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The Baltic Sea region is facing a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment with significant implications for environmental resilience, maritime safety and preparedness. Strengthening our capacity to anticipate and respond to emerging environmental risks is becoming increasingly important for policymakers, authorities and stakeholders across the Nordic and Baltic region.
The STN WAWE Programme warmly invites you to join a discussion on how geopolitical developments are reshaping environmental risks in the Baltic Sea region, and what knowledge, monitoring systems and governance approaches are needed to strengthen preparedness and resilience
The event brings together experts, policymakers and practitioners working on environmental safety and security, water resilience and preparedness. It also provides an opportunity for Baltic Sea region authorities, ministries, researchers and other stakeholders to exchange experiences and perspectives on emerging challenges and collaborative responses in the region. We look forward to welcoming you to Helsinki for this timely discussion.
Please register to the event using this link.
Date: Monday 26 October 2026 at 10:00-12:00 (coffee served from 09:30)
Venue: Sofia Helsinki, Lyhtysali (Sofiankatu 4 C, 00170 Helsinki, Finland)
Programme
| 9:30 | Coffee |
| 10:00 | Welcome and opening remarks Meri Kallasvuo, Research programme director, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) |
| 10:10 | Expert presentations
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| 11:00 | Panel discussion – moderated by Johannes Jauhiainen, Political Scientist, Demos Helsinki
Panelists will reflect on geopolitical developments, environmental monitoring, regulatory perspectives and preparedness measures in the Baltic Sea region. Panelists include:
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| 11:45 | Commentaries and concluding reflections by invited international experts
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| 12:00 | Closing |
If you have any questions, please contact johannes.jauhiainen@demoshelsinki.fi
Water for Welfare, Security, and Peace (WAWE) program is funded by the Finnish Strategic Research Council 2024 – 2030. The CoWup and WATERWAYS projects within the program are developing sustainable and just science-based solutions for the management of water resources and the marine environment, and for strengthening water safety and security.
Demos Helsinki is part of three SRC-funded research projects on democracy and water security
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January 20, 2025
These three research projects are: 1) Reducing polarisation via material participation (MaDem); 2) Coastal waters under pressure – safeguarding a healthy Gulf of Finland in a changing geopolitical and environmental landscape (CoWup); and 3) Safe Water for All (WaterFall).
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