Med coastal erosion
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project, which aims to explore new ways of protecting and managing the Mediterranean coastline, called on governments to take immediate and coordinated action to fight cliff erosion.
Mare Nostrum partners met last month in Volos, Greece for a landmark workshop. One of the most urgent issues to emerge from the meeting was the need for an affirmative and well coordinated effort to protect cliffs from erosion and collapse.
Representatives of the local authorities of Alexandropoulos, Kavala, Haifa and Netanya all expressed the urgent need for government intervention to tackle the problem. They emphasized that their cities need major investment for environmental engineering works, but that both national and regional governments are slow to respond.
According to participants, it takes years to draft and approve regulations and to receive national support and financing.
Participants of the Mare Nostrum workshop came from universities, municipalities and NGOs in Greece, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Israel and Jordan.
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