External meeting
UN Ocean Conference - Side event: "No time to waste: Tackling submerged munitions in European seas"
11 June 2025
External meeting
UN Ocean Conference - Side event: "No time to waste: Tackling submerged munitions in European seas"
Start date: 11 June 2025
End date: 11 June 2025
Time: 18:00-20:00 CEST (local time)
Place: Nice, France
Address: Research vessel METEOR, Port of Nice, Île de Beauté, France
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – also known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) – is an intergovernmental organisation (IGO) and a regional sea convention in the Baltic Sea area. A regional platform for environmental policy making, HELCOM was established in 1974 to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution.
Description
As part of the UN Ocean Conference 2025, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), and the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) are organizing a side event titled ‘No Time to Waste: Tackling Submerged Munitions in European Seas‘ on 11 June 2025, 18:00 (local time).
The event aims to highlight the urgent need for joint action and open dialogue concerning submerged munitions in the sea. It will bring together decision makers, offshore infrastructure developers, security agencies, NGOs and representatives from ongoing national and international research projects to address the global issue of munitions in the sea.
Pre-registration is required for attendance. Places are limited and registrations close on 3 June, 2025. The panel discussion will be live-streamed (details to follow).
The event aims to highlight the urgent need for joint action and open dialogue concerning submerged munitions in the sea. It will bring together decision makers, offshore infrastructure developers, security agencies, NGOs and representatives from ongoing national and international research projects to address the global issue of munitions in the sea.
Pre-registration is required for attendance. Places are limited and registrations close on 3 June, 2025. The panel discussion will be live-streamed (details to follow).