Marine Policy
Threats and Opportunities in a Changing Arctic: Policy Challenges and Transatlantic Relations
14 November 2008, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI - R. Andreas Kraemer
R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute gave a keynote presentation on "Threats and Opportunities in a Changing Arctic: Policy Challenges and Transatlantic Relations" at the John H. Chafee Center for International Business of Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on 14 November 2008. The presentation draws on the transatlnatic Arctic Transform dialogue. Read more ...
DeutschInsights from the Arctic Transform project integrated into the Arctic Governance Project
Results from Arctic TRANSFORM have been included in a compendium compiled by the Arctic Governance Project. Read more ...
German premiere of the documentary film "The End of the Line"
On 14 December 2009, the critically acclaimed documentary film “The End of the Line” had its German premiere in Berlin. It was the first major feature documentary film revealing the devastating impact of overfishing on our oceans. The screening (with German subtitles) was followed by a panel discussion on the EU Common Fisheries Policy. Read more ...
Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST)
The Ecologic Institute coordinates the five-year project RADOST (Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast). The Baltic coastline of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein is one of seven model regions in Germany that are supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through the funding activity KLIMZUG ("Managing climate change in the regions for the future"). The aim of the RADOST project is to develop regional adaptation strategies in a dialogue between research institutions, business, public administration and civil society. Read more ...
Greening the Mediterranean: Europe's Environmental Policy toward Mediterranean Neighbors
Twenty-one countries share the Mediterranean's coastline with no single country responsible for its environmental deterioration or its protection. They are collectively responsible for both. Over four decades, the environmental dimension of Europe's policy toward its Mediterranean neighbours has become increasingly prominent. This article by Pamela Lesser, Fellow with Ecologic Institute, Washington DC, published in the Mediterranean Quarterly, Volume 20, Issue 2, deals with Europe's environmental policy toward its Mediterranean neighbours and the newly launched Union for the Mediterranean. Read more ...
Protecting the Arctic marine environment in a changing climate – options for transatlantic and international governance
12 March 2009, Copenhagen - Sandra Cavalieri, Katharina Umpfenbach
At the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”, experts presented a summary of scientific findings since the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment. The congress attracted broad international attention in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15) in Copenhagen in December 2009. In the session entitled “Integrating Climate Change into Global Sustainability”, Sandra Cavalieri presented transatlantic and international policy options to protect the Arctic marine environment that had emerged from the Arctic TRANSFORM project. Read more ...
Press Release: German Baltic Coastline Becomes Model Region for Adaptation to Climate Change
Berlin, 28 July 2009
On the coast of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, climate change and the region’s possibilities to adapt to it will be researched for five years. As one of seven selected regions across Germany, it will be funded with close to nine million euros by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the framework of the ministry’s initiative KLIMZUG (“Managing climate change in the regions for the future”).
Arctic at stake – Experts call for improvements in governing climate-change adaptation
EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Diana Wallis, Member of European Parliament welcomed more than 120 experts from government and civil society worldwide to discuss “Transatlantic Policy Options for the Marine Arctic” at a conference in Brussels on 5 March 2009. High-level speakers from Europe and the U.S. presented their preferred policy options for addressing climate change in the Arctic with environmental experts arguing for governance structures that transcend national borders and are capable of protecting fragile Arctic ecosystems. Read more ...
Transatlantic policy options for climate adaptation in the marine Arctic – Expert Workshop Synthesis Report
On 11-12 September 2008 in Berlin, Germany, Arctic TRANSFORM held an Expert Workshop, which brought together more than 50 experts on Arctic policy in the areas of environmental governance, indigenous peoples, hydrocarbons, shipping, and fisheries. The workshop was designed to examine policy options for confronting the rapid changes occurring in the Arctic. The workshop synthesis report summarises the key policy insights that emerged during the workshop. Emphasis is placed on cross-sectoral synergies, stakeholder participation, and governance options in the Arctic. Read more ...
Climate Change and Coastal Zone Management – Mike Orbach
On 14 October 2008, an Ecologic Dinner Dialogue was held in honour of Dr. Michael K. Orbach. Mike Orbach is Professor of the Practice of Marine Affairs and Policy and Director of the Duke University Marine Laboratory at the Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment (Beaufort, North Carolina, USA). The Dinner Dialogue focused on climate change impacts on coastal zones and associated policy responses. Read more ...
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