MAP Streamlining reporting strategy
MAP reporting system-General
• There is a need for coherence between MAP reporting commitments and global and regional conventions , programmes and EU directives
• There is a need for harmonization with EU reporting commitments
• There is a need for simplicity in the format adopted for the transmission
Development of marine Pollution Indicators
RATIONAL
The Contracting Parties to Barcelona Convention at their 12th Meeting held in Monaco in November 2001 requested the MED POL Programme ”To review and develop a set of marine pollution indicators, in cooperation with Blue Plan, EEA, UNIDO-ICS and other competent bodies and organizations”.
RATIONAL
Indicators should be integrated in the MAP reporting strategy:
• to supply information on environmental problems, in order to enable policy-makers to value their seriousness;
• to support policy development and priority setting, by identifying key factors that cause pressure on the environment;
• to monitor the effects of policy responses.
MEDPOL Policy demands
With reference to the MED POL Programme, four major policy statements are to be considered
• the Land Based Sources (LBS) Protocol and the Strategic Action Programme (SAP),
• the Dumping Protocol.
• Hazardous Waste Protocol.
The DPSIR Framework for Reporting
on Environmental Issues Driving forces
MCSD
Driving forcesMCSD Responses
MCSD
ResponsesMCSD
PressuresMCSD
MEDPOL
PressuresMCSD
MEDPOL
States??States??
Impacts??Impacts??
MEDPOL Strategy
• To consider the Driving Forces and the Pressure indicators adopted by the MCSD
• To consider the Pressure Responses and Driving force indicators generated by MAP reporting system
• To develop ,at this stage, Impact and State indicators for marine pollution
and
MEDPOL Proposal
Three types of State – Impacts indicators are proposed in this framework:
1. Pressure indicators that could complement the existed MCSD indicators(MAP reporting system)
2. State indicators such as trends of levels, ecosystem
stress;
3. Impacts indicators such as ecosystem stress and biological indicators (Biomarkers).
Biomarkers core set
Biomarker Observation Enzymo/spectro Type
Lysosomal stability µ State
Lipofuschine µ State
AChE * State
BPH * State
MTs * State
GST * State
CAT * State
MDA * State/Impact
Stress on stress * State/Impact
Macrophage activity µ * Impact
Micronuclei µ Impact
EROD (F) * State
Bile FACs (F)* * State
Ecosystem core setIndicator Taxonomy
groupType
Changes in population of key species CC Impact
Occurrence of nuisance species (HABS) Plankton Impact
Ecological quality index based on macrophytes
Phytobentos State
Number of macrobenthic species Zoobenthos State
Benthix Zoobenthos State
Changes in the distribution area of habitats types
CC Impact
Dominance Index Phytoplankton State
Total phytoplankton biomass (mg m-3) Phytoplankton State
Phytoplankton species composition - % composition of key groups (number and biomass)
Phytoplankton State
Seasonal succession of key phytoplankton species (cells l-1)
Phytoplankton ?
Annual maximum density (cells l-1) of each blooming phytoplankton species Described above as Occurrence of nuisance species (HABS)
Phytoplankton impact
Chemicals core setIndicator Media Type
Total Mercury Biota State
Total Cadmium Biota State
Bacteriological count Bathing Water State
Bacteriological count Shellfish Water State
BOD,COD,NutrientsHeavy metals
PAH+ HH+
Effluents Pressure
Temperature,PH,Transparency,Salinity
Ortophosphate,Total PhosphorusSilicate-Sio2
Disolved oxygenTotal nitrogen,Nitrate,Ammonium
NitriteChorophyll-a
Sea waterSea waterSea water Sea water Sea water
Phytoplancton
State
Total MercuryTotal Cadmium
Effluents,WaterAir and Hot Spots
Pressure
The “ROAD MAP”
At short term (2004-2006): • to develop methodology sheets for the set in line with existing sheets
developed by related organizations;• to undertake a test procedure in a few Mediterranean countries;• to review the set according to the results of the test;• to propose the adoption of the set by Contracting Parties in 2005;• to perform Capacity building and intercalibration programmes• to undertake a Data gap analysis;• to coordinate the MEDPOL indicators activities with BP, MEDSTAT,
SPA/RAC;EEA and others• to develop quality indices on the basis of the core set of MPI adopted;• to undertake periodical evaluation.
The “ROAD MAP”
At medium term (2006-2010): • to review monitoring programmes to generate relevant meta data;• to confirm with national administration respective responsibilities
on indicator production and data flows, in particular with EEA, MEDSTAT (and other organisations);
• to build into the MED POL priority data flows system what is needed for those indicators and put these on a regular cycle e.g. annual
• to develop methodologies and data flows for those indicators not yet developed;
• to develop and produce regular thematic and sector indicator-based reports;
• to develop modeling instrument for coastal risk assessment.
The “ROAD MAP”
• The road will be implemented taking into consideration the achievements and on going activities of EEA in the field of indicators,
• MEDPOL will review its monitoring and assessment programmes on the basis of the results of the short term activities
• The strategy and “Road Map” is on the Agenda of the national MEDPOL coordinators meeting May 2003 and CPs meeting November 2003 for adoption and approval
Monitoring programmeData base
Countries submitting monitoring data to MAP within MED POL Phase III (1996-2005)
•Albania (ISO)
•Croatia (ISO)
•Cyprus (ISO)
•Greece (ISO)
•Israel
•Slovenia (ISO)
•Tunisia
•Turkey (ISO)
Data coverage for the period 1999-2002
Most of the data of this period has been loaded to the new Database of MED POL in 2003
Type of monitoring data
SitesSites // Monitoring Activities Monitoring Activities
• Hot spots, coastal & reference areas / state, trends and biological effects monitoring,
compliance monitoring of health-related conditions
• Rivers, direct discharges / monitoring of loads and
compliance monitoring of effluents
Major parameter groups / matricesMajor parameter groups / matrices
Trace metals / Biota, sediment
Organic contaminants / Biota, sediment
Nutrients / Sea water, river and effluents
Timetable of data dataflow to MED POL
Data submissionData submission
Annually submitted being in December-February
Countries are asked to complete any missing information. Final submission by the end of May.
Data loadingData loading
March for 1st submission and June for the last submission.
ValidationValidation
Not automated yet
* The whole procedure can turn to routine in 2004.
How the countries report to MED POL
They are asked to report the raw data in standard formats in Excel.
MED POL formats are available for the following group of activities
•Biota-trace metals
•Biota-organics
•Sediment-trace metals
•Sediment-organics
•Bio-monitoring
•Sea water
•Loads-effluents & rivers
•Loads-Atmospheric dry & wet deposition
•Certified Reference Material analysis
The formats, their descriptions and the codes are downloadable from MED POL web pages
MED POL Database
(MEDPOL.mdb)
Created by using MS Access 2000 and configured by using hierarchical structure
Samples
Station
Analyses
Data
(measured
parameters)
Conceptual Design of the MED POL Database, UNEP(DEC)/MED WG.202/2
Data management and administration module of the database consists of MS Access forms, queries, reports and VBA modules.
Map image Map image contains:contains:
•Med. coastline and isobaths ( GEBCO Digital Atlas)
•Country borders
•Contours of main rivers
•Markers of station positions
St. map form
St. map form w/ popup
menu
St. map form after zooming
Functions of Data Management Switchboard
Export data tool Select Parameters tool
Internet version of the Database
Information accessible through static HTML pages
Database inventory accessible through dynamic Active Server Pages
Search criteria can be established both for stations and samples
Thank you
For your attention