EMB's open Fora provide an opportunity to bring together the marine science and policy communities to jointly discuss important issues.
The 9th EMB Forum discussed 'Addressing coastal and water resilience on the land-sea interface'. This one-day event explored different aspects at the land-sea interface, including policy and governance, transboundary pollution, and coastal adaptation and livability.
- Date: 2 April 2025
- Venue: Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium and online
Programme with speaker information
Copies of the presentation slides:
IPBES Transformative change and Nexus assessments … perspectives on nature, economy and society in coastal & marine contexts - David Obura
Land-sea interactions in European marine governance - Cassandra Tocco
Pollutants of concern and their pathways - Saša Marcinek
Tackling land-based pollution - Efthymios Lytras
How can and should we adapt - Louis Celliers
Working with coastal communities - Hannelore Maelfait
Testerep Project - Soetkin Vervust
The 9th EMB forum was co-hosted by the Institute of Natural Sciences. This event was endorsed as being in support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. It was also a recognised action in support of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters.