Workshop of IG POM Introduction Andrea Wei (Chair IG POM) Workshop - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Workshop of IG POM Introduction Andrea Weiß (Chair IG POM)

Workshop background • Regional coordination of measures  Strengthen the implementation of BSAP  Support EU Member States under MSFD • Regional documentation for use be EU Member States for reporting of programmes of measures • Starting point:  HELCOM acquis and its implementation: gap analysis  Planned national measures: analysis of opportunities for coordination  Ongoing HELCOM work in support of coordination of measures  Actions still needed for regional coordination and progress on achieving good status of the Baltic Sea ecosystems

Workshop purpose • Finalising proposals for actions still needed  „new“ actions, i.e. forward looking perspective: Case ‐ by ‐ case decision on what is „new“ or „existing“  „measures“, i.e. focussing on activites that directly steer human activities: monitoring, research, assessment are not „measures“  Proposed actions not yet agreed in HELCOM require approval by HOD • „Coordination“  Coordination of national measures  Regional measures (e.g. HELCOM Recommendations)  Sub ‐ regional measures  Concerted actions in relation to third parties (e.g. IMO, EU, third countries)

State of play Number of CPs planning measures on the topic 4.3 Accidental pollution Marine Spatial Planning 4.6 Sea ‐ bed damage 4.5 Conservation 4.10 Energy/noise 4.8 Non ‐ indigenous species 4.7 Fisheries/by ‐ catch 4.4 Spatial protection 4.2 Contaminants 4.9 Litter 4.1 Nutrients 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

State of play Number of proposed actions still needed Total listed number of CP planned measures Marine Spatial Planning Marine Spatial Planning 4.3 Accidental pollution 4.3 Accidental pollution 4.8 Non ‐ indigenous species 4.8 Non ‐ indigenous species 4.7 Fisheries/by ‐ catch 4.7 Fisheries/by ‐ catch 4.4 Spatial protection 4.4 Spatial protection 4.6 Sea ‐ bed damage 4.6 Sea ‐ bed damage 4.10 Energy/noise 4.10 Energy/noise 4.5 Conservation 4.5 Conservation 4.2 Contaminants 4.2 Contaminants 4.9 Litter 4.9 Litter 4.1 Nutrients 4.1 Nutrients 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4

State of play • List of planned national measures (8 October 2015) • Contributions from  S&C, Pressure  Secretariat: Maritime issues  Lead countries: templates actions still needed • Comments from GEAR?

State of play Template for „actions still needed“ • Existing (Category 1b) or new measure (Category 2a)? • Indicator? • Need for template adjustment? • Row no. Actions still needed to reach the target(s) 1 Name of action / measure: 2 Type of action / measure (MSFD type: 2a or 2b) For type 2a: policy used 3 HELCOM type of action Type of coordination (as defined in the Joint Document): (1) regional coordination of national measure, (2) regional measure, (3) sub ‐ regional measure, (4) joint regional action in relation to third parties 5 Short description of the action / measure including its purpose and a description of the mechanism of how the action / measure improves the state of the environment 6 Spatial coverage (e.g. European, whole Baltic Sea, sub ‐ basin(s)) 7 Recommended start and duration, if appropriate, of action / measure (temporal coverage) 8 Contribution of the action / measure to achieve the target (possibly including reference to available studies on effectiveness) 9 Proposed activities for implementation (very briefly) e.g. technical requirements, milestones including reference to ongoing activities 10 Obstacles to implementation (at regional and CP level) 11 Indicator

Workshop tasks • Conclude and finalise „actions still needed“ • Identify any issues on the joint document that may arise in the discussions • Arrangements for finalising the Joint Document • Taking forward actions still needed • Report and recommendation to GEAR

Workshop organisation • Break ‐ out groups  Group 1 „pressure“ issues (6 topics)  Group 2 „conservation“ issues (4 topics)  Discussion led by lead countries / WG Chairs  Drafting of „actions still needed“ per topic • Plenary  Discussion and conclusion per topic  Next steps

Good luck and success!