Welcome to the Baltic Ocean Literacy School 2023
General information & BACKGROUND
The CCB Baltic Ocean Literacy School is an educational course and platform for dialogue and exchange of good practices for environmental organisations of the Baltic Sea Region, specialists in environmental protection, students, and eco-activists. The initiative of this event started in 2021 under the
"Coastal University" project and changed its name in 2023.
The course consisted of online lectures, discussions, and practical workshops led by experts, citizens, and researchers with the aim to increase literacy about the state and pressures of the Baltic Sea and to create a pool of experts and activists around CCB activities.
The participants got from the course:
- knowledge, tools and practical skills to implement ecological activities in their community;
- networks and developing mapping of maritime and coastal issues in the Baltic Sea Region, with experts and organizations who work on these issues.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
WHEN:
April 17 - May 16, 2023
WHERE:
Online, via Zoom
HOW:
The working language was English. Lectures and presentations were provided in English.
WHO:
We welcomed people interested in maritime issues, environmental specialists, students, and ecoactivists.
Our total capacity for participants was limited to 30 persons.
COSTS:
The course was free of charge.
Lectures
Anna Ushakova graduated in International Cooperation in Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development from St. Petersburg State University, as well as in Ecology from Northern (Arctic) Federal University. She is a Project Manager in the Water Program of Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB) and the Leader of the CCB Maritime Working Area. She has been working on the CCB report on climate change adaptation measures in the Baltic Sea region river basins elaborated through analysis of the risks to the river basins caused by climate change. For the report, she analyzed data from FRMP, RBMP and reports of EU Baltic States, practices and tools in flood risk management from Baltic countries including Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. In addition, she led the information campaign #BalticClimate about the impact of climate change on rivers in the Baltic catchment. She managed to collect and analyze cases from CCB Member Organizations and shared in social media experiences from different countries in the Baltic Sea Region about: climate change effects on the river basins in our region, increase in river flooding and droughts events, adaptation measures in BSR and how can they be improved. Her fields of activity are: water quality, water and climate, and ecological education.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The Baltic Ocean Literacy School is one of our annual events.
You can read more about the project and the future editions.