The 2012 Mediterranean Coast Day central regional celebration will be organised in Split, Croatia by PAP/RAC, as a part of the EU IPA Adriatic SHAPE project, and in collaboration with UNDP´s "Coast" project.

The theme of the celebration is "The Voice of the Coast". The ICZM Protocol and its practical implementation highlights will be presented by the directors, leaders and managers of the Mediterranean coastal programmes and projects.

The host of the event on 25 September will be H.E. Mr. Mihael Zmajlović, Minister of Environmental and Nature Protection. The event will be attended by high-level representatives of Croatian authorities as well as a number of distinguished foreign guests, such as Ministers of Environment of various Mediterranean countries, UNEP/MAP and UNDP representatives, and members of the diplomatic corps. The Croatian president Mr. Ivo Josipovic confirmed his attendance to the Coast Day.
Back-to-back with The 2012 Mediterranean Coast Day celebration in Croatia, PAP/RAC will host a technical meeting with the PAP National Focal Points on 24 September.

The meeting on 24 September will be a good opportunity to present the SHAPE project to the PAP/RAC Focal Points. The meeting will provide technical inputs for the Coast Day itself and give an overall guidance for the implementation of the ICZM Protocol.

On September 28, a gala concert will be organised on Riva (the Split waterfront promenade). The audience will be able to enjoy performances by Oliver Dragojević, one of the most famous Croatian singers and UNDP´s ambassador for the coast, Valentina Fijačko, soprano, prima donna of the Split National Theatre, and three "klapa" (male vocal groups singing traditional Dalmatian songs). Everybody in Split at the time is invited to join at this concert.

For more details, please contact the United Nations Environment Programme
Mediterranean Action Plan - Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC).