The National Hub Portugal facilitates local and regional stakeholders by providing the WestMED Community with expertise on the Blue Economy, help project leaders find the right partners with their extensive network on both shores of the western Medietrranean, support project(idea) development, help draft tender applications and advise on the most applicable funding opportunities.
The National Hub (co)organises events to help lead discussions on different maritime topics and can be found at (online) Blue-Economy related meetings to share their expertise.
Contact the National Hub Portugal for more information and see how they can help you.
Direção-Geral de Política do Mar (DGPM)
Blue Economy News Portugal
Blue Economy Calls Portugal
Representatives Portugal
Rui Azevedo
Blue Strategic Advisor of Fórum Oceano – Associação da economia do Mar, previous Secretary General, Fórum Oceano (Executive Director, Oceano XXI – Associação para o Conhecimento e a Economia do Mar; since 2010)
Consultant, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) (2008 to 2013)
Consultant, Coordination Commission of the Northern Region (2007-2012)
Expert at the Directorate General for Spatial Planning and Urban Development for the preparation of the “First Action Programme for the Implementation of the Territorial Agenda of the European Union (2007)
Director, Foresight Cell of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (1999-2007)
Founding partner (1990), Director General (1991 to 1993); Managing Director (1994 to 1995)
Chairman of the Board of Directors (1996 to 1999), Quaternaire Portugal, S. A.
Vice-President, Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento da Região Norte (1989 to 1991) | Senior Technician, Head of Division, Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento da Região Norte (1981 to 1989).
Lorella Ciuti
Graduate in International Relations with specialization in Japan and Korean Peninsula, with more than 6 years of experience as a Japanese and Korean professor, she has also been a university professor in Argentina of International Politics with a focus on Japan. Skilled, autonomous and very dynamic person with a high predisposition to teamwork in a multilingual context, she has been involved in organization of seminars, meetings, events, and has participated in conferences on politics, society, language, economics and oriental culture.
Being part of the International Relation Department in Forum Oceano – Portugal’s Blue Economy Cluster, she has a supporting role in the Atlantic Strategy and WestMED initiative, is managing the participation of Forum Oceano in the CallmeBlue project and participates in several projects dedicated to promote the cooperation in the Atlantic and Mediterranean areas to boost the sustainable blue economy like Smartdeck, Marmed and MedBAN
IMERMAID Open Call to safeguard the Mediterranean Sea from chemical pollution | Deadline: 17 September 2024
/in Calls /by Communication teamCommunity-led actions to restore our ocean, seas and waters | Deadline 18 Sept 2024
/in Calls /by Communication teamTechnical assistance to support communities of actors to achieve the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters objectives | Deadline 22 May 2024
/in Calls /by Communication team