SedNet Conference 20096th
International SedNet conference on 7-8 October 2009,
Hamburg, Germany
The Role of Sediments in Coastal Management
and Special Session
on 9 October 2009
Managing the Elbe Estuary
Hosted and co-organised by: Hamburg Port Authority
The issue of Sediment
Management is rising on the European agenda. Sediment
topics will be an element of River Basin Management
Plans to be published in 2009 under the Water Framework
Directive. Sediment Management is also an important part
of the work of a European Working Group on Estuary
Management, organised by DG Environment of the EU
Commission. Furthermore, sediments are explicitly
mentioned in new EU legislation, like the Directive on
Environmental Quality Standards in the field of water
policy, the Marine Strategy Directive, and the Waste
Directive.
In Europe the largest
amounts of sediments have to be dredged in the North Sea
region, where the natural sediment regime in the sea
leads to high sedimentation in ports, harbours and
waterways. Additionally, sediments gain in importance
due to sea level rise and loss of fine grained sediments
in the Wadden Sea.
On this background
SedNet organised its 6th International two-day
Conference on Sediment Management in the city of
Hamburg. In Hamburg ongoing river restoration challenges
coincide with dredging needs and sediments play a
central role. The region is a good example to discuss
cross-cutting science-policy issues.
At the beginning of
the conference a report was given from the SedNet Round
Table Discussion on “Implementation of sediment
management issues into the first RBM Plans”.
On day 3, the day
after the conference, a Special Session with the title
“Managing the Elbe Estuary” was held, covering local
challenges and solutions in sediment management.
A poster session
formed part of the program during 7-8 October.
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