and how about the Afsluitdijk?

“..and how about the Afsluitdijk?”
How cumulative effects are (not) taken
into account in the Wadden Sea
Fitness Wadden Sea is too low
– Fish population
– Breeding birds
– Sea grass/ Eel grass
– ...
We now want a rich
Waddensea
“manage risks and take opportunities”
Risks
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Dredging
Salt production
Gas drilling
Fishing
Events
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Opportunities
We have policies, regulations and
activities for a rich Waddensea
• Case based procedures and permits, regulated
by law
• We fit initiatives by accounting conditions
• We discuss at the RCW, Taskgroup Wadden
Sea (OBW), Management Counsel, RVO...
But do we know what we are doing?
But do we know what we are doing?
Are we getting there?
How about the Afsluitdijk?
How about the Afsluitdijk?
• Largest effect, but hardly taken into account
when looking at new permits
Many effects…
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Before
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Making dykes
Making more dykes
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Making Afsluitdijk
Hardening coastlines •
Dredging
Chemicals and waste •
Now
Fish Migration
Plan
Dynamic Coastal
Management
Building with
nature
Change behavior
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And also..
Mining
Salt mining
Dredging
Energy
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No one has the overview
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No one has the overview
Let alone we know all the effects
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No one has the overview
Let alone we know all the effects
Let alone we know the cumulative effects
To be serious about a rich Waddensea
we should get some grip on the
cumulative effects
To be serious about rich a Waddensea
we should get some grip on the
cumulative effects
HOW?
Current ideas to get some grip
Current ideas to get some grip
Current ideas to get some grip
Current ideas to get some grip
Current ideas to get some grip
Governance
Science
Society
So, cumulative effects in the
Waddensea.....
What is realistic and manageable for science to
support decision making?
What does that mean for our focus: governance,
science or society?