International Conference on Integrated Coastal Zone ...

International Conference on Integrated

Coastal Zone Management:

Lessons Learned and Relevance for India Felix Leinemann, Head of Unit Blue Economy, Maritime Spatial Planning, European Commission

July 9-11 2019, NCSCM, Anna University Campus

Chennai, India

Blue Economy and Maritime Spatial Planning in the European Union

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EU Blue Economy 2019

Blue Economy

Turnover €658 billion

Gross Value Added €180 billion

Gross profit €74.3 billion

Employment 4 million people

Net investment* €14.9 billion

Net investment ratio 24%

Annual salary €26,400

* in tangible goods

“Traditional” vs “Emerging” sectors

Blue Economy

Coastal tourism, living resources, Port activities: GVA, employment up by over 20%

GVA decline in non-living resources – oil & gas (-34%)

Employment decline Maritime transport (-3%)

390 000 overall jobs

51% of wind energy jobs are off-shore – now more jobs than in fisheries!

€1.5bln turnover blue bioeconomy

€6.6 million cumulative investments in desalination plants

Reduce conflicts on access to maritime space

Preserve and protect the marine ecosystem

Reduce cumulative impact of maritime activities on the environment

Reduce co-ordination costs for public authorities

Improve certainty and predictability for private investments

Why is MSP a priority for Europe?

Geographical coverage

Marine waters (coastal waters, territorialwaters and Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ).

MSP Directive 2014/89/EU

2014• Entry into force

2016

• Transposition and designation of competent authorities

2021• Establishment of plans

MSP Directive

MSP Directive

• Designate MSP authorities

• Draw up maritime spatial plans by March 2021

example: Belgium

Responsibilities of National Administrations

• Involve stakeholders

• Cooperate with bordering Member States

• Apply an ecosystem-based approach

• Use the best available data

• Take into account land-sea interactions

• Promote co-existence of activities

• Review the plans at least every 10 years

MSP Directive

Minimum requirements for Member States

More efficient & sustainable management of marine

resources

MSFD

MSPDWFD

Ecosystem based approach

"Land/sea interactions"

Sound data for decision making

Data exchange & management

Engagement of stakeholders

Cross-border cooperation

MSPD= Maritime Spatial Planning DirectiveMSFD= Marine Strategy Framework DirectiveWFD= Water Framework Directive

Broader EU legislation

Regional Enabling Conditions

• Barcelona Convention (Mediterranean)

• Bucharest Convention (Black Sea)

• Helsinki Convention (Baltic Sea Area)

• OSPAR Convention (North East Atlantic).

Link to ICZM

o Economic activities and values

o Demography and the flows of people

o Quantity and value of goods

o Materials and information

o Social and environmental impacts

o LSI may also traverse both national marine and terrestrial boundaries

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o Community and cultural identity…..

Land-Sea interaction

o Aquaculture, Bioeconomy

o Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

o Commercial Fishing

o Commercial Shipping, including ferries

o Defence

o Sea floor mining (marine aggregates)

o Tourism and Recreation

o Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

o Offshore Energy (oil and gas)

o Offshore Renewable Energy (wind, wave & tide)

o Ports, Dredging and Disposal

MSP Directive

• Assistance mechanism: EU MSP Platform

• Cross-border projects in various sea-basins

• MSP Expert Group composed of national authorities

Support tools:

Implementation

MSP Plans established at the latest 31 March 2021

Implementation Support - projects

MSP Directive

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http://msp-platform.eu/

EU MSP Platform

MSP globalJoint Roadmap

MSP global

@mspglobal2030 | en.unesco.org/mspglobal

MSP globalInternational Forum

Felix LeinemannHead of Unit Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and Maritime Spatial Planning European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and FisheriesTwitter: @FelixLeinemann

Thank you!