MedWaves establishes a dialogue between all the key stakeholders involved in the transition to sustainable development throughout the Mediterranean region.
Sustainable EventsWhen we act together, we change together. While it is well-known that collaboration is an important cornerstone for our collective sustainable future, the actual communication skills required to engage effectively are less understood. MedWaves is committed to supporting the diverse range of stakeholders who can participate and benefit from the transition to sustainable development by offering direct support in how to dialogue and network.
MedWaves works as a central hub to converge synergies throughout the Mediterranean, strengthening the collective movement for planetary transformation. Together, we can achieve a healthier and more sustainable future. MedWaves stimulates a wave of change by bringing together not only the right people at the right time, but also the right information. For example, MedWaves gathers scientific knowledge that is needed to leverage change, along with successful experiences utilising such knowledge. Through close collaboration with experts and members of academia that partner in projects, MedWaves helps to deliver information that is usable by all stakeholders. This information is shared through publications, suggested policy guidelines, best practice factsheets, and regional baseline assessments.
MedWaves organises events, conference, webinars, and trainings for relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries to access data, as well as continue the exchange of best practices and the transfer of knowledge. In addition, digital platforms help maintain ongoing channels of communication. These open access spaces engage a large community of users who are able to connect with MedWaves, as well as one another.
MedWaves supports community. Empowering individuals to come together and share vision and values is an important way we continue to learn from one another. MedWaves has delivered support to key stakeholders in the sustainable business ecosystem for nearly a decade. These individuals have become the Switchers community, stimulating a wave of green entrepreneurs and changemakers in the Mediterranean region.
Over 300 green and circular businesses are part of the Switchers community, implementing eco-innovative solutions and contributing to sustainable solutions to environmental, social and economic challenges in the region. MedWaves celebrates these changemakers by sharing their stories through the platform www.theswitchers.eu. In our journey towards a more sustainable Mediterranean, it is essential to give voice and echo the messages of those who actively contribute to the transition.
MedWaves supports policy makers in the Mediterranean region in order to stimulate and sustain enabling environments that are conducive to the implementation of green, circular, zero-waste, low-carbon, and non-toxic economies.
READ MOREDiscover the expertise of MedWaves and explore how our regional centre supports the implementation of strategic programming, supporting all to continue the journey towards planetary transformation.
READ MOREWe celebrate success, using what works to continue to grow. RESults Enabling Transitions (RESET) is a project that identifies and analyses successful practices to optimise green business creation at project, local, national, and regional level across the Mediterranean.
READ MORESTAND UP! provides key business support and technology transfer to help scale, replicate and expand inclusive circular economy ventures in the Mediterranean, specifically aiming to generate sustainable jobs for youth and women.
READ MOREThe Green Impact MED Project (GIMED) drives positive investments for positive impacts by boosting the development of eco-innovative ventures, powering the green and circular economy in the Mediterranean.
READ MOREThe EU-funded SwitchMed programme promotes a circular economy in the southern Mediterranean by changing the way goods and services are produced and consumed. In order to achieve this, SwitchMed provides tools and services directly to the private sector, supports an enabling policy environment and facilitates exchange of information among partners and key stakeholders.
READ MORECapiMed-Islands is a capitalisation initiative to maximize the impact of numerous BeMed projects in islands with one common goal: litter-free islands. Building a community, transferring results and impacting policies are the ingredients for success
READ MOREINPLASTICS offers a set of interactive, innovative education and communication tools to raise awareness regarding toxic additives. The programme builds capacity throughout the region to address the invisible aspects of plastic pollution so that we can all be part of the solution.
READ MOREThe Mediterranean Sea Programme: Enhancing Environmental Security (MedProgramme) aims to improve the health and livelihoods of coastal populations in the Mediterranean region by reducing major transboundary environmental stresses and strengthening climate resilience and water security.
READ MOREUpon the completion of the successful first phase of Marine Litter Med, the EU has renewed its commitment to support the Barcelona Convention in addressing marine litter, particularly plastic pollution. Marine Litter Med Phase II, implemented by the UNEP/MAP system, is an important opportunity for MedWaves to continue providing assistance to a number of non-EU countries in terms of prevention of marine litter and plastic pollution.
READ MORETransitions to CIRCULAR economy practices in TEXTILE and apparel MSMEs along the lifecycle in Huzhou and Shaoxing is a project that draws on the foundation built from successful sustainable development in the Mediterranean. Sharing knowledge and practices, support is delivered to facilitate the transition to circular economy practices in the textile and fashion industry in Huzhou City and Shaoxing City, China by 2025.
READ MOREJUST2CE promotes a global transition to a circular economy by supporting a more democratic and participatory mechanism of governance over the productive processes that underpin design and management of technologies.
READ MOREBlueMissionMed inspires, informs, assesses, mobilises, connects and empowers all the actors that can take a role in preventing and eliminating pollution in the Mediterranean sea and waters.
READ MORESocial Finance for Social Greening (SOFIGREEN) is a European project supporting small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to be leaders in the green social economy. Through transnational cooperation, increased awareness and access to financing instruments, SOFIGREEN establishes important keys to success, such as investment readiness and multi-level (local, regional, cross-border) collaborations.
READ MOREThe Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Neighborhood South Region project implements an integrated approach to pollution reduction and prevention in order to protect natural resources and improve the management of scarce water resources in the Mediterranean.
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