Conselho Nacional do Ambiente e do Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Portuguese National Council on Environment and Sustainable Development

8th Annual Conference of European Environmental Advisory Councils
"The Coastal Zone Sustainable Development Policies in Europe"

Sesimbra, Portugal, 2–5 June 2000

Conference Programme

Friday, 2 June 2000

10:00–12:00 Steering Committee Internal Meeting
13:30–14:00 Registration
14:00–14:30 Welcome and information on the 8th Annual Conference
14:30 Excursion to the Arrábida Natural Park (bus) and adjoining Marine Reserve (by typical boat) from Setúbal to Sesimbra
20:00 Informal welcoming dinner at Zimbros Inn

Saturday, 3 June 2000

09:30–10:00 Opening Session: Member of Government (Ministry of Environment and Land Management) and Mayor of Sesimbra
10:00–11:00 Parallel Meetings of the EEAC Working Groups:
Last activities, evaluation and future work plan

Chairs: Teun Klumpers (RLG: Agri-environment), Ronald Flipphi (VROM-raad: Energy), Armin Sandhövel (SRU: 6th EAP)

Joint Meeting with the Chairpersons and Rapporteurs of the 4 Conference Workshops and the Rapporteur General (Viriato Soromenho-Marques): Methodology and guidelines for the conference conclusions and press release.
11:00–11:15 Coffee break
11:15–13:15 EEAC Plenary Session – Steering Committee report including report of sectoral working groups
13:15–14:30 Luncheon
14:30–16:30 EEAC Plenary Session – Debate on the Steering Committee report – future work and structure
16:30–16:45 Coffee break
16:45–18:45 Presentation of EEAC member Councils and CEE Councils on their past, current and future topics of importance,

and Presentation by Professor Roel in't Veld (chairman RMNO): Relationship between science and policy – how to optimize the use of knowledge in policy making

Chair: Baroness Young Of Old Scone.
19:20 Departure for dinner
20:30 Dinner offered by the Ministery of Environment and Land Management at Pousada de S. Tiago, Palmela

Sunday, 4 June 2000

09:00–11:00 1st Plenary Session: "Sustainable Development of the European Coastal Zones: Issues and "Institutional Framework"
  • Professor Mário Ruivo (Chairman of CNADS) – Theme Introduction
  • Invited Speakers:
    • Lucien Laubier (Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille)
    • Bruno Julien (European Commission, DG Environment)
    • Domingo Jimenez-Beltran (EEA)
11:00–11:15 Coffee break
11:15–13:00 1st Workshop Session (simultaneously):
  1. Integrated Management of Off-shore and Land-based Activities
  2. The New Water Framework Directive and its Impact on Coastal Zone Management
  3. Sustainable Tourism
  4. Marine Protected Areas and Natural Resources Conservation
13:00–14:30 Luncheon
14:30–16:00 2nd Workshop Session including the drafting of conclusions from the four workshops
16:00–16:15 Coffee break
16:15–17:45 2nd Plenary Session – Rapporteuring the four Working groups' draft conclusions and debate (with invited experts participation)
17:45–19:15 Presentation of the preliminary draft conference thematic conclusions (and the preliminary elements for the press release) and debate
19:30 Departure for dinner
20:30 Dinner offered by Lisbon Metropolitan Board aboard a Transtejo Boat cruising on the Tejo estuary in front of Lisbon

Monday, 5 June 2000

09:00–10:00 Joint meeting of the four Workshop rapporteurs and/or chairs and/or Steering Committee to adjust the draft conference conclusions and the press release
10:30–12:30 Steering Committee Meeting and Press Conference

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