Esbjerg Declaration. Ministerial Council Declaration of the 15th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea. 6 November 2026

The Trilateral Wadden Sea Governmental Council is composed of the Danish, Dutch, and German ministers responsible for Wadden Sea affairs and meets every three to four years. At the Trilateral Governmental Conference (TGC) they discuss the general direction of the Cooperation in terms of policies, harmonisation and management and chart the overall course of the Cooperation for the period up to the next TGC. The results are documented in a declaration, the Cooperation’s main policy paper until the next meeting. This is the Ministerial Council Declaration of the 15th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea, held in Esbjerg, Denmark, on 27-29 May 2026. Due to the concurrent process of government formation in Denmark, the drafted Esbjerg Declaration could not be formally adopted and signed at the time of the Conference. With a new Danish government in place, the Esbjerg Declaration could formally be adopted and signed on 6 November 2026.