Sevilla 2007 Edoardo De Blasio City of Pescara - Italy Pescara Since 1999 In April 1999, with the approval of the Charter of Ancona, the Municipality of Ancona and A.N.C.I. (Italian National Association of Municipalities), started up the Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities & Towns. KEYWORD · Peace · Democracy and liberty · European Union · Increasing the value of the Adriatic culture which has a millenary roots GOALS To create, through the engagement of the TWO COASTS MUNICIPALITIES, a REAL ADRIATIC-IONIAN GOVERNANCE starting with the theme of the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. ACI – Adriatic Common Indicators • • • • • • • • • • 1. Water 2. Biodiversity 3. Climate change and air quality 4. Land use patterns 5. Local mobility system 6. Waste management 7. Availabilty of local public spaces and services 8. Population, education, safety Forum 9. Contacts and relationships 10. Employement and enterprises The technical specifications for the collection and elaborations of data are contained in the Aap Guidelines, also available on www.aap2020.net. Adriatic Action Plan 2020 Ionian and Adriatic Cities and Ports Joint Cooperation The project aims at encouraging, particularly in the South European area, the conception, exchange and implementation of good practices in the field of preparation of Urban Environmental Management Plans, as expected by the Call for Proposals published in the Official Journal n° C20 of 24/01/2004 under a Community Framework (point 2, 2.2, ii) and by the Communication from the Commission to the Council (COM(2004) 60 final). City of Pescara: Local A21 web site: www.comune.pescara.it Project’s web sites: www.aap2020.org/FAICT/home.htm www.aap2020.net www.ionasproject.net www.enviplans.net Thank you. Edoardo De Blasio City of Pescara - Italy www.comune.pescara.it [email protected] For info Agenda 21 Pescara: Associazione agorA21 0871.64786 - 085.691595 - [email protected] - www.agora21.it