1.
Tomas Andersson
Baltic Scope Cross border workshop 27-28 January 2016 Malmö
Transboundary
MSP

2.
Different types of Transboundary
• Thematically defined
• Geographically defined
• Multi-lateral defined
• Bi-lateral defined
• Domestically defined
Where ?
• In open Sea /EEZ
• In TTW
• Narrow stripes
• Estuary / involving
the shore

3.
Multi-lateral and Thematically
defined-
Shipping, Environment, Fisching, Energy

4.
Bi-lateral and Domestic
defined

5.
Geographical defined

6.
Challenges for Coherent MSP
in a Transboundary context
Characteristics for cooperation between
countries
• States are independent, suvierenity is “holy”
• Agreements builds up on negotiations (and are voluntary)
• Multinational / Bilateral discussion takes time,
negotiations / slow processes

7.
Challenges for Coherent MSP
in a Transboundary context
• Independent Governments decides about targets, priorities in
the respective MSP
• Plans are/will be adopted by national parliaments/government
• Different status on plans/different legal system
• Bilateral or multilateral governmental agreements will be
required if MSP will be coherent

8.
How to approach the
transboundary challenges in
Baltic Scope?
• Planers groups representing the competent
authorities in the countries.
• Exchange of planning information
• Agreements about surten issues/ topics
• Bringing international issues in to the national
processes
• Transbounder workshop like this
• Recommendations from Baltic Scope

9.
tomas.andersson@havochvatten.se