Interview to Eugenio Sgrò, a new Focal Point Italy-IORA
A new figure has recently arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) who will be responsible for maintaining diplomatic and...
European opportunities in the Blue Economy announced during the last SEAOLOGY
During the last Seaology fair, dedicated to the Blue Economy, the DG Mare of the European Commission, in the person of the policy officer...
Women Empowerment in Flood Forecasting Early Warning
IORA and in particular the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the WGWEE chair, Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Centre (ASMERC) will...
The new dates of the eleventh edition of Blue Sea Land
The eleventh edition of the annual Blue Sea Land fair, which involves numerous corporate and institutional realities that deal with Blue and Circular Economy,...
ECOMONDO: a fair that has lasted for 25 years
The sustainability, recycling and circular economy fair started in 1997 and this year has reached its Jubilee. From 8 to 11 November ECOMONDO returns...
Women Empowerment in Cataloguing Hazardous events
The webinar organized by IORA on October 18th will be entitled "Women Empowerment in Cataloguing Hazardous events". The virtual meeting will be focus on...
Save the date for the 3rd Workshop IORA
Third appointment with the IORA Workshop organized in Bali entitled "Development of IORA Declaration on Combatting Marine Debris and a Strategic Framework of Action...
62nd edition of the Genoa boat show
The Genoa Boat Show is back from 22 to 27 September, an appointment now in its 62nd edition. Genoa is ready to welcome an...
Postponement of the IORA-India Cruise Tourism Conference
The Indian Government has announced, through the IORA, that the IORA-India Conference on Cruise Tourism will be postponed to a later date. The event...
IORA-India Cruise Tourism Conference
On Thursday 29 September 2022, in Mumbai, India the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), India's trade representative to the Indian...
Med Blue Economy in Formia
From 27th August until 4th September Formia will host the Med Blue Economy, a Festival dedicated to the Blue Economy themes and organized by...
Research and sustainable management of Blue Carbon Ecosystems in the Indian Ocean
IORA is organizing a training workshop on "Research and sustainable management of Blue Carbon Ecosystems in the Indian Ocean" in Toliara, Madagascar, from 27...
Cultural Heritage for Coastal Tourism and Climate Action in the Indian Ocean Region
IORA at the request of South Africa promotes important research on "Cultural Heritage for Coastal Tourism and Climate Action in the Indian Ocean Region"....
Sealogy 2022
The days of the second edition of the Sealogy fair have been announced, completely dedicated to the themes of the sea and the Blue...
Guidelines for the sustainability of cruising and recreational boating in the Mediterranean
Plan Bleu, centre of expertise for development and environment at the service of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, just published its “Guidelines for...
27th meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Academic Group
IORA is honored to inform dialogue partners that the President (South Africa) of the Indian Ocean Rim Academic Group (IORAG) has announced that the...
Connect with U.S. Suppliers at Discover Global Markets: The Blue Economy
The United States Department of Commerce’s Discover Global Markets: The Blue Economy is a dynamic 3-day business forum focused on bringing together global leaders across the marine renewables,...
Announced Nomisma Mare it will be presented on July 14th
On June 28th, the Nomisma Spa Board of Directors approved the forthcoming birth of the Nomisma Mare section. The division will be responsible for...
Aquaculture Europe 2022 in Rimini from 27 to 30 September
In the Rimini exhibition center next September, more precisely from 27 to 30, the Aquaculture sector fair will be held. one of the...
CALL: Women in the Blue Economy (EMFAF-2022-PIA-WBE)
This call for proposals has the following main objectives:
to increase the participation and representation of women in the different sectors of the sustainable blue...
Summit Blue Forum
Encouraging the interaction and development of sea networks is one of the main objectives of the Blue Forum Summit, which will be held in...
World Oceans Day 2022
"World Oceans Day" was established by the United Nations in 2008, at the proposal of Canada during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro...
