Elodie Nunes Executive Secretary CPMR Intermediterranean Commission _________________________ (publicado en el marco del Congreso Internacional de Economía Azul; +info: http://www.economiablava.es)

1. Integrated Regional Strategies for
the development of Sustainable
Blue Economy in the
Mediterranean
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
Elodie Nunes
CPMR Intermediterranean Commission
Executive Secretary

2. OUTLINE of the PRESENTATION
I. Introduction on the CPMR and its Geographical
Commissions (GCs): focus on the IMC
II. What is sustainable blue economy?
III. The Integrated approach
IV. Integrated Regional strategies
V. Financing the sustainable blue economy and
integrated strategies
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante

3. Our NETWORK
6 Geographical
Commissions
▪ Baltic Sea
▪ North Sea
▪ Atlantic Arc
▪ Mediterranean Sea
▪ Balkans & Black Sea
▪ Islands
www.crpm.org
@CPMR_Europe
Internal structure
▪ General Assembly
▪ Political Bureau
▪ General Secretariat
▪ Working Groups (+TF)
150 +
Regions
200M +
inhab.

4. The CPMR is a platform for technical & political cooperation between
regional authorities on priority issues and policies for peripheral maritime
regions:
+ Migration, Climate & Energy, Neighbourhood, External Cooperation &
Development, Macro-regional and Sea-basin Strategies, Sustainable Tourism, Future
of Europe, among others.
What do we do at practical level? Advocacy initiatives, exchanging best
practices, joint projects, think-tank activity, conferences and seminars,
capacity building actions... and much more!
Transport &
Accessibility
Maritime
affairs
Territorial
cohesion
WHAT we DO

5. Relations with
territorial
stakeholders of all
the bassin
Ongoing contacts with Moroccan, Tunisian,
Croatian, Turikish potential new members
45 Med
Regions
9 Med
Countries
CPMR Intermediterranean
Commission

6. Lazio & Andalusia
Catalonia & Sud
Gen. Valenciana &
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Murcia & Sud
Promoting macro-
regional and sea
basin strategies in
the Med
Boosting the blue
economy,
sustainability and
cohesion in the
Mediterranean Sea
Mobilizing the
Mediterranean
Youth as a key
enabler for the
present and future
of the basin
Territorial
Cooperation &
Macro-
Regional
Strategies
Transport &
Integrated
Maritime
Policy
Water &
Energy
Economic &
Social
Cohesion
CPMR IMC Global Action Plan & WGs 2021-2022
Promoting a MED of
Projects & mobilize
the Mediterranean
southern partners
CPMR Cross-cutting issues: climate change mitigation and adaptation, migration

7. ARLEM Member
Many EU
cooperation
projects
IMC CPMR
Permanent observer
of the UfM WG on
Blue Economy
Memoranda of
Understanding
with several
organisations
EU, EuroMed, Int’l
Institutions
Sub-national authorities
Academia, research &
training centers
Private sector
NGOs
Thematic/generalist Networks
Med
Cooperation
Alliance
Catalonia
Youth
Council
Lazio Bologna
Charter
Coordination
Board
Emilia-R.
Agriculture
and Climate
Change
Sud Follow-up in
the regions
of UfM BE
Agenda
Lazio
Sustainable
& Cultural
Tourism
Crete
Vasco da
Gama
Veneto
IMC Task Forces embedded in the WGs
& Partnerships

8. ▪ The blue economy encompasses all economic activities
relating to oceans and seas such as fisheries, aquaculture,
coastal tourism, maritime transport, port activities,
shipbuilding and marine extraction of oil and gas…
▪ At European level, according to the most recent figures
mentioned in the Blue Economy Report (2022), the established
sector of the blue economy directly employs around 4.45
million people and generates around EUR 667.2 billion in
turnover and EUR 183.9 billion in gross value added.
▪ 2021 – Communication “New Approach for a Sustainable Blue
Economy in the EU,” highlighting links between green and
blue policies to better achieve climate goals.
The Sustainable Blue Economy
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
Sources: EU Commission services

9. EU level
▪ Common Fisheries Policy
▪ Blue Growth Strategy
▪ Integrated Maritime Policy
▪ Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSP)
▪ Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
▪ EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Nature Restoration Law
MED level
▪ Barcelona Convention
▪ Integrated Coastal Zones Management (ICZM)
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
The Sustainable Blue Economy

10. The Integrated Approach
to socio-economic development
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
▪ Promoting socio-development requires cooperation of all
levels of governance across the scale of multi-level
governance, from local, regional, national to European levels.
▪ It also implies for sectors to consider their links and impacts
to/on other sectors and ecosystems before implementing
actions.
▪ Tourism > linked to transportation, energy efficiency,
services (food / harvests, fisheries, etc.), the
environment…
▪ Marine energies > linked to maritime space, impacts on
marine species and ecosystems, citizens’ awareness…

