DRAFT AGENDA FOR

INTERNATIONAL BLACK SEA ACTION DAY

1st MARINE ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP AND ACTIVITIES

Omtel Hotel, Samsun, Turkey, 30-31 October 2009

Friday, 30 October

Duration / Activity
09:00 – 09:30 / Registration
09:30 / Opening Remarks
-Turkey’s Commissioner, Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
(Prof. Dr. Hasan Z. Sarikaya, Turkey)
-Chairperson of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
(Ms. Lubka Katchakova, Bulgaria TBC)
-Governor of Samsun
(Mr. Hasan Basri GÜZELOĞLU)
-Minister of Environment and Forest
(Prof. Dr. Veysel EROĞLU)
11:00 / Coffee Break
11:15 / Black Sea Medal Awards
11:45 / PLENARY SESSION:
ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION OF THE BLACK SEA REGION
11:45 – 12.00 / State of the Environment of the Black Sea Region, Strategies, Developments
(Ahmet E. KIDEYS, Executive Director, Black Sea Commission Permanent Secretariat)
12:00 – 12:15 / Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan for the Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea2002 – 2007
(Çolpan POLAT BEKEN, TÜBİTAK –Marmara Research Center, Chemistry and Environment Institute)
12:15 – 12:30 / DABLAS Activities in the Black Sea Region (TBC)
12:30 – 13:00 / National Statements of the Contracting Parties to the Bucharest Convention
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch
ROOM A / ROOM B
1st SESSION (Chairperson: Dr. Çolpan Polat Beken):
POLLUTION MONITORING / 1st SESSION (Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Gürdal TUNCEL):
LAND BASED POLLUTERS
14:00 – 14.15 / Pollution Monitoring in the Black SeaRegion
(Volodymyr Myroshnychenko, Project Expert, Black Sea Commission) / 14:00 – 14:15 / Pollution Originating from Using Coal for Producing Energy in Catalagzi Energy Basin and Its Impacts on the Black Sea
(Assoc. Prof. Yılmaz YILDIRIM, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Environmental Engineering Department)
14:15 – 14:30 / Pollution Monitoring in the Central Black Sea Coasts of Turkey
(Prof. Dr. Hanife BÜYÜKGÜNGÖR, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Environmental Engineering Department) / 14:15 – 14:30 / Pollution from the Atmosphere in the Black Sea
(Prof.Dr. Gürdal TUNCEL, Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department)
14:30 – 14:45 / Pollution Monitoring by Using Mytilus galloprovincialis andFish: The Black Sea Example
(Assoc. Prof. Nuray BALKIS, Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management) / 14:30 – 14:45 / Marine Litter on the Western Black Sea Coast of Turkey
(Arda M. TONAY, Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV))
14:45 – 15:00 / Observation and Evaluation of Recent Musilage Events Observed in the Marine Environment
(Dr. Çolpan POLAT BEKEN, Senior Researcher, TÜBİTAK – Marmara Research Center, Chemistry and Environment Institute) / 14:45 – 15:00 / Land-based Pollution Originating from Zonguldak and Its Immediate Surroundings and Its Impacts on the Black Sea
(Assoc. Prof. Ahmet ALTIN, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Environmental Engineering Department)
15:00 – 15.15 / Oil Pollution in the Sediment of the Southern Black Sea
(Assoc. Prof. Nuray BALKIS, Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management) / 15:00 – 15:15 / Land-based Pollution on the Eastern Black Sea Coast
(Ass’t. Prof. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ, KTU Surmene Faculty of Marine Sciences)
15:15 – 15:30 / Monitoring of the Marine and Coastal Waters
(Assoc. Prof. Çolpan POLAT BEKEN, Senior Researcher, TÜBİTAK – Marmara Research Center, Chemistry and Environment Institute) / 15:15 – 15:30 / Land-based Pollution Sources on the Black Sea Coast
(Gülsen AVAZ, Senior Researcher, TÜBİTAK – Marmara Research Center, Chemistry and Environment Institute)
15:30 – 15:45 / EC FP7 EnviroGRIDProject on the Black Sea Basin
(Volodymyr Myroshnychenko, Project Expert, Black Sea Commission) / 15:30 – 15:45 / Project for Preventing Pollution from Agriculture in the Black Sea
(Yalçın BAĞSIZ, Unit Head, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of Conservation and Control)
2nd SESSION (Chairman: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ):
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY -
FISHERIES AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT / 2nd SESSION:
LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION (Continuing)
15:45 – 16:00 / A Social Look At the Change in the Coastal Landscape of Eastern Black Sea
Ass’t. Prof. Coşkun ERÜZ, KTU Sürmene Faculty of Marine Sciences) / 15:45 – 16:00 / “Real Time River Monitoring and Pollution Control System” Project in Yesilirmak Basin
(Yakup KARAASLAN, Acting Water Resources Unit Head, Ministry of Environment and Forest, General Directorate of Environmental Management)
16:00 – 16:15 / Coffee Break / 16:00 – 16:15 / Coffee Break
16:15 – 16:30 / Conservation of Landscape and Biodiveristy in the Black Sea - Coastal Zone Management
(Nazmiye UZUN, Zonguldak Provincial Director of Environment and Forest) / 16:15 – 16:30 / Conservation Action Plan for Sakarya Basin
(Burhan Fuat ÇANKAYA, Assistant Expert of Environment and Forest, Ministry of Environment and Forest, General Directorate of Environmental Management)
16:30 – 16:45 / Coastal Zone Management in the Special Areas of Environmental Protection
(Emrah MANAP, Biologist, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas) / 16:30 – 16:45 / Domestic and Industrial Sources of Discharge Originating from Samsun Province
(Selçuk ÇOŞKUN, Assistant Expert of Environment and Forest, Samsun Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forest)
3rd SESSION (Chairman: Dr. Arzu OLGUN)
POLLUTION ORIGINATING FROM VESSEL TRAFFIC / 3rd SESSION
LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION (Continuing)
16:45 – 17:00 / Acitivites Carried Out by the Turkish Coast Guard for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Black Sea / 16:45 – 17:00 / Land-based Sources of Pollution in Giresun
(Güven YUĞURANLAR, Biologist, GiresunProvincial Directorate of Environment and Forest)
17:00 – 17:15 / Ballast Water Risks in Turkish Marine Areas
(Dr. Arzu OLGUN, Cheief Senior Researcher, TÜBİTAK – Marmara Research Center, Chemistry and Environment Institute) / 17:00 – 17:15 / Municipal Waste Management
(Ufuk TÜRKMEN, Engineer, Ministry of Environment and Forest, General Directorate of Environmental Management, Waist Management Unit)
17:15 – 17:30 / Activities Carried Out by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest for the Prevention of Pollution Originating from Ordinary Vessel Activities
(Kerem NOYAN, Assistant Expert of Environment and Forest, Ministry of Environment and Forest, General Directorate of Environmental Management) / 17:15 – 17:30 / Land-based Sources of Pollution in Ordu
(Pınar TORAMAN, Environmental Engineer, Ordu Municipality)
17:30 – 17:45 / Activities Carried Out in the Black Sea Within the Framework of Emergency Intervention Legislation
(Ministry of Environment and Forest, General Directorate of Environmental Management – TÜBİTAK / Marmara Research Center) / 17:30 – 17:45 / Land-based Sources of Pollution Originating from the Province of Kastamonu
(Ferda Tarhan DUMAN – Ferhan KAŞIKÇI, Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forest)
17:45 – 18:00 / EC Project: Environmental Monitoring of the Black Sea Basin: Monitoring and Information Systems for Reducing Oil Pollution(MONINFO)
(Prof. Dr. Ahmet E. KIDEYŞ, Executive Director, Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution Permanent Secretariat) / 17:45 – 18:00 / Land-based Sources of Pollution Originating from the Province of Trabzon
(Fahrettin ULU, TrabzonProvincial Director of Environment and Forest)
18:00 – 18:15 / RODELTA OIL SPILL CLEAN-UP AND SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE
(Nilüfer AKPINAR, Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution Permanent Secretariat)
19:00 / Dinner / 19:00 / Dinner

