FEPORT participates to European Dredging Association (EuDA) Annual General Meeting - Brussels

Brussels, 23 November 2022  

On November 23^rd, FEPORT attended the EuDA Annual General Meeting in Brussels. The conference gathered representatives from the European Commission and trade  associations to debate about how implementing the Green Deal can deliver results for the environment, for society and for economy.

The Green Deal, with amongst other its Green Taxonomy Regulation and Strategy on Adaptation to Climate and Sustainable Procurement Strategy can,if properly implemented, has the potential to become a global ‘game changer’.

Ms. Julie Emmrich, Sustainable Finance Lead for World Green Building Council, held a presentation on the EU Green Taxonomy Regulation, a science-based tool that thanks to its functions will allow financing flows to better target and stimulate sustainable economic activities within the EU but also around the world. The EU Taxonomy is a transition tool, considered as a reporting enabler and an “inventory” for the future, with its criteria being updated and revised every three years.

Moreover, under the Green Deal, the EU has developed and is implementing a Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, presented by Ms. Elena Visnar Malinovska, Head of Unit for Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change at DG CLIMA, European Commission. The Strategy consists in delivering preventive and proactive policies, in order to achieve:

• Smarter adaptation, improving knowledge and managing uncertainty;
• More systematic adaptation, supporting policy development at all levels and sectors;
• Faster adaptation, speeding up adaptation across the board;
• Stepping up international action for climate resilience, by increasing support for international climate preparedness and strengthening global engagement and exchanges on adaptation.

During the conference Ms. Karin De Schepper, Secretary General of Inland Navigation Europe  (INE), also presented the infrastructure managers’ point of view. Ms. De Schepper called the attention on:

• Implementing more and better transport by water;
• Developing a proactive and flexible approach to increase resilience, for instance as regards infrastructure;
• The relevance of climate adaptation also for dredging activities, to make them more sustainable.