Date: October 23, 2018

Place:  Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean Palacio de Pedralbes, Barcelona - Spain

Description of the event: The UfM Secretariat will host the BLUEMED Week. This event will dedicate a full week to the BLUEMED initiative, hosting the BLUEMED Steering Committee, the BLUEMED GSO Working Group, the Research Funders Workshop and the BLUEMED Platform meeting. The BLUEMED Initiative is a research and innovation initiative that offers a shared strategic framework for working towards a healthy, productive and resilient Mediterranean Sea that is better known and valued. It is designed to tap the full potential of the marine and maritime sectors, structuring transnational cooperation to create new ‘blue’ jobs and to promote and improve social wellbeing, sustainable prosperity and the environmental status of the region and its surroundings.

Type: Open