IMMERSE Transnational Exchange Lab a great success!

24 June 2019 - Published by Lisa Simone de Grunt

The first IMMERSE Transnational Exchange Lab was a great success! On 12 and 13 June over 60 participants joined together to discuss a range of estuary-related topics and to network. In addition to two plenary sessions, the programme included four interactive workshops:

Sediment management: the Port of Gothenburg
Sediment management:
Governance
Flood protection

The photos that were taken during the Lab are available here.

The list of participants (including contact information) is available here. A workshop report including key outcomes from the discussions, is available here.

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Programme

Presentations

Plenary

Welcome and introduction to IMMERSE- Frederik Roose, Flanders Department of Mobility and Public Works (IMMERSE Lead Partner)

Introduction to Gothenburg Area - 'Regulation of Lake Vänern - a challenge for the Göta River and Gothenburg' - Håkan Alexandersson, Regional Authority of Vastra Götaland

Introduction to sediment management activities in the Port of Gothenburg - Nikol Nielsen Gulis, Chief of Project Management, Port of Gothenburg

Break-out session 1

Sediment management I - Port of Gothenburg

Introduction to the expansion of Nya Arendal -Eduardo Epifano, Port of Gothenburg

Short film about the stabilization project

Stabilization of TBT polluted sediments: Technology and environment - Per Lindh, Swedish Transport Administration and Kristina Bernstén, COWI

TBT treatment methods from AMORAS treatment plans, Port of Antwerp - Patrick van Goethem, Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works