CCB NEWS
The Western Centre of the Ukrainian Branch of the World Laboratory (WorldLab), Lviv
will host the CCB Annual Conference and General Meeting 2006.
Read more about WorldLab
The GUIDE Environmental Group, Kaliningrad
has applied for full membership of CCB. The CCB board has decided to
recommend the General Meeting to adopt the GUIDE as a full member of CCB.
Read more about the GUIDE Environmental Group
The Association of the Greens of Karelia
has submitted the application for obsrvership status with Coalition
Clean Baltic.
Read more about the Association of the Greens of Karelia
NEWS
30 concrete measures for a better marine environment
Set up a national marine environment council! Offer scientific support for decisions! Create a pro-active international agenda!
These are some of the measures that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and 15 other public agencies propose in a joint Action Plan for the Marine
Environment.
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Bathing water: Commission starts legal action against eleven Member states
The European Commission has sent a first written warning to eleven Member States which have been removing bathing sites from their official lists and
thereby avoiding to apply EU rules aimed at protecting the health of bathers. The Member States in question are Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
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Is hydropower possible under the WFD?
A study conducted by TU Graz has the details. The aim of the study was to look at the WFD and assess its potential impact on domestic hydropower from the
viewpoint of energy and economic efficiency.
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SWITCH project seeks a shift in how large cities manage their water systems
The project will develop scientific, technological and socio-economic solutions that contribute to effective urban water management schemes.
Read more
A collection of web-based practical guidance on Water Safety Plans
is available at WSPortal: http://www.who.int/wsportal
The new UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps & Graphics Library
has been set up as a repository to present outputs from publications, projects and web-products that has been produced by UNEP/GRID-Arendal throughout the years.
This website presents a collection of interactive maps, as well as a comprehensive catalogue of illustrations - referenced by publication, theme or geographic region.
One of the themes is water.
The library is available at: http://maps.grida.no/go/searchFree/q/water
Latest study indicates that achieving the Gothenburg Protocol and the EU NEC Directive 2010 emission targets
will not decrease nitrogen deposition to the Baltic
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Baltic Sea Action Plan Stakeholder Conference materials released
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Net tightens around single-hull oil tankers
The European Commission last week proposed banning single-hull oil tankers flying the flag of member states from transporting heavy grade oil anywhere in the
world. All single-hull oil tankers carrying heavy grade oil are already banned from EU ports. But under existing legislation, EU-flagged vessels can legally
operate elsewhere, using exemptions contained in the international Marpol convention. The EU promised in 2003 that it would prevent European vessels from
exploiting these exemptions.
Dimas promises EU ship scrapping strategy
Environment commissioner Stavros Dimas has promised to draw up an EU strategy for environmentally and socially responsible scrapping of end-of-life ships.
This could include requirements for a minimum level of ship recycling capacity in Europe, he told a European parliament hearing on 25 April.
COMING EVENTS
Man and River Systems II: Interactions among Rivers, their Watershed and the Social system
4 - 6 December 2006, Paris, France
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 June 2006.
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Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
17 - 18 November 2006, Berlin, Germany
Paper proposals are expected by 15 June 2006.
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Waters in Protected Areas
25 - 27 April 2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 July 2006.
Read more
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