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COHIBA Final Conference11-12 October 2011

Proceedings of the Final Conference

Venue: Fennia I hall of the Marina Congress Center (2nd floor) located at Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki, tel. +358 916 661 /fax. +358 916 667 34; http://www.marinacongresscenter.com

Conference provided an excellent opportunity to hear latest information on the results of COHIBA, and to give response to the project participants for the final phase of reporting until early 2012. 

The Conference aimed to

  • present results of the COHIBA project, which will also support work in the Baltic Sea region countries on hazardous substances, especially on the set of substances in the Baltic Sea Action Plan,
  • discuss methods on identification of the problems of this set of substances and solutions to
  • identify and measure their sources, inputs and pathways and to develop measures to prevent further contamination

The Conference was opened on 11th October with a press-conference and was closed on 12th October late afternoon.

The Conference was attended by more than 140 participants from all Baltic Sea Countries.

Press-release, final programme and proceedings of the Conference are available here:

Sessions

Session I: Towards Baltic Sea with life undisturbed by hazardous
substances, 11 October 2011, Tuesday, morning 

Where are we now: integrated status of the Baltic Sea with regards to hazardous substances

Mr. Samuli Korpinen, Project Manager, HELCOM

Latest from EU and global perspective: Policy update for hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea context

Ms. Eliisa Irpola, Ministry of Environment of Finland 

“To reduce the use and impact of hazardous substances”; Priority Area 3 of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Mr. Erik Westin, Priority Area Coordinator, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Introduction of the COHIBA Project: main aims, milestones and achievements

Ms. Ansa Pilke, COHIBA Project Manager, Finnish  Environment Institute (SYKE)

Session II:  Main results of the COHIBA project: Towards better management of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea Region, 11 October 2011, Tuesday, afternoon 

Which are the major sources and flows of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea Region?

Ms. Eva Brorström-Lundén, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Is the quality of the effluents good enough?

Ms. Tarja Nakari, Finnish  Environment Institute (SYKE)

How to reduce emissions most effectively?

Mr. Joachim Heidemeier, The Federal Environment Agency of Germany (UBA)

How to build capacity among stakeholders in Eastern Baltic Sea Region?

Ms. Kertu-Kirit Sild, Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia

How COHIBA outcomes could be integrated into the HELCOM’s work?

Mr. Mikhail Durkin, Professional Secretary, HELCOM

Panel discussion 

What’s next? How to deal with hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea area in the future?
Moderated by Mr. Mikael Sjövall, Communication Manager, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)

Session III:  Tools and innovative approaches to control hazardous substances,12 October 2011, Wednesday 

Comprehensive screening of selected sources of hazardous substances

Ms. Pirjo Sainio, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), et al.

Whole Effluent Assessment: flexible approach to control the effluents

Mr. Arno Pöllumäe, Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, et al. 

Identification and assessment of emissions with the use of Substance Flow Analysis

Ms. Hanna Andersson, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Ms. Maria Pettersson, City of Stockholm

Environmental fate of hazardous chemicals in the Baltic, use of models for regional and local perspective

Ms. Anna Palm Cousins, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Prioritization and modelling of flows of hazardous substances in Copenhagen

Mr. Ulf Nielsen, Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI)  

Identification and assessment of emissions - St. Petersburg city and Leningrad Region

Ms. Natalia Zhilnikova, Centre for Transboundary Cooperation - St.Petersburg, Russia

Eastern Baltic Sea Region: challenges and potential

Ms. Heidrun Fammler, President, Baltic Environmental Forum Group

Selection of appropriate measures to reduce emissions of hazardous substances
Mr. Simon Siewert, The Federal Environment Agency of Germany (UBA);

Cost effectiveness of different measures

Ms. Eve Menger-Krug, ISI Fraunhofer, Germany

Regional perspective for effective measures

Mr. Valters Toropovs, Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia

Recommendations for effective measures

Mr. Frank Marscheider-Weidemann, ISI Fraunhofer, Germany

Are all BSAP priority substances still relevant for the Baltic Sea?
Ms. Mailis Laht, Estonian Environment Research Centre

Language of the Conference was English. A translation to limited number of Russian participants was arranged.

A pre-conference excursion was arranged on Monday, 10 October 2011 in the afternoon to Viikinmäki waste water treatment plant

A buffet dinner was arranged for seminar participants on Tuesday evening 11 October 2011.

Registration and fees
Deadline for registration was 30 September 2011

 

There are no participation fees to the Conference. Accommodation and travels should be arranged by the participants.

For further information, please contact:

Helsinki Commission is the partner hosting the conference.

Practical arrangements:

Ms. Leena Heikkilä, Helsinki Commission, leena.heikkila@helcom.fi
Ms. Teija-Liisa Lehtinen, Helsinki Commission, teija-liisa.lehtinen@helcom.fi

Programme of the conference:

Mr. Mikhail Durkin, Professional Secretary, Helsinki Commission, mikhail.durkin@helcom.fi
Ms. Ansa Pilke, COHIBA Project Coordinator, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, ansa.pilke@ymparisto.fi



 

 

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