CIHEAM BARI is launching a new high-level specialised Training Programme in collaboration with the FAO and funded by the Italian Cooperation.
This third edition of the course aims to strengthen stakeholders’ capacities, develop, and implement integrated management policies, strategies and tools, focusing especially on stakeholders’ empowerment, offering a comprehensive view of the Blue Economy explored through a cross-sectoral approach.
The program is specially built on the principles and practices of Sustainable coastal development, in particular planning and management, technical and legal aspects, taking into account environmental, social and administrative issues for development process.
By the end of the course participants will:
The course will be organized in weekly units for a total duration of 10 weeks. Classes will include frontal lectures and interactive activities integrated with study tours and discussion sessions with private stakeholders.
The training approach is oriented to promote an integrated and smart development vision of the coastal area, transferring both technical and practical knowledge (ie. through lectures and best practices) for planning and implementing the best and sustainable interaction among all coastal development drivers
The course will be held at the Tricase branch of CIHEAM Bari (Lecce) where the activities will be carried on.
The course is addressed to 14 officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Fishery, of Mediterranean and IORA countries. This course is designed to assist representatives from government and related authorities, who are directly involved in the planning of coastal uses:
They will be nominated by the competent Ministries in which they are employed, who will authorize the pre-selected candidates to apply for this course through the online procedure of the CIHEAM Bari website. After the selection made by CIHEAM Bari staff, through the evaluation of files and a personal interview (call conference), one participant per country will be chosen. The 14 final participants will benefit of full scholarships covering all course expenses (travel, board and lodging, insurance, pocket money).
English is the communication and educational language of the program.
For further details, please download the Course programme, Lecturers team presentation and Guide for participants below.
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Head of the Office
Olimpia Antonelli
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o.antonelli@iamb.it