23/05/2005

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Coalition Clean Baltic Annual Conference - 2005

Svetlogorsk, 27-29 May

Venue: Hotel Baltica

“Water Pollution of Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea Catchment Area. With special attention on Kaliningrad”

Saturday and Sunday

Saturday and Sunday / CCB encourage all NGOs to bring posters and information material about their activities. The posters will be presented during coffee breaks on both Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, 27 May 2005

Time / Event / topic
Around 19.00 / Transfer bus from Kaliningrad to Svetlogorsk
20.00
20.30
From 22.00 / - Information on the coming activities during Saturday and Sunday.
- Dinner
- Sauna after dinner

Saturday, 28 May 2005 – sessions are open for the public

Time / Event / topic
08.30 - 09.00 /

Registration

09.00 – 09.20 /

OPENING OF THE MEETING

Welcome by CCB General Secretary, Gunnar Norén and host organisation Ecodefense!
09.20 – 11.50
09.20 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.20
10.20 – 10.50 / THE STATE OF THE BALTIC SEA AND NEEDS FOR ACTION
- Presentation of the Baltic Sea Assessment, issued by the UN programme Global International Waters Assessment.
Dag Daler - Scientific Director GIWA
- HELCOM-views on the Environmental state of the Baltic Sea
Arturas Daubaras – Chairman of HELCOM
- Presentation of the Report: A Strategy for Ending Eutrofication of Seas and Coasts. Issued by Swedish Environmental Advisory Council.
Katrin Hammarlund – Coordinator CCB
10.50 – 11.20 /

Coffee break

- Poster presentations

11.20 – 11.50 / - The NGO perspective

Gunnar Norén - Executive Secretary CCB

Saturday, 28 May 2005 – sessions are open for the public

11.50 – 13.50
11.50 – 12.20
12.20 – 12.50
12.50 – 13.20
13.20 – 13.50
13.20 – 13.50 / THE RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE
- Presentation of Hot Spots in Kaliningrad Region
Alexander Akinin – Kaliningrad region Administration
- Solution of the problems of "hot spots": the Neman Pulp&Paper Mill (hot spot 50) example
Nina Vorob'iova - North-West Timber Industry Company
- Peculiarities in Water Management in Kaliningrad region
Alexander Tkachenko - Head of Neva-Ladoga Basin Administration
- Kaliningrad wastewater Investment Phase 1 - Feasibility project
Hristo Grozdev – Project leader
Paolo Bakka – Expert
- Water Protection in Kaliningrad - the NGO perspective
Alexandra Koroleva – chairwoman of Ecodefense!
13.50 – 15.00 / -  Lunch
15.00 - / -  Excursion to wastewater treatment plant
19.00 / -  BANQUET

Sunday, 29 May 2005 – session for NGOs

Time / Event / topic
08.30 – 08.45 / Opening of the meeting and reflection over the conference
CCB representative
08.45 – 09.45
08.45 – 09.15
09.15 – 09.45 / PRESENTATION OF WATER-RELATED ACTIVITIES BY NGOs IN KALININGRAD
- Ecodefense!
- The Guide Environmental Group
09.45 – 12.00
09.45 – 10.00
10.00 – 10.45 / CCB ACTIVITIES FOR THE FUTURE
Information about working groups – CCB Priority Areas (parallel sessions). The participants chose working groups in advance.
Eva Frössling – Coordinator CCB
Working groups – lead parties make presentation of on-going activities within CCB Priority areas and sub-areas. The lead parties also present possible developments of CCB activities for the future.
10.45 – 11.15 /

Coffee break

- Poster presentations

11.15 – 12.00 / Continuing Working Groups
12.00 – 12.45 / Reporting back from Working Groups in plenum
12.45 – 13.00 / Summary of the conference and closure of the conference
13.00 - / - Lunch
Transfer bus from Svetlogorsk to Kaliningrad


WORKING GROUPS 1-7

Group leaders will be representatives from CCB lead parties of priority sub-areas.

PROMOTION OF GOOD ECOLOGICAL WATER STATUS:

WG 1. Promotion of Sustainable Wastewater management

LEAD PARTY: CCB Secretariat

WG 2. Promotion of Sustainable River Basin Management

LEAD PARTY: Lithuanian Green Movement

WG 3. Promotion of Water Protection measures in Agriculture

LEAD PARTY: Polish Ecological Club

PREVENTION OF INSTALLATIONS AND ACTIVITIES HARMFUL TO THE BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENT AND COASTAL AREAS

WG 4. Protection of the Baltic Sea environment from harmful impacts of installations and

Transports

LEAD PARTY: Green World, Russia

WG 5. Promotion of sustainable development in coastal zones

LEAD PARTY: Friends of the Baltic, Russia

WG 6. Protection of Baltic river ecosystems from harmful impacts of installations such as

Hydroelectric power plants

LEAD PARTY: Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BALTIC SEA FISHERIES

WG 7. Protection of the naturally spawning Baltic Salmon and Baltic Sea sustainable

Fishing Practices

LEAD PARTY: Green Federation, GAJA, Poland