event: 1st Meeting of the Working Group on Blue Economy

Date: May 17, 2016

Place: , Turku - Finland

Description of the event:

Euro-Mediterranean experts on the blue economy met for the first time after the Ministerial Meeting of last November to discuss the state of play of UfM regional cooperation, including recently labelled projects, and to prepare for the launch of the UfM Forum on the Blue Economy. The meeting was held in Turku, Finland on 17 May 2016, just prior to the European Maritime Day (18-19 May).

On 17 November 2015, the 43 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) adopted a Ministerial Declaration on the Blue Economy. They endorsed the creation of the UfM Forum on the Blue Economy as part of a structured and integrated process to bring together the Mediterranean countries in order to exchange information and best practices, create synergies among current initiatives and provide input on future actions and maritime strategies. Ministers emphasised the need to strengthen the potential of the blue economy in the Mediterranean region, improve maritime governance and achieve an environment conducive to promoting jobs, innovation and knowledge-based business opportunities through the development of key maritime sectors.

The UfM Secretariat is currently promoting the two labelled projects endorsed by the UfM Member States right after the Ministerial Meeting: Plastic Busters for a Mediterranean free from litter; and the Motorway of the Sea (MoS) Turkey-Italy-Tunisia project.

UfM initiatives on the blue economy directly contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 14: “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources”.

Type: By Invitation Only

Website: https://ufmsecretariat.org/untapping-the-potential-of-blue-economy-in-the-mediterranean-region/

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