Saturday, 31 October

Duration / Activity
9:00 / PLENARY (Chairman: Prof. Dr. Tanay Sıtkı Uyar):
PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
9:00 – 9:15 / Cooperation and Capacity Building in the Black Sea Riparian States in the EU Process
(Yeşim ÇAĞLAYAN, Environmental Information Programme Manager, REC, Turkey)
9:15 – 9:30 / Public Awareness Activities
(Lütfi ÇAKMAK, Senior Chemical Engineer, Turkey Environmental Protection Foundation)
9:30 – 9:45 / The Black Sea Box Education Project
(Boğaçhan BENLİ,Coca-Cola / UNDP / WWF-Turkey)
9:45 – 10:00 / Transboundary Environmental Issues and the Role of NGOs in the Black Sea Region in the 13th Year of the International Black Sea Action Day
(Gül GÖKTEPE, Turkish Confederation of Black Sea Region NGOs (KASTOB))
10:00 – 10:15 / Coffee Break
10:15 – 10:30 / KARDOGA
(Barbaros GÖNENÇGİL)
10:30 – 10:45 / WWF-Turkey
(Filiz DEMİRAYAK)
10:45 – 11:00 / TUDAV Photography Exhibition
(Arda M. Tonay)
11:00 – 12:00 / Evaluation of the Workshop and Announcement of the Outputs(Session Leaders)
12:15 – 13:15 / Lunch
14:00–19:00 / Excursion to Kizilirmak Delta
19:00 / Dinner