Second SEA-EU Blue talk session will take place on 12th of November 2020, at 1PM. About „Experience of the Blue Mediterranean Implementation Plan“ will speak dr. Margherita Cappeletto, project manager of the BlueMed Coordination and Support Action @National Research Council, Italy
Recognizing the complexity of the governance of the Mediterranean basin, exposed to critical environmental threats among other stressors, the talk addresses the BlueMed Initiative, a cooperation framework to develop a sustainable blue economy in the area. It focuses on the key research and innovation priorities for blue jobs and growth, underlying the collaborative process that led to their identification and will lead to their implementation.
Registration form: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3116016514421/WN_QIPW-tW-RDq2lxXn0ohKOw
About M. Cappelletto:
Technologist at the Department of Earth System Science and Environmental Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy with a background in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Science Communication, Margherita Cappelletto works at the interface between science and policy, including programmes and projects development in collaboration with national, European, and international organizations. Since 2016, she is the project manager of the BlueMed Coordination and Support Action, a project funded by the European Commission to support BlueMed, the intergovernmental research and innovation initiative for blue jobs and growth in the Mediterranean area, joined by 16 countries.
The BLUEMED Initiative aims to advance a shared vision for a more healthy, productive, resilient, better known and valued Mediterranean Sea, promoting the citizens’ social well-being and prosperity, now and for future generations, and boosting economic growth and jobs.
SEA-EU Blue Talks is a series of short on-line events focused on the topic of a blue economy organised by the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU). Talks are delivered in the form of a one-hour webinar where an expert in the topic presents the state of play in the specific field and participants are invited to contribute with questions and comments for the Q&A session.
The main thrust and connecting medium of SEA-EU alliance is the sea. SEA-EU will encourage excellence in research to gain more knowledge and a better understanding and management of the marine environment. It will assist in building the human resources and skills necessary to match the needs of the evolving marine and maritime sectors, now and in the foreseeable future. It will provide and improve tools and techniques to measure and anticipate ocean-based and driven impacts. It will build frameworks for more effective ocean governance. And it will empower societies and communities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for the oceans.