title: Assessing the progress in depolluting the Mediterranean Sea.
abstract: The depollution of the Mediterranean Sea by 2020 is the overarching goal of Horizon 2020 Initiative (H2020). The first phase (2007-2013) tackled the main land-based pollution sources; municipal waste, urban wastewater and industrial emissions. As part of the H2020 roadmap implementation, the ENPI-SEIS project focused on the first H2020 review mechanism that included a) establishing a process for regular environmental reporting in the European Neighbourhood Policy South countries, and b) generating the knowledge necessary to assess the progress in depolluting the Mediterranean Sea. This paper reviews the process in line with the "Shared Environmental Information System" principles and its three pillars (content, cooperation, infrastructure). The main outcomes of the thematic assessment, based on a set of regional H2020 indicators, are also presented. This assessment highlights the major drivers and their implications on marine protection. It also identifies areas that require further attention in the next phase of H2020 (2014-2020).
authors.affiliation: Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems Unit, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands. Electronic address: claudette.spiteri@deltares.nl.
authors.forename: Claudette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spiteri
authors.affiliation: European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, 1050 Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: cecile.roddier-quefelec@eea.europa.eu.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roddier-Quefelec
authors.affiliation: Plan Bleu, 15, rue Beethoven - Sophia Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France. Electronic address: jpgiraud@planbleu.org.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Giraud
authors.affiliation: United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP), 48, Vassileos Konstantinou Ave., 11635 Athens, Greece. Electronic address: thema@unepmap.gr.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hema
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005060:Europe; D008522:Mediterranean Sea
keywords: Indicators; Industrial emissions; Land-based pollution sources; Mediterranean Sea; Municipal waste; Wastewater