable households benefiting from risk reduction measures, jobs created through nature-based solutions, area of restored coastal habitats, number of municipalities integrating adaptation measures, or funding leveraged &#8211; with qualitative indicators capturing empowerment, participation and stakeholder engagement, and institutional coordination. <\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Signal declining performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> i<\/span><b>n coastal adaptation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; in the Mediterranean these could typically include hazard indicators &#8211; or adaptation tipping points &#8211; are reached when existing coastal policies no longer deliver safety, ecological integrity, economic viability, or social acceptability under changing climate conditions, including:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sea-level rise and storm surges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> resulting in urban waterfronts or ports experiencing flooding more frequently than existing protection standard assume, <\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>System performance failures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as escalating maintenance costs becoming unsustainable, for example when the costs of maintaining hard defences or drainage systems exceeds available budgets or agreed cost\u2013benefit thresholds. Or nature-based solutions losing effectiveness, for example wetlands or dunes no longer keeping pace with sea-level rise, reducing their capacity to attenuate waves or flooding below acceptable levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation, economic, or safety thresholds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as salinity levels in lagoons or aquifers exceeded due to sea -level rise or reduced river flow invalidating both conservation and livelihood objectives, and threatening potable water-use standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Socio-economic tipping points<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as repeated disruption to communities or local authorities to the point where they no longer accept repeated damage, emergency repairs, or unequal protection outcomes and the loss of trust in the voluntary Coatsl planning approach. <\/span> <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-3-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Tipping or trigger points<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Tipping or trigger points &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activate pathway change &#8211; providing a basis for adaptive coastal governance under uncertainty, the point where carrying on as planned no longer works &#8211; the risks, costs, or impacts have changed enough that the action &#8211; and even the coastal plan itself &#8211; needs a rethink, not just a minor tweak.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal\" id=\"modal-4-3-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__backdrop\" data-close><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"cps-modal__dialog\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__handle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__header\">\r\n                        <h3 class=\"cps-modal__title\">Milestones<\/h3>\r\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"cps-modal__close\" data-close aria-label=\"Close\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path d=\"M17.5303 7.53027L13.0605 12L17.5303 16.4697L16.4697 17.5303L12 13.0605L7.53027 17.5303L6.46973 16.4697L10.9395 12L6.46973 7.53027L7.53027 6.46973L12 10.9395L16.4697 6.46973L17.5303 7.53027Z\" fill=\"#292929\"\/>\r\n                            <\/svg>\r\n                        <\/button>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cps-modal__body\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"cps-modal__content\">\r\n                            <p><b>Milestones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> translate your objectives into observable points of progress. Milestones track progress in governance, coordination, knowledge development, spatial planning, ecosystem management, and socio-economic action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practical terms, a balance needs to be struck between milestones being frequent enough to support learning and adjustment, but not so frequent that it becomes burdensome or impractical. A suggested structure:  <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Short-term operational milestones<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency: Annual (or continuous monitoring with annual review)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Track delivery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of actions and coordination processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Monitor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> funding, partnerships, and institutional arrangements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Identify <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">early implementation barriers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establishment and functioning of coordination bodies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress on studies, monitoring systems, pilot projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budget commitments and resource mobilisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Medium-term strategic milestones<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency: Every 3\u20135 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assess <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whether the plan remains on track to meet its objectives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trends in key indicators (hazards, pressures, governance capacity)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Test assumptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> underpinning chosen pathways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review of shoreline change, flooding frequency, and ecosystem condition<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessment of integration with spatial plans and sectoral policies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluation of stakeholder engagement and social acceptability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Long-term pathway milestones<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency: Linked to tipping points or scenario thresholds, rather than fixed dates<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Purpose:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Anticipate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when existing policies or measures may no longer meet objectives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Prepare alternative options before critical thresholds are reached<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea-level rise reaching a defined range<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeated exceedance of protection or service standards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Escalating costs or declining ecosystem performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download an overview of the monitoring and a review cycle here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitoring, milestones and a review cycle for a Coastal Plan (pdf)<\/span><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n          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Primarily, they build confidence and credibility among the partners (and <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pilot actions need not be the most important or urgent, rather they are likely to be small-scale, strategic initiatives that demonstrate quick solutions to recognised problems or issues. With pilots, small may be beautiful &#8211; small enough to control, large enough to be meaningful. Pilots should be supported by local stakeholders to ensure ownership and success. To the experts they may seem to be of marginal importance, but to the local community &#8211; and the sceptics in particular &#8211; they demonstrate that things can change as a result of the Plan.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst their short-term impact may be limited, their cumulative, long-term impact in terms of building trust and credibility can be enormous. Pilot actions have multiple benefits, including: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Demonstrate Feasibility and Impact<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pilot actions show that the proposed measures work in real conditions<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Pilot actions show that the proposed measures work in real conditions<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Confidence among decision-makers and funders &#8211; seeing results brings confidence, reducing perceived risks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Confidence among decision-makers and funders &#8211; seeing results brings confidence, reducing perceived risks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Confidence among decision-makers and funders &#8211; seeing results brings confidence, reducing perceived risks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pride and momentum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; successes (even modest ones) create a sense of ownership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visible symbols <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; of collaboration and commitment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Learning Laboratories &#8211; turning learning into practice<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Generate practical insights <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; on capabilities, coordination, and adaptive management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mistakes are small-scale and manageable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; offering lessons before larger rollout.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Feedback <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; experience from pilots feeds directly into refining the coastal plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Attract Funding and Partnerships<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funders and policymakers prefer to invest in initiatives with visible results.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Confidence-building &#8211; making future phases easier to finance.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Scaling and replication &#8211; showcase potential for turning small-scale local successes into coastal planning or region-wide programmes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Foster Cross-Sector Collaboration<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pilot projects often require cooperation between multiple institutions &#8211; local governments, ministries, NGOs, and private actors.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Build relationships and coordination mechanisms &#8211; essential for the ICZM approach.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Clarify roles, responsibilities, and governance gaps &#8211; in a low-risk setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Communicate Change Effectively<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pilots make adaptation visible and relatable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Communicate complex concepts &#8211; showcasing the meaning of resilience, nature-based solutions, adaptive governance, etc., in practical terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Storytelling &#8211; pilots provide visible examples to engage the public and media, encouraging political support.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/staging.paprac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/focus-areas-hero.mp4 Coastal planning\u2028begins here Towards a resilient and sustainable Medierranean Assess your readiness Download Coastal Planning Guidelines The challenge The Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than the global average. 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