SUSTAIN presents its developments in the I Iberoamerican Conference on Integrated Management of Littoral Areas
SUSTAIN presented the progress of the work done so far in the I Iberoamerican Congress on Integrated Coastal Areas, held in Cadiz from 25 to 29 January 2012. The conference was attended by over 250 representatives of the Iberoamerican region, and the level of presentations was very high, becoming a week of intense work in integrated coastal management and sustainability of littoral areas.
The presented poster, entitled "SUSTAIN Project: promoting the sustainability of coastal areas from the local and regional perspective," caught the attention of conference attendees. It showed the design methodology of the indicator system under development and some examples of successful transfer of best practices applied by the project partners.
Poster in pdf  –Spanish–  (download)

SUSTAIN present in INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair ‘Regions of Europe Sharing Solutions’
24th November 2011
 SUSTAIN project represented by Alan Pickaver and Xenia Loizidou has actively participated at the INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair ‘Regions of Europe Sharing Solutions’ in Krakow, Poland. At this event, Ms. Xenia Loizidou presented on behalf of the Community Council of Kouklia the best practice transferred during an interregional exchange visit to the Netherlands. This experience and practice  has contributed very positively to the workshop “Smart use of waste land” held during the Good Practices Fair, as well to the knowledge-sharing and networking day.
SUSTAIN Best practices (Hand-out)
SUSTAIN PRESENTATION: Organic waste as a surfacing material, by Xenia I. Loizidou, Kouklia Community Council (CY)
Report and video on the first INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair 2011

The SUSTAIN partners joined the OURCOAST Stakeholders Conference-  "Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe: the way forward". The OURCOAST Stakeholders Conference gathered 180 participants from around Europe and has been a good opportunity to reflect, at high level, on cross-sectoral themes and policies affecting the seas and coasts. The conference was in a way that participants and key stakeholders from around Europe  had the opportunity to share experiences and initiatives. The conference has been of particular interest to national, regional and local authorities engaged with policy making, planning and management of coastal issues and therefore the SUSTAIN partners.  More information about the OURCOAST Conference and this initiative are available at www.ourcoastconferenceriga.eu
At this occasion the SUSTAIN partnership has organized a side-event on the 26th of October, prior to the conference. During this session the SUSTAIN project approach, development of activities and the expected results by end of 2012 have been presented and shred to an audience of 24 participants. Most importantly during this session focus has been on the exchanges of best practices for the improvement of sustainability in regional and local policies.
Final Programme to download

SUSTAIN participates in ARTWEI meeting
7th  May 2011
The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW), partner of SUSTAIN  presented the project activities  in Szczecin (Poland) during the 3rd  project meeting of ARTWEI project. ARTWEI aims to use existing experiences from the EU and international Baltic Sea cooperation networks to develop local and regional methods for effective management of transitional waters (lagoons) from two perspectives: cross border cooperation and environmental integrity of river basins open sea. www.balticlagoons.net/artwei/

SUSTAIN & ICZM in the Canary islands and the Macaronesian region
14th -15th April 2011
The ‘Cooperation and Synergies in the establishment and sustainable planning of the coastal strip of the Region Macaronesian-LITOMAC project (partly funded by ERDF under PCT MAC) has  invited the Canary Institute of Marine Science (ICCM), partner of SUSTAIN to participate in  a 2 day event to share knowledge about Integrated Coastal Zone Management . During the first day, 14th of April , a workshop with 20 invited experts took place in Las Palmas to analyze the promotion of ICZM in the Canary Islands and the Macaronesian Region. Yaiza Fernández-Palacios participated at this workshop in representation of the Canary Institute of Marine Science and presented the work and progress made by SUSTAIN project and how it could contribute to ICZM implementation. During the 2nd day, the 15th a Seminar for a wider audience of approximately 100 persons took place and got acquainted with the progress in setting the basis for the promotion of sustainability in littoral areas.
More information about LITOMAC and the event: www.litomac.com

Down District Council & SUSTAIN
15th March 2011

Down District Council attended the meeting of the Northern Ireland (NI) Allotments and Community Gardens Forum that was hosted by the Minister of Finance for NI.  80 participants attended this event at the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens: Reception on Community Gardening and Allotments, NI Assembly . SUSTAIN has been presented in a stand  in the main conference area and visitors were given additional face to face engagement and information, and the promotional material has been distributed to all conference delegates.

Patrick McCluskey (L) hands over SUSTAIN flyer to Sammy Wilson (R), Minister of the Finance for Northern Ireland

Sustainable Communities Conference – Making the Global Local, City Hall Belfast
10th March 2011

Down District Council attended and present SUSTAIN in the national conference for Sustainable Communities alongside with 200 other participants.  This has been a good opportunity to make the project known to other communities, as well as the Minister of The Environment of Northern Ireland (see photo below)  who visit the Council stand in the main conference area, where SUSTAIN has been presented, flyers distributed to all participants and additional information.

Edwin Poots, Minister of the Environment for NI

International Sea Festival 2011, Gran Canaria
28-30th January 2011
The Canary Institute of Marine Science (ICCM) attended the event entitled International Sea Festival 2011that took place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria end of January 2011. The Canary Institute of Marine Science was present with an information stand that provided display of material and posters of several of the initiatives that the ICCM is involved in, including the SUSTAIN project, as in the photo . During the festival many participants learned about the project, its aims and the role of ICCM.

Local Stakeholders in Warnemunde learn about SUSTAIN
29th November 2010

The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) organized a meeting with 9 local participants. It took place on 29th November in the Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research.

SUSTAIN at the EU Maritime Day 2010 in Gijon
18-21 May 2010
On the 18-21 of May the 3rd edition of European Maritime Day was held in Gijón (Spain) with innovation for sustainable growth of maritime sectors and coastal regions as its main focus. At this event, co-organised by the European Commission, the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the Government of the Principality of Asturias, more than 1250 participants from 14 Member States and 10 other countries took part in a vast array of conferences, debates and specialised workshops to discuss state-of-the-art maritime tools and policies. Alongside the conference, there was a large exhibition area where stakeholders will hold stands and exhibitions brought a wide variety of maritime issues and activities to the public's attention.

The Canary Institute of Marine Science (ICCM), belonging to the Canary Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society of the Canary Regional Government, brought SUSTAIN to this appointment, where European stakeholders interested in the best future for our seas and coasts met to discuss the way forward. Display materials explaining SUSTAIN’s goals and activities, aimed at the assessment of littoral areas sustainability for the benefit of coastal communities, and presenting the project’s partnership, where exhibited within ICCM’s stand.

To see the display panel, please click here.
To see the leaflet, please click here.