List of participants

Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe:
the way forward

27^th-28^th October 2011
Riga, LATVIA

Conference Programme

The programme comprised three plenary sessions animated by various representatives of European coastal and marine stakeholders. Each session was concluded by a discussion and identification of key priorities to act, challenges and opportunities to better manage Europe's coastline in the coming decade.

All participants were encouraged to provide feedback on the preparation of the OURCOAST Common Vision, challenges and responsibilities in the coastal areas, setting up action by everybody as result of the conference.

Day 1 : 27 October 2011
8h00 - 09h00	Arrival of participants and registration
09h00 - 10h30	Opening Session - Presenting OURCOAST Conference Prof. Raimonds Ernsteins Conference Moderator
	Formal Opening of the Conference: Mr. Edmunds Sprudzs, Minister of the Environmental Protection and Regional Development Mr. Girts Valdis Kristovskis, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Andris Ameriks, Vice-Mayor of the City of Riga
	Mrs. Katarzyna Krzywda, Representation of the EU Polish Presidency, Poland
	Introduction to OURCOAST: Rob Steijn, Project Manager OURCOAST Consortium
10h30 - 11h00	Coffee Break
11h00 - 13h00	SESSION 1: ADAPTATION TO RISK (CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS, RISK PREVENTION)
	Session 1 addresses climate change, natural and technological hazards as well as risk prevention. It follows the first OURCOAST policy objective with its 3 Themes.
	Session Chair: Claude Rouam, Head of Unit Marine DG-Environment Speakers: Andrus Meiner, Head of Programme, Natural Systems and Vulnerability of European Environment Agency Hans Heupink, Project Manager of the Strategic Programme Coast, Province of Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Roberto Montanari, Region Emilia-Romagna, Italy Padraig Moore, Senior Planner Cork County Council, Ireland Johannes Klein, Project Coordinator BaltCICA, Finland
	Discussion & Key priorities for OURCOAST COMMON VISION
13h00 - 14h30	Buffet Lunch
14h30 - 16h30	SESSION 2: SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES (PRESERVING THE COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT and EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES)
	Session 2 addresses preserving the coastal and marine environment, as well as sound use of resources and promotion of less resource intensive processes/products. It follows the second OURCOAST policy objective with its 2 Themes.
	Session Chair: Jan Ekebom, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Speakers: Talis Linkaits, Head of VASAB Secretariat, Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea Simion Nicolaev, National Institute for Marine Research and Development (Grigore Antipa), Romania José Ramón Guzmán Álvarez, CAMP-project "Levante de Almería", PAP-RAC, Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs and Regional Ministry of Environment of Andalusia, Spain Sally King, World Heritage Visitor Manager, Jurassic Coast Team, Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site, United Kingdom Kristine Veidemane, Baltic Environmental Forum, Latvia
	Discussion & Key priorities for OURCOAST COMMON VISION
16h30 - 17h00	Coffee Break
17h00 - 17h30	Conclusions and Closing remarks 1st Conference day
17h30	ICZM Advisory Group and Pegaso project: Taking the Stock of and Advising the Way Forward with ICZM in the Black Sea Region, Mihail Costache Official launch of CoastalAdaptation.eu - the legacy of IMCORE - Innovative Management for Europe's Changing Coastal Resource (project funded by the INTERREG IV B Programme) Promotional video presentation and Networking Drinks
Day 2 : 28 October 2011
09h00 - 09h15	Introduction and opening by Conference Moderator
09h15 - 11h15	SESSION 3: SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH (DEVELOPING REGIONAL SEAS SUSTAINABLY, BALANCING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT WHILST ENHANCING ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGING IMPACTS FROM COASTAL ACTIVITIES, IMPROVING COMPETITIVENESS)
	Session 3 addresses sustainable economic growth. It follows the third OURCOAST policy objective with its 3 Themes.
	Session Chair: Anna Repullo Grau, DG-Regional Policy Speakers: Damien Perissé, Director - Maritime issues, innovation and competitiveness of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) Hugo Niesing, Director WATTPIC-Europe, intelligent energy and water management, The Netherlands Ivana Strkalj Regional Development Center of Koper, Slovenia Alain Le Vern, President of the Upper Normandy region & President of the ARC MANCHE, France   Candida Pestana, Representation of Coordination Cabinet of Programme POLIS. Ministry of Environment and Spatial planning, Portugal
	Discussion & Key priorities for OURCOAST COMMON VISION
11h15 - 11h45	Coffee break
11h45 - 13h00	CLOSING SESSION - THE OURCOAST COMMON VISION
	Presentation and Adoption of OURCOAST COMMON VISION EC - DG Environment & Session Chairs
	Open Discussion by OURCOAST delegates
	Conference Achievements and Closing Address by EC - DG Environment
13h00	Farewell aperitif