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Tuesday 19-05 11:30

Connecting seas. Focusing on the future. Moderated by MITECO

Andrómeda Room

Moderator

Ms.
Beatriz Sánchez Fernández
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University o...
Head of the ...
MITECO
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Secretary

Ms.
Pilar Zorzo Gallego
Pilar Zorzo is a marine biologist with more than 3...
President
AEBAM
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Speakers

Mr.
Senne Aertbeliën
I work as a Policy Officer for the Belgian Marine ...
Co-coordinad...
OSPAR
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Ms.
Olfat Hamdan
With over 25 years of experience in environmental ...
MedPol Progr...
UNEP/MAP
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Ms.
Iryna Makarenko
Since December 2010, she has been working at the P...
Pollution Mo...
Protection...
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Mr.
Rüdiger Strempel
A lawyer by training, Rüdiger Strempel has been th...
Executive Se...
Helsinki C...
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Description

Towards 2030, where we are and what needs to be done on marine litter assessments.
Progress made to date at this mid-decade point and advances towards better assessments (identification of gaps and the relevance of interregional cooperation) on the way to 2030.

Program

Moderate: Beatriz Sanchez Fernandez – Deputy Director-General for Marine Protection – MITECO

  • Rudiger Strempel – Executive Secretary of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – HELCOM
    “Towards a litter-free Baltic Sea in 2030” 
  • Iryna Makarenko – Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Officer at Permanent Secretariat of the Black Sea Commission – BLACK SEA
    “Black Sea Commission: addressing marine and riverine litter in the Black Sea”
  • Olfat Hamdan – MedPol Programme Management Officer –UNEP/MAP
    “Progress to date and advances towards better assessments” 
  • Senne Aertbeliën – Policy officer – OSPAR (Online)
    “Progress at mid-decade point and advances towards better assessments”