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