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WCC 2020 Res 008 - Activity Report

Submitted by Mikhail.DURKIN on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:10
General Information
Protecting rivers and their associated ecosystems as corridors in a changing climate
IUCN Constituent: 
Coalition Clean Baltic
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2021
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessRiver University 2nd edition. CCB River University was established and launched on 20-24 October 2020. International River University aims for professional river education to change the reality and to create a network. Plus, to train the participants in public engagement into river basin management, share experiences and generate new joint project ideas that help our waters.On-going
Policy influencing/advocacyRivers rehabilitation. In 2020 CCB started the development of a list of priority dams for removal across the Baltic Sea region with partners from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Belarus, and finalized the list in 2021 with description of priority Baltic river migration barriers for mitigation actions in the final report “River Barriers to remove or mitigate in the Baltic Sea Region”.Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The report on priority dams in Baltic Sea Region for mitigation actions was presented to HELCOM bodies. More comprehensive national reports were produced for Estonia, Latvia and Belarus. The 2nd edition of the River University took place in Lithuania in August 2021 and gathered more than 20 participants with: 8 lecturers, 2 livestreaming on Facebook, 2 project ideas. In 2021 River University took part in the Open Life Science program preparing to implement open science elements within its scheme. Moreover, it received the patronage of the European Parliament & the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessContinuation of River University
Policy influencing/advocacyFuture work in policy advocacy and awareness raising on the rehabilitation of the Odra River in Poland.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Rivers rehabilitation
River University
National report from Belarus about the River Barriers
National report from Latvia about the River Barriers
National report from Estonia about the River Barriers