The 3rd ROK-IORA Partnership Seminar
Organized by Korea as IORA's Dialogue Partner, the third seminar will be held as part of the collaboration between the Republic of Korea (ROK)...
Development of the IORA Declaration on Combating Marine Debris and a Strategic Framework action...
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) presents the 3rd Seminar on "Developing the IORA Declaration on Combating Marine Debris and Strategic Framework Action on...
WestMed aims to relaunch the Blue Economy in Naples
In the new headquarters of the Darwin Dohrn Museum in Naples on 26 and 27 May WestMed, with the collaboration of other members of...
The LIFE 2022 call for proposals
Created in 1992, the LIFE program is the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action and it has co-financed thousands of projects....
The Salvamare Law is a reality
Historic victory for associations, organizations and cooperatives in the sea sector that deals with the Blue Economy and the protection of the marine environment....
European Maritime Day 2022
Two days of conferences and events dedicated to the theme of the sea will take place in Ravenna on May 19th and 20th and,...
Women’s Empowerment Principles
In the busy calendar of webinars, workshops and conferences organized by the IORA and the Dialogue Partners, we would like to point out a...
BlueInvst: Commission and EIF mobilize €500 million for Blue Economy
The European Commission in collaboration with the European Investment Fund (EIF) has allocated 500 million euros of funds for financial intermediaries investing in this...
Faros Accelerator innovative solutions for Blue Economy
The new project by Cassa Depositi Prestiti Venture Capital SGR - Fondo Nazionale Innovazione, which takes the name of Faros Accelerator, was recently presented...
IORA Short workshop on Blue Carbon Ecosystem Finance
The IORA organizes a new workshop on Blue forest finance: financing the protection and restoration of blue forests and meadows. In fact, already on...
Schmidt Ocean Institute donates research ship “Falkor” to CNR
In March, the Schmidt Ocean Institute announced today the donation of its 82.9-meter research vessel "Falkor" to the National Research Council of the CNR,...
EXPO DUBAI: Announced the winner of the First Edition “Water for Life Award” by...
In the Italian Pavilion, at Expo Dubai 2022, during the Water Week, March 22nd, Acquedotto Pugliese, the largest Italian water company, confirming its strong vocation for sustainability, announced the first winner...
AIPE and Assoittica promote the circular economy
AIPE (Italian association of expanded polystyrene) and ASSOITTICA sign an agreement for the recycling of EPS boxes used in the transport and sale of...
A booklet for the IORA Silver Jubilee
For its Silver Jubilee, IORA has released a booklet in which it has entered all the projects and partnerships it has had over the...
International policy mechanisms to support blue forest protection and restoration
On 11 April IORA organizes a webinar on the protection and restoration of coastal ecosystems of blue carbon (mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and...
Wsense wins the Blueinvest Award
The Italian company Wsense which provides underwater internet solutions, today won the Blueinvest Award in Brussels, the award dedicated to innovation in the Blue...
IORA presents another program in the context of the Blue Economy
As part of the French Development Agency (AFD) funded technical assistance for the implementation of the IORA Action Plan on Fisheries, Aquaculture and the...
IMO Extraordinary Council Session discuss Black Sea and Sea of Azov
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has also raised questions within the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and in particular, on the initiatives to be...
Call for application to – COVID-19 and Climate Change: Prospects for a “Green” Recovery...
During the celebrations of IORA-Day 2022, Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Salman Al Farisi and Dr. Thomas Krimmel, Project Director for the German Agency for International...
Acquedotto Pugliese meets the ambassadors of the IORA countries in Rome
Acquedotto Pugliese is one of the major integrated water service companies in Italy and provides its services throughout the Apulian territory, from the Gargano...
Workshop “Moving toward the development and adoption of IORA Guidelines to prevent entry of...
On the island of Réunion, a hybrid format workshop will be held on 23 and 24 March. The theme will be on illegal and...
IORA Day 2022 ends with thanks to the Member States and the Dialogue Partners
The 25th anniversary of the birth of the IORA has just ended and on the Association's YouTube channel it is possible to see the...
