Waves of Collaboration: Matchmaking for the Mission to Restore Oceans and Waters by 2030

The matchmaking event will focus on identifying and facilitating the uptake and replication of solutions to implement the Mission Ocean and Waters, with particular focus on supporting Charter signatories in line with the second phase of the Mission towards  deployment and scaling-up.

The main part of the event will comprise bilateral meetings between participants from Europe and beyond interested in the same topics, aiming to share new project ideas, find collaboration partners, and accelerate the deployment of solutions in line with the implementation and scaling-up of the Mission.

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The networking aspect is the main part of the event, as shown by participant feedback in the past years.

Therefore, throughout the session there will be networking opportunities in several forms:

·       Matchmaking activities between participants in the foyers (one-to-one meetings scheduled via a dedicated app) and with additional dedicated networking space in the Mansholt and Jenkins rooms when no session is taking place there;

·       An "opportunities stage" will be set up a small stage with a microphone – where selected participants will be able to pitch their project ideas in the search for partners.

Key Topics addressed:

• Innovative Technologies

• Sustainable Water Management and infrastructure

• Circular Economy Solutions for Ocean and Water Resources

• Sustainable Aquaculture

• Climate change

• Water governance.

• Nature-based solution

• Flood and drought.

• Water-smart economy

• Water and industrial competitiveness 

• Water efficiency

• Water accounting 

• Water economics 

• WEFE Nexus 

• Urban wastewater

• Water reuse

• Alternative water supply 

• Resource recovery

• Interaction between inland waters and marine ecosystems

• Global water cycle

• Low carbon emission technologies

• Biodiversity and/or ecosystems services

• Marine protection and/or restoration

• Seabed mapping

• Resilient coastal communities

• Marine restoration best practices

• Citizens engagement

• Support from local/regional/national authorities 

• Clean up / pollution remediation / environmental remediation

• Marine Protected areas

• Ecosystem restoration

• Marine litter and plastic pollution

• Chemical pollution

• Nutrients

• Multi-use of marine space

• Marine spatial planning

• Ocean knowledge

• Digital Twin of the Ocean

• Public mobilisation

• Citizen and youth engagement 

• Ocean stewardship and volunteering

 Interests in the matchmaking

• Upscaling and deployment of solutions

• Private finance and philanthropy

• Investment opportunities

• Support to public authorities

• Project clustering

See you on Monday 3rd March!