Join BlueMissionMed Workshop "Policy4Med Designathon" – Regional Edition!
«Boosting the implementation of innovative solutions for the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters in the Mediterranean»
Date: March 27, 2025 from 09:00 to 13:00
Language: English (courtesy translation in Italian)
Format: In-person
Event: Political Bureau of the Intermediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (IMC-CPMR)
Location: Fiera di Levante – Bari (Puglia Region, Italy)
Organizers: CPMR-IMC (Partner of BlueMissionMed)
The agenda is available here.
The BlueMissionMed project foresees a high number of engagement events with very different typologies of stakeholders. These are all aimed at disseminating examples of identified solutions, discussing their upscale and implementation and inspiring further actions in the Mediterranean basin.
The Policy4MED Designathon is a specific type of activities directed at policymakers and public authorities. The project foresees the auxilium of two networks for their development:
- Regional Edition involving CPMR and the Intermediterranean Commission during the double Political Bureau appointment in Bari, Puglia, Italy (27/03) (in-person);
- Local Edition: involving the MedCities network of Mediterranean municipal authorities. An online workshop is planned for May 2025.
The Policy4Med Designathon for Regions will include:
- A quick presentation of most recent achievements of BlueMissionMed, including the showcase of innovative solutions to address Mediterranean Depollution.
- A pitch of 3 solutions from regional solution providers (i.e. ICM-CSIC from Catalunya, Murcia Region and POLIBA from Puglia Region) showing different strategies for dealing with Mediterranean water pollution.
- A World Café session including 3 roundtables where participants will be free to move around and join the discussions. This is divided into two sessions of approx. 45 minutes of discussions. The discussions will be focused on barriers, opportunities and needs for the implementation and replication of these solutions across different regional contexts. Each roundtable includes one moderator/facilitator of discussions, one solution provider from those that pitched their experience and several participants.
- A Mentimeter session to grasp the feelings and priorities of the participants out of the exercise.
- A presentation of the most recent opportunities provided by the EU Mission and the Charter, as well as the BlueMissionMed Support Programme for the scale-up and implementation of solutions to willing participants.
Note that attendance to the event is only foreseen for CPMR Member Regions and other guests designated by Puglia Region in the framework of the Political Bureau activities.
For more information about the event, please contact:
Francesco Camonita (francesco.camonita@crpm.org) and Elodie Nunes (elodie.nunes@crpm.org)