Assoittica Survey on the Role of Women in the Italian Seafood Industry
Recently, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) asked what was the role of women in the fish supply chain, referring the investigation...
Virtual celebration for Silver Jubilee – IORA Day 2022
The IORA organized virtual celebrations for his 25th anniversary. The celebrations have a hybrid form, in fact, will be held at the Château de...
IORA Day 2022 – Italy participates in the greetings and presents its event at...
Today is the 25th birthday of IORA and Italy, in its role of Dialogue-Partner represented by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Manlio...
Unlocking Trade for Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Growth
On the occasion of International Women's Day, we point out a hybrid event organized by the informal working group on trade and gender, the...
Grimaldi & Wärtsilä a partnership to clean the seas from plastic
Reducing plastic pollution of the seas is a fundamental objective to make marine ecosystems livable for animal species and for humans themselves. Awareness-raising advertising...
Royal Caribbean “takes” Fiumicino
The American cruise giant Royal Caribbean, through the subsidiary "Fiumicino Waterfront S.r.l.", has acquired the concession for the tourist port of Fiumicino-Isola Sacra, for...
Blue economy and sustainability, from Kenyan algae to Tunisian charfiyah
As part of the Blue Economy thematic projects, we point out that at the end of 2021 and until 2024, the Italian Agency for...
Post COVID-19 – Sustainable innovation to set the economy back on track
On 23 and 24 February, the University of Mauritius is organizing a two-day hybrid brainstorming seminar on "Post COVID-19 - Sustainable innovation to get...
Indonesia-EU Business Forum 2022: Enhancing partnership for stronger economic recovery
As part of international cooperation and the topics covered by the organized event, 1 and on 2 March the organizing committee will facilitate the...
GTR MENA trade conference in Dubai, IORA is the institutional partner
A very important B2B appointment will take place in Dubai on 15 and 16 February in which IORA will participate as an institutional partner....
World Water Forum 2024, Italy is officially a candidate
Italy is officially a candidate as the organizing country of the World Water Forum 2024. The Bel Paese has chosen Rome, Florence, and Assisi...
Report on the state of the art of the cruise sector in 2022
Cruise Lines International Associations (CLIA) has recently released a report on the conditions and prospects of the international cruise industry in 2022, starting...
Zeus is launched in Castellammare
Finally, after announcing the presentation of the prototype at the Dubai Expo 2020, the first ship in the world that will travel on hydrogen...
Call for Papers extended at 7th February
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which will be held as usual on March 7th, the deadline...
International Relations in the Indian Ocean Region
Australia, a member of IORA, as part of the calendar of events scheduled by the intergovernmental organization itself, is preparing a virtual platform from...
A year of IORA-branded events and initiatives
2022 will be a full year for IORA and its Dialogue Partners. At the end of last year during the 21st Council of Ministers,...
Somalia Business Matchmaking Forum
On Thursday 27 January 2022 from 9:00 to 16:00 (Italian time), an online B2b event is scheduled, organized by UNIDO Italy with the collaboration...
Earth Technology Expo 2022
The 2022 edition of Earth Technology Expo to be held in Florence from 5 to 8 October will be presented on Tuesday 11 January...
DH20me the innovative infrastructure to make seawater drinkable
Among the objectives set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is that of "ensuring easy access for all to water and sanitation"....
MED sustainable tourism Days in Rome
The Lazio Region will host in Rome, from 14 to 17 December, the days of sustainable tourism. During these days different Interreg MED projects...
Costa Toscana: made in Italy launched in Finland
Costa Cruises' new flagship, “Costa Toscana”, was launched, like its sister ship “Costa Smeralda” two years ago, at the Meyer shipyard in Turku, Finland....
Assoittica and Intesa Sanpaolo look at the future of the fish sector
Assoittica, one of the major national associations in the fish sector and a member of the Italy-IORA Committee, has signed an agreement with the...
