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On 8 April 2026, the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (DGPA/MADRP) hosted a meeting of Algeria’s National Blue Economy Committee (CNEB). The session was chaired by Ms. Souad Benboussetta, National Coordinator for the WestMED Initiative and the Union for the Mediterranean, in the presence of Committee members and the WestMED […]
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The Development of Regional Maritime Clusters in Morocco
On 31 March 2026, a high-level national conference took place in Rabat on “The Role of Regions in the Development of Maritime Clusters”, organised in partnership between the Association of Moroccan Regions (ARM) and the WestMED initiative. The ARM brings together the presidents of the country’s 12 regions to coordinate their actions and represent their […]
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In early 2026, the WestMED Initiative launched a new Technical Group on Blue Skills, strengthening cooperation among Western Mediterranean countries to develop the skills needed for a sustainable, competitive, and innovation‑driven blue economy. The group responds to the mandate of the 2023 Malta Ministerial Declaration, where Ministers identified Blue Skills and Jobs as a top […]
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Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, at the launch event of the white paper in Rome on March 18, 2026. The TEHA Community – Italy’s leading multi‑stakeholder platform bringing together utilities, industry, research organisations and public authorities to advance innovation and strategic investment in the water sector – has released the 7th […]
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3rd Call for Experts: WestMED Technical Group on Sustainable Tourism | Deadline 31 March 2026
Background Given the fact that tourism plays such a significant role in the Western Mediterranean as one of the key contributors to both the upside gains as well as the downside risks of the blue economy, there is an urgent need for enhancing eco-tourism in the region. To address these tourism challenges, there is a […]
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