PAP/RAC - UNEP/MAP

Name

PAP/RAC - UNEP/MAP

Legal name

Priority Actions Programme Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC)

Website

https://paprac.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coastal Zone Management Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Offshore Wind & Marine Spatial Planning Regulation (EUAMANAM)

Keywords

• Coastal zone management
• Marine spatial planning
• Integrated coastal zone management
• Climate adaptation services
• Environmental policy support

Headquarters

HQ city

Split

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UN/UNEP Funding: PAP/RAC is part of the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) system, funded through UN Environment Programme contributions from member states and international organizations
2. GEF (Global Environment Facility) Projects: Funding through GEF MedProgramme and other GEF-funded initiatives supporting coastal zone management, climate resilience, and marine spatial planning across the Mediterranean
3. EU Funded Projects: EU-funded projects including Interreg programmes (INCORE-MED, CREATE, ADRION), Horizon Europe projects (DesirMED, MSP4BIO, MEDIGREEN), and Erasmus+ initiatives

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PAP/RAC is a United Nations Regional Activity Centre that supports 21 Mediterranean countries plus the EU in implementing the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Protocol and Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development. It delivers Coastal Area Management Programmes (CAMPs), capacity building through training and workshops (including MedOpen), online knowledge platforms (ICZM Platform, MedAdapt, AdriAdapt), and the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Workspace tool. Its mandate is to assist Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in sustainable coastal development, marine spatial planning, and climate resilience.

Product overview

PAP/RAC offers a portfolio of web-based platforms and tools for coastal zone and maritime spatial planning in the Mediterranean. The core offerings include: MedOpen (online ICZM training), the ICZM Platform (knowledge library), MedAdapt and AdriAdapt (climate adaptation platforms), and the MSP Workspace (maritime spatial planning tool). These interconnected platforms support capacity building, policy implementation, and sustainable coastal development across Mediterranean countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MedOpen Online training programme offering courses on coastal vulnerability studies, maritime spatial planning, land cover change calculation, and coastal vulnerability assessment for Mediterranean practitioners and policy makers.
• ICZM Platform Web-based platform providing access to publications, guidelines, the ICZM Protocol documentation, the Common Regional Framework for ICZM, and the MSP Workspace for Integrated Coastal Zone Management practitioners.
• MedAdapt - Coastal Resilience Platform Knowledge platform making climate adaptation resources, methodologies, and guidance accessible to Mediterranean practitioners and decision-makers.
• AdriAdapt Knowledge Platform Knowledge platform for climate change adaptation serving as inspiration for climate adaptation planning in Adriatic regions.
• MSP Workspace Web-based maritime spatial planning tool providing enhanced step-by-step guidance across the seven steps of the MSP process with dedicated support for integrating the Ecosystem Approach, Climate Action and Land-Sea Interactions.
• MSP Forum Online forum for Marine Spatial Planning discussions and knowledge sharing across Mediterranean regions.

Quantifiable outcome

• IMAP Candidate Common Indicator 25 on Land Cover Change became fully fledged indicator at COP Cairo 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026PAP/RAC Director represented UNEP/MAP at PAM's Fourth Marrakesh Economic Parliamentary Forum to discuss blue economy and climate resilience.
• UNEP/MAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNEP Mediterranean Action Plan is the parent organization. PAP/RAC is one of six Regional Activity Centres within the MAP system, supporting Mediterranean countries on sustainable coastal development under the Barcelona Convention framework.
• Plan Bleu (BP/RAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Plan Regional Activity Centre, fellow UNEP/MAP RAC. Collaborate on GEF MedProgramme Child Project 2.1 and other coastal management initiatives.
• GWP-MedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Water Partnership Mediterranean. Partner in GEF MedProgramme Child Project 2.1 focused on coastal zones, water security, and climate resilience.
• UNESCO-IHPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO International Hydrological Programme. Partner in GEF MedProgramme Child Project 2.1 for water security and coastal zone management.
• MedWavesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre. Co-developer of the WeMed Award initiative for green and social entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean.
• APAL (Tunisia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgence de Protection et d'Aménagement du Littoral. National partner in Tunisia for ICZM implementation and coastal management workshops.
• CMCC - Mediterranean Centre for Climate ChangemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of DesirMED project (HORIZON Europe). PAP/RAC is a partner in this climate resilience initiative.
• Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative (MedWet)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on coastal wetlands governance workshops and knowledge sharing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SPA/RAC (Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre): Tunis-based RAC under UNEP/MAP responsible for biodiversity and specially protected areas in the Mediterranean. Same MAP family, sister programmes, complementary mandate on marine/coastal biodiversity rather than ICZM directly.
• REMPEC (Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre): Another UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre, hosted by Malta, focused on marine pollution prevention and emergency response in the Mediterranean. Same institutional DNA as PAP/RAC (UN mandate, RAC status, Barcelona Convention), directly comparable governance and delivery model.
• CMCC - Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change: Italy-based research consortium coordinating Horizon Europe projects (DesirMED) in which PAP/RAC participates. Comparable on Mediterranean climate adaptation science and policy, although CMCC is research-led while PAP/RAC is policy/implementation-focused.
• MedWet (Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative): Regional intergovernmental wetlands initiative under the Barcelona Convention umbrella. Direct collaboration partner of PAP/RAC on coastal wetlands governance; comparable in scale, Mediterranean focus, and intergovernmental convention-driven model.
• Plan Bleu (BP/RAC): Sister Regional Activity Centre within UNEP/MAP based in Sophia Antipolis, France. Plan Bleu focuses on Mediterranean environmental outlook and sustainable development, sharing governance, funding model, and Barcelona Convention framework with PAP/RAC; they co-deliver GEF MedProgramme Child Project 2.1.

Broad incumbents

• HELCOM (Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission): Regional seas convention secretariat for the Baltic Sea, analogous to UNEP/MAP. Provides a comparable institutional template for ICZM/MSP implementation, serving a different geography but with similar mandate of protecting and managing coastal/marine environments.
• OSPAR Commission: Regional seas convention for the North-East Atlantic, comparable in coordinating marine policy across multiple sovereign states. Provides a benchmark for ICZM/MSP governance structures that PAP/RAC's work complements in adjacent waters.
• IOC-UNESCO (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission): UN body coordinating ocean science, MSP, and marine policy globally, including the MSPglobal initiative. Overlaps directly with PAP/RAC on maritime spatial planning methodology and capacity building, but at global rather than regional scale.
• NOAA Office for Coastal Management: U.S. federal programme providing coastal management tools, data (Digital Coast), and CZMA implementation support. Most directly comparable single-country ICZM delivery counterpart, well-funded and tech-enabled, contrasting PAP/RAC's regional multi-country model.
• UNEP-WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre): UNEP-affiliated centre in Cambridge, UK, providing biodiversity and ecosystem data, tools (like Protected Planet), and policy advice globally. Comparable as a UN knowledge/informatics entity supporting environmental governance; broader in geographic scope than PAP/RAC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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