Making the Green Wave Blue

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Together with the University of Bergen, NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre AS is hosting a joint half day seminar in Brussels.

At this event, we will be launching our joint position paper: Making the Green Wave Blue: Costal and Arctic ocean research & innovation for a sustainable future.

Here we will present our shared key messages concerning ocean-related research for the next strategic plan for Horizon Europe.

Achieving the goals set for a green transition will require huge investments in research and innovation, particularly in "blue", that is ocean-related, R&I across the broad range of multi- and interdisciplinary collaboration. In particular, the EU’s overarching goal of climate neutrality by 2050 cannot be achieved without a significant attention to coastal ocean space and the Arctic.

The event will discuss the needed efforts in R&I on the co-use of the ocean space, use versus conservation, and a possible future scenario of an ice-free Arctic. The programme is filled with engaging panel discussions with experts from various fields and will shed light on the complexity of ocean research but also on the major impact it has on all areas of society.

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Making the Green Wave Blue - Seminar Program

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12:30 - 13:30: Networking lunch

Session I: Conservation versus exploitation

13:30 : Welcome. Ingeborg Korme, Moderator of the day.

13:35 Opening Speech:

Margareth Hagen, Rector, University of Bergen
Thor Arne Håverstad, CEO, NORCE

13:50 Panel debate moderated by Ingeborg Korme,
JPI Oceans and Research Council of Norway

Elisabetta Balzi, Head of Unit, Healthy Ocean & Seas, DG RTD, European Commission
Emma Heslop, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) UNESCO
Margareth Hagen, Rector, University of Bergen
Thor Arne Håverstad, CEO, NORCE

Session II: Common use of coastal-ocean space and its management

14:40

Ocean Science - Keeping the momentum
Amund Måge, Marine Director, University of Bergen
Making the Blue Social – Challenges and Opportunities for Ocean Social Sciences
Jon Henrik Ziegler Remme, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen
Coastal opportunities and challenges
Elisa Ravagnan, Senior Researcher, Climate & Environment, NORCE
Aquaculture in the Blue Growth Strategy
Lars Ebbesson, Chief Scientist, Climate & Environment, NORCE

15:00 Panel debate moderated by Ingeborg Korme, JPI Oceans and Research Council of Norway

Sheila JJ Heymans, Professor, Executive Director, European Marine Board
Juan Ronco Zapatero, Policy officer, Marine Spatial Planning, DG MARE, European Commission
Øyvind Fiksen, Marine Dean, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bergen
Dominique Durand, Senior Strategy Adviser, NORCE

15:35 - 16.00 Coffee break

Session III: Arctic

16:00

The Arctic Ocean – a triple challenge
Are Olsen, Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bergen & Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
The Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS) and how to Strengthen the Arctic Research Community
Øyvind Paasche, Head of Department, Climate & Environment, NORCE
Supporting impact assessments of climate change in the Arctic
Priscilla Mooney, Chief Scientist, Climate & Environment, NORCE
Integrated maritime policy and law – Prospects for the Artic
Sigrid Eskeland Schütz, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen

16:20 Panel debate moderated by Ingeborg Korme, JPI Oceans and Research Council of Norway

Raphael Goulet, Head of Unit, Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea, Arctic Policy, DG MARE, European Commission
Lars Henrik Smedsrud, Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bergen & Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Trond Martin Dokken, Executive Vice President, Climate & Environment, NORCE

16:50 Summing up the day