Published on 21-03-2022
Ports represent a significant potential for the economic development of the entire Mediterranean basin, but they also have a potential negative environmental impact due to the presence of multiple sources of emissions. The presence of activities that coexist in coastal areas can lead to potential conflicts that must be managed by institutional actors. APICE (Common Mediterranean strategy for the implementation of concrete actions at local level for the mitigation of emissions in ports, industries and cities) is a project funded by the European program of territorial cooperation MED 2007/2013. It intends to develop an approach based on scientific knowledge of reality to achieve the mitigation of atmospheric pollution and the sustainable development of port activities, managed by territorial planning policies at the local level, which includes the territory that gravitates around the ports. The cross-comparison of the data acquired in five different pilot areas (Venice, Genoa, Barcelona, Marseille and Thessaloniki) will allow the validation of a common model for the construction of intervention scenarios, the effectiveness and practicability of which will be tested within the project. On the basis of scenarios and economic assessments, APICE will push port authorities, shipowners and all operators working in the port area towards voluntary agreements that can concretely contribute, in the medium term, to reducing emissions and improving the environmental balance of port cities. The results of the project will be “delivered” to the political decision makers, so that they can integrate the existing territorial plans with the development scenarios in the port area, promoting possible eco-incentive mechanisms, which allow: Lead Partner: Regional Environmental Agency of Veneto- ARPAV Port of Venice. Recognition scheme APICE – MED
APICE is highly reproducible, and its creations are adaptable to similar realities.
• to combine environmental and socio-economic needs in port-city policies
• to support eco-friendly changes in port activities, promoted by the port concerned, which favor the reduction of emissions (eg Blue Flag, etc.).
Regional Authority of Veneto, Territorial Planning Department
Province of Genoa
Department of Physic University of Genoa
Marseille Port Authority
University of Provence
LCP
CNRS
Regional Authority of Central Macedonia Regional Authority of Central Macedonia
Regional Authority of Central Macedonia University of Western Macedonia
Aristotele University of Thessaloniki Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Spanish Research Council- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) Spanish Research Council- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA)
Coastal and Maritime Union-EUCC EUCC Mediterranean Centre
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