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Capacity-building workshop in Dubrovnik on Maritime Spatial Planning

4 Capacity-building workshops in Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, and Poland  engaged key policy-makers and experts, addressing specific topics related to offshore wind: regulatory set-up, environmental co-existence, grid, infrastructure and industrial development, and maritime spatial planning. 

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture from University of Zagreb, organized the first capacity building workshop from the series in Dubrovnik on the topic of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). Representatives from the academic community, research organizations, regional energy agencies, and others discussed the topic of MSP in the context of European and Croatian regulation, legislation and policy related to development of offshore renewable energy sources. The special focus was on the outlook of offshore wind potential and development restrictions regarding environmental, landscape, spatial, technical, regulative, and economic factors in the Adriatic Sea. 

The workshop was attended by 19 onsite and 9 online participants from 11 different countries. Representatives from the academic community, research organizations, regional energy agencies, and others discussed the topic of MSP in the context of European and Croatian regulation, legislation and policy related to development of offshore renewable energy sources. The special focus was on the outlook of offshore wind potential and development restrictions regarding environmental, landscape, spatial, technical, regulative, and economic factors in the Adriatic Sea.