CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR

In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR

In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’

VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR

EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009

HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention

Question 2

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

All assessments, maps and plans prepared shall be made available to the public

Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated

Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods

The Directive requires to assess if water courses and coastlines are at risk from flooding

The implementation of flood protection measures has to be accompanied by an ecosystem service assessment

The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is a complementary approach focusing on land-based activities

ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area

In the EU, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is defined as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and iterative process to promote sustainable management of coastal zones

ICZM seeks to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives

‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives

Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in practice’ (MSP) is true

MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time

MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management

MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management

MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning

MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea

MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform

Question 5

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone

The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore

Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows

In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline

In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast

Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state

Question 6

For what purpose can the ‘DPSIR/DAPSI(W)RM Framework’ be applied within coastal and marine management?

To guide stakeholder discussion systematically

To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities

To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences

To review coastal and marine management plans

To map stakeholders

To assess progress towards sustainability