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T1 The Parliamentarian’s Guide to Protecting the Mediterranean Sea and coast -Handbook
T2 Guide du parlementaire pour la protection de la mer Méditerranée et de son littoral - Manuel
T2 دليل البرلماني لحماية البحر الأبيض المتوسط ومنطقته الساحلية– كتيب
T2 La Guida per i Parlamentari alla protezione del Mar Mediterraneo e delle sue coste: Un manuale per i membri parlamentari in servizio presso le Parti aderenti alla Convenzione di Barcellona e ai relativi Protocolli
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Vergiris, Anastasia
A2 Ahmed, Ihab
A2 Ghannem, Jihed
A2 Mura, Marco
K1 environmental protection
K1 legislative body
K1 environmental agreement
K1 Mediterranean Sea
K1 Mediterranean region
K1 marine pollution
K1 pollution control
PB United Nations Environment Programme
SN 978-92-807-4115-5
SN 978-92-807-4145-2
SN 978-92-807-4146-9
YR 2024
FD 2024-01
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44577
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44577
NO Members of parliaments play a pivotal role in transposing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) into enforceable national law. The Barcelona Convention and its Protocols are a case in point: how can a newly elected parliamentarian be expected to instantly find their way through a myriad of legally binding provisions, including Regional Action Plans, addressing everything from chemical pollution to green shipping and sustainable consumption and production? The Parliamentarian’s guide to protecting the Mediterranean Sea and coast (the Guide) is aimed at parliamentarians serving in the Mediterranean region and in the European Parliament—the EU being a Contracting Party— and at staff supporting them in discharging their duties. The Guide offers practical entry points to the UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention system and includes non-prescriptive recommendations on how to leverage the core functions of parliament, notably representation, lawmaking, and oversight (IPU and UNDP 2017), and associated mechanisms to bridge gaps in compliance. The outcome sought through this publication is a higher level of compliance and enforcement at the national level around the Mediterranean Sea.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026