T20 Handover on November 30 a webinar to mark on the agenda
The G20 has just ended under the presidency of Italy. After a year of uninterrupted work and numerous work tables, the challenges to overcome...
At EXPO DUBAI from 20 to 26 March there will be “Water Week”
The world event of EXPO Dubai will end on March 31st. The international showcase of excellence in all sectors will dedicate a "Water week"...
21st IORA Council of Ministers and 23rd Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials:...
The dialogue partnership between Italy and the IORA continues. The 21st IORA Council of Ministers has just ended, attended by the Undersecretary at the...
The 35th edition of Futuro Remoto is starting
At the Fondazione IDIS - Città della Scienza (member of the Italy-IORA Committee), the thirty-fifth edition of Transizioni - Futuro Remoto will take place...
Women Empowerment in the Blue economy is a fundamental objective for Federpesca and IORA
In addition to being a productive sector, the world of fishing is also characterized by a strong male presence. Women have always been a...
Assoittica participates in the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
Assoittica Italia - National Association of Fish Companies, as well as a member of the Italy-IORA Committee, represents more than 100 companies in the...
Discovering the underwater archaeological heritage of the Mediterranean
At the end of November, more precisely on the 26th and 27th, two important events will be held which will have as their theme...
Sealogy talks about the sustainability of the Blue Economy
On the initiative of the European Commission (DG Mare), a conference entitled "A new approach for a sustainable blue economy" will be held on...
“SALVAMARE”: a law that protects the sea
The Italian Senate approves the "Legge Salvamare" a bill presented by the Environment Minister, Sergio Costa who declared "It is a great victory for...
Upcoming appointments on the Italy-IORA committee and IORA agenda
The Italy-Iora Committee will meet on 15 November. The leaders of the Committee will virtually meet to discuss next year's program and the presence...
WestMed promotes an important initiative on coastal tourism
A webinar dedicated to sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean Region was held on 3 November. The initiative promoted by WesteMed, which in this webinar...
Two appointments within the Diplomacy Festival for IORA
Within the program of the twelfth edition of the Diplomacy Festival, which took place in Rome from 13 to 22 October, there were numerous...
Development and management of Somalia’s and Yemen’s marine fisheries
At the end of September, from 27 to 1 October 2021, at the Confitarma headquarters in Rome, the Federation of the Sea hosted the...
Tuna Fish Hub at Liwatoni, Kenya
The Government of Kenya is inviting potential bidders to tender for the construction of the proposed Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Complaint Ultra-Modern...
The Uncharted Waters. Global Economic Perspectives and Sustainability
Last June 25th, Friday, Advantage.green, the marketplace promoting sustainable choices for companies and consumers, hosted the Forum “The Uncharted Waters. Global Economic Perspectives and...
IORA Ambassadors visit the Rome Cruise Terminal in Civitavecchia
On the July 1st 2021, as part of the activities of the Italy-IORA Committee, aimed at promoting cooperation between Italy and the IORA, and...
Italy will be a part of the project “Blue Biotechnology Community”
The Mediterranean sea will be the stage for the new initiative in the field of Blue biotechnology. The new European project will involve 8...
Aquaculture promoting project in Mozambique to foster the economy
With the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the President of the Republic of Mozambique has launched the PRODAPE project in...
World oceans day
Yesterday was World Oceans Day. The day has been celebrated since 1992 when it was sanctioned by the environment summit in Rio de Janeiro...
Focus on Magadascar: Investment opportunities
Madagascar, the fifth-largest island in the world and IORA member, offers enormous investment opportunities.
Recently published INVESTOR’S GUIDE TO MADAGASCAR, prepared and financed by the...
UfM and Westmed: a meeting on “Digitalization Skills”
Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) with the participation of Westmed organize a digital-themed webinar. Today, having digital skills is of fundamental importance. Digital transformation...
Kenya: strengthening sustainable blue economy
Kenya seems to be determined to improve its blue economy. The Construction of the Kenya Maritime headquarters in Mombasa is close to completion. Kenya...
