EU IHO Network Meeting

Signe Paevere From: corine lochet <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 2:48 PM To: [email protected]; ROESBEKE, Marc; [email protected]; DEBUCK, Virginie; [email protected]; hs- [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; VA_hnt; [email protected]; [email protected]; HNHS Geographic Policy and International Affairs Office; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Grassi Marco - C.V.; Biscotti Erik Delos - C.F.; [email protected]; Aigars Gailis; [email protected]; [email protected]; Bianco Joe at Transport; Bugeja David at Transport; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Kerrie Howard; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Mathias Jonas; [email protected]; Gilles BESSERO Subject: EU IHO NETWORK meeting in MALTA-Maritime Spatial Planning Attachments: Flyer_EMODonet EN.pdf Importance: High Flag Status: Flagged Dear european Hydrographic Offices, As you know, IHO EU network was accepted as observer in the European “Maitime Spatial Planning (MSP) expert group” coordinated by the DG MARE, all the EU countries are represented in this working group. The objective of our representation is to give visibility to the activities of the EU HOs which are naturally connected to all European maritime strategies especially the Maritime Spatial Planning. The next meeting of this expert group will be organised in Malta on 14th June afternoon and 15th morning, in the umbrella of the EU Malta Presidency. On 15th afternoon and 16th morning, the DG MARE will organize a meeting on the “land‐sea interactions”, what is totally connected to our results of Coastal Mapping project. To take this occasion to meet the members of the MSP working group and the DGMARE in the context of the Malta Presidency and demonstrate, by our presence, the reality of the IHO networking, we have the pleasure to inform you about the organization of a Special edition of the EU HOs networking on 14th of June, 9h‐16h in the meeting Center in Floriana, Malta, AT THE INVITATION OF THE MALTA HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. We are invited too, to participate to the meetings of 15‐16th June on “land‐sea interactions” organized by the DG MARE. 1 For this “special edition”, we would want to invite all the European HOs to join us in Malta to participate to a meeting dedicated to the expertises of the HOs for Maritime Spatial planning and land‐sea interactions, that will be the theme of the workshop organized by the DGMARE. It will be the occasion to increase our coordination for the involvment of the HOs in the maritime EU policies and work on the follow on of the results of the Coastal Mapping project, designed by our network in partnership with the DGMARE and with the fruitful participation of the CPMR. The « European Strategy for the acquisition of high resolution bathymetry » presented to the EU parlementaries on 7th of February in Brussels (http://www.searica.eu/fr/evenements/conference/towards‐a‐eu‐strategy‐for‐coastal‐mapping), needs now to enter into its next phase for what the HOs must be major actors. We need to validate the next steps with all the HOs which would want to be involved in. The English version of the presentation of the results is joined. We hope your participation in Malta and we thank again our colleagues from Malta Hydrographic office for their invitation. DRAFT AGENDA EU HOs Meeting of 14th June LAND‐SEA INTERACTION ; INTEREST OF HOs EXPERTISES IN Maritime Spatial Planning in coastal zone 14th June ‐ 9h‐ 16h 1st session ; Maritime Spatial Planning and HOs 2nd session; Land‐sea interactions; the case of coastal mapping strategy follow on 9h‐ 9h30 Introduction by Malta HO (tbc) 9h30‐ 9h40 Presentation of the objective of the meeting ‐ Chair 9h40‐ 10h Point of the actions of EU Expert group on MSP ‐ Executive secretary 10h‐10h15 Point of view of a HO involved in the Expert group (BSH tbc ) 10h15‐10h40 Presentation of the first results of SIMCELT et perspectives of SIMNORAT SIMWESTMED projects "around the data", links with EMODNET ‐Shom Pause 11h‐11h45 Round table to identify; ‐How the HOs are, or not, involved in the MSP process in their country ‐What are the expectations from HOs for the participation of their representant in the next meeting of EU MSP WG (14th june afternoon‐15th morning). 11h30‐11h45 Conclusions‐propositions of organization (DE CL, 1ère proposition pour avoir une organisation directe avec les SH car nécessité de réactivité en fonction des documents envoyés par la DG MARE) If consequent participation to the meeting, we will invite a representative of DGMARE to evocate these first conclusions on MSP. Lunch offered by Malta Ministry of transport The schedule of the second part can be modified in function of participation of DGMARE 13h30 13h50 Presentation of the EU strategy proposed after the coastal mapping project‐ chair 2 13h50‐14h10 Some first evolutions; guidance for crowd sourced data; how to diffuse it in the countries ?