BlueMed preliminary implementation plan

Abstract

The governance of our common Mediterranean Sea in the present circular scenario requires an adaptable co-owned plan of actions, interconnecting science and innovation to policy, citizens and the environment, and addressing multiple dimension, from local to international. The BlueMed Implementation Plan provides a medium-term operational tool to develop sustainable Blue Economy in the Mediterranean area. By conveying practical inputs, it accompanies the following trajectories: • Definition of the Smart Specialization Strategies1 by Regions; • Alignment of national marine and maritime strategies; • European R&I Programming, with particular reference to the European Commission Horizon Europe Mission Areas2 “Adaptation to Climate Change including Societal Transformation & Climate-neutral and smart cities” and “Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters” as well as the candidate Partnerships on “A climate neutral, sustainable and productive Blue Economy“ and on “Zero-emission waterborne transport”; • Development of the Union for the Mediterranean3 strategic policies, i.e. Ministerial on Blue Economy; • Cross-basins exchange of visions and planning approaches; • Contribution, at Mediterranean scale, to the design of the actions of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science4 for global Sustainable Development.