The ERB Council at its meeting in Elblag 22 February 2008 approved the Action Plan 2008 for the Water Forum, which at the same meeting became a formal working group of ERB,. It means we can continue the work from being a reference network under the Seagull II project, finalised by the end of 2007.
You can download the Action Plan 2008 from Basic documents. |
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Monday 13th August 2007 the Water Forum organised a Water Seminar in Halltorps Gästgiveri on the Swedish island Öland, with the participation of around 60 representatives from the 8 member regions of Euroregion Baltic (ERB). Mr Bernt Johnsson, ERB President, and Mayor Roger Kaliff from the City of Kalmar, opened the seminar.
The coordinator of Water Forum, Ms Carolina Gunnarsson from Kalmar Region, then introduced the Water Forum network, the objectives, main actors, the core croup and current projects under development: Modern Water Management, Environmental adopted Farming and a study of climate change and its correlation to water issues.
Mr Boris Chubarenko, Head of Laboratory for Coastal System Study in Kaliningrad Region, presented the current situation and ongoing activities in the Kaliningrad Region, as for river basin management, databases, public awareness and participation.
Mr Niklas Holmgren from the Swedish Water Authority of the South Baltic Water Drainage Basin, presented the current activities as regards the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Sweden.
Finally, Ms Anna Thore from the LEADER+ Local Action Group "Kustlandet" in the northern part of Kalmar Region presented their activities and practical work with the coastal waters, fighting problems relating to pollution, the outflow of nutrients, poisoning algaes etc. |
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Thursday 21 June 2007 from 11:00 CET: Core Group on-line meeting (Marratech system)
Friday 29 June 2007: Deadline for expression of interests to the first draft project distributed 7 June 2007
Monday 13 August 2007: Water Forum Core Group meeting and seminar in Kalmar Region, Sweden
Tuesday 14 August 2007: Project partner meeting in Kalmar Region, Sweden |
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The Water Forum has now got its own expert: Ms Carolina Gunnarsson from Kalmar Region, who reports on the following activities implemented and planned:
30 January 2007: The Swedish SIDA Baltic Sea Unit decides to support the development of the Water Forum and a prestudy for common water project has been granted with 300 000 SEK.
7 February 2007: The ERB water cooperation and Water Forum was presented to the Swedish Prime Minister, Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt, as a part of his visit at SIDA Baltic Sea Unit in Visby
13 February 2007: Meeting with representatives from University of Applied Sciences in Neubrandenburg
17 February 2007: Meeting with representatives from the Institute of Spatial Planning, Development and Foreign Relations, Kaliningrad Region
8 March 2007: Meeting in Gdansk with representatives from Pomerania and Warmia-Mazury regions. |
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