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EMECS '97 August 11-14, 1997 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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third EMECS Conference was a joint conference with the 7th Stockholm Water
Symposium. The joint conference was held in Stockholm, Sweden, a city
that has been called the "water capital" of northern Europe.
This was the first conference to be cosponsored by the International EMECS
Center, which was established in 1994 following the success of the first
two EMECS Conferences.The theme of the conference was "With Rivers
to the Sea:Interaction of Land Activities, Fresh Water and Enclosed Coastal
Seas". One thousand delegates from 80 countries,including researchers
in the fields of both fresh and ocean water, government officials, and
representatives from NGO organizations went beyond the confines of their
individual specialties and forged ties by debating such topics as the
flow of nutrients from land to sea, the
function of fresh water in transporting harmful pollutants, and the relationship
between land utilization and water quality. They also considered the similarities
and differences between coastal areas in various parts of the world and
deepened their awareness of the importance of global efforts to preserve
the environment in the world's enclosed coastal seas.In the conference
plenary session, case studies were presented for some of the world's major
enclosed coastalseas (the Seto Inland Sea, Chesapeake Bay, the Baltic
Seaand the Black Sea). In the workshops, 165 speakers from 37 countries
presented papers, with a discussion period following each presentation.
There was also a poster session with submissions from 72 people representing
8 countries.At the end of the conference, the Stockholm Statement was
adopted by the delegates, identifying four principles to reduce the pollution
load on enclosed coastal seaenvironments:
(1) Pursue an holistic approach
(2) Improve understanding
(3) Develop an active dialogue
(4) Act locally - think regionally
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