1990 CSCE Meeting on the Mediterranean
Conference
- Date:
- Location:
- Palma de Mallorca
- Source:
- Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation
About
The meeting focussed on two areas: specific aspects of co-operation and the protection of Mediterranean ecosystems. The first included topics such as:
- promoting faster social and economic development
- harmonizing statistical methods
- concrete programmes for co-operation
- solar and wind energy
- preservation and protection of cultural heritage and historical centres
The second area included topics such as:
- urban, agricultural and industrial water uses and requirements
- pollution of surface and underground water and of the Mediterranean Sea
- pollution by national and trans-boundary waterways flowing into the Mediterranean and pollution by ships
- water resources
- desertification
- forest fires
- air pollution
- management of coastal areas
- tourism
Today's OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation are Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.
Contacts with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation were developed over time, beginning with a section on 'Questions relating to security and co-operation in the Mediterranean' included in the Helsinki Final Act. The OSCE holds regular meetings and seminars dedicated to Mediterranean security issues.