Saferseas

For the 4th time since 2002, the international maritime community meets in Brest, at "Le Quartz" congress center, to share their thoughts and works on issues of maritime safety and security, be it in a conference room, in the trade show alleys or around a coffee.

As usual, there will be talks of save and rescue, of pollutions, of container carriers, of regulations, policies and technologies, however, attendees will also hear of markets, of industry and, perhaps more unexpected, of climate change.

Maritime safety, climate, blue growth.

Safer Seas traditionally considers the stakes of maritime safety together with the related economic obstacles or opportunities but these days, environmental issues and the possible answers to the climate and energy challenges are redefining the scope of maritime security and safety policies. From potential new maritime routes opened by the ice melting, to new regulations and technological innovations for greener, low-carbon ships ; from the increase in offshore activities related to the exploitation of fossil or biomarine resources, to the rise of marine energies;  there is no shortage of examples demonstrating that maritime shipping and the rules regulating it are no longer the alpha and omega of maritime safety and security.

Consequently, "Blue Growth" was the theme chosen for this 2015 edition of Safer Seas to highlight the stakes of maritime safety and security and the world of possibilities that the seas have to offer.

Safer Seas will be one of the last major milestones before the UNFCCC Conference of Parties, due to take place in December in Paris: oceans, climate, maritime safety, it all makes senses considering the numerous interactions between them... Indeed, it was not by sheer luck that the European Academy of Sciences symposium EURASC and its internationally recognized authorities chose Safer Seas to host their event.

More information: www.saferseas-brest.org/

 

Pour la 4e fois depuis 2002, la communauté maritime internationale se donne rendez-vous à Brest, au centre des congrès Le Quartz, pour évoquer, dans la pénombre d’une salle de conférence, au détour d’un stand ou autour d’un café toutes les questions qui animent aujourd’hui leur quotidien en matière de sécurité et sûreté maritime.

Il sera bien sûr, comme de coutume, encore question de sauvetage, de pollutions, de porte-containers, de règlements ou de technologies, cependant les habitués entendront aussi parler de marchés, de filières et, moins courant peut-être…, de climat et de changements anthropiques.

Sécurité maritime, climat, croissance bleue.

S’il n’est pas inhabituel pour Safer Seas de mettre en relation les enjeux de la sécurité maritime, les obstacles et/ou  opportunités économiques qui en découlent, les préoccupations environnementales et les réponses aux grands défis énergétiques et climatiques alimentent aujourd’hui plus que jamais, les nouveaux contours des politiques de sécurité et sûreté maritimes. Des perspectives de nouvelles routes maritimes liées à la fonte des glaces aux nouvelles réglementations et  innovations technologiques pour des navires « verts » participant à la lutte contre l’effet de serre ; du développement des activités off-shore, d’exploitation des ressources fossiles ou biomarines, du développement des énergies marines… autant d’exemples pour montrer à quel point le transport maritime et sa régulation ne constituent plus l’unique point d’entrée de la sécurité et sûreté maritimes.

C’est donc sous le signe de la « croissance bleue » que l’édition 2015 de Safer Seas a choisi d’engager ses travaux afin de mettre en valeur les enjeux de sécurité et sûreté maritimes au regard des multiples potentialités qu’offre la mer.

C’est aussi comme point d’étape vers la Conférence mondiale sur le Climat à Paris en décembre, que Safer Seas prend tout son sens : océans, climat, sécurité maritime… les interactions sont multiples… Ce n’est d’ailleurs pas anodin si le symposium de l’Académie Européenne de Sciences EURASC et ses sommités internationales ont choisi Safer Seas pour port d’attache.

Plus d’informations : www.saferseas-brest.org

What is an Intergroup?

The Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup is one of the 27 Intergroups that were approved on 11 December 2019 by the Conference of Presidents for the 9th legislature of the European Parliament. Intergroups can be formed by MEPs from any political group and any parliamentary committee with a view to holding informal exchanges of views on particular issues and promoting contact between MEPs and civil society.

The Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup brings together more than 100 MEPs from 7 different political groups and 23 Member States.

Intergroups are not Parliament bodies and therefore may not express Parliament's opinion.

Intergroups are subject to internal rules adopted by the Conference of Presidents on 16 December 1999 (last updated on 11 September 2014), which set out the conditions under which intergroups may be established at the beginning of each parliamentary term and their operating rules.

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