WG-Swimway and invited guests drafted a policy statement based on existing guidelines and regulations with a direct link to the Trilateral Fish Targets at European level and how these have been implemented per country and trying to analyse their contribution to the realization of these targets.

Report on the first silt balance assessment for the trilateral Wadden Sea published.

In January 2020 the third Total Count of the East Atlantic Flyway was organized. The now published compilation of national reports gives a first overview of the bird numbers counted in 32 countries along the Flyway.

On 27 November, the trilateral webinar Sediment Solutions was held.

Extreme heat events, temperature increase and sea level rise could be the key stressors of climate change, which will affect the Wadden Sea World Heritage site.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ISWSS15 will now take place on 30 November to 3 December 2021.

The Wadden Sea World Heritage site is being affected by climate change. The extent, however, is as yet unclear.