Boosting synergies for innovative solutions in water management, depollution and restoration in the Mediterranean Basin
Date/Time
Date(s) - 8 July 2025
10h00 - 12h30
This webinar is the first in a series of cross-fertilization activities meant to develop synergies across the Horizon and Interreg Euro-MED programmes. Two parallel worlds with different programme strategies but similar policy and sustainability objectives in the field of water management, restoration and depollution. In particular, this activity seeks to build a link between the implementation of the EU Mission Restore Our Ocean & Waters in the Mediterranean via the BlueMissionMed (BMM) project with institutional and project-related stakeholders belonging to the world of Interreg Euro-MED.
Conversely, in the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the Institutional Dialogue Project Dialogue4Innovation belongs to the Innovative Sustainable Economy (ISE) Mission, holding transversal policy and community engagement activities on both the Green & Blue Economy. Through its own Liaising4Advocacy strategy, Dialogue4Innovation together with Community4Innovation seek to involve Thematic Projects from all four Euro-MED Missions (Innovative Sustainable Economy, Green & Living Areas, Natural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism) in order to develop potential synergies with the EU Mission Ocean & Waters.
Who can participate?
The webinar targets a broad audience, including:
- BlueMissionMed Consortium Partners
- EU Mission representatives
- Staff from the Interreg Euro-MED Joint Secretariat
- The partners of the Governance projects of the other Interreg Euro-MED Missions
- The institutional stakeholders of the Mediterranean Blue Economy Taskforce in the framework of the BLUE ECOSYSTEM project (e.g. WestMed, EC reps from DG Mare, UfM…)
- All of the Interreg Euro-MED projects across the four missions mainly dealing with innovative solutions/methodologies for water management, restoration and depollution.
What can you expect from the webinar?
During the first part the BlueMissionMed project and the ISE Mission Governance Projects exchange knowledge and opportunities for synergies and cooperation by presenting main activities and results. For example, BlueMissionMed will propose its own showcase of identified innovative solutions for water depollution or the BMM Support Programme for upscale and implementation of solutions directed at both providers and solution seekers. Meanwhile, the ISE Mission will illustrate the Community engagement opportunities of the Innovative Sustainable Economy Community (ISEC) Hub of the Mediterranean, alongside the opportunities for involvement in policy lab activities. Other relevant Interreg Euro-MED Missions and institutional stakeholders can also take the floor and offer their own ideas for synergies and get more info about these activities.
The second part is entirely dedicated to the projects across the four Interreg Euro-MED Missions (ISE, Green & Living Areas, Natural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism). The BlueMissionMed project is looking for further providers of solutions/experts capable of helping Mediterranean stakeholders via their own products, services and expertise. Thanks to an interactive Miró board focus group, BMM gives the opportunity to projects to sponsor themselves and be included in the future BlueMissionMed’s Catalogue of Services & Experts for increased visibility and capitalization of results. Other relevant Euro-MED Missions and institutional stakeholders act here as observers and can effectively learn more about what the Thematic projects are concretely doing for Mediterranean waters.
This event is co-organised by project partners across the two projects: IFREMER, CPMR-IMC, CNR, FVA, Emilia-Romagna Region. Liaising for cross-cooperation is sponsored by CPMR-IMC, which is a partner of both BlueMissionMed and the ISE Mission.
Registration is now open!
