Lo sviluppo delle regioni costiere e del turismo sostenibile del mare: un investimento per la crescita "blu"

European Maritime Day 2013

"Coastal development and sustainable maritime tourism: an investment for blue growth".

The 6^th edition of the European Maritime Day Conference was held successfully in Valletta, Malta, on May 21 & 22, 2013. It has attracted the attention of the European and the Mediterranean Maritime community with 847 participants who attended the 27 sessions of the Conference. 

The European Maritime Day 2013 was also celebrated accross EU with 14 events in different member states.

The European Maritime Day 2013 was organised by the European Commission (DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) in partnership with the Maltese Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business, and the Maltese Ministry for Tourism.

The seas and oceans, and the opportunities they offer, were at the heart of the discussions. There were high-level political debates as well as more practical exchanges between maritime stakeholders. Thoughts, ideas and new concepts have been devised during the Conference.

Before  the Stakeholders’ Day on  May 22nd,   on the 20th and the 21st,  for the Horizon 2020 initiative, a seminar has been organized by MIO-ECSDE on the “Coastal development and sustainable maritime tourism  for blue growth”.  All the Mediterranean countries, in particular the ones of the southern coast, have presented   cases of good practice in their  countries.

From the left Mohamed Ftouhi from Morocco, Bendaoud Nacer Riad from Algeria, Ziyad Alawneh from Giordania, Raquel Quílez from Spain, Romina Bicocchi and Patrizia Bonelli from Italy  and other partecipants.

Ogni anno il 20 maggio l'Unione Europea celebra l'Europa marittima , per evidenziare l'importanza dei mari e degli oceani nella nostra vita. 
La Giornata europea dei mari   riunisce   l'intera comunità marittima per fare il punto sui progressi realizzati e concentrarsi sulle  priorità per il futuro. La conferenza della Giornata europea dei mari è   la sede in cui i vari    settori marittimi   discutono opportunità e sfide per le regioni costiere di tutta Europa.


 La sesta edizione della conferenza della Giornata europea dei mari e delle regioni costiere si è tenuta con successo il 21 e 22 maggio 2013 a Valletta, Malta, ed  è stata  celebrata anche in tutta Europa  con 14 eventi in diversi stati membri.
 La conferenza  maltese è stata seguita attentamente  dalle comunità europee  marittime mediterranee, con la partecipazione di 847 partecipanti che hanno seguito le 27 sessioni della conferenza. 

 
 La giornata   europea 2013 dei mari è stata organizzata dalla Commissione Europea (DG per gli affari marittimi e la pesca),  in partenariato con il Ministro maltese per l’economia, gli investimenti e la piccola imprenditoria e il Ministero maltese per il turismo.
I mari e gli oceani - e le opportunità che offrono - sono stati al centro della discussione. Ci sono stati dibattiti di alto livello come anche scambi di esperienze fra i soggetti interessati.
Idee  nuove e nuove preospettive sono state elaborate durante la conferenza.

Responsible tourism in Riace in south Italy’s Ionian

A small town revived by African and Asian refugees after being deserted by local population migrating in wealthy part of the world.

Tourists are attracted not only by the sea side but also by multicultural world  on which even a famous  film director Win Wenders  made a film  "Il volo", “The flight”.

  Wim Wenders in Riace.

The association  “Città Futura”   refurbished  old abandoned houses   to host tourists,    making a popular hotel from   the whole town.

In addition to craft production there are laboratories of potteries, glass, weaving, preserves and oil.

 At “Donna Rosa” tavern    you can taste dishes from calabrian tradition and  the flavors and aromas of the kitchen of Near East.

 Integration as a key word

Local authorities  and   associations first task has   been to   avoid the migration of local population  and to host   refugees. As they couldn’t count  just on refugees subsidies, they  are    promoting crafts and tourism all the year long  by involving  schools  and  retired people.

The experience has been going on for about 15 years. It is not isolated  but involved two other small towns in the area , Caulonia and Badolato.

 

 

 

The  attraction is based on an offer of products and services from the local Tradition as well as an ethnic coming from north African and Asian countries.

 The events are a lot as the "Riac...cendi il borgo"  - Re burning the village-  as well working camps.

The challenges for the future is based on the dissemination  of this kind of  experience