Celebrating ocean literacy in the Mediterranean Sea – Welcome to our Mediterranean Sea basin event

Live webstream of the last sessions HERE

A new wave of ocean literacy activities is fast approaching, this time the Mediterranean Sea basin. Supported by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission, the EU4Ocean Coalition is preparing its Let's Make the Mediterranean Bluesea basin event, organised around Med Coast Day (September 25^th). It will combine a rich and diverse programme on-site, in digital and in hybrid format, organised in different Mediterranean locations. Together, by connecting Mediterranean ocean literacy actors and initiatives, it will serve as a focal point for bringing ocean literacy to everybody’s mind and actions.

Particular attention will be given to:

• Bringing the ocean to education, considering differences in cultures and pedagogy between Mediterranean countries and identifying mechanisms for strengthening the place given to the ocean in national curricula and education policies
• Supporting inspiring youth ocean literacy activities, widening youth learning opportunities and developing blue skills by bringing together youth representatives from the different Mediterranean countries
• Strengthening the role given to ocean literacy in strategies and policies, including in different policy domains (marine & land-based) and at different decision-making scales (from local to Mediterranean Sea basin scales)
• TheMediterranean Ocean Literacy Festival showcasing engaging ocean literacy activities: from science shows, arts performances or workshops to public debates for young Europeans and other audiences that are directly or indirectly linked to the Mediterranean Sea
• Bringing attention to the role of ports and harbours in making the Mediterranean blue through the #MakeMedPortsBlue photo contest
• Promoting the #MakeEUBlue campaign that has been launched at European Maritime Day 2021 and is ongoing

And let's not forget:

• Promoting the ongoing #MakeEUBlue campaign launched on European Maritime Day 2021 - Every action, even the smallest one, brings change to the ocean!
• Contributing to #MedCoastDay 2021 - The Mediterranean needs you. If you put a seashell to your ear, you will hear it calling!

In coherence with the truly Mediterranean character of the event, the journey the event is offering will stop over in different Mediterranean caosts, including in Malta, Venice and Tunisia. The Make the Mediterranean Blue activities are organised between September 24^th and September 27th, 2021. While many activities or initiatives will be virtual, we aim at one physical activity per Mediterranean country organised during these three days.

What to attend and how?

The following programme assembles the activities scheduled for and around the Mediterranean Sea basin event. Live events will be held at scheduled time, whereas other content will be made available all day long. Further information on individual events, organisation and dates will follow soon. This web page will be continuously updated. Stay tuned!

Let’s make the Mediterranean Blue!

High-level opening
Public
16:00 - 17:30 CEST on 24th September
English
Organised by EU4Ocean Coalition
 

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Young Ocean Advocates: Translating ideas into actions

Learning activity / Training session / Workshop
Young Ocean Advocates, Youth4Ocean Forum members, Youth
10:00 - 17:45 CEST on 25th September
English
Organised by Youth4Ocean Forum
 

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Mediterranean Ocean Literacy Festival

Science cafés / Quiz / Guided tours / Virtual exhibitions and more 
Public
All day on 25th September
English
Organised by EU4Ocean Coalition

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Youth4Med Forum - Together for the Mediterranean

Interactive Session / Debate / Forum
Youth and young professionals from Mediterranean countries
09:30 - 17:30 CEST on 26th September, 09:30 - 11:30 CEST on 27th September
English
Organised by ACTeon

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Making the school an agent of change to deliver a resilient Blue Mediterranean Sea

Learning activity / Training session / Workshop
Education, marine & climate stakeholders with an interest in education methods
10:45 - 13:15 CEST on 27th September
English & French interpretation 
Organised by ACTeon, Ciência Viva, DG MARE and more

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Visit the activities of the Mediterranean Young Ocean Advocates

A series of lively pitches from Young Ocean Advocates
Public
12:00 - 13:00 CEST on 27th September
English
Organised by Youth4Ocean Forum

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Strengthening ocean literacy to support an effective Marine Knowledge System in the Mediterranean Sea

High-level event 
Decision-makers, experts, researchers and interested stakeholders
14:00 - 16:00 CEST on 27th September
English & French interpretation
Organised by ACTeon, DG MARE, Youth4Ocean Forum and more

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Bringing Ocean and Climate to the classroom

Learning activity / Training session / Workshop
Network of European Blue Schools
15:30 - 17:00 CEST on 27th September
English
Organised by Network of European Blue Schools

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Sailing forward: Let’s make the Mediterranean Blue!

High-level closing and forward-looking event​​​​​​​
Public
16:30 - 18:00 CEST on 27th September
English & French interpretation
Organised by EU4Ocean Coalition

During the entire Let's Make the Mediterranean Blue...

EU4Ocean #MakeMedPortsBlue photo contest

Photo contest

Dive into the creativeness and emotions of the winners of the first stage of the #MakeMedPortsBlue photo contest – in particular with exhibitions on site at the National Malta Aquarium in Malta and at the European Cultural Center (more onsite and online locations to come).

Other initiatives associated to Let’s make the Mediterranean Blue

Le Forum Mondial de la Mer – Bizerte

Interactive Session / Debate / Forum
All stakeholders, decision makers and elected representatives from the Mediterranean Sea
24th - 25th September
French
Organised by Le Forum Mondial de la Mer & La Saison Bleue

Devoted to "The Mediterranean of projects", the European Union's commitment to the oceans (Starfish Mission 2030) and the newly launched Mediterranean Parliament of the Sea bringing together elected representatives from the different countries of the Mediterranean coast.

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Implementing blue challenges in schools –

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Educational activity/training/MOOC
Partners & teachers from the Erasmus+ Blue S_Med project
26th - 28th September
English
Organised by Blue S_Med

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Oceanthon 2021 – Decennio del Mare

Hackathon
All Mediterranean stakeholders interested to participate
26th - 27th September
English
Organised by UNESCO-IOC

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2021 EU Researchers' Night

Europe-wide displays the diversity of science and its impact on citizens' daily lives
Public
24th September
All languages 
Organised by European Commission

MEDBLUE: Towards the States General of the Blue Economy

Interactive session / Debate / Forum
21st September, hybrid
French / Italian
Organised by Cluster Maritime Tunisien
 

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Enhancement of marine habitat status of the Lérins Islands and sustainable island development

Meeting / Learning activity / Training session
Experts in the field of marine conservation & sustainable tourism
28 September - 1 October, on-site
English / French
Organised by SMILO & Lérins Abbaye
 

For more information on the event…

Pierre Strosser @ p [dot] strosseracteon-environment [dot] eu (p[dot]strosser[at]acteon-environment[dot]eu).

Vera Noon @ v [dot] noonacteon-environment [dot] eu (v[dot]noon[at]acteon-environment[dot]eu).

Anna Saito @ a [dot] saitoacteon-environment [dot] eu (a[dot]saito[at]acteon-environment[dot]eu).