Blue Economy Summer School
Sustainable use of ocean resources, referred to as Blue Economy, has to deal with several societal challenges, such as food security, human health and climate change. Coastal areas worldwide are among the most densely populated, but most vulnerable to the impacts of human- and climate-induced changes. Innovative multidisciplinary solutions are required to mitigate these urgent social challenges while simultaneously providing crucial ecosystem services that (in)directly affect people (e.g. storing carbon, controlling floods, stabilising shorelines, provision of clean air and water, food, fuel, medicines).
The BEST Seasonal School will tackle these major (global) societal challenges from a interdisciplinary perspective. Focusing on alternative food production and aquaculture at sea and new technology needs to increase productivity and efficiency for renewable energy and smart water (re)use.
