Outreach and Technology Transfer

Muni-Risk Stakeholder study published 
A legacy of submerged munitions remains in European seas decades after the World Wars. This poses significant ecological, security, safety and socio-economic risks to marine biota and humans. This underscores the need for immediate remediation. To synthesize current knowledge, identify gaps and challenges in the risk assessment, and legal frameworks for marine munitions; a stakeholder workshop was held during the Kiel Munition Clearance Week conference (Germany). We used two approaches: the World Cafe method and Mentimeter – a digital responses tool. Our findings indicate that most stakeholders were concerned about the impacts of marine munitions on the environment, as well as critical infrastructure, security, and safety.