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Environment and development
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10 CO-OPERATION AMONG
PARTICIPATING TOWNS
10.1 Creation of the
network
In the framework of the UNESCO project
"Urban Development and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal
Cities", the municipalities of Essaouira, Saint-Malo,
Alghero, Sciacca and Licata, Saïda, Esbjerg, Odense, Omisalj,
Kotor and Taglio di Po signed, on the 26th of November
1997, a letter of intent on co-operation in the creation of a
network of small and medium coastal towns.
Within the priorities defined by the UNESCO seminar
(Essaouira, 24-26 November 1997) and the Steering
Committee of the UNESCO project
"Urban
Development and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal
Cities"
The co-signatory
municipalities, taking into account:
- the fact that the management of
natural resources cannot be isolated from
socio-economic problems, and that the towns and
surrounding rural areas must considered as a
whole
- that the good management of local
resources of fresh water is indispensable to the
sustainable and balanced development of small
coastal towns
- that tourism is an important
factor in development, as a new source of income
- that the strengthening of the
technical structures of the municipalities, their
staff and their means must be considered a
priority objective,
undertake to promote co-operation
amongst the municipalities of the same size, exposed to
problems in common, having cultural and historical
similarities, with a view to substantially improving the
living conditions of the inhabitants, and undertake also
to promote the revitalization of historical town centres
with marine waterfronts, to support traditional
activities related to fishing, tourism, handicrafts, to
enhance the socio-cultural identities of the communities,
to ensure sustainable and balanced development of their
towns for future generations.
This co-operation will be supported by
UNESCO in the fields of training, especially of the young
and of women, of sensitization of the town activators, of
the establishment of scientific data banks on the
problems encountered, for the creation of an Internet
site "Small and medium coastal towns". The
towns chosen for pilot case studies will be supported on
the ground by the Regional Offices of UNESCO in the
search for technical and financial assistance in the
implementation of the operational projects.
The municipalities mentioned herebelow,
by their signatures, express their intention to
co-operate in the creation of a Network of Small and
Medium Coastal Towns, under the ægis of UNESCO and call
on the Organization to ensure the follow-up through the
Steering Committee of the project "Urban Development
and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal Cities".
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10.2 Co-operation Agreement between Essaouira and
Saint-Malo
In the framework of the UNESCO project
"Urban Development and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal
Cities", the municipalities of Essaouira and Saint-Malo
signed, on the 26th of November 1997, in the presence
of Monsieur Amin Belcadi, Governor of His Majesty the King in the
Province of Essaouira and the representative of UNESCO in
Morocco, a letter of intent on co-operation in the creation of an
exchange and co-operation programme.
Under the UNESCO Project
"Urban
Development and Freshwater Resources: Small
Coastal Cities"
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The Municipality of
Saint-Malo,
France |
The Province and
Municipality of
Essaouira, Kingdom of Morocco |
having in mind the need to promote
strategies for urban development incorporating
the recommendations of the Global Environment
Summit (Rio, 1992) and of the Global Habitat
Summit (Habitat II, 1996), namely:
- the sustainable management
of water resources for towns and their
surrounding rural areas
- the protection of the
natural coastal environment
- the improvement in the
living conditions of the inhabitants,
especially in the historic town centres
on a marine waterfront
- the support for
micro-activities related to tourism,
handicrafts, and traditional habitat
construction
- the promotion of
international socio-cultural activities
- the promotion of
innovative local initiatives with women
and young people to sensitize the
population to the necessity of protecting
their urban environment and their water
resources
- the protection of the
environment of the coastal zone,
especially against land-based sources of
pollution
- integrated management of
the inhabited coastal zone and the
application of protection measures to
avoid or limit degradation of the
shoreline and coastal erosion,
to make of their town a lasting
natural and social ecosystem,
decide to elaborate jointly
a programme of exchange and co-operation
in the fields of mutual
interest to be defined on the basis of the
recommendations of the Summer University of
Essaouira (September 1997) and of the UNESCO
seminar "Urban Development and Freshwater
Resources: Small Coastal Cities" (November
1997).
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10.3 Co-operation agreement between Essaouira and Alghero
In the framework of the UNESCO project
"Urban Development and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal
Cities", the municipalities of Essaouira and Alghero signed,
on 26 November 1997, in the presence of Monsieur Amin Belcadi,
Governor of His Majesty the King in the Province of Essaouira and
the representative of UNESCO in Morocco, a letter of
intent on co-operation in the creation of an exchange and
co-operation programme.
