Empowering territories for a Sustainable Mediterranean

We believe that a sustainable development for the Mediterranean region is achievable if we succeed in making the proactive attitude of multiple stakeholders converge to tackle strategic challenges on a given territory. However, nurturing the interregional cooperation dimension is essential to share knowledge and to keep a more holistic approach to tackle global issues such as climate change, depletion of non-renewable resources, as well as land, water and sea pollution.

Since November 2016, more than 800 private and public organisations have joined forces in the framework of the Interreg MED programme to promote a sustainable lifestyle and competitiveness, a more participative governance, circular economy and innovation for sustainability in the Mediterranean region.

Representatives from six Interreg MED thematic communities will present their achievements and share their challenges with private organisations, local public authorities and international organisations, and invite them to discuss on three strategic axes for the future of the Mediterranean region: “Circular Economy opportunities and challenges in the MED area”; “Innovation for sustainability in the MED Area”; and “Governance, citizens awareness and participation for a Sustainable Mediterranean”.

Chairman: Alexia Boulanger, Environment Park - Renewable Energy community

14.00 - 14.10: Registration

14.10 - 14.20: Welcome and introduction of the Interreg MED programme - Eleni Papazacharopoulou, Interreg MED programme Joint Secretariat

14.20 - 15.00: The Interreg MED Communities for a sustainable Mediterranean

Cynthia Echave, BCN Ecologia - Renewable Energy community

Ermete Mariani, UNIMED - Urban transports, Sustainable Tourism and Biodiversity Protection communities

Mercè Boy Roura, BETA Tech Center - University of Vic / Central University of Catalonia - Green Growth community

15.00 - 16.00: First panel - Circular Economy opportunities and challenges in the MED area

This panel will make a debrief on the state-of-the-art of waste management and circular economy initiatives in sectors such as agrifood, manufacturing, energy production, transportation and tourism and will answer questions such as: How can various actors overcome regional challenges such as marine litter? How can circular economy principles and approaches be used to construct the resilience of the MED area facing climate change challenges? How can the further development of marine renewable energies support the circular economy effort in the Mediterranean?

Moderator: Ana-Maria Paladus, Fondazione Ecosistemi - Green Growth community

Panelists

Giacomo Copani, STIIMA-CNR (Italy) - GREENOMED project (Green Growth community)

Federica Barbera, Legambiente - MEDSEALITTER project (Biodiversity Protection Community)

Paolo Castrignanò, Sicily Region - ForBioEnergy project (RES Community)

Giulia Goffetti, University of Siena - MAESTRALE project (Blue Growth Community)

Paolo Marengo, ACR+ - BlueIslands project (Sustainable Tourism)

Federica Appiotti, IUAV and Delta Po Park, Co-Evolve project (Sustainable Tourism)

16.00 - 17.00: Second panel - Innovation for sustainability in the MED Area

This panel will highlight the technical and organisational sustainability innovation potential of the MED area and will provide heterogenous perspectives on questions such as: What are the water, energy and other resources challenges for the MED area? What are the managerial innovative approaches of SMEs and public authorities? What technical innovation measures are currently deployed by clusters and industry? What are the most dynamic sectors from a sustainability innovation perspective?

Moderator: Mirko Djurovic, University of Montenegro - Blue Growth Community

Panelists

Alexandros Papachatzis, Technological Education Institute of Thessaly (Greece) - MED Greenhouses project (Green Growth community)

Davide Astiaso Garcia, Sapienza University of Rome - PRISMI project (RES Community)

Dario Bertocchi, Ca’ Foscari University, ShapeTourism (Sustainable Tourism Community)

Andrea Bardi, ITL - Institute for Transport and Logistics - SUMPORT project (Urban Transports Community)

Federica Foglini, CNR - AMARE project (Biodiversity Protection Community)

Raimondi Attilio, Emilia-Romagna region - MISTRAL project (Blue Growth Community)

17.00 - 18.00: Third panel - Governance, citizens awareness and participation for a Sustainable Mediterranean

The third panel will analyze new governance models and how changing behaviours can have a relevant impact for better lifestyles in the Mediterranean cities and will answer questions such as: What are the sustainability governance and citizens awareness challenges in the MED area? How can we improve the participation of citizens in the elaboration and deployment of sustainability policies? What best practices exist in the MED cities and Regions in sectors such as energy management?

Moderator: Ermete Mariani, UNIMED - Urban transports, Sustainable Tourism and Biodiversity Protection communities

Panelists

Michele Colavito, Italian Agency for Territorial Cohesion, PANORAMED project

Francesca Villani, Metropolitan City of Bologna (Italy) - MADRE project (Green Growth community)

Francesco Filippi, Mussol (Spain) - Local4Green project (RES Community)

Francesca Liguori, ARPA Veneto (Italy) - REMEDIO project (Urban Transports Community)

Claudio Perin, Veneto Region - WETNET project (Biodiversity Protection Community)

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