Date: May 15, 2024, starting from 9 am
Venue: Ministry of the Environment, Tunis
This year marks the third annual observance of SPAMI Day. Tunisia will be hosting the 2024 edition in Tunis, featuring a regional face-to-face meeting on May 15, 2024.
SPAMI Day presents a unique opportunity to bring together stakeholders involved in the management and conservation of SPAMIs to exchange ideas, share best practices, and strengthen regional cooperation. This year, our focus is on the effective management of SPAMIs and the achievements of managers and stakeholders towards the CBD and Barcelona Convention 30x30 Target.
As a reminder, in the first year of the biennial cycle of the Barcelona Convention, SPAMI Day is organized as a regional face-to-face event. In the second year, it transitions to local public celebrations at SPAMI sites, supported by SPA/RAC.
| Timing | Session | Intervenants | Description |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 | Welcoming of the participants |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | Opening ceremony |
Mrs Leila Chikhaoui Mahdaoui, Minister of the Environment of Tunisia Mrs Tatjana Hema, UNEP/MAP Coordinator (recorded video) Mr Mahmoud Elyes Hamza, SPA/RAC Director |
Welcome and opening |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Context and introductory remarks | SPA/RAC |
30x30 Target and effective management: Presentation on the Post-2020 SAPBIO and the Regional MCPA and OECM Strategy, with focus on the Pillar 4 on effective management Tools to effectively manage SPAMIs: update on SPAMIs, SPAMI collaborative Platform, SPAMI evaluation System, SPAMI Twinning Programme |
| 10:00 –10:25 | Host country Experience |
Ministry of the Environment APAL |
Strategies, tools and priorities for the marine conservation in Tunisia Effective management of the Tunisian SPAMIs: Status, management, activities. |
| 10:25 - 10:35 | Signing ceremony |
Ministry of the Environment The MedFund |
Signature amendments - Financing agreement |
| 10:35 - 11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Discussion panel | SPAMI managers |
Lessons learned + Q&A session |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Discussion panel | Partners |
Partner's contribution to the effective management of SPAMIs + Q&A session |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch break |
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| 14:30 – 15:30 | Brainstorming session | All participants |
Challenges and innovative solutions for an effective management of SPAMIs Working group 1 : monitoring in SPAMIs Working group 2 : resources (financement, capacity building, ..) |
| 15:30 -16:00 | Break |
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| 16:00 - 16:15 | Wrap-up and way forward |
SPAMI managers Partners SPA/RAC |
Conclusions and recommendations from each working group |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Closing ceremony |
Ministry of Environment of Tunisia SPA/RAC |
Closing remarks |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Cocktail (Royal ASBU) |