Key objectives
RESPONSE seeks to create and validate innovative training programs and curricula focused on monitoring, reporting, managing, and mitigating marine pollution, specifically addressing issues arising from armed conflicts. The collaborative process of co-creation, driven by stakeholders’ societal needs, will shape an advanced training system’s framework.
By doing so, the project will elevate stakeholder comprehension, enhance accessibility to training plans, and empower a diverse range of participants in the effective management of marine pollution, especially in post-conflict scenarios.
What is our main challenge?
Coastal and marine ecosystems face rapid degradation from global and local stressors, including armed conflicts. The Black Sea, bordered by six countries, is particularly threatened by anthropogenic pressures, such as pollution from river runoffs and marine activities. The environmental impact of wars further exacerbates sea pollution, necessitating international responses. To address these challenges, there is a call for early warning systems and harmonized monitoring procedures in the Black Sea region.
The Common Maritime Agenda emphasizes the need for understanding marine ecosystems, aligning with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive’s goal of achieving Good Environmental Status. Advanced technologies, from satellites to citizen science projects, offer tools for monitoring and controlling marine pollution, but their full potential requires integration.
How RESPONSE addresses this challenge?
RESPONSE addresses this challenge by developing advanced training schemes. The project aligns with international frameworks, as the Common Maritime Agenda and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, emphasizing harmonized monitoring procedures. Integrating state-of-the-art technologies, RESPONSE aims to create multidimensional training programs, bridging knowledge gaps and fostering cooperation. By adopting new survey methods, the project contributes to effective marine pollution control, aligning with the EU’s goals for sustainable marine management. The hierarchical approach ensures an integrated and harmonized training system for the BS region.
Key objectives
- Develop and test new training schemes and curricula for the monitoring, reporting, management and mitigation of marine pollution, with particular attention to pollution caused by armed conflicts.
- Identify and engage key stakeholders and key authorities/organizations.
- Provide tailored training schemes to key authorities/organizations which will be performed, but also updated, on a regular basis for a long period.