11. The Integrated Approach
to socio-economic development
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
▪ all aspects related to the engagement of local and regional actors in
decision-making processes through a bottom-up approach leading to:
▪ the definition of investment priorities taking into account the
economic, social, cultural and physical assets of the territory(ies)
concerned;
▪ enhancing synergies and complementarities through pre-established
collaborative models that take into account existing or potential
relationships between (public) policies and their degree of integration;
▪ the regulation of public investments on the basis of economies;
▪ the promotion of social cohesion, citizen participation, raising the
awareness of bearers on issues that concern them, transparency and
accountability;
▪ strengthening local and regional identity;
▪ strengthening the capacity to ensure cross-cutting considerations in
multisectoral approaches.
Sources: CPMR-IMC IDP Handbook

12. International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
▪ Junta de Andalucía (maritime strategy since sept. 2022)
▪ To respond to the need to exploit the possibilities offered
by the marine economy based on strict criteria of
sustainability and respect for the conservation of marine
ecosystems.
▪ Generalitat de Catalunya – 4 fields of action
▪ Sustainable, integrated & harmonious development of
the blue economy respectful of all human uses of the sea
▪ Resilient and fully functional marine ecosystems
▪ Improving citizens’ quality of life
▪ An innovative governance framework to give impetus to
the strategy and guarantee its operability
Integrated Regional Strategies

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▪ Illes Balears – Coastal protection strategy
▪ To understand and characterize coastal erosion problems
under an integrated approach, covering all aspects of the
coastline, applying the Risk Management methodology.
▪ Región de Murcia (maritime strategy since July 2022)
▪ To develop the blue economy in a sustainable and
harmonious way, through an integrated management of
sectoral activities that impact the regional maritime space.
▪ 7 axes: professionals of the present and the future;
quantification and visibility of the impact; governance;
integrated maritime surveillance; spatial planning;
sustainability and climate change; and blue growth:
innovation and entrepreneurship
Integrated Regional Strategies

14. International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
▪ Generalitat Valenciana
▪ Various perspectives to articulate blue sectors such as
coastal and maritime tourism, fisheries and aquaculture,
recreational boating…
> Traditional sectors for the Region
▪ linked to new sectors such as blue biotechnologies,
innovative digitalization in application to traditional
sectors or creating new activities linked to new sectors…
> New sectors for the Region
▪ Articulation of the sustainability and environmental
dimension for an integrated development of activities and
maritime strategies as per global agendas
Integrated Regional Strategies

15. MFF 2021-2027
Financing the sustainable blue economy &
integrated strategies
Sources: EU Commission services
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante

16. MFF 2021-2027
Sources: EU Commission services
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante

17. Sources: EU Commission services
MFF 2021-2027
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante

18. Evolution of priorities
Sources: EU Commission services
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante

19. Types of management

20. Financing the sustainable blue economy &
integrated strategies
Over 2021-2027, the European Commission and the European Investment
Bank Group, composed of the European Investment Bank and the European
Investment Fund (EIF) will increase their cooperation on a sustainable blue
economy. The institutions will work jointly with Member States to meet
existing financing needs to reduce pollution in European seas and support
investment for blue innovation and blue bioeconomy.
▪ EMFAF
▪ Horizon Europe
▪ LIFE
▪ ERDF
▪ Interreg Euro-MED
▪ Interreg NEXT MED
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
Sources: EU Commission services

21. Regional Smart Specialization Strategies (RIS3)
Regions develop, in order to receive funding from the European Structural
Investment Funds (ESIF), Regional Research and Innovation Strategies for
Smart Specialization (RIS3 strategies).
Goal: “to set priorities in order to build competitive advantage by developing
and matching research and innovation own strengths to business needs.
The idea being to address emerging opportunities and market
developments in a coherent manner, while avoiding duplication and
fragmentation of efforts”.
RIS3 allow to focus political support and regional investments on key
priorities, challenges and needs for knowledge-based development as well as
build on each region's strengths, competitive advantages and potential for
excellence. These strategies can be a tool to foster the sustainable blue
economy.
• For example, one objective of the RIS3 of the Region of Valencia for the
period 2014-2020 was to promote diversification towards healthy, higher
value-added, non-seasonal and sustainable tourism.
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante
Sources: EU Commission services

22. Bonus & Conclusions: Why using EU programmes and
projects to fund the Sustainable blue economy and the
Integrated approach?
• Allows an alignment of objectives and priorities with other
key stakeholders, can complement territorial expertise with
different external expertise
• Promotes the Region / territories towards external
stakeholders / partnerships and sectors = increased
attractivity, excellence and competitiveness
• Provides a diversification of funding sources
• Reinforces capitalization and mainstreaming = using what
already exist to keep building up knowledge and actions +
adapt public policies on the basis of projects results
(research, pilots, etc.)
• Other…
International Blue Economy Congress: From Strategy to Public Policy – October 2022, Alicante

23. Get in touch with us!
Elodie Nunes
Executive Secretary
Tel.: + 34 935 545 047 – elodie.nunes@crpm.org
Emmanuel Maniscalco
EU Programmes Senior Officer
Tel.: + 33 491 575 336 – emmanuel.maniscalco@crpm.org
Catherine Petiau-Kerzerho
Policy Assistant
Tel.: +33 299 354 060 – catherine.petiau@crpm.org
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