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7th meeting of the Working Group on the Blue Economy

Water Environment & Blue Economy

Online, 15 September 2020. The 7th meeting of the Working Group (WG) on the Blue Economy will take place on the 15 September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions and related health and safety recommendations, the WG will take place online.

The 7th meeting of the UfM WG on Blue Economy aims at:

  • Presenting the calendar towards the 2nd UfM Ministerial Conference on Blue Economy, scheduled for early February 2021 in Malta;
  • Updating the Focal Points on the content and structure of the 2nd draft UfM Ministerial declaration;
  •  Wrapping-up the key messages of the UfM Online Stakeholders Consultation that took places between the 11th and 25th of March, 2020;
  • Presenting and discussing the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on Blue Economy in the Mediterranean and possible ways for recovery;
  • Updating on the Bluemed and Westmed Initiatives latest advancements;
  • Presenting the new designed Mediterranean Blue Economy Stakeholders Platform.

The meeting counts on a very high participation of countries and stakeholders.

The Mediterranean Blue Economy Stakeholders Platform has just been re-designed into a more user-friendly version to ease navigation and search for information. Now users can find all the knowledge resources, community updates, news and events about Blue Economy in the Mediterranean in a simpler, easier to navigate platform. Visit the site and dive into all our resources: http://medblueconomyplatform.org/

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