Dear Atlantic Strategy colleagues,
Last week, Ireland took another important step on its journey to creating the conditions for a thriving Offshore Renewable Energy sector.
Under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1), Minister Eamon Ryan (our Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications) released provisional results on the first offshore wind auction. According to the results, Ireland awarded...
The 1st meeting of the Atlantic Strategy Committee under the Portuguese Presidency was held in Porto de Lisboa on March 30th 2023.
The meeting chaired by the Director-General of Sea Policy, Marisa Lameiras da Silva, was attended in person and remotely by the members of the Committee, and topics such as the priorities and objectives of the Portuguese Presidency...
In 2023, Portugal will chair the Atlantic Strategy Committee in accordance with the principle of rotation among the participating countries (IE, FR, PT and ES) of the Atlantic Strategy. As referred to in the 2022 EU Blue Economy Report “It is also important to know the extent of Blue Economy activities by sea basin to be able to determine the...
In 2022, EMD In My Country was a great success, with 630 virtual, physical and hybrid events, covering all the sea basins of the EU.
EMD In My Country 2023 will include physical, virtual and hybrid events that will take place from 1 April to 31 October 2023.
Organisers will receive a communication pack and their events will be promoted...
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has announced funding for eight research infrastructure projects focused on transforming various sectors. The selected projects are focused on issues such as energy optimisation, AI, quantum research, biomolecule detection and more. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris, TD, said the funding will support “pioneering research”.
Dr. Jimmy Murphy, Senior lecturer in...
In 2023, Portugal will chair the Atlantic Strategy Committee in accordance with the principle of rotation among the participating countries (IE, FR, PT and ES) of the Atlantic Strategy. As referred to in the 2022 EU Blue Economy Report “It is also important to know the extent of Blue Economy activities by sea basin to be able to determine the...
The European Commission has been supporting the establishment and implementation of three sea basin strategies in the Atlantic, the Black Sea and the Western Mediterranean.
In May 2021, the European Commission adopted a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU that sets out a detailed agenda for the blue economy to play a major role in achieving...
The purpose of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 is to unlock the potential of the sustainable Blue Economy in the Atlantic area while preserving marine ecosystems and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation of environmental hazards.
The revised Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 objectives were designed in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Commission’s political priorities...
In Washington, D.C. on 13 July, the European Union, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cabo Verde, Morocco, South Africa and the United States signed a new All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Declaration. It will continue the successful journey of ocean science diplomacy and set a common path forward...
United Nations Ocean Conference
Save our Ocean, Protect our Future...
The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, came at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are...