2024's summer policy dialogue events of the #BSB2030

During the summer time the representatives of the Baltic Sustainable Boating 2030 project were active in various places and on various fora to foster the dialogue on sustainable boating in the Baltic Sea Region.

16th Baltic Sea Tourism Forum, Oulu
The 16th Baltic Sea Tourism Forum took place on June 4-5, 2024, in the coastal city of Oulu, Finland. This the BSTF forum focused on cultural and culinary tourism, cycling, and coastal tourism.

The BSB2030 project by promoting the Sustainable Boating Vision connected with coastal tourism development trends in the panel dialogue focusing on the role of the marinas and their potential to grow in the Baltic Sea region – “Marinas – inclusive meeting points for boaters and land tourists”. The contributions of local communities are vital for developing marinas as vibrant places, attracting both marine and land tourists, was highlighted during the interactive discussions. This policy dialogue process is an integral part of the co-creation of the Roadmap for Sustainable Boating in the Baltic Sea region.

At the event the Project was represented by the Ugis Zanders from the CBSS secretariat.

The Tall Ships Race, Helsinki

The annual Tall Ships Race is one of Europe’s largest boating event and offers plenty of program for both the public and the vessel crews. Six Baltic host ports (Klaipeda in Lithuania, Tallinn in Estonia, Helsinki and Turku in Finland, Mariehamn in Åland and Szczecin in Poland) are participating in the 2024 Tall Ships Races event.

The BSB2030 project used the opportunity and presented the Vision and Sustainability Roadmap for Sustainable Boating in the Baltic Sea Region in Helsinki, one of the host ports, during the topical and expert-led talks on 4th of July 2024.

At the event the Project was represented by Jūlija Jaunrodziņa from The Riga Planning Region.

More still to come

The concluding Policy dialogue activity is planned to take place during the CBSS Expert Group on Sustainable Maritime Economy meeting in Tallinn on 26 th of September, to collect the feedback from the CBSS member states representatives on the strategy for sustainable boating destination development and joint marketing of the Baltic sea.

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