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WestMED online roundtable: Unlocking Business Opportunities in Libya’s Blue Economy
This online roundtable, held online on 24 April 2025, focused on raising awareness and promoting investment opportunities in Libya’s Blue Economy sectors, with a focus on aquaculture, ecotourism, desalination, and renewable energy. Key discussions highlighted the importance of private sector involvement, capacity building for local workers, and development of infrastructure such as ports and logistics […]
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WestMED featured at the Blue Economy Partnership Forum 2025 in Malta
The Blue Economy Partnership Forum, held in Malta on 24–25 April 2025, brought together around 20 participants from across the Mediterranean region, as part of WestMED’s supported CallMeBlue initiative. It was an invite-only event, co-organised by the ANIMA Investment Network and Malta Enterprise, and taking place back-to-back to the EU Startup Summit. The event aimed […]
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The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), organised a succesful online training on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Aquaculture Zoning in the WestMED region, under the AquaWest Technical Group of the WestMED Initiative. Conducted over two days, (14-15 April 2025), more than 22 participants from various WestMED countries attended. This collaborative […]
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Meeting on Libya–WestMED Cooperation and Advancing the Blue Economy Transition
Tripoli, April 14, 2025 – The Libyan National Coordinator and member of the Steering Committee of the WestMED Initiative for Sustainable Development, Eng. Ali Shagrune, met today with Dr. Saber Al-Azzabi, Deputy Minister of Marine Wealth in Libya. During the meeting, both parties discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between Libya and the WestMED Initiative, particularly […]
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WestMED Success Story. Maritime Clusters – meet MedBAN, the Mediterranean Blue Acceleration Network
A sustainable Blue Economy requires support to promote and uptake innovation, knowledge, skills as well as access to finance, which is effective and locally-grounded. This is possible through joint actions promoted by socio-economic and institutional actors at local, national and subregional level. In this respect, maritime clusters (a network of companies, organizations, and institutions involved […]
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