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Actions and flagship projectsAction: Develop a joint macro-regional prevention and preparedness approach towards major hazards and emergencies Develop methodologies for enhanced cooperation between different local, regional and national agencies with a role in emergency operations relating to major hazards and emergencies, and on how to increase synergies with the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Cooperation methodologies should be defined broadly and include public awareness actions, contingency planning, disaster scenarios, communication systems and tools, including early warning systems, use of technology, joint exercises and training. Flagship projects Develop risk scenarios based on risk assessments and identify gaps for all main hazards in the Baltic Sea region in order to anticipate potential disasters, thus enabling a rapid and effective EU response through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Lead: Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat. Deadline for progress review: January 2013. Strengthen training activities and exercises in cooperation with the countries of the Baltic Sea region, including on disaster risk prevention and management. Based on the project develop scenarios and identify gaps, and drawing on existing possibilities for funding sources under the Civil Protection Financial Instrument. Lead: Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat and/or the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Deadline for progress review: to be determined. Proposal from the Commission for a flagship project Develop a regional disaster loss database for all main hazards of the Baltic Sea region in order to improve the knowledge base and exchange of information, and inform the decision makers on the main areas for which a common risk assessment method should be developed. Lead: to be determined. Deadline for progress review: to be determined. Action: Enhance a joint urban safety and prevention approach in the Baltic Sea region Many communities in the Baltic Sea region face similar risks. Therefore, raising awareness and enhancing prevention is of outmost importance. In many cases however the best new practices are learned through transnational cooperation. The Baltic Sea region has several transnational networks of cities, regions and other local actors that would be natural networks for developing transnational awareness raising, prevention strategies, urban safety and safe community approaches. Potential flagship projects Applying APELL (Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level) to address everyday accidents in the Baltic Sea region. Lead: Member States and/or inter-governmental body to be determined.52 Deadline for progress review: to be determined. Effective learning and exchanging best practices on urban safety through a local city network. The network fosters urban safety exchanges throughout Baltic Sea region on locally-developed know-how strategies, shares experiences, analyzes functions and activities of municipalities and develops new safety management in the cities more oriented towards the needs of local communities. Lead: Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC) Commission on Local Safety. Deadline for progress review: to be determined. Action: Foster dialogue and common approaches to civil protection in the Baltic Sea region A thorough knowledge and understanding of national and international (including EU) systems and funding possibilities is critical for civil protection actors and other stakeholders in the Baltic Sea region. This is a necessary precondition for the joint organisation of activities that encourage knowledge transfer and information sharing through formal and informal education and training as well as the development of joint procedures and standards. It has the potential to encourage initiatives focusing on new areas and ways of cooperation such as between authorities with different competencies and jurisdictions and public-private partnerships. Flagship projects Form a network of key civil protection actors in the Baltic Sea region through the ‘Baltic Leadership Programme’ and equip them with the tools and information needed to manage cross-border collaboration and projects between diverse organisations in an intercultural context. Lead: Swedish Institute. Deadline for progress review: 30 June 2013.
http://pa4.dma.dk In the Baltic Sea region, maritime transport constitutes an important backbone for trade. At any given moment, there are more than 2000 ships operating in the Baltic Sea. Both the number and the size of vessels have been growing in recent years and it currently represents up to 15% of the world’s cargo traffic. Moreover, the vessel traffic is predicted to increase further in the years to come. At the same time, the Baltic Sea is environmentally fragile due to its shallow, semi-closed waters and densely populated shores. Shipping is a very effective mode of transport when measured in emissions per tonnes of cargo; however, maritime transport is a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. While being economically inexpensive and environmentally friendly if measured per tonnes of transported goods, shipping can have negative effects on the environment through air emissions, and the illegal and accidental discharge of oil, hazardous substances and other wastes. Another important pressure due to shipping is the introduction of alien organisms via ships’ ballast water and hull fouling, which can have very serious negative impacts on the ecologically fragile Baltic Sea and its endemic species. New technology to reduce emissions from ships’ engines is currently being developed, and simultaneously less polluting fuels are being tested. In fact, the Baltic Sea region is home to global champions in shipping and maritime equipment manufacturing. In 2005, the Baltic Sea was designated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area and as the first special SOx Emission Control Area (SECA) with limits on sulphur emissions under the MARPOL Convention53 (Annex VI). This provides a solid basis for implementing measures to ensure the sustainability of shipping in the Baltic Sea. In view of the essential importance of maritime traffic in the Baltic Sea and the harmful effects on the marine environment, it is necessary for the countries in the Baltic Sea region to act jointly to minimise ship-based pollution, while maximising the positive impact of maritime transport on the region. The rapid designation of a NOx emission control area (NECA) in the Baltic Sea is also key to reducing eutrophication and air pollution and promoting clean shipping in the region. The priority area on ‘clean shipping’, together with the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), acts as a forum for relevant stakeholders to secure the coordination and cooperation on these goals. Cleaner shipping in the Baltic Sea and a high level of competence in clean shipping technology in the region contributes to reaching the overall objectives of the Strategy to clean the sea and to increase prosperity, and can be achieved in part through strengthened regional cooperation. The vision is that the Baltic Sea should become a model region for clean shipping. The development of maritime spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region has the potential to enhance measures of clean and safe shipping.
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Policy objective: Reducing emissions from the shipping in the Baltic Sea, while at the same it is predicted that the intensity of maritime activities will increase. |
Indicator: Annual emissions from vessel traffic in the Baltic Sea, based on estimates from the Automatic Identification System, which monitors vessel movement. |
Emissions in 2009. |
Overall decreasing trend in emissions. |
HELCOM annual statistics. |
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Cooperative objective: Establishment of upgraded reception facilities for sewage in passenger ports of the Baltic Sea through exchange of experiences and best practices, investments and cooperation between shipping industry, ports and municipal wastewater treatment plants. |
Number of new ports with upgraded reception facilities for sewage. |
First and second priority ports for upgrading according to the HELCOM Road Map adopted by the 2010 Ministerial Meeting. http://www.helcom.fi/stc/files/Moscow2010/PortReceptionFacilities.pdf |
Port reception facilities are upgraded by 2015 at the latest, the International Maritime Organization is notified accordingly, leading to the enforcement of the ban for untreated sewage discharge under the Baltic Sea Special Area of MARPOL Annex IV. |
HELCOM (Cooperation Platform on port reception facilities). |
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