We invite you to register for the Cross border meeting: Better maritime planning – towards a shared future, together that will take place on 26-27 March 2019 in Umea, Sweden.

INVITATION & AGENDA

Please Register by filling this REGISTRATION FORM

When fishing and energy meet,
in the Gulf of Bothnia

-> Increase awareness and knowledge of cross-border blue growth issues and needs

-> Increase international collaboration between the maritime spatial planners

We invite:

• Maritime spatial planners
• Fisheries experts
• Energy experts
• Finland, Sweden and Åland

If you have any questions please contact:

Mari Pohja-Mykrä,
Satakuntaliitto
mari.pohja-mykra@satakunta.fi

Mikael Wennström,
Landskapsregeringen
mikael.wennstrom@regeringen.ax

Susanne Gustafsson,
Havs- och vattenmyndigheten
susanne.gustafsson@havochvatten.se

During the 18th joint HELCOM-VASAB MSP working group meeting on 27-28 March 2019 in Hamburg, the Pan Baltic Scope project will host the interactive workshop on Assessment of Regional MSP Framework implementation by the Baltic Sea countries.

Workshop participants will be introduced with preliminary finding on the MSP Principles and Guidelines on transboundary consultation application, given the opportunity to provide feedback on the initial outcomes and suggestions for updating MSP Principles and shaping upcoming MSP Roadmap for the Baltic Sea region.

The workshop is organised by activity “Follow-up of Common Framework” leader VASAB.

We invite you to join the 3rd workshop on Pan Baltic Scope Data Sharing activity that will be held on 3rd April in Copenhagen.

The workshop will include further testing of improved BASEMAPS for MSP output data, as well as the first draft of guidelines for data exchange will be presented. Furthermore, there will be presentations on national data developments that are done with the help of Pan Baltic Scope funding.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

For registration and further information please contact:

Kristine Kedo
Latvian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development

kristine.kedo@varam.gov.lv 

The Pan Baltic Scope project leaders of the activities  1.2.1 Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA) Toolbox and 1.2.2. Implementation of EBA in sub-basin SEA are happy to invite you to the second joint workshop in Malmö, Sweden on 9-10 May 2019.

The aim of the workshop is to develop preliminary findings on EBA and SEA further, leading to a handbook and recommendations for the Baltic Sea Region by the end of 2019. So far the results include a questionnaire on EBA and SEA, and a draft analysis report on EBA. During the first joint workshop in October 2018 we already looked into the results of the questionnaire. A workshop on the application of EBA in Finnish/Åland MSP will also be held and a case study is initiated on SEA/EBA in the Southern Baltic Sea.

Discussion points for the upcoming workshop
EBA as a framework umbrella

• Evaluation of HELCOM/VASAB MSP Working Group EBA guidelines and EBA Toolbox
• Malawi principles
• Green Infrastructure
• Cumulative assessments
• Socio- economic analysis

Coherent SEA in a transboundary context

• Common SEA language
• Assessment methods
• Future scenarios (zero alternatives etc.) and other alternatives
• Connection to the MSFD

The workshop will take place at Hotel Garden in the center of Malmö, Sweden starting at 10:00 on Thursday 9th ending at 15:30 on Friday 10th of May 2019. It would be great to have you with us shaping the MSP future of the Baltic Sea Region!

More information and registration

Jan Schmidtbauer Crona

Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

Register to the workshop via email jan.schmidtbauer.crona@havochvatten.se by 19th April, including information on general dietary needs and if you want to take part in the networking dinner on the 9th May.