Pianc

Environmental Commission (EnviCom)

EnviCom is responsible for dealing with both broad and very specific navigation sustainability and environmental risk-related issues of interest to PIANC that crosscut all PIANC areas, partner activities. With strategic initiatives, Working Groups and networking activities EnviCom is proactively developing and providing environmental guidance supporting the Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Sector to strive for sustainability and to implement of the respective PIANC goals. In this regard, EnviCom is pursuing new or continuing existing activities to topics like Working with Nature, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Risk Management, Dredging in environmental sensitive areas, Sustainable ports, Climate change adaptation, Carbon management, Resilience.
In this context, EnviCom is continuously working together with the Technical Commissions of PIANC and partner associations. EnviCom is networking with international organisations such as the London Convention, OSPAR, WODA and the EU. Together with CoCom EnviCom is developing and sharing of information on navigation and the environment for and with Countries in Transition.

Todd Bridges

Chairperson

Members from 15 nations and 7 partner organisations
Permanent Task Groups/Strategic Initiatives: EU Water Framework Directive Navigation Task Group, Climate Change (PTG CC), Working with Nature Corresponding Group, Dredging and the Environment
EnviCom Member Area: log in on the PIANC SharePoint at https://piancaipcn.sharepoint....

Permanent Task Group on Climate Change

EU Water Framework Directive

Working with Nature

New Ongoing Working Groups

EnviCom Working Group reports

Click on the link below to find an overview of already published EnviCom WG-reports.

List of published EnviCom WG-reports

Central European Dredging Association - Mieke van Loenen - Frederik Roose,

EnviCom Partner

International Association for Ports and Harbors - Greet Bernaers - Eric de Deckere

EnviCom Partner

International Association of Dredging Companies - René Kolman

EnviCom Partner

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine - Raphael Wisselmann - Kai Kempmann

EnviCom Partner

Inland Navigation Europe - Karin de Schepper

EnviCom Partner

European Dredging Association - Paris Sansoglou

EnviCom Partner

Ports of Australia - Michael Gallacher

EnviCom Partner

Members

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Todd Bridges – USA
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Chairman

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Edward Brauer – USA
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Secretary

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Gerardo Javier Bessone – Argentina
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Member

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Marika Calfas – Australia
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Member

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Ron Cox – Australia
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Member/CoCom representative

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Kate Panayotou – Australia
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Member

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Marc Huygens – Belgium
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Member

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Filip Vandeputte – Belgium
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Alternate Member

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Danker Kolijn – Canada
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Member

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Ricardo Schmalbach – Colombia
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Member

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Olli Holm – Finland
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Paul Scherrer – France
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Member

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Elmar Fuchs – Germany
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Member

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R.D. Tripathi – India
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Member

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Naser Hajizadeh Zaker – Iran
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Member

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Yasuyuki Nakagawa – Japan
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Member

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Daan Rijks – the Netherlands
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Member

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Arne Petterson – Norway
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Alternate Member

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Elmer Nonatus A. Cadano – the Philippines
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Member

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Reynand Parafina – the Philippines
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Alternate Member

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Christopher Ornum – The Philippines
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YP-Member

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Myounghak Oh – South Korea
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Member

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Rocío López Picón – Spain
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Member

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Carlos Alberto Acosta Soria – Spain
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Member

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Christine Adnitt – UK
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Member

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Emily Haggett – UK
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Young Professional Representative

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Jan Brooke – UK
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PTG CC Chair

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Burton Suedel – USA
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Member

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Victor Magar – USA
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Alternate Member

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Andrew McQueen – USA
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YP-Member