Registration for the final conference of the eMSP NBSR project is now open, it will take place 31 January -1 February 2024 in Gdansk, Poland. Event “Enhancing MSP through Integration and Collaboration,  and Connecting MSP across the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Beyond” will introduce and discuss all results and achievements after 2,5 years of joint work.

The eMSP NBSR project (Emerging Ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning Topics in the North and Baltic Sea Regions) aimed to enable maritime spatial planners, managing authorities and policymakers from the North and Baltic Sea Regions to reflect on current MSP practices, to learn effectively from each other, and to collectively identify problems and solutions.

After 2,5 years in joint work between maritime spatial planners, researchers, managing authorities and policymakers from the North and Baltic Sea Regions findings in 5 emerging topics [Ocean governance, Ecosystem-based approach, Sustainable blue economy, Monitoring and evaluation, Data sharing] and 2 cross-cutting themes [Climate Change and European Green Deal] will be shared. Also Community of Practice approach which allowed to deepen knowledge and formulate recommendations for various stakeholders of MSP will be discussed. Last but not least conference will foster exchange on solutions with fellow MSP projects and experts beyond two sea-basins for the future of MSP through integration and collaboration.

Please register here before 9 January 2024.

Information and updates on the Final Conference will be available here.

VASAB Secretariat is a partner of the eMSP NBSR project responsible for the overall communication of the project. Project has been approved by the European Commission European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. Project is financed with the contribution of the European Union.