NordicBaltic Regional Office for Environment, Science, Technology

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Nordic/Baltic Regional Officefor Environment,
Science, Technology Health

• Regional Environmental Office (REO)
• U.S. Embassy Copenhagen

SOG 23 Meeting, Nov 3-4, 2005 Silke Alsen, REO
Scientific Assistant
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What is the REO ?

• One of 12 regional EST hubs worldwide
• Environment, Science, Technology, and Health
  (ESTH) Issues
• Supports 10 client posts around Baltic Sea
  (incl. NW Russia, Iceland Norway)

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What does the REO do?

• Provide information / assistance for client posts
• Outreach to the region
• Electronic newsletter (Bluetooth News),
• Website (www.usembassy.dk/reo)
• Facilitate communication with USG agencies
• Regional speaker programs
• Visitors Programs IVP, VolVis
• Offer facilitating role on regional issues

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ePINE Pillars( Enhanced Partnership Initiative
for Northern Europe )

• Baltic States model of successful cooperation to
  neighboring countries (Ukraine, Belarus)
• Cooperative Security
• Vibrant Economies business, trade, investment
• Healthy Societies environment, good
  governance, transparency, social inclusion

REO involvement
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REO activities - selection

• Environment
• Invasive Species NOBANIS
• Climate Change
• Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
• Methane to Markets Partnership
• International Partnership on Hydrogen Energy
• Arctic / Greenland
• 2005 NPS Alaska Nature Park Mgmt
• 2006 Scientist
• GLOBE schools program
• Environmental Crimes Workshop

• Science Technology
• Bilateral ST agreements
• Regional Speakers Program
• ICZM
• Oil Spill
• Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER)
• Health
• Arctic Council Health Initiative - IPY
• Avian Flue

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Sum up REO Copenhagen

• Contact node
• Speakerssource
• Outreach Newsletter, Website
• Window to meet the right people in the US
• Budget restrictions, however ...
• Make use of us!

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REO Contact Information

• Lori Peterson Dando, dandolp_at_state.gov
• Silke Alsen, alsensx_at_state.gov
• Nanna Nyholm
• U.S. Embassy Copenhagen
• Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 24
• DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• www.usembassy.dk/reo