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Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST). Ecologic Institut, Berlin Grit Martinez. www.ecologic.eu www.klimzug-radost.de. Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010. EU Coastal Zones - 50% of the EU population lives within 50 kilometers of a coast .

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  1. Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST) Ecologic Institut, Berlin Grit Martinez www.ecologic.eu www.klimzug-radost.de Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010

  2. EU Coastal Zones - 50% of the EU population lives within 50 kilometers of a coast Source: http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/climate_change/report_en.pdf

  3. The Baltic Sea • Ecosystem under great stress from harmful and unsustainable human activities and practices. The Baltic is one of the most polluted regional seas worldwide due to euthrophication. Economy very mixed (tourism, shipping, transportation, energy sources, fishing). Effects of climate change. • Problematic continues to trigger variety of strategies, programs and projects under the umbrella of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (2007).

  4. Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST) • 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"). • Duration July 2009 to June 2014 • Funding 9 Million Euro Global Oceans Day Cancùn 2010 4 December 2010

  5. RADOST • Essential idea of the project: To establish a close linkage between research and practice • Core consortium of 17 partners that receive direct funding from German Ministry of Education & Research • In addition RADOST involves a multitude of network partners (research organizations, business, public authorities and non-governmental organizations). • At the time of proposal submission, this network included around 60 partners. (Currently 100 partners). Global Oceans Day Canùn 4 December 2010

  6. Project Region und Focus Activities Denmark KielArea Adlergrund Lubmin Darss Schlei Trave Focus issues: Rostock Lübeck Bay Coastal Protection Tourism/Beach Management Water Management/ Agriculture Ports/ Maritime Economy Nature Conservation/ Use Renewable Energies Warnow Peene Poland Oder Estuaries Fokus Areas Oder

  7. RADOST Project structure Stakeholders in the Region/ Implementation Projects with Local Partners Modul 2 Natural Science Modul 1: Network und Dialoge Ports & Maritime Economy Coastal Protection Modul 3 Social-Economic Tourism & Beach Management Nature Conservation & Use Modul 4 International Renewable Energie Water Manage-ment & Agri-culture Modul 5 National/ International Dissemination and Comunication

  8. Stakeholder-Network PublicAdministration Localand regional governments Localcommunitiesandcounties Business Community Chambers of Commerce Enterprises Natural andSocial Science Community NGO‘sandCivil Society Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010

  9. Implementation Projects Implementation projects with local partners will illustrate the economic opportunities of innovative adaptation responses. The envisaged practical applications include - Combining coastal protection constructions with diving tourism activities - Geothermal energy generation - Concepts for the aquaculture industry - New marketing strategies for beach tourism Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010

  10. Investigating stakeholders’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation A survey of decision-makers (2011) in the regional administration will explore perceptions of the level of satisfaction with the interaction between science and policy related to adaptation to climate change; the perceptions of environmental threats associated with climate change; the perceptions of adaptation measures. It is hoped to bridge existing gaps of communication between science and coastal stakeholders/ administration and the public, by identifying the differences between the knowledge needs of policy makers and the knowledge provided by science. Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010

  11. Natural Science Focus Points in the Baltic Sea: Hydrodynamics (alterations in waterlevels, currents) and sediment transport Water Quality Ecosystems and biodiversity (analysis of the past 15 years) RADOST uses combination of existing models to illustrate changes in more detail than before and investigates on regional scales. Coastal political and economical stakeholder are involved. Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010

  12. International Partner Regions • Coastline of the riparian Baltic Sea States • North Africa (Marocco) • East Coast of the U.S. (e.g. Cheasapeake Bay) • Bangladesh • Further partnerships envisaged. Global Oceans Day Cancùn 4 December 2010

  13. Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST) Ecologic Institut, Berlin Grit Martinez www.ecologic.eu www.klimzug-radost.de Global Oceans Day Canùn 4 December 2010

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