Presentations, photos and videos

 

 

The 5th Baltic MSP Forum Navigate Planning Through Changes took place on 11–12 November 2025 in Riga, Latvia. The Forum was organised in close connection with the Baltic Sea2Land project, serving as its final conference, and broadening the scope to strengthening linkages between maritime spatial planning (MSP) and coastal zone planning.

 

 

  • Video recordings. Watch the videos on VASAB Youtube channel here.
  • Video recap: A Journey Through the Baltic MSP Forums is here.
  • Presentations from sessions, please find below.
  • Visual illustration prepared by cartoonist Gatis Šļūka here.
  • Photos – please see the gallery below.

Presentations from sessions:

 

Forum Opening Keynote Speech

 

Day 2 Opening Keynote Speech

 

Session 1 – Resilient and Liveable Coastal Communities

 

 

Session 2 – Integrating Ecosystem Services into Maritime Spatial Planning

 

 

Session 3 – Sea2Land Navigator: Your Compass to Unlock Planning Insights

 

Session 4 – Tackling Consequences of Climate Change in Coastal Municipalities

 

Tymon Zielinski “Flood protection. Modern protection measures and nature-based solutions for adapting to extreme weather events and storm surges” 

Jānis Lapinskis “Nature-based sandy beach and foredune management”

Tobias Pootz & Martin Noel Lampe “Fehmarn Seagrass Project 2025”

 

Session 5 – Integrating Blue-Green Infrastructure in Maritime Spatial Planning

 

 

Session 6 – Coastal Accessibility: a Multi-level Perspective on Challenges and Solutions in the Baltic Sea Region

 

 

Session 7 – Advancing Transboundary Governance: Baltic and North Sea Challenges and Prospects

 

Christian Zuidema “Framing the future of the North Sea: why international MSP is essential”

Jacek Zaucha & Juul Kusters “Gaps and opportunities in transboundary governance: a Baltic and North Sea perspective”

Session 8 – Safety and Security of Supply in the Baltic Sea

 

  

Session 9 – Effective Use of Space for a Sustainable Blue Economy: Baltic Approaches to Multi-Use in Marine and Coastal Areas

Welcome by Ivana Stojanovic and Franziska Drews-von Ruckteschell

Bettina Käppeler “Study on current and future possibilities for multi-use in the German EEZ”

Kerstin Bly Joyce “Nordic study on coexistence between offshore wind and fisheries”

Kinnie De Beule “Maripark North and Baltic sea a presentation from Flanders”

Alexander Ziemba “Effective Use of Space for a Sustainable Blue Economy: Baltic Approaches to MultiUse in Marine and Coastal Areas”

Parallel session recap
Closing session