This Working Group is coordinated and conducted by the Prefecture of the Region Réunion and the University of La Réunion.
GOALS:
- Share of expertise, know-how and scientific data related to the sea (through interoperable data sharing infrastructures)
- Increase of citizens’ and policy makers’ awareness to maritime development challenges
- Enhancement of local and regional links between science-society, and research- engineering-economy
- Development of interdisciplinary approaches
- Identification of innovative technologies with high development potential
- Exploring future uses of maritime resources (fish stocks, mining resources, resources for biotechnological or other use, renewable energies…)
- Evaluation of the potential of circular economy in the maritime environment
METHODS:
- Business and technological intelligence
- Connection with a maritime think-tank (Cluster Mer)
- Economical feasibility studies
- Surveys of public policy makers, sea users and scientists
- Workshops
- Geographical Information System / Infrastructure of Spatial Data
EXPECTED RESULTS:
- Identification of new observation methods of marine environment
- Launching fundamental and applied research initiatives
- Identification of threats, risks and conflicts of use under WP 5