Conference "All rivers lead to the Baltic Sea"

The 2nd Save the Rivers Coalition´s Conference "All rivers lead to the Baltic Sea" was held in Gdánsk on 16-17 April.

The aim of the conference was to raise public awareness about rivers and their impacts on human activities and in the Baltic Sea Region.  The conference was a continuation of the knowledge platform on rivers initiated by the Coalition Save the Rivers (KRR).

Related documents:
- List of participants
- Provisional Agenda

CCB Executive Secretary attended the event and talked about "Mission of the project Healthy river - healthy sea - Healthy me".

Other presentations:

• Do we need to save Polish rivers? Review of river events in Poland – Ewa Leś, KRR


• Sources of pollution of rivers and their impact on the Baltic Sea – prof. Ewa Siedlecka, University of Gdansk


• Save our waters, close tap with microplastics! - Mariya Suma / Eugeniy Lobanov, Center for Environmental Solutions, Minsk, Belarus


• Challenges and solutions on the coast of the Gulf of Finland – Elena Gretchina, Friends of the Baltic Sea 


• Why our beach is closed? Rivers impact on the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea – Artur Furdyna, Friends of Ina and Gowienica rivers Association, KRR


• Free Rivers for Europe - Can success stories from the Baltic Sea spark better river protection in the EU? What's your river story? – Tobias Schaefer, Living Rivers Foundation


• Vistula Spit Canal Project from the point of Polish and EU law - Radosław Gawlik, Eko-Unia

Contact:
- Ewa Leś, Koalicja Ratujmy Rzeki / KRR: tel. 503 414 715, evvales@gmail.com
- Maria Staniszewska, Polish Ecological Club, KRR: tel. 605116969,  mw.staniszewska@gmail.com