21st Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention

02-05 December 2019. Naples (Italy)

Contracting Parties

The 21st Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention will take place from the 2nd until the 5th of December in  Naples, Italy.

The 22 Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention are: AlbaniaAlgeriaBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaCyprusEgyptFranceGreeceIsraelItalyLebanonLibyaMaltaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoSloveniaSpainSyrian Arab RepublicTunisiaTurkey, and the European Union.

The Barcelona Convention as well as each of its Protocols are subject to ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession. The Government of Spain, which assumes the functions of Depositary for the Convention and Protocols, informs the Contracting Parties and the Secretariat of the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession, and of the date of entry into force of the Convention, Protocols, or their amendments.

Document available (EN): Status of Signatures and Ratifications of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols 

Call for applications: Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award 2019

The Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award Ceremony will take place during this meeting. The application deadline for the the Istanbul Environment Friendly City Award has been extended to the 12th July 2019. 

For more information, visit the official United Nations Environment Programme site.