Preliminary Programme (subject to change)
Day 1: Monday 24 November
Overall introduction
11.00 Opening and The Gulf of Finland Year Declaration
Martti Poutanen, Finnish Ministry of Environment of Finland
11.20 The scientific goals of the Gulf of Finland Year and linkages to Baltic Earth
Kai Myrberg, SYKE, Finland
Scientific talks
11.50 General physical forcing of the Gulf of Finland area, and how the forcing affects the ecosystems
Urmas Lips, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
12.10 Eutrophication and cost-effective nutrient load reductions (BSAP)
Bo Gustafsson, Baltic Nest Institute, Sweden
12.30 Biogeochemical modelling of the Baltic Sea and related challenges
Markus Meier, SMHI, Sweden
12.50 Lunch
13.50 Major natural hazards in the Gulf of Finland
Tarmo Soomere, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
14.10 Major human threats in the Gulf of Finland (oil spills, shipping accidents)
Pentti Kujala, Aalto University, Finland
14.30 The effects of climate change to the Gulf of Finland ecosystem
Markku Viitasalo, SYKE, Finland
14.50 Coffee
15.20 Discussion and division to working groups
15.40 Workshops devoted to the Gulf of Finland Declaration
Thematic groups
- Cost-effective nutrient load reductions, main findings
- Preventive methods and forecasting of oils spills and other marine accidents, new methods
- The impacts of climate change on physics and biogeochemistry, main effects
Questions to be answered:
- What is our knowledge of the environmental state of the Gulf now? How vulnerable is the Gulf towards anthropogenic impacts?
- Which fundamental research gaps are there and what kind of new scientific innovations/modelling tools do we need in Gulf of Finland studies in the future to learn more about the ecosystem functioning?
- What is our message to decision makers? What should our common research and modelling efforts be directed to in order to support environmental protection activities?
Recommendations to the Declaration: How can the state of the Gulf be improved rapidly and cost-effectively? Which concrete actions do our modelling results indicate?
18.00 Poster Session
19.00 Grand Evening Party (with Poster Session)
21.00 Helsinki by Night |