Baltic Master II – Removing threats to Baltic waters

Magnus von SchenckProject Manager Baltic Master II

Inland Sea

– 30 years to renew water

Densely populated

– Addition of substances through

fertilizers or sewage

– Fishing

9 countries = 9 legislations

Cold calm waters

Baltic Sea Challenges

Eutrophication and oxygen depletion

120-150 accidents per year, increasing

Shipping of Oil in the Baltic Sea

Maritime pollution knows no borders!

1000 tons of oil

heading for our coast

BREAKING LOCAL NEWS

All spills are local

All spills are localAll spills will be handled locally

All spills are localAll spills will be handled locally

All spills are political

Example: Fu Shan Hai 2003

Denmark

Sweden

Task Command

Incident Command

System Command

Multi level command- Drain pipe rescue organization -

Coast guard

Fire & Rescue

County Adm. Board

Munici-pality

First Summary…

Liability will be demanded

Local / regional land perspective

Rescue operations can become more

complex than anticipated

Baltic Master II Partnership

Baltic Master II: 47 organisations

Baltic Master II:Baltic Sea StrategyFlagship project

Total Budget:4 002 312,00 €

Project Period:25 January 2009 to 24 January 2012

Political Activities

26 January 2011

Swedish ParliamentStockholm

20 May 2011

EU Maritime Day Gdansk

September 2011

Brussels

24-26 October 2011EU Baltic Sea Strategy Annual Forum,

Gdansk

26-27 October 2011Baltic Master II Final Conference

”Safety & Security”, Gdansk

Kick-off

By 2020: Every Baltic Sea coastal municipality should have an oil contingency plan

By 2020: Every Baltic Sea coastal municipality should have an oil contingency plan

By 2020: Every Baltic Sea coastal municipality should have an oil contingency plan

The importance of planning!

”Plans are

nothing!”

”Planning is

everything!”

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Develop

knowledge

Find and address

weaknesses

Build up trust

Involve Politicans

& Technicians

The time to act is NOW!

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Environmentally sustainable (e.g. reducing pollution in

the sea);

Prosperous (e.g. promoting innovation in small and

medium enterprises);

Accessible and attractive (e.g. better transport links);

Safe and secure (e.g. improving accident response).

Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 4: To become a model region for

clean shipping

Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 4: To become a model region for

clean shipping

Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 4: To become a model region for

clean shipping

Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 2: To preserve natural zones and biodiversity,

including fisheries

Baltic Master II support to BSS Ch.14Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 14: To reinforce maritime accident response

capacity protection from major emergencies

Summary

Planning is everything!

Local / regional land perspective

Build trust through exercises,

involve politicians!

Next Step – Exchanging Good Practise