Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
RESPONDING TO RISING SEAS
A new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, Responding to Rising Seas: OECD Country Approaches to Tackling Coastal Risks was published. It takes a major step forward in providing policy guidance on how countries can more effectively manage the risks from sea level rise.
REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER SEMINAR ON BLUE ECONOMY
REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER SEMINAR ON BLUE ECONOMY: TOWARDS A COMMON MARITIME AGENDA FOR THE BLACK SEA, 19 MARCH 2019, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
CCMS experts took active participation at the Regional Stakeholder Seminar on Blue Economy on 19 March 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey at the Hilton Istanbul Maslak. The Seminar was organized by the Facility for Blue Growth (https://blackseablueconomy.eu/) with the support of the European Commission and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Permanent International Secretariat (BSEC PERMIS). It brought together policy experts, scientists, entrepreneurs and regional organisations for debating on the challenges and opportunities for cooperation on marine and maritime affairs in the Black Sea and identifying joint actions to support an innovative, resilient and sustainable blue economy in the region.
MEDCOAST 19 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Fourteenth MEDCOAST Congress on Coastal and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Management & Conservation (MEDCOAST 19) is to be held on 22 – 26 October 2019, Club Yazici Turban Hotel (****), Marmaris, Turkey.
CONGRESS CHAIR: Prof. Erdal Özhan, President, MEDCOAST Foundation
The Fourteenth MEDCOAST Congress in Marmaris (Turkey) takes place at a time when the European Commission is keenly involved in facilitating programs for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the fields of Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and Blue Growth (Economy) and this important event will be an excellent opportunity for discussing national and regional efforts and capacities, as well as for networking and collaboration.
A new book on MSP has been published
Maritime Spatial Planning - past, present, future
Editors:
Prof. Jacek Zaucha
Dr. Kira Gee
ISBN 978-3-319-98696-8
This open access book is the first comprehensive overview of maritime or marine spatial planning. Countries across the globe are beginning to implement maritime spatial plans; however the authors of this collection have identified several key questions that are emerging from this growing body of MSP experience. How can maritime spatial planning deal with a complex and dynamic environment such as the sea? How can MSP be embedded in multiple levels of governance across regional and national borders – and how far does the environment benefit from this new approach? This book actively engages with the problems encapsulated in these questions, and explores possible solutions.
