How can RRI unlock the potential for Blue Growth? New round of H2020 MARINA workshops started: get on board
The second round of MARINA workshops – running from January to May 2018 – has just started. These participatory workshops organized in the framework of the MARINA project are part of a Mobilization and Mutual Learning (MML) process composed of two phases at local and international levels held across Europe over the last 12 months. The workshops will examine how Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) can help to overcome the current marine and societal challenges and unlock the potential for Blue Growth.
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is crucial to reach the goals the Blue Growth long-term strategy, an investment for our future. Therefore, during the second round of the MARINA workshops, citizens, scientists, policymakers and businesses will put forth proposals of RRI-driven actions by responding to the following triggering question: How can Responsible Marine Research and Innovation help harness the untapped potential of Europe’s oceans, seas and coasts and open up opportunities for Blue Growth and “Blue Society” while facing current societal challenges?
HOW TO GET ON BOARD?
Find the workshop you like the most and contact the organizer to take part in it.
Register to the MARINA Knowledge Sharing Platform to have access to relevant documentation , follow-up material and – where available – follow the streaming. Trhough the MARINA Platform, join communities active on RRI and marine – related societal challenges or create and manage your own community.
Forthcoming Local & International MARINA Mobilization and Mutual Learning Workshops
(AGENDA in progress)
LOCAL workshops ( held in national language)
- 29 January, Nice – France
Marine biotechnologies as a source of local and sustainable economy, what are the challenges for the future? - 2 February, San Sebastian – Spain
Offshore wind energy: our future? - 7 February, Turkey
Blue Growth and sea transportation in Turkish Straits System (TSS) - 8 February, Tartu – Estonia
Turning sea transportation threats into sea transportation opportunities on the Baltic Sea - 16 February, Molfetta – Italy
Sustainable sea mining and Responsible Research and Innovation - 21 February, Cyprus
How may we develop the marine biotechnology as a source of local and sustainable economy in Cyprus? - 28 February, Athens – Greece
Ballast Water Management and the Marine Environment - 5 and 12 March, Sopot – Poland
Energy from the Sea: our future or a road to nowhere? - 6 March, Constanta – Romania
Will the unique character of the Black Sea ecosystem survive climate changes? - 6 March, Galway – Ireland
What is Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and how can it be used to help inform decisions about the sustainable utilisation of Irelands marine resources - 9 March, Bucarest- Romania
Black Sea – an inexhaustible source of energy? How to tip the balance towards renewable energy? - 9 March, Azores – Portugal
Marine Biotech: the opportunity of a sustainable economy - 9 March, Azores – Portugal
Deep-sea mining in the North Atlantic… an opportunity to do things right - 12 March, Rome – Italy
Renewable energies on coastal environment and development: what is challenging Italy? - 13 March, Boulogne Sur Mer -France
Sustainable marine biotechnologies: what’s at stake for tomorrow? Focus on marine pollution - 13 March, Boulogne Sur Mer -France
Blue biotechnologies – what are the opportunities and challenges for the future? - 13 March, Rome – Italy
Oil spills at sea: can bacteria be the solution? - 13 March, Copenhagen – Denmark
More value. Collaboration on mitigating climate change in coastal areas by community-driven processes - 14 March, Rome – Italy
What will maritime transportation be like in 2050?
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INTERNATIONAL workshops ( held in English)
- 11 April, Cyprus
What Responsible Research and Innovation actions are needed for sustainable Maritime RTDI by 2030? - 7 May, Lisbon – Portugal
Deep Sea Mining… an opportunity to do things right - 17 May, Estonia
Ships and Ports of the Future are Green
Why Blue Growth. Europe needs to promote an economic transformation through research and innovation that creates jobs, increases productive capacity, generates revenues and fosters sustainable value chains while recognizing the role of enterprises as enablers of sustainable development. Seas and oceans are drivers of the European economy. They have a great potential for innovation, development, and contribute to achieving the goals of the European 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Accordingly, the European Commission has set out the Blue Growth long-term strategy to support sustainable development in the marine and maritime sectors. This strategy aims to foster further growth in a number of areas such as aquaculture, coastal tourism, marine biotechnology, ocean energy and seabed mining.