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Marine affairs – a bridge for peace Sustainable development will be achieved only by combined regional efforts
Prof. David Faraggi, Vice Rector, University of Haifa
Complex nature of Marine affairs
Local reactions to global change
New educational programs
Multi disciplinary approach
July 26th 2008, Le Havre, France
Marine affairs
A conglomerate of all the scientific disciplines dealing with
marine complex systems (open ocean, and also coastal and
estuarine areas):
Natural and Social sciences as well as
Humanities.
Holistic approach to research and education
BUT
Globalization of
environmental stresses
Similar needs of
the human dimensio
n
Lack of leading methodology
Generalization of a
research methodology
Main beneficiary:Research and education
Or in short
Science
As scientists we have responsibilities ...especially when we talk about global changes and marine affairs
Study challenging regions
Practice the marine affairs conglomerate of approaches
Contributeto the global society
Main beneficiary:Regional cooperation
Or in short
Society and economics
Social +
Political Influenc
e
Social +
Political Influenc
e
Cross-disciplinary approachResearch
+ Education
Cross-disciplinary approachResearch
+ Education
Mutual termsMutual terms
Quantification
Quantification
Transfer of knowledge
ONE region – The eastern Mediterranean
ONE theme – Sustainable development of a multi-cultural region which is in a constant state of conflict
ONE topic – future energy sources
TWO beneficiaries:Science – combining all expertise in Marine Affairs to obtain a multi-disciplinary methodology.Regional peace - creating a positive atmosphere for regional cooperation between Middle Eastern countries, based on mutual interests for sustainable development.
Focus our efforts
Suggested research project: Proven hydrocarbon sources are being exploited Prospects are far from reaching their potential Concerns a variety of local societies (e.g. Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel,
Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus) EEZ Boundaries have not been officially set yet
Local economies may flourish due to discoveries economic and social stability
More fossil fuels into the energy cycle global warming
Implications of Gas and fluid emission at the Seafloor
Regional sustainable development on a scale such as the eastern Mediterranean can only be obtained by combining efforts to produce a systematic management of the marine area, for the benefit of all sides and the global community
The exploitation of fossil fuels is a two sided coin
Suggested research project:Some practical examples for cross-disciplinary research
Implications of Gas and fluid emission at the Seafloor
• Marine geosciences • location and volume estimations of resources• depositional environments and past fluctuations of global climate and sea level
changes• Chemical and biological oceanography
• Biogenic production of fossil fuels in the subsurface• Gas emission at the sea floor as a unique ecosystems
• Marine law and policy • Definition of the boundaries of the EEZs based on studies from the natural
sciences• managing local interests vs. external investments
• Marine economics and transportation• financial and cultural effects on a variety of local societies and their interactions
• Marine anthropology and sociology • Effects on coastal and marine tourism
• Marine archaeology • Preservation of underwater natural and cultural heritage sites as Marine
Protected Areas (MPA), while developing coastal and marine infrastructure
Next marine affairs workshop at the University of Haifa in the heart of the investigated region
Time – June 2009.
Theme - Applying the marine affairs conglomerate of scientific approaches to real world issues, for fostering regional peace as well as ecological well-being under the following topic:
Marine affairs – a bridge for peace: sustainable development of the eastern Mediterranean region, focusing on aspects of future energy sources in marine affairs.
Participants – Aside from the GU8 participants and members it is very important to include marine scientific representatives from all the countries surrounding the eastern Mediterranean basin: Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus.
Structure – Each participant will present initial results from research conducted within the year until the workshop
Aim - To present results or new concepts and methods which would have extensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
- To present funding sources- To write a draft or drafts for research proposals.
Next marine affairs workshop at the University of Haifa in the heart of the investigated region
Major steps:
August 2008 – Approving details regarding the next Marine affairs workshop in Haifa
– Distribution of first pre-proposal – setting up the framework - Each university will circulate the pre-proposal to promote joint
research
November 2008 - Aggregating into research teams within the research framework: intra or cross disciplinary teams, between researchers from different
institutes
January 2009 – A proposal draft from each team - Circulation of the drafts between the teams
March 2009 – Initiation of background research - Identification of potential funding sources
June 2009 – Haifa marine affairs workshop - “Progress report” of the work done so far by each team
- Finalization of a grand proposal and submission to funding sources
Marine affairs – a bridge for peaceSustainable development of the eastern Mediterranean region, focusing on aspects of future energy sources in marine affairs.
Please contact
Dr. Uri [email protected]
Department of Marine GeosciencesCharney School for Marine Sciences University of HaifaTel: +972-4-8249266Fax: +972-4-8240493Cell: +972-54-6609348