THE TRILATERAL WADDEN SEA COOPERATION: HOW DOES IT WORK
The revised governance arrangements of
2010
Documentation describing the new
governance arrangements was prepared on the basis of responses to a
scoping paper and a series of drafts submitted to the participating
Governments in late 2007 and early 2008. The proposed new governance
structures replace all of the existing structures and are shown
schematically in the organisational chart at
Annex 1.
Decision-making is limited to two levels:
Trilateral Wadden Sea Governmental
Council
• The politically responsible body
(Ministers) for the Cooperation. Establishes and oversees the
Cooperation; gives political leadership, assures international policy
development, harmonisation and decision-making between the three
governments.
Wadden Sea Board
• The governing body of the Cooperation.
Prepares, adopts and implements the Strategy, oversees the operational
and advisory bodies, and secures relations with key stakeholders. The
Board is chaired by a senior government official appointed by the
Council and rotating between the countries and operates according to
agreed Rules of Procedure.
The Secretariat for the Cooperation is
the
Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS).
• CWSS is responsible for support to the
Board and the Council, implementation of the CWSS Work Plan, support to
scientific networks and projects, communications and financial
management (within delegated limits).
The Decision-making bodies are supported
and advised by three types of operational and advisory bodies:
Advisors
• The Board will receive the support of Advisors with expertise and
experience relevant to the Cooperation (formerly “Observers”), appointed
according to agreed criteria. The Advisors will participate in the
meetings of the Board in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the
Board.
Task Groups
• Groups appointed by, and reporting to, the Board to prepare and
undertake specific tasks, plans or projects. Usually, these Task Groups
will be time-limited.
Wadden Sea Conferences
• Triennial conferences, aimed to inform policy-making and the
Cooperation in its work, including review of the Wadden Sea Plan. These
conferences will usually be held every three years in conjunction with
the meetings of the Trilateral Governmental Council. For specific items
the Board can decide to organise thematic workshops.
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Address:
Common Wadden Sea Secretariat
Virchowstr. 1
D - 26382 Wilhelmshaven
Phone: +49 (0)4421-9108-0
Fax: +49(0)4421-9108-30
E-mail: info@waddensea-secretariat.org
