The Science We Need for the Mediterranean Sea We Want (SciNMeet)

The Science We Need for the Mediterranean Sea We Want (SciNMeet) Programme aims to be the Mediterranean region contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Programme is designed on the basis the outcomes of the 2020 Regional consultations of the Preparatory Phase of the Ocean Decade and builds on relevant initiatives active in the region.

The SciNMeet Programme will address major Mediterranean challenges and gaps in scientific knowledge and will trigger a science driven transformative change for the Mediterranean region by strengthening the science base related to the effect on marine ecosystems (thus goods and services) of the various stressors affecting the Mediterranean Sea, i.e. climate change, marine pollution from air/land/sea-based sources and overexploitation of marine resources, as well as of the extreme events threatening people and the environment, such as storms and tsunamis, to envision a sustainable safe and depolluted Mediterranean Sea “Climatic system” (the Mediterranean Sea we want). Increasing education, awareness and international collaboration, by mobilizing the scientific community, policy-makers, private sector and society at large, the Programme will address the Ocean Decade’s seven outcomes and contribute to the implementation of the Agenda 2030.