Mediterranean Declaration for the Johannesburg Summit - Twelfth Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and its Protocols

Decide to strengthen the efforts towards the achievement of sustainable development in the Mediterranean, in view of the Johannesburg Summit, including the establishment or revision of the national sustainable development strategies, the elaboration of policies for regional development, including efficient management of natural capital, promotion of MAP objectives through appropriate institutional, fiscal and legal reforms, promotion of the work of the MCSD and better information, monitoring and evaluation systems on the State of the Environment and sustainable development at regional, national and local levels.