A successful Barcelona Stakeholder Conference
The Barcelona Stakeholder conference: Towards an intiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean, that took place in February 2017, was hosted by the European Commission and the Union for the Mediterranean. This event gathered stakeholders and experts from both shores of the western Mediterranean sea basin to focus on the challenges and emerging opportunities for sustainable investment and job creation in the blue economy of the western Mediterranean.
Context and Objective
Bernhard Friess (European Commission) outlining the context, objective and process of this Initiative
Overall conclusions
Miguel García-Herraiz (UfM) highlighting the overall conclusions and the next steps
6 Key Themes
Conclusions of the day
1a - A smart and innovative western Mediterranean basin
1b - A safer and more secure maritime space: increasing capacity in delivering coastguard functions
1c - Sustainable Consumption and Production
2a - Advancing governance in the western Mediterranean basin
2b - Maritime transport and ports - new technologies and skills for the maritime professions
2c - An attractive western Mediterranean basin: sustainable maritime tourism
Roundtable contributions
