Definition of needs for action
(politics, economy, science),
presentation of the contributions from the
research for sustainability,
identification and estimation of future research
topics
Format: BMBF- Forum, lectures, open discussions Language:
English
The future use of the resources in the coastal regions will be based on the principle of sustainability.
An international accepted instrument for the sustainable use of the coastal regions is given by the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM).
Previously, the coastal marine research was organized sectoral. In contrast, ICZM is based on an integrative, multidisciplinary scientific approach considering the increasing utilization of costal resources and the socioeconomic developments.
Since Mai 2004 until 2010 in context of the programme FONA, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding two large scale ICZM-projects, one at the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein and the second one in the region of the Odra estuary.
In June 2002 the European Parliament and the European Council published a recommendation for the implementation of national ICZM- strategies. According to this, in Germany a national ICZM -strategy was evolved and implemented in 2006 by the Cabinet.
Session Chair
Schindel, Klaus Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Contribution of research to a competitive and sustainable Europe
Methods for the estimation of future environmental, social and economic risks in coastal areas
Definition of principles for a sustainable usage of resources in coastal areas also under the conditions of climate change
Development of decision-making and management instruments with stake-holder integration (spatial planning, marine protected areas)
Research priority areas for the foreseeable future
Development of decision-making and management tools for other costal areas, international exchange of knowledge
Interfacing terrestrial and marine sciences in costal areas and catchment areas with respect to regional climate change and its consequences
Impact of growing human activities and global change to biodiversity in coastal seas
Other important issues or topics discussed during the session
Strengthening the development of EU- Maritime Policy and support for the Marine Strategy framework directive as basic instruments for future sustainable usage of marine resources
Utilization of the ICZM- process for adaption to climate change
Research for Sustainable Development - full paper (DIN-A4) - 68 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development - abstract (DIN-A5) - 20 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development_short.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development
