Events
1990 CSCE Meeting on the Mediterranean
When
24 September 1990 (All day)
Where
Palma de Mallorca
The 1990 CSCE Meeting on the Mediterranean took place from 24 September to 19 October in Palma de Mallorca, where participating States reiterated their conviction that security in Europe and the Mediterranean were closely linked.
The meeting focussed on two areas: specific aspects of co-operation and the protection of Mediterranean ecosystems. The first included topics such as:
- promoting faster social and economic development
- harmonizing statistical methods
- concrete programmes for co-operation
- solar and wind energy
- preservation and protection of cultural heritage and historical centres
The second area included topics such as:
- urban, agricultural and industrial water uses and requirements
- pollution of surface and underground water and of the Mediterranean Sea
- pollution by national and trans-boundary waterways flowing into the Mediterranean and pollution by ships
- water resources
- desertification
- forest fires
- air pollution
- management of coastal areas
- tourism
Today's OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation are Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.
Contacts with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation were developed over time, beginning with a section on 'Questions relating to security and co-operation in the Mediterranean' included in the Helsinki Final Act. The OSCE holds regular meetings and seminars dedicated to Mediterranean security issues.