{"id":145918,"date":"2023-03-28T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/\/?p=145918"},"modified":"2023-03-28T13:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:26:29","slug":"mou-ocean-council-mediterranean-blue-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ufmsecretariat.org\/fr\/mou-ocean-council-mediterranean-blue-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting private sector engagement and stewardship in the Mediterranean blue economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Ocean Council (WOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UfM Headquarters in Barcelona in the framework of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy and Roadmap for its implementation, and of the WestMED Initiative, supported by the UfM and by the European Commission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

28 March 2023, Barcelona<\/strong>. In close coordination with the UfM EU (DG MARE) and Jordan Co-Presidency, on March 28, 2023, the <\/span>Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>World Ocean Council (WOC)<\/span><\/a> signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UfM Headquarters in Barcelona in the framework of the <\/span>2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy<\/span><\/a> and Roadmap for its implementation, and of the <\/span>WestMED Initiative<\/span><\/a>, supported by the UfM and by the European Commission. Based on the <\/span>experience with sea basin and macro-regional strategies, WestMED was further adopted by the European Commission and endorsed by the EU Council in 2017.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The MoU details key avenues of collaboration to promote <\/span>cooperation, strong engagement, stewardship, and corporate responsibility from the business and investment communities <\/span><\/b>in maritime and marine sectors and activities at Mediterranean level. Strategic cooperation will focus on \u2013 among other key areas \u2013 blue business development and entrepreneurship; blue skills, careers, jobs and employability in the sectors activities of the Mediterranean\u00a0Blue Economy; sustainable investments in the blue economy; and the blue finance process in the Mediterranean.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A driving force in the Mediterranean, the sustainable blue economy holds great potential to boost the sustainable development of traditional and emerging economic maritime sectors; support livelihoods by creating new and quality \u2018blue\u2019 jobs across the region; tackle climate change; and ensure the health of marine and coastal ecosystems while protecting the crucial environmental services they provide. <\/span>Key priority sectors of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy include:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n