Under the UNESCO Project
"Urban
Development and Freshwater Resources: Small
Coastal Cities"
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The Municipality of Alghero,
Sardinia, Italy |
The Province and
Municipality
of Essaouira, Kingdom of Morocco |
having in mind the need to promote
strategies for urban development incorporating
the recommendations of the Global Environment
Summit (Rio, 1992) and of the Global Habitat
Summit (Habitat II, 1996), namely:
- the sustainable management
of water resources for towns and their
surrounding rural areas
- the protection of the
natural coastal environment
- the improvement in the
living conditions of the inhabitants,
especially in the historic town centres
on a marine waterfront
- the support for
micro-activities related to tourism,
handicrafts, and traditional habitat
construction
- the promotion of
international socio-cultural activities
- the promotion of
innovative local initiatives with women
and young people to sensitize the
population to the necessity of protecting
their urban environment and their water
resources
- the protection of the
environment of the coastal zone,
especially against land-based sources of
pollution
- integrated management of
the inhabited coastal zone and the
application of protection measures to
avoid or limit degradation of the
shoreline and coastal erosion;
to make of their town a lasting
natural and social ecosystem,
decide to elaborate jointly
a programme of exchange and co-operation
in the fields of mutual
interest to be defined on the basis of the
recommendations of the Summer University of
Essaouira (September 1997) and of the UNESCO
seminar "Urban Development and Freshwater
Resources: Small Coastal Cities" (November
1997)
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10.4 Co-operation Agreement between Essaouira and the
Provinces of Sciacca and Licata
In the framework of the UNESCO project
"Urban Development and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal
Cities", the municipalities of Essaouira and the Provinces
of Sciacca and Licata signed, on 26 November 1997, in the
presence of Monsieur Amin Belcadi, Governor of His Majesty the
King in the Province of Essaouira and the representative of
UNESCO in Morocco, a letter of intent on co-operation in
the creation of an exchange and co-operation programme.
Under the UNESCO Project
"Urban
Development and Freshwater Resources: Small
Coastal Cities"
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The Municipality of Sciacca
and Licata,
Province of Agrigento, Italy |
The Province and
Municipality of
Essaouira, Kingdom of Morocco |
having in mind the need to promote
strategies for urban development incorporating
the recommendations of the Global Environment
Summit (Rio, 1992) and of the Global Habitat
Summit (Habitat II, 1996), namely:
- the sustainable management
of water resources for towns and their
surrounding rural areas
- the protection of the
natural coastal environment
- the improvement in the
living conditions of the inhabitants,
especially in the historic town centres
on a marine waterfront
- the support for
micro-activities related to tourism,
handicrafts, and traditional habitat
construction
- the promotion of
international socio-cultural activities
- the promotion of
innovative local initiatives with women
and young people to sensitize the
population to the necessity of protecting
their urban environment and their water
resources
- the protection of the
environment of the coastal zone,
especially against land-based sources of
pollution
- integrated management of
the inhabited coastal zone and the
application of protection measures to
avoid or limit degradation of the
shoreline and coastal erosion,
to make of their town a lasting
natural and social ecosystem,
decide to elaborate
jointly a programme of exchange and
co-operation
in the fields of mutual
interest to be defined on the basis of
the recommendations of the Summer
University of Essaouira (September 1997)
and of the UNESCO seminar "Urban
Development and Freshwater Resources:
Small Coastal Cities" (November
1997).
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10.5 Co-operation Agreement between Taglio di Po, Iitaly,
and Omisalj, Croatia
In the framework of the UNESCO project
"Urban Development and Freshwater Resources: Small Coastal
Cities", the municipalities of Taglio di Po, Italy, and
Omisalj, Croatia, signed, on 26 November 1997, in the presence of
the representative of UNESCO in Morocco, and the representative
of the UNESCO Office in Venice, a letter of intent on
co-operation in the creation of an exchange and co-operation
programme.
Under the UNESCO Project
"Urban
Development and Freshwater Resources: Small
Coastal Cities"
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The Municipality of Taglio di
Po,
Veneto Region, Italy |
The Municipality
of Omisalj,
Island of Krk, Croatia |
having in mind the need to promote
strategies for urban development incorporating
the recommendations of the Global Environment
Summit (Rio, 1992) and of the Global Habitat
Summit (Habitat II, 1996), namely:
- the sustainable management
of water resources for towns and their
surrounding rural areas
- the protection of the
natural coastal environment
- the improvement in the
living conditions of the inhabitants,
especially in the historic town centres
on a marine waterfront
- the support for
micro-activities related to tourism,
handicrafts, and traditional habitat
construction
- the promotion of
international socio-cultural activities
- the promotion of
innovative local initiatives with women
and young people to sensitize the
population to the necessity of protecting
their urban environment and their water
resources
- the protection of the
environment of the coastal zone,
especially against land-based sources of
pollution
- integrated management of
the inhabited coastal zone and the
application of protection measures to
avoid or limit degradation of the
shoreline and coastal erosion,
to make of their town and their
territory a lasting natural and social ecosystem,
decide to elaborate jointly
a programme of exchange and co-operation taking
into account the recommendations of the UNESCO
seminar Urban Development and Water Resources:
Small and Medium Coastal Towns (Essaouira,
Morocco, November 1997)
This co-operation programme
will deal with themes of mutual interest, as:
- the study, the protection,
and the enhancement of the cultural
heritage, material and immaterial
- the integrated management
of water (supply, treatment, drainage and
epuration)
- the study, protection, and
the enhancement of the natural heritage,
through education and the sensitization
of all the societal activators in the
field of development
- the development of a
lasting tourism, along several lines (sea
bathing, culture and ecology)
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