On October 2nd, 2024, UfM countries, Observers, and Experts gathered together in Faro (Portugal) for the 16th meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE) in order to continue to set the path towards the implementation of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on SBE and its related Roadmap, with a focus on:
i) reporting by the countries;
ii) joint follow-up to the 2nd UfM Stakeholder Conference on SBE held in Athens on 19-20 February 2024;
iii) consolidation of partnerships in the framework of the Roadmap, including ongoing synergies with the WestMED Initiative, associating also the UfM’s work on maritime transport; and
iv) medium-to-longer term planning.
The meeting took place in Faro (Portugal) on October 2nd, 2024, back-to-back with the WestMED Steering Committee (01 October, afternoon) and WestMED Hackathon (03 October), both counting with the participation of the UfM.
The PPTs of the meeting can be found here.