DRAFT PROGRAMME

Coalition Clean Baltic Conference and General Meeting - 2006

" Transboundary river cooperation in the Baltic Sea basin"

Two sub topics : 1) transboundary river cooperation and 2) sustainble agriculture

Time: May 19-21

Venue : Hotel "Uzlissia" , located outside Lviv, Ukraine

Friday, 19 May 2006

Time / Event / topic
To be decided upon / Transfer from Lviv to Hotel "Uzlissiz" where the Conference will take place
- Information on the coming activities during Saturday and Sunday.
- Dinner
- Sauna after dinner

Saturday, 20 May 2006– sessions are open for the public

Time / Event / topic
8.00 – 9.00 / Registration
9.00 – 9.20 /

OPENING OF THE MEETING

Welcome by CCB Chairman, Valdur Lahtvee and host organisation World Lab!
9.20 – 12.20
9.20 – 9.40
9.40 – 10.00
10.00 – 10.20
10.20 – 10.35
10.35 – 10.50
10.50 – 11.05 /

1) TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER COOPERATION

- Presentation of the Convention on Transboundary rivers – Projects going on in the Baltic Sea region.
- Presentation on the HELCOM report “ Evaluation of Transboundary pollution loads”,
by Kaj Forsius from Secretariat of Helcom .
- Presentation on World Bank project on the Bug river – “lessons to learn from Bug river - problems, constraints, and how to succesfully cooperate with transboundary rivers”, –
- Speaker from Lviv region to talk about the Regional Water Management plan
- Presentation on Bug river management by an offical, expert on the Bug river in Ukraine
- Presentation of the project of Lviv oblast on Transboundary cooperation for Bug river,
by Petro Hrytshyshyn, World Lab
11.10 – 11.40 / Coffee break
11.40-12.20 / - Presentation of Env NGO project activities in the Bug river basin, Ukraine (4 different org in Ukraine – tot 40 minutes) (World Lab, INECO , Lviv Municipal Public organisation Ecoterra, ECO-VIT)
12.20-15.15
12.20 –12.40
12.40-13.00
13.00-13.20
13.20 – 13.40 / 2) SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SESSION
- Introduction and Information on work performed within HELCOM and BA21 connected to Agriculture – achievements and constraints,
by Maria Staniszewska, CCB Board Member and member of Polish Ecological Club
- “Eutrophication and the new Baltic Sea Action Plan”,
by Kaj Forsius, from the Secretariat of Helcom.
- “Baltic eutrhopication and agriculture – how to solve the problem”.
by Gunnar Norén, CCB Executive Secretary
- Presentation of a study on bufferzones in agriculture and reduction of phosphorus leakage,
by Jaana Uusi-Kamppa, Finnish scientist at MTT Agrifood Research Finland.
13.40 – 14.40 / Lunch
14.40 – 15.00
15.00-15.20 / - Presentation CCB supported work by PKE-Gliwice on organic farming in Poland
by Maria Staniszewska, CCB Board Member and member of Polish Ecological Club
- Speaker from Lviv Oblast to talk about the Regional Agriculture Plan – agriculture of today and plans for the future
15.20- 15.30
15.30 - 18.00 / Introduction to the Working Group Session
Splitting into Working Groups.
Working Groups – CCB Priority Areas (parallel)
1. PROMOTION OF GOOD ECOLOGICAL WATER STATUS:
1.1Promotion of Sustainable Wasterwater management
1.2Promotion of Sustainable River Basin Management
1.3Promotion of Water Protection measures in Agriculture
  1. PREVENTION OF INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES HARMFUL TO THE BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENT AND COASTAL AREAS
  2. Protection of the Baltic Sea environment from harmful installations and transports
  3. Promotion of sustainable development in coastal zones, and Local Agenda 21.
  4. Protection of Baltic river ecosystems from ecological harmful Hydro-electric power plants
3. DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BALTIC SEA FISHERIES
3.1Protection of the naturally spawning Baltic Salmon
3.2 Promotion of Baltic Sea sustainable fishing practices
16.30 – 17.00 / Coffee break
18.00 – 19.00 / -Reporting back from Working Groups and closing of the Conference
20.00 - late / Dinner and social event
Within all day / Poster presentations: / Authors near stands at coffee breaks

Sunday, 21 May 2006

Time / Event / topic
9.30 / CCB General Meeting
10.30 – 11.00 / Coffee/tea break
11.00 – 12.00 / CCB General Meeting - cont. & closing
12.00 – 13.00 / Lunch
13.00 – 13.30 / Packing – up, leaving
13.30 – 15.30 / Excursion
Departure of participants

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