‐Shom‐all 14h10‐ 14h45 IHO working group on S44 ‐ Shom‐all 14h45h‐15h30 Proposition of follow on ; round table for propositions from HOs and evaluation of next steps 15h30‐16h conclusions Best regards, PhD Corine LOCHET Executive Secretary of IENWG Shom Terms Of Reference of EU HO WG (IENWG) at https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/com_wg/IRCC/EC_IHO/IHOEUNetworkWG_TOR_En.pdf 3 Consortium Conclusion Coastal mapping project results n conclusion, since an integrated maritime policy needs an integrated vision, and given coastal areas are a major factor for blue www.coastal-mapping.eu growth, but also highly sensitive from an environmental point of view, strong action must be taken to greatly improve knowledge of these areas. For that reason, the coastal mapping project strongly recommends that a European Strategy with the above 3 axis and 3 pillars actions be implemented. For the sake of efficiency, the project team also recommends platform sharing and/or organising common campaigns for data acquisition and a systematic requirement that any EU funded project including data acquisition, must respect standards and ensure data capitalisation and promotion of good practice to maximize the benefits of community/crowd sourced data. ● Hydrographic offices: FRANCE – BELGIUM – GERMANY – GREECE – IRELAND – ITALY – LATVIA – NORWAY – PORTUGAL – SLOVENIA – SWEDEN ● Regions: CPMR – Regione Lazio ● Public Bodies: ISPRA – RWS - GeoEcomar – DDNI ● IT company: Worldline V0 - January 2017 - © Shom Towards a European strategy for HR bathymetric data Through collating all the results, a proposition of EU Strategy has been produced, approved by all the partners Standardised, safe, authoritative, and high and presented to the DG MARE. This Strategy is based on three axes and should be implemented by three pillar resolution data is a prerequisite for reusable data actions. by all stakeholders. IHO1 rules must be used; no data should be gathered without an assessment of defined standards of data acquisition. The final Three axes certification should be the responsibility of the relevant country. It is strongly recommended that standards 2 should be mandatory when bathymetric data is 1 Set up coordinated Seize opportunities with EU funds Recommendations from the “Coastal Mapping acquired using EU funds in the context of maritime policies and research. It would be pragmatic that bathymetric specialists be involved in the preparation of EU programmes with maritime programmes objectives. This would facilitate the use of standards, Partnership” 3 to which the IENWG2 could be associated. representing 13 countries, The partnership supports the pooling of these 160 Maritime Regions, on all data in EMODNET products, to permit the Promote good practices the EU maritime basins: implementation of all EU maritime Directives, particularly for the transnational cooperation needed for an integrated coastal management approach. • 1 - Set up coordinated programmes for data acquisition at maritime The coastal mapping project has developed basin scale. different tools to assist planners. The coastal mapping portal, the algorithm for choosing the • 2 - Seize opportunities for bathymetric data acquisition in the framework of the EU operational programmes and funds, and ensure acquisition technology and a tool for better that those data are standardised and capitalised. Through stakeholders experiences costing need further development but would be in the coastal zone, all maritime fundamental in supporting European programme • 3 - Promote good practices to produce bathymetric data from mul- policies, their integrated management development in relevant areas. tiple sources, standardised for re-use by all coastal stakeholders for and environmental approach need maritime policies. standardised and validated, high A cost-benefit analysis approach could demonstrate resolution bathymetric data. the interest to Europe of a secured mechanism of acquisition and sharing of coastal bathymetric data, Each maritime management plan begins and the “coast benefit” of the Strategy proposed Three pillar a  ctions to support the with acquiring HR bathymetric data here. strategy and it should be considered as a public service. Establish a European steering committee on Strategy The coastal area is a key zone for blue growth; ecosystems and habitats Establish standards and hydrographic practices for and high-risk climate change areas; all potential contributors acquiring these data however due to different conditions, it is necessary to take into account numerous 1- International Hydrographic Organization http://iho.int/ Establish a partnership with coastal stakeholders localized requirements in the future 2- IHO - EU Network Working Group using high resolution bathymetric data in Europe acquisition strategy for coastal data.