DIALOGUE EVENT Munitions in the sea – science, pilot salvage and what next?

The German Marine Research Alliance (DAM), the DAM research mission sustainMare and NABU cordially invite you to the dialogue event Munitions in the sea – science, pilot salvage and what next?

With the immediate action programme for the salvage and disposal of old munitions in German marine waters, the Federal Government has raised awareness of the importance of this important topic for the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Initial findings from the pilot recovery of munitions in the Bay of Lübeck as part of the immediate action programme are now also available. We want to discuss with you how to proceed, what technical and political steps are required and what long-term funding from the federal and state governments might look like.

Program

5:00 p.m.: Entrance

5:30 p.m.

• Welcome by Monika Fischer, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Welcoming address by Dieter Janecek, Coordinator for the Maritime Industry and Tourism at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
• First scientific results after the pilot recovery in the Bay of Lübeck
  Jens Greinert, GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel
• From pilot salvage to systematic clean-up of the Baltic and North Seas – expectations of politics and industry – Kim Detloff, Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU)
• Panel discussion From pilot salvage to large-scale munitions clearance in the German North and Baltic Seas
  State Secretary Christiane Rohleder (BMUV) I Astrid Damerow MdB (CDU) | Sebastian Schäfer MdB (Bündnis90/Grüne) | Olaf in der Beek MdB (FDP)

Followed by: Get-together with flying buffet

Host: Lotta Polter, journalist

Participation is by invitation. If you are a politician interested in attending the event, please contact kontakt@allianz-meeresforschung.de.