🌊 RethinkBlue webinar – Whose Blue Economy? Maritime identity, inclusion in port communities, and sustainable futures
Exploring how maritime identity shapes coastal communities, how port growth includes or excludes residents, and how historical evolution informs sustainable port planning—highlighting who truly benefits from the blue economy.
Join RethinkBlue on 24 November at 13:00–14:00 CET for an online webinar exploring how maritime identity, port-city development and community inclusion shape more just and sustainable blue futures.
Speakers:
🔹 Zacharoula Kyriazi, PhD, Research Fellow, MaREI Centre, Sustainability Institute, University College Cork, Ireland
“Living with the Sea: The Role of Maritime Identity in Enabling Just and Sustainable Blue Economies”
🔹 Adriane Takahara Montenegro, University of Antwerp, Belgium
“Port Communities: For Whom? Inclusion and Exclusion in Antwerp and Buenaventura”
🔹 Omar Belkheiri, Business School of Tangier, Morocco
“Tangier as a Port City: Some Historical Developments and Future Perspectives”
👩💼 Moderator: Senija Causevic
📍 Link to join on Microsoft Teams
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