Online regional meeting of National Focal Points of the Western Mediterranean to define the regional roadmap on MSP and sustainable blue economy.
MSPglobal, IOC-UNESCO
Supporting the formulation of institutional recommendations at regional scale
Themes of the regional roadmap on MSP and sustainable blue economy.
MSPglobal, IOC-UNESCO
This Building Block aimed to develop a regional roadmap on MSP and sustainable blue economy agreed by the seven beneficiary countries, as well as neighboring countries involved in another regional activity focused on blue economy (WestMED Initiative): Algeria, France, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal and Mauritania. National Focal Points were invited to provide recommendations according to their relevance to five specific themes; these recommendations were then compiled in a survey and prioritized by the National Focal Points and other National Experts. The most voted recommendations were selected and rephrased (when necessary) to compose the regional roadmap.
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Increasing relevance of MSP and sustainable blue economy in the national, regional and international agendas
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Pre-existing collaboration between governmental institutions at national and regional levels
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Building capacity: Before proposing regional meetings, it is important to provide capacity building at national level so that national representatives are better prepared for regional discussions
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Building cooperation: Before proposing an activity to develop regional recommendations, it is important to organize prior meetings at regional level so that national representatives can meet and get used to working with each other