Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about climate change and the ‘EU Climate Change Strategy’ is correct?

Several recent model-based studies and expert assessments have suggested an upper boundary for the global mean sea level rise in the 21st century in the range of 1.5–2.0 m
Ocean surface pH is projected to decrease to values between 4.05 and 3.75 by the end of 21st century, depending on future CO2 emissions levels
A first ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ was adopted already in 1990 and aimed at promoting research on climate change
The ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ adopted in 2013 aims to make Europe more climate-resilient and to enhance the preparedness to respond to the impacts of climate change
Sea surface temperature is projected to increase faster than atmospheric temperature
Oxygen-depleted zones in the Baltic Sea have increased more than 10-fold since 1900

Question 2

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Assess the system state and identify external hazards
Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure
Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994
In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies

Question 5

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Adapting the maritime spatial management process
Identifying needs and establishing authority
Monitoring and evaluating performance
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)