External meeting
HELCOM 50 years
April 25, 2024
External meeting
HELCOM 50 years
Start date: April 25, 2024
End date: April 25, 2024
Time:
Place: Riga, Latvia
Address:
Official meetings of all HELCOM Working and Experts Groups and other subsidiary bodies are postponed due to the HELCOM strategic pause until further notice, however, informal consultation sessions, without Russian participation, are organized and hosted by a Contracting Party.
The informal consultation sessions process and discuss documents and provide guidance and recommendations as to how to progress work.
The informal consultation sessions process and discuss documents and provide guidance and recommendations as to how to progress work.
Description
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Convention and HELCOM, Latvia, currently holding the Chairmanship of HELCOM, hosted a celebration on 25 April 2024 in Riga. The event was preceded by a Ministerial Meeting of the Contracting Parties on the morning of the same day.
The guests, including representatives of the HELCOM Contracting Parties, observers and other friends of HELCOM past and present, enjoyed a special programme reflecting on the achievements of the first 50 years of HELCOM while looking forward to future challenges. The event was by invitation only.
CCB participant in the event:
- Ida Carlén, SSNC and CCB Council Member
- Andrea Cervantes, CCB
- Nataliya Cholovska, Ecoterra and CCB Council Member
- Estefania Cortez, CCB
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB
- Camille Fraizy, CCB
- Aimi Hamberg, DN
- Nils Höglund, CCB
- Federica Pastore, CCB
- Natallia Kruta, Natalia Kruta, Lviv Regional Department of Water Resources
- Nina Ljungquist, SOFIA
- Bettina Taylor, BUND and CCB Council Member
Outcomes of the event:
- captivating tales from eyewitnesses of HELCOM's incredible 50-year journey so far and thought-provoking discussions with youth panellists on the future of the Baltic Sea and finding harmony between humans and nature.
- the event brought together distinguished speakers, panellists and approximately 150 participants from across and beyond the Baltic Sea region (the participants' list is unavailable for this event).
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
The guests, including representatives of the HELCOM Contracting Parties, observers and other friends of HELCOM past and present, enjoyed a special programme reflecting on the achievements of the first 50 years of HELCOM while looking forward to future challenges. The event was by invitation only.
CCB participant in the event:
- Ida Carlén, SSNC and CCB Council Member
- Andrea Cervantes, CCB
- Nataliya Cholovska, Ecoterra and CCB Council Member
- Estefania Cortez, CCB
- Mikhail Durkin, CCB
- Camille Fraizy, CCB
- Aimi Hamberg, DN
- Nils Höglund, CCB
- Federica Pastore, CCB
- Natallia Kruta, Natalia Kruta, Lviv Regional Department of Water Resources
- Nina Ljungquist, SOFIA
- Bettina Taylor, BUND and CCB Council Member
Outcomes of the event:
- captivating tales from eyewitnesses of HELCOM's incredible 50-year journey so far and thought-provoking discussions with youth panellists on the future of the Baltic Sea and finding harmony between humans and nature.
- the event brought together distinguished speakers, panellists and approximately 150 participants from across and beyond the Baltic Sea region (the participants' list is unavailable for this event).
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither
the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.