Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX)

Scientific network based on a voluntary collaboration of engaged scientists from different regions and scientific disciplines around the Baltic Sea, including the human dimensions, but with an emphasis on the natural sciences and with inclusion of the climate change component. A new programme was launched in 2013. This programme can contribute to the BSR Strategy on Climate Adaptation by provision of thematic knowledge assessments and identification of knowledge gaps. The expertise of the BALTEX research community is foreseen to be used more extensively to provide necessary scientific information to stakeholders. A well-founded scientific advice from BALTEX, with integration of climate adaptation, is very much appreciated and requested by stakeholder’s focusing on the Baltic Sea, including HELCOM.