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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF MPAs IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

c) Processing the financial data
Using the same data processing principle as McCrea-Strub et al. (2011), all costs were
converted into 2014 Euros by using the local currency to Euros exchange rate. To
standardise financial information into data that could be compared across all countries
studied, costs were also adjusted to account for purchasing power parity (PPP), an indicator
of the local ‘value’ of one dollar. PPP-adjusted values were then converted into 2014 euros.

2.3.3 Methodology for assessing resource allocation at the national level

a) Country sample and surveys

The analysis of resource mobilisation at country level, which forms part of the analysis of the
financing gaps for effective management of Marine Protected Areas, strongly depends on the
ability to identify the financial resources mobilised through international cooperation as well
as through government budgets for each country in the Mediterranean (Figure 8 below).

Figure 8: Sources of revenues for national budget
(Source: the authors)

Priority was given to Mediterranean countries that have identifiable government officials in
charge of MPAs and of international cooperation. From the 21 countries surrounding the
Mediterranean, Bosnia Herzegovina, Morocco, Libya and Syria were excluded from the
analysis due to difficulties identifying national contacts or national respondents. Surveys
were conducted in the remaining 17 countries by means of online questionnaires, followed
up by phone call interviews and e-mail exchanges. The questionnaires were sent to national
government officials in Ministries or Agencies responsible for the Environment. Information
was also requested from the main official for international cooperation. Fourteen countries
fully provided written information.

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