Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA)

A dynamic North Atlantic Region

through collaboration

NORA/NPP Maritime Safety Partneriat, Copenhagen

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What is NORA?

• Nordic Council of Ministers

• West-Nordic Cooperation

• Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA)

NORA

NPP

NORA cooperation area

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What makes a region?

• Sparcely populated region

• Coastal communities

• Importance of the sea

• Common challenges

• ...and a North Atlantic way of thinking?

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What is NORA doing?

• Strategic Initiatives

• Action Plan for 2010

• Conferences, analysis etc.

• Project Support

• Strategic Plan 2005-2010

• Priority sectors

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Strategic Initiatives

• Demographic Challenge of the North Atlantic Region

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Strategic Initiatives

• North Atlantic Perspective on Global Warming

• Cruise Tourism

• Maritime safety

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Strategic Initiatives

• Cooperation with our Western neighbours

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Project Support

• Which sectors?

• Marine resources

• Tourism

• Transport

• Information technology

• Other regional collaboration

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Marine resources and Tourism

• Economic base for the NORA region

• Large potential for the region

• Technological, market and economic challenges

• Strategic Plan: Optimisation of resource explotation and sustainable resource utilisation in coastal communities

• Strategic Plan : Economic opportunities versus fragile nature environment

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Transport

• Enourmous distances form a barriere for closer cooperation

• Strategic Plan:

• Better infrastructure

• Maritime safety

• Sustainable energy solutions in transport and fisheries

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Other regional collaboration

• Beyond current main themes

• Energy, agriculture, sustainability, culture, gender....

• Ideas that foster collaboration...

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How to apply for project support?

• At least two NORA countries

• 50 % of project budget

• Partner search

• Next deadline: 8th of March 2010

• BUT for project from you: 14th april 2010

• www.nora.fo

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