Focus on Tanzania: investment opportunities in Tanzania’s Blue Economy
Mkinga District, Tanga region in Tanzania is a seaweed farming hub that is promising sea-related, blue economy activities to improve the lives of the...
IORA in Italy: an effective dialogue with IORA Ambassadors in Rome
As part of a fruitful partnership as IORA's dialogue partner, Italy organized on Tuesday May, 18th, a virtual meeting to create a discussion table...
Seychelles’ new initiative to boost the blue economy sector
Seychelles News Agency reports that Enterprise Seychelles Agency has started offering a series of training sessions about the blue economy sector. The aim of...
Hydrogen: an innovative and suitable solution for safeguarding oceans while powering multipurpose boats
ENR, together with established industrial and research partners such as FINCANTIERI, RINA and, CETENA, has been focusing on responding to the demand for a...
How to successfully invest in the blue economy sector in Africa
The national agendas of the African countries have been prioritizing the blue economy development since the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in...
The Union for the Mediterranean: a reality to be discovered
Union for the Mediterranean’s mission is to enhance regional cooperation, dialogue, and the implementation of projects and initiatives with tangible impact on our citizens,...
The World Bank report on Blue Economy of Indonesia
The World Bank has recently published a report on the Reforms for a Blue Economy in Indonesia: Oceans for Prosperity.
At the beginning of the...
BlueMed and HACKATHON team promote “Ideas and solutions for a Healthy Plastic Free Mediterranean...
The common goal, when it comes to blue ecology, is to clean the sea. Initiatives that raise public awareness of the non-use of plastic...
A small focus on Sri Lanka: Blue Economy, a possible sector of prosperity
According to the Sri Lankans, this island nation, being surrounded by the ocean, still struggles with the tourism and fishery sector that are the...
Italy among four other EU member states to provide technical expertise to support Kenya’s...
On March 25, 2021, the Ministry of Devolution and the Blue Economy Secretariat, the Governors of six coastal counties in Kenya with team Europe,...
FdM and Marevivo reach an agreement to safeguard the maritime cluster
Federation of the Sea (FdM), one of the Committees of the Italy-IORA platform, and the Marevivo association have signed an agreement with which they...
IORA will be an official partner of the First Digital Trade Show of the...
Digital Seafood Trade Show, an Assoittica Italia project, is the first digital trade event of the seafood industry. It will take place online on...
Blue Economy in Italy: a sector which offers many opportunities
The Chamber of Commerce of Latina and Frosinone in synergy with the Italian Union of Chambers has promoted research carried out by the Guglielmo...
“Smart Wave” platform for sustainable management of the Blue Economy
Smart Wave is a marine climate platform designed with the contribution of the European Regional Fund of the Sicilian Region to support sustainable development...
Italy celebrates IORA DAY 2021
Wishing all Member States and Dialogue Partners a prosperous IORA Day 2021!
Last March 7th was the 24th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) since...
SAVE THE DATE: Blue Economy webinar series
Chamber of Commerce Riviere di Liguria, in cooperation with the AdSP of the Western Ligurian Sea (Genoa and Savona), invites the Stakeholders of the...
The webinar: Closing the gender pay gap in the Indian Ocean Rim
The secretariat of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has the honor to present a webinar titled “Closing the Gender Pay Gap in the...
The EU Commission proposes the creation of a Digital Green Certificate.
Free movement is one of the pillars on which the concept of Europe is based. The outbreak of the pandemic, due to the circulation...
EU Maritime associations urging the European Commission for a better consideration of the waterborne...
The waterborne sector is pivotal for Europe, as it offers access to seas, trade, and the Blue Economy. This diversified sector with a wide...
Webinar “Maritime work and investments in the post-Covid scenario”
The webinar, organized by Conftrasporto-Confcommercio enterprises for Italy together with Assarmatori, on "Maritime work and investments in the post-Covid scenario", will be held on...
