Human security and climate change mitigation: The case of ocean governance

This paper focuses on the relationship of climate change mitigation and human security and its implications for ocean governance. The analysis of the existing maritime climate change mitigation landscape begins with a mapping of the different actors involved and their empowerment in this domain. This is followed by a presentation of the institutional framework for maritime climate change mitigation, moving from the international to the EU level, with a special focus on the Baltic Sea, which is highlighted as an example of a regional sea environmental system that has incorporated climate change mitigation in its objectives and operational actions within the broader aim of securability. Finally, the prevailing and emerging norms in the domain of maritime climate change mitigation efforts at the international and regional levels are being discussed.