The 8th Annual Forum of the EU
Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region took place in Berlin, Germany on 13–14 June
2017. The major theme of the event was “Connectivity” highlighting the
development of cooperation and the necessity to intensify contacts in the
region. The Annual Forum brought together participants from governments,
international organisations, universities and businesses, and the event offers
a wide networking occasion for the regional actors to share results and
experience, look for solutions of local challenges. It was attended by over 800
participants with altogether 26
nationalities.
Several seminars and
back-to-back meetings were organised during the Annual Forum. Below are some
highlights of PA Nutri activities.
The Baltic Sea needs smart water sector
Flagship
project IWAMA held a Smart Water sector –seminar focusing on capacity
building and cross-border cooperation for successful technology transfer within
water sector. The seminar consisted of expert presentations and a discussion
round among the panellists. Presentations reflected the importance of capacity
development from various perspectives: those of funders and investors,
researches and practitioners in the field, as well as institutions offering
continuous education possibilities. The panel discussion stressed the
importance of tackling bottlenecks in lifelong learning practices both on
national and international levels.
Cooperating with
North-West Russian Regions
Interreg
Baltic Sea Region Programme hosted a workshop showcasing ongoing regional
cooperation with Russian partners. Flagship project IWAMA took part of the
seminar presenting highlighting the importance of cooperation to reach the
regional goals. Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
intends to pave the way for cooperation in transnational projects with Russia.
Harnessing the digital
revolution for the protection of the Baltic Sea
Flagship
project NutriTrade organised a session in the Connectivity Lounge to present the project activities
and especially the Nutribute platform. The session
presented three case studies where new digital technologies contribute towards
a clean Baltic Sea:
·
Nutrient footprint calculator showing how consumption contributes
to nutrient pollution in the Baltic Sea
·
Splash – Baltic Sea Eutrophication Game
·
Nutribute platform to boost cooperation to save the
Baltic Sea
How literate are we in the
Baltic Sea Region on a well-known issue such as eutrophication?
A creative
workshop on Ocean Literacy in the frame of the
H2020 project ResponSEAble took place in German Federal
Ministry of the Environment 14 and 15
June 2017. The workshop discussed the scientific knowledge and awareness of
policy makers on eutrophication and agriculture, how to communicate the right
messages to right stakeholders and how to make an impact in the producer
consumer value chain. The aim of the project is to find whom do we need to talk
to with which message to increase literacy and change behaviour to lead to a
reduction of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea especially in regards of
agriculture.
