MEDCOAST99-EMECS99
Joint Conference was held over a period of four days from November 9 through November
12 at the Hotel Dedeman in Antalya, Turkey. The conference, whose theme was
"Land - Ocean Interactions: Managing Coastal Ecosystems," was attended
by 300 delegates from more than 50 countries. Despite the massive earthquake
that had occurred in Turkey in August, the joint conference proceeded on schedule
thanks to the warmth and support of the local community. Researchers from around
the world gathered in the lovely Mediterranean town of Antalya, located on the
shores of the Turkish Riviera, to debate issues and deepen ties. On the final
day, the delegates adopted the "The Antalya Declaration of Coastal Seas".
It was also announced thatthenextEMECSconferencewould return to thevenueoftheveryfirstEMECS
conference, the city of Kobe and the nearby island of Awaji, Japan.
This declaration is issued by more than 300 delegates
from 50 countries who participated in the joint international conference,
MEDCOAST 99/EMECS 99, Antalya, Turkey. The conference represents the convergence
of two perspectives for improving environmental management of coastal
seas:MEDCOAST, a regional initiative for the Mediterranean Sea and Black
Seas, and EMECS, a global forum for policy makers, scientists, engineers,
educators, and members of non-governmental organizations that is coordinated
by the International EMECS Center, located in Kobe on the shore of the
Seto Inland Sea of Japan. The unifying conference theme was, Land-Ocean
Interactions:Managing Coastal Systems.
MEDCOAST99-EMECS99
Joint Conference was held over a period of four days from November 9 through November
12 at the Hotel Dedeman in Antalya, Turkey.
This declaration is issued by more than 300 delegates
from 50 countries who participated in the joint international conference,
MEDCOAST 99/EMECS 99, Antalya, Turkey. The conference represents the convergence
of two perspectives for improving environmental management of coastal
seas:MEDCOAST, a regional initiative for the Mediterranean Sea and Black
Seas, and EMECS, a global forum for policy makers, scientists, engineers,
educators, and members of non-governmental organizations that is coordinated
by the International EMECS Center, located in Kobe on the shore of the
Seto Inland Sea of Japan. The unifying conference theme was, Land-Ocean
Interactions:Managing Coastal Systems.