This autumn, PREP4BLUE continues organizing webinar series titled “Planning for Citizen Participation in Mission Ocean & Waters.” Participants will learn how to design a project, work package, or programme of activities in alignment with the citizen engagement targets of the EU Mission: Restore Our Ocean and Waters By 2030.
The webinar series is aimed primarily at anyone applying for Mission Ocean funding under Horizon Europe. It will also be of interest to current Mission-funded projects, as well as those working on citizen engagement in marine and freshwater-related activities across the NGO, industry, research, community, citizen science groups, and local government sectors.
Webinar 1: Community Based Social Marketing for Mission Ocean: An Introduction
Date/time: Tuesday 24th October, 16.00 CEST, Online
This webinar will introduce the theory and methods of Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM). Mission Ocean policy documents and Horizon Europe Work Programmes make consistent reference to the necessity of taking a “whole of society” approach and integrating citizen participation into Mission activities at every level.
This webinar will take examples of CBSM being used as a tool across marine and freshwater-related initiatives to discuss how integrating this approach into Mission Ocean project proposals will help to achieve the Mission’s ambitious goals in relation to coastal and river ecosystem restoration and pollution elimination, based on a leveraging of citizen activity in support of the Mission.
Please register here for Webinar 1.
Webinar 2: Citizens’ assemblies and deliberative processes for Mission Ocean
Date/time: Tuesday 7th November, 9am CET, Online
Establishing citizen assemblies for Mission Ocean and creating an EU wide network is a key upcoming challenge of the Mission. In this webinar, participants will learn the practical aspects of implementing citizen’s assemblies and other deliberative processes within the context of a research project. The webinar will cover subjects such as the best practices for citizens’ assemblies, process and budget.
Please register here for Webinar 2.
These webinars will be useful to those writing proposals for projects with a strong participatory element aligned with Mission Ocean targets. It will also be of interest to any group or initiative that engages citizens in marine and freshwater activities.
Please follow here for further information about the webinar series.
PREP4BLUE is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe, which aims to achieve the Mission Ocean objectives and prepare the ground for inspiring and engaging citizens and stakeholders.