Agenda MSPforum

19 NOVEMBER TUESDAY

• Mr Artūrs Toms Plešs Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
• Mr Felix Leinemann Head of Unit within the Directorate General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of the European Commission
• Mr Indriķis Muižnieks Acting Rector of the University of Latvia
• Mr Jakob Granit Director General of the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, lead partner of Pan Baltic Scope
• Ms Alda Nikodemusa Head of the VASAB Secretariat
• Mr Alejandro Iglesias Campos
  Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

• UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)
  Ms Ingela Isaksson Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and Mr Alejandro Iglesias Campos The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
  
• Conclusion of the IPCC Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.
  Ms Nathalie Hilmi Monaco Scientific Centre

• Facilitator: Mr Andrea Barbanti National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Marine Sciences
• Speakers:
• Mr Joacim Johannesson Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
• Ms Maria Georgieva Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
• Mr Joseph Kofi Ansong MSPglobal expert, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK

Networking

Pitch Stage (MAGNUM)

Exhibition area

• Countries’ corner
• MSP projects’ corner
• ‘Science meets MSP’ corner
• MSP games room 
• Data corner

Snacks and drinks

20 NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY

Navigating social-ecological complexity and uncertainty in MSP – Lessons from adaptive governance
Mr Niko Soininen University of Helsinki

Panel discussion

• Facilitator: Mr Juan Luis Suarez de Vivero MSPglobal Expert, University of Seville (Spain)
• Speakers:
• Mr Olivier Laroussinie  French Ministry for an Ecological and Inclusive Transition
• Ms Zhao Qiwei  National Marine Functional Zoning Expert Committee Office, China
• Mr Niko Soininen University of Helsinki, Finland
• Mr Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky HELCOM Secretariat

Topics:

• 1.  Ecosystem-Based Approach in Practice ROOM: Magnum (N)
• 2. Engaging Local Actors: Turning MSP Bottom-up ROOM: Alfa (S)
• 3. Practices and Possibilities to Monitor Effectiveness of MSP ROOM: 107 (N)

Topics:

• 4. Assessing Cumulative Impacts in MSP ROOM: Alfa (S)
• 5. MSP for Resilient Coastal Metropolises ROOM: 107 (N)
• 6. MSP as a Contribution to the UN Ocean Science Decade for Sustainable Development ROOM: Magnum (N)

Topics:

• 7. Integrating Land, Sea and Society into MSP: Economic and Social Impacts and Land-Sea Interactions ROOM: Alfa (S)
• 8. Marine Green Infrastructure and Its Role in MSP and Climate Refugia ROOM: 107 (N)
• 9. What are the Success Factors and Mechanisms for Cross-Border Cooperation in Achieving Coherent MSP? ROOM: Magnum (N)

Venue: Restaurant ‘Klīversala’, 3 Mūkusalas Street (National Library of Latvia), Riga

21 NOVEMBER THURSDAY

Topics:

• 10. Participants Choice (topic to be voted among participants) ROOM: Alfa (S)
• 11. Tools, Processes and Concepts for Integrating Maritime Cultural Heritage into MSP ROOM: Magnum (N)
• 12. Ocean Literacy and MSP, Common Objectives and Challenges ROOM: 107 (S)

Short summary of all 12 workshops

Young Planners’ Perspective on MSP Topics 

Speakers:

• Mr Dominic Plug Germany
• Ms Shahba Al-kebsi Yemen
• Ms Daša Švaikovskaja Estonia
• Ms Shenghui Li China
• Mr Bruno Minuzzi Schemes Brazil
  

Explore the status of MSP in 3 different coutnries around the world

• Facilitator: Ms Francesca Adrienne Government of Seychelles
• Speakers:
• Uruguay: Mr Alberto Gómez Integrated Coastal Management Center
• Russian Federation: Ms Larisa Danilova Scientific and Research Institute of Maritime Spatial Planning Ermak NorthWest
• Japan: Mr Yutuka Michida Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo

Speakers:

• MSPglobal
• Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
• VASAB  Secretariat