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Management of the Baltic Sea
as a common resource
Bo Löwendal, Sweden
Member of the BSR INTERREG IIIB Steering
Committee
Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 – 2013 Conference
Hamburg 10-11 May 2007
Part-financed by the
European Union
Presentation Outline:
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The background of Priority
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Priority objective
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Areas of support with examples
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Financing: available funds and co-financing rates
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The system of indicators
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Common and priority specific results
The background of Priority (1)
STRENGTHS
• Well developed monitoring system on the
environmental quality of the Baltic Sea
• Good scientific knowledge base for management
of the marine environment
• Established integrated coastal zone management
and river basin practices at the local and
regional level as a good potential for
transnational co-operation
• Great nature values of European interest,
relatively high quality of environment (incl. vast
forest areas) and important cultural heritage
WEAKNESSES
• Lack of joint actions and action plans to prevent
and to combat land-based marine pollution
(nutrification of arable land and ground waters,
leaky wastes disposal areas, insufficient waste
water treatment) resulting, among others, in
eutrophication of sea waters, oxygen depletion
at the Baltic Sea bottom and high level of
dioxins in fish
• Lack of well coordinated joint plans to prevent
and to respond to maritime accidents, incl. oil
spills and contamination by hazardous
substances
• Lack of transnational co-operation and joint
planning in usage of Baltic Sea space and in
minimalisation of risks caused by natural
disasters
The background of Priority (2)
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
• Growing awareness of the poor status
of the Baltic Sea environment
• Uncontrolled exploration of marine resources leading
to environmental hazards and/or use conflicts
• Good natural and cultural heritage
incentives to develop pan-Baltic
tourism products as a measure for the
BSR branding
• Lack of political commitment and low harmonisation
of national management plans and legislation related
to the marine environment
• Good quality of the marine
environment as an asset to fish stocks
• Insufficiently prepared administrative personnel at
regional and national level to adapt and implement
UE regulations on ICZM and marine environment
• EU Marine Strategy Directive giving a
higher status to protection of the
marine environment and regional cooperation
• Economic development needs overriding other
interests and weakening efforts to safeguard
sustainable development of the Baltic Sea and its
catchment area
• EU Maritime Policy, EU Green Paper on
a future EU policy
• Natural disasters such as rising sea level, flooding,
forest fires etc.
The objective
is to improve the management of
the Baltic Sea resources in order to achieve its
better environmental state
The goal is to learn more and to practice jointly a knew knowledge
on:
• How to ensure effective and efficient water management
• How to utilise resources for the economic development of the
regions without harming the marine ecosystems (gathering the
knowledge, integration)
• How to mitigate the impacts of the regions economic
development (preparedness and response, as well as capacity
building)
• How to prepare the regions for the avoidable consequences of
the global climate change (awareness raising, preparedness)
Areas of support:
1.
Water management with special attention to challenges caused
by increasing economic activities and climate changes
2.
Economic management of open sea areas and sustainable use
of marine resources
3.
Enhanced maritime safety
4.
Integrated development of off-shore and coastal areas
Area 1. Water management with special attention
to challenges caused by increasing economic
activities and climate changes (1)
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Actions and strategies to improve water management in the Baltic Sea
and its catchment area
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New technologies and solutions for water treatment based on the pooling
of existing experience in the BSR
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Identification of weak links/bottlenecks in the water treatment systems
currently in use in order to increase their efficiency followed by concrete
investments
Area 1. Water management with special attention
to challenges caused by increasing economic
activities and climate changes (2)
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Actions to prevent transboundary pollution, including nuclear radiation,
and to promote environmental management and standards
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Actions, action plans, strategies and legislative frameworks for improved
water management in order to minimise impacts of climate change
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Actions and solutions for improved protection of valuable marine
resources
Area 2. Economic management of open sea
areas and sustainable use of marine
resources
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Preparation of strategies, actions and pilot investments for using
marine resources, e.g. in the field of advanced technologies in
marine culture (aquaculture), exploitation of gas hydrates,
offshore wind energy, fish breeding, use of biomass, exploration
of underwater tourism potentials etc.
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Actions oriented towards sensitivity mapping of the Baltic Sea
space resulting in visualisation of investigated potential of marine
resources as well as in detection of possible conflict areas
Area 3. Enhanced maritime safety
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Application of strategies, tools and methods to minimise
environmental risks resulting from both natural hazards and
human activities
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Actions and investments to enhance preparedness and response
on the sea in case of accidents or spills
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Joint strategies and actions to increase reliability of maritime
transport in the Baltic Sea
Area 4. Integrated development of off-shore
and coastal areas
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Harmonisation of national management plans on marine
environment and joint transnational implementation of their
relevant parts
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Streamlining of national efforts towards development of the
off-shore planning standards
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Development and implementation of integrated coastal zone
management aiming at competence building at regional and
national level
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Preparation of scenarios, adaptation strategies and
intervention plans towards mitigation of impacts of climate
change on coastal areas
Available funds:
ERDF + Norwegian = 30 % of 208 MEUR
ENPI
ca 62.4 MEUR
4.0 MEUR
Co-financing rates:
• Up to 50 % for Norwegian partners
• Up to 75 % for partners from: Denmark, Finland, Germany and
Sweden
• Up to 85 % for partners from: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland
• Up to 90 % for RU/BY partners
• Up to 50 % for partners located outside programme eligible area
except from 75% co-financing rate for the whole Land Lower Saxony
The system of indicators:
To measure achievements of the programme the system of indicators
has been established and defined in the Operational Programme
The system is based on a set of expected results accompanied by
respective outputs. There are two types of expected results for each
priority: common and priority specific ones
Each project must:
• address at least one common and one specific result, and
• define indicator for the addressed results’ achievement
• quantify outputs
Common results in the priority 3
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Increased political recognition for transnational solutions
improving the management of Baltic Sea resources
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Increased sustainability of co-operative networks aiming at
improved management of the Baltic Sea
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Unlocking public /private investments aimed at the improvement
of Baltic Sea management
Specific results of the priority 3:
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Improved institutional capacity and effectiveness in water
management in the Baltic Sea
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Improved institutional capacity in dealing with hazards and risks,
including climate change
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Increased sustainable economic potential of marine resources
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Influenced policies, strategies, action plans and/or regulations in
the field of management of Baltic Sea as a common resource