Looking forward to IORA Day 2021
IORA, the Indian Ocean Rim Association, was founded on March 7, 1997, and is now celebrating its 24th anniversary.
This year the celebrations will be held with...
SeaFuture: an Italian fair on the excellence of the Blue Economy
The seventh edition of SEAFUTURE will be held in La Spezia from June 14th to 17th at the Italian Navy Base.
SEAFUTURE is the hub...
Focus on Kenya: great investment opportunities in the Blue Economy for the Italian companies
Kenya is one of the IORA’s countries. After 2018, when it was organized the Blue Economy conference in Nairobi, the African State promotes a...
Italy-IORA partnership offers different insights on fighting plastic pollution: recent cases of Kenya and...
IORA member – Kenya is committed to fighting against plastic pollution and appears to be one of the first countries in East Africa to...
Sustainable development of coastal communities: Italy’s course is now open to all IORA...
The Government of Italy has extended an invitation for IORA Member States to participate in a high-level specialized Training Program on “Sustainable Development of Coastal...
The way towards sustainability: Smart Ports in western Sicily, a new deal between AdSP...
The AdSP (port system authority of western Sicily) and the RTI business group, consisting of Free Energy, Saving Srl, Luxmaster Srl, and Free Energia,...
Federpesca and AIPE: a deal to strengthen the circular economy
On January 12, Federpesca and AIPE (Italian Association of Expanded Polystyrene Producers and Processors) signed a memorandum aimed at promoting projects that will focus...
Strengthening the Blue Economy Sector with Cruise Tourism
In the view of accomplishing 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat' (Self-reliant India) goals, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, announced the plan to prioritize the Blue Economy...
A special webinar in view of the next La Spezia Seafuture event: Maritime Cyber...
Looking forward to the 7th edition of Seafuture 2021 which will be held at the Naval Base in La Spezia from 14 to 17 June 2021,...
Fincantieri is increasingly confirmed as a leader in the shipbuilding sector
In the light of pursuing further business opportunities and optimizing the synergies between the newbuilding and after sales sectors in the cruise segment, Fincantieri...
Increase in Indian seaweed production
Fisheries Department Secretary of India, Rajiv Ranjan has stated that India aims to increase seaweed production up to 11.5 lakh tonnes from 2,500 tonnes...
Blue Economy sector in Seychelles
In 2018, the Republic of Seychelles decided to develop the Blue Economy in the framework of four key strategic priorities for action and investment,...
Last month to register for the EMFF Blue Economy Window call
On the 12th of November 2020, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) launched the new Blue Economy Window - BlueInvest 2020 call for...
India-Australia collaboration can benefit all IOR countries
The collaboration of the two tremendous powers of IORA, India, and Australia can play a significant role in addressing the security, economic, and environmental...
Genova confirms itself as one of the European poles of the Blue Economy
Between the 10th and 11th centuries, the Port of Genoa was one of the most critical places in the Mediterranean Sea.Italy had become in...
ENI, SNAM and CDP a new deal for a sustainable future
A new agreement has been reached between three of the most important Italian companies: Eni, Snam, and CDP (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti). This deal...
Skills and careers development in the blue economy, blue careers in aquaculture in the...
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Federation of Fishing Enterprises – FEDERPESCA, an active member of the Italy-IORA Committee organize two webinars....
Map for Future: Hargeisa 2020
Since January 2019 Map For Future is an Italian cartographers group that is carrying out many workshops on Digital Cartography based in Rome, Italy....
Increased attention to Indian aquaculture and fish farming
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has brought attention to the importance of the coastal areas and the welfare of hardworking fishermen. He...
New changes in the cruise sector
Ttgitalia writes that the sea journeys have restarted last August, demonstrating an extraordinary ability to adapt, and the cruises will be among the leaders...
Focus Bangladesh: progress and sustainable development pass through the Blue Economy
Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, recently stated that Bangladesh intends to maximize Blue Economy's potential, recognized as one of...
