Multi-stakeholder seminar in Kaliningrad

Multi-stakeholder seminar in Kaliningrad region “Local climate change and needs for basin-related adaptation” was run 21-22 January, 2014 in Kaliningrad (Russian Federation) in the framework of the projects “River basin management and climate change adaptation in the Neman river basin (NEMAN)” and “Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change (LAGOONS)”. 47 participants from Kaliningrad administrative, scientific and education organizations related to environment management as well as guests from Belarus, Poland and Lithuania.
Atlantic Branch of P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences (ABIORAS), the Partner #4 of the LAGOON project, was a host organizer of this seminar.
Dr. Grzegorz Rozynski, Institute of Hydro-engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk,Poland gave a presentation “Climate and socio-economic impact analysis in the Vistula Lagoon”.
Dr. Boris Chubarenko, Atlantic Branch of P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation, gave a presentation “Regional climate changes and their influence on the Vistula Lagoon”.
Participants discussed Regional aspects of climate change and possible climate change adaptation activities by different sectors.