BlueMed in the Mediterranean countries
«We restate our belief that strengthening Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in research and innovation contributes to fully tap the potential of economic growth and sustainable development of the Mediterranean» (La Valletta Declaration, 2017)
BlueMed’s activitity is shaped around the aim of building a cohesive network of relations among the countries facing the Mediterranean Sea: the managing board (the GSO) and the main bodies (the platforms and the pivots network) are populated by members from the EU and non-EU Mediterranean countries. Through periodic meetings, these groups managed to establish a common discourse over a shared approach to the common issues (e.g. a shared Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, the BlueMed SRIA, was developed, prioritised and implemented).
- Read more about the BlueMed Platforms and Pivots;
- read more about the BlueMed Group of Senior Officials (GSO).
In addition to this, BlueMed is engaged in supporting a number of initiatives both in EU and non-EU countries, aimed at fostering the spread of knowledge and the establishment of long-term networks concerned and supportive of a shared sustainable development of the Mediterranean. A selection of these initiatives is presented below.
Mapping of the National Hubs on Marine Litter
A broad range of initiatives and projects addressing marine litter are ongoing in Mediterranean countries, and are shown in the image and tables below. This gathering of information will be a continuous process that will need to take account of the many other initiatives going on ‘on land’ to complete the picture of the of the Mediterranean landscape, identify potential synergies and sharpen the focus of action of the BlueMed Pilot.
- Read more on the BlueMed Pilot for a Plastic-free, healthy Mediterranean Sea.
In a first exploratory workshop on 12 March 2019, experts from Mediterranean countries from public administrations, science, industry and civil society met to define a common direction of travel. Following presentations on the state of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean and the current regulatory framework addressing marine litter, examples of ongoing initiatives by researchers, companies and civil society were given which provided a snapshot of the complexity of the problem at hand and the breadth of efforts that will be required to tackle it.
Please browse the tabs to read and download the countries’ mapping of national iniatitives.
BlueMed tour in non-EU countries
A series of meetings was held in June-July 2018 in BlueMed non-EU countries, conceived as the first operational steps towards the Implementation of the Valletta Declaration.
The encounters were held respectively in Algiers (Algeria), in La Marsa (Tunisia), in Ankara (Turkey), in Alexandria (Egypt) and in Amman (Jordan). Participants discussed the state of cooperation around the Mediterranean basin and confronted on the key enabling knowledge, technologies and sectors needed to sustain and foster blue growth and sustainability in the area.
The BlueMed Young Communication Ambassadors
The BlueMed Young Communication Ambassadors were chosen in non-EU Mediterranean countries, with the mandate to spread the BlueMed approach to a shared, sustainable Blue Growth in their countries and beyond, and to create and enhance a network of BlueMed concerned people.
Inès Boujmil
BlueMed Y.C. Ambassador in Tunisia
BSc in Geosciences and MSc in Geomatics/spatial analysis
Badr El Mahrad
BlueMed Y.C. Ambassador in Morocco
BSc in Geological & Earth Sciences and MSc in Engineering/hydrodynamics; Water & coastal management; Environmental assessment and management
Mustafa Ghazal
BlueMed Y.C. Ambassador in Egypt
BSc in Chemistry / Biochemistry and MSc in Chemistry
Deniz Yapılcan
BlueMed Y.C. Ambassador in Turkey
BSc in Communication
Fella Moualek
BlueMed Y.C. Ambassador in Algeria
BSc in Marine Enviroment and MSc in Enviroment
BlueMed news and activities in the Mediterranean countries
A Plastic-free healthy Mediterranean Sea: operationalizing the BLUEMED R&I Pilot Action | Venice, January 20, 2020
A Plastic-free healthy Mediterranean Sea: operationalizing the BLUEMED R&I Pilot Action | Venice, January 20, 2020Back-to-back event with the Mediterranean Regional Workshop preparing the UN-Decade of Ocean Science Arsenale, Venice. (credits: grobery – Flickr) Following the special event at Ecomondo in November 2019, the BlueMed Pilot Action “Plastic-free for a healthy Mediterranean Sea” is again […]
2nd LabMAF meeting – October 16-18 at Balamand University, Lebanon
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BlueMed 4th Platforms meeting and Young Ambassadors Training – 15-18 October 2019, Barcelona
BlueMed 4th Platforms meeting and Young Ambassadors training15 – 18 October 2019, Palau Reial de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain Palau Reial de Pedralbes. Barcelona. (credits: Victoriano Javier Tornel García from Barcelona, España – Flickr) The Barcelona premises of the Union for the Mediterranean next October 15-18 will be the venues of two important BlueMed events: the […]
BlueMed tours non-EU countries
The «BLUEMED Days» in non-EU countries: first steps towards closer cooperation for blue jobs and growth through marine and maritime research and innovation around the Mediterranean basin «We restate our belief that strengthening Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in research and innovation contributes to fully tap the potential of economic growth and sustainable development of the Mediterranean» declared […]