Twentieth IORA Council of Ministers: Sri Lanka assumes the role of vice president
IORA held its first Council of Ministers virtually, welcoming its 22 Member States and 10 Dialogue Partners, to discuss ways in coordinating efforts to...
Environmental analysis on seawater in Tanzania
World Travel and Tourism Council estimates international tourist arrivals in Africa to increase by five percent per annum, approximately 1.4 billion visitors.
Tanzania registers 1.5...
Kenya’s President says to invest in Blue Economy
This month Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has said his government will invest in the blue economy which, has been identified as a priority sector...
Investment in Mozambique aquaculture
Around 80 % of the Mozambique population cannot afford decent food. Regional aquaculture businesses meet only 6 % of the total demand for fish...
Professional careers in aquaculture
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, FEDERPESCA, an active member of the Italy-IORA Committee, will host the second webinar on skills...
Palermo becomes a reference shipbuilding center in the Mediterranean
This week, in Rome, an agreement between AdSp (Port System Authority of the Western Sicilian Sea) and Fincantieri was signed for the revival of...
India and Norway: a new partnership in the blue economy
In October 2020, Indian and Norwegian officials held a virtual meeting to discuss their maritime partnership expansion including, the construction of vessels and developing...
A new harbour in South Africa?
The South African government has identified Port St Johns on the Eastern Cape Wild Coast as suitable for the development of a small harbour....
Sealogy: a virtual international event
Italy’s first trade fair entirely dedicated to the sea and its resources SEALOGY®, due to the current health emergency, decided to transfer this year’s...
A look at the future ahead: the 34th edition of “Futuro Remoto”
The XXXIV edition of "Futuro Remoto" (“the future far ahead”) will take place under the theme 'The Planet: epochal changes and global challenges' between 20-29...
Healthy and circular blue growth in the Italian seas: examples of circularity in the...
On November 4, 2020, Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee, Cluster BIG, Bluemed CSA, Federpesca, active stakeholders in the Italy-IORA Committee held a conference entitled “Healthy...
Italy’s role in the Mediterranean as a foundation for our vision towards the Indian...
The XI edition of the Diplomacy festival, which took place on 19-30 October 2020 and included the Italy-IORA Webinar on Developing Sustainable Cruise Tourism,...
32nd Meeting of the IORBF
The Secretariat of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has the honour to refer to the upcoming 32nd Meeting of the IORBF which will be held...
IORA organises the 2025 calendar
The Secretariat of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) presents its compliments to the IORA Dialogue Partners and has the honour to refer to the IORA...
Festival del Mare, Rome at the center of the Mediterranean
The Rome Chamber of Commerce, with the scientific direction of Limes, will organize the Second Edition of the "Festival del Mare, Rome at the...
Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue
The Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) will co-host the first edition of the annual "Sagarmanthan: The Great...
Sustainable Cruise Terminal Management Programme
IORA and Italy continue their partnership. As part of the partnership that sees Italy Dialogue as partner of IORA, the third edition of the...
IORA at the 64th edition of the Genoa Boat Show
This year a small IORA delegation also landed at the 64th edition of the Genoa Boat Show, the most important sector fair in Europe....
Yachting market trends in the Indian Ocean Region
Italy organizes a meeting within the partnership with the IORA, at the prestigious Genoa Boat Show on 20 September at 3pm.
With the support of...
Blue Economy and sustainable development: building partnerships with IORA
The Green Tech Global Forum will be held on 16 and 17 September at the Gazometro complex in Rome. As part of the initiative,...
International Relations in the Indian Ocean Region: Collaborative Study Experience
The Secretariat of the Indian Ocean Rim Association has the honor to inform that Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia will organize the seminar "International...
“Opportunities for using nature, biodiversity and carbon markets to support sustainable management of coastal...
The IORA Secretariat announced the 5th Think Tank Meeting on “Opportunities for using nature, biodiversity and carbon markets to support sustainable management of coastal ecosystems”,...