MARJUKKA PORVARI JOHN NURMINEN FOUNDATION HELCOM STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE
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MARJUKKA PORVARI JOHN NURMINEN FOUNDATION HELCOM STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE ON THE BALTIC SEA ACTION PLAN Picture: Jukka Nurminen
BACKGROUND OF THE CLEAN BALTIC SEA PROJECT • Spring 2004: the John Nurminen Foundation decides to commence concrete actions for the protection of the Baltic Sea. • Autumn 2004: the Board defines its strategy by consulting leading experts of the issue. • Cost-effectiveness • Strong focus and resticted target area • Concrete actions with measurable impacts • Rapid action and effects =”Businesslike approach” → Project: Chemical phosphorus removal at the largest waste water treatment plants of St. Petersburg
COST-EFFECTIVENESS CHOSEN MEASURE
STRONG FOCUS • Pointing out clear priorities • From equal reductions to prioritization • Defining transparently proportions of different load sources • Finding new forms of co-operation
RAPID ACTION AND EFFECTS • Starting with the measures having fastest effect and least uncertainties • Focusing on actions based on the existing knowledge and common sense • Avoiding stagnation due to ”the adverse version of the precautionary principle”
CONCRETE ACTIONS: FINDING THE RIGHT INSTRUMENTS • From proposed protection measures to effective implementation instruments • Possible instruments on HELCOM level: – agriculture – ”industrialisation” – economic instruments influencing the Common Agricultural Policy – HELCOM recommendations, for example phosphorus level in waste waters
INTEGRATING PRIVATE RESOURCES • Strong public concern for the Baltic Sea • Economic resources, social networks and knowledge • But, again: ”Businesslike approach” needed
