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ONE OCEAN WEEK BERGEN 26 “The Coast We Choose: Innovation and Conservation”
Practical information
Language: English
Location: The House of Literature, Bergen
Type: Business, research, and politics
Address: Østre Skostredet 5, 5017 Bergen
Time: 1:30 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m.
Date: Friday, April 24
A panel discussion on coastal innovation, conservation, and the decisions that shape our coastline.
Bergen is one of fourteen cities participating in PRO-COAST, a Horizon Europe research project in which the University of Bergen is a partner, studying how coastal communities approach decisions regarding biodiversity and development. Researchers and local stakeholders will come together for a 45-minute panel discussion at Litteraturhuset to explore this dilemma—not to resolve it, but to think it through together.
Panelists:
Thomas Remmeis a local council member for the Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) in Askøy and one of the founding members of MDG Askøy, established in 2011. With a background in the maritime industry, health and social care, and nonprofit organizations, he has been a consistent advocate for nature conservation within local democratic processes. Thomas joins the panel to represent the community’s perspective and the democratic process, discussing how environmental principles are navigated in local politics and what decision-making looks like from the inside.
Jakob Grandinheads the Climate and Risk Section at the City of Bergen, where he leads strategic efforts on climate mitigation, circularity, and adaptation. With a research background in sustainability governance and years of experience in interdisciplinary education, he brings a systems-thinking perspective to how institutions can navigate cascading environmental risks without resorting to superficial quick fixes. Jakob joins the panel to represent the governance and adaptation perspective: what does responsible coastal development look like?
Tom-Stian Karlsenis a journalist at Askøyværingen, covering local community, politics, and business, with a particular interest in how broader societal shifts play out at the local level. He has reported on land use, aquaculture, and coastal development on Askøy, including the Kildn harbor project, and is interested in what the public record does and does not capture regarding decisions that shape the coastline. Tom-Stian joins the panel representing the public record: what has this story looked like from the outside, and what questions remain unanswered?