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HHEELLCCOOMM BBaallttiicc SSeeaa AAccttiioonn PPllaann::IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn vviiaaNNaattiioonnaall PPrrooggrraammmmeessMMrr.. IIggoorr II.. MMaayyddaannoovvCChhaaiirrmmaann ooff tthhee HHeellssiinnkkii CCoommmmiissssiioonn1188tthh BBaallttiicc SSeeaa PPaarrlliiaammeennttaarryy CCoonnffeerreenncceeThe Baltic Sea Region and the New Security ChallengesNNyybboorrgg,, DDeennmmaarrkk,,3311 AAuugguusstt –– 11 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 22000099Contents• HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan &National Implementation Programmes• Coherence between the HELCOMBaltic Sea Action Plan and otherinternational instrumentsWhat’s in the Baltic Sea for us?• Area: 415,000 km2• 9 Coastal States• Catchment area:– 1.72 million km2 (4times the size of thesea area)– 14 countries– 85 million people• Natural specifics:– low temperature– low water exchangerate– brackish water– sensitive to humanpressuresBaltic Sea value:>5 000 000 000Euro/year ?Source: What’s in the Sea for me? Swedish EPA, 2009HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan -adopted 15 November 2007• Adopted by environmentministers and the ECrepresentative• Based on the ecosystemapproach• Common vision, goals andobjectives• Four priority issues:– Eutrophication– Hazardous substances– Maritime activities(shipping/response)– Biodiversity and natureprotectionNational ImplementationProgrammes• 2010 HELCOM Moscow MinisterialMeeting to assess– Each countries’ National ImplementationProgrammes for Eutrophication andHazardous substances; and– Overall status of implementation of theHELCOM Baltic Sea Action plan• Linked to the notion of Pilot Project in theEU Marine Strategy Framework Directive• The basis for the environmental pillar ofthe EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea RegionNational ImplementationProgrammes - content• Overall picture of implementation ofthe HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan• Specifically:– Nutrient loading and chemical status(quantitative part)– Planned measures and assessment ofhow they are improving theeutrophication/chemical status of theBaltic SeaCoherent implementationSource: What’s in the Sea for me? Swedish EPA, 2009• HELCOM Ministerial Meeting, 20 May 2010, Moscow– Reports on status of the Baltic Sea– Reports on national implementation programmes– Reports on overall status of the BSAP implementation• HELCOM Ministerial Meeting 2013• Baltic Sea Action Summit, 10 February 2010, HelsinkiConclusionsRecipe for success• Strong commitment to implementation of theagreed actions• Use of common Baltic knowledge and priorities– In EU and global policy making andimplementation– To align priority setting for use of financialinstruments• Additional momentum once EU Baltic SeaRegion Strategy is adoptedThank you!For more information please contact:Helsinki Commission(HELCOM)Katajanokanlaituri 6 BFI-00160 HelsinkiFinlandwww.helcom.fi