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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Short online course: Trade and the blue economy: Caribbean case stu
 dies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue 
 Economy\, and how it is regulated under international\, regional and natio
 nal governance frameworks\, with a particular emphasis on how the trade co
 ntext affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studi
 es\, it will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable develo
 pment has been and is best integrated into national and regional developme
 nt plans\, identifying best practice and ultimately exploring how best the
  Blue Economy can yield opportunities and benefits to small island develop
 ment states\, like those of CARICOM.\n\nContent and Goals of the Course\n\
 n\nPromote an understanding of the Blue Economy\, scientific principles\, 
 its management\, conservation\, and protection\;\nFacilitate understanding
  of the origins of the Blue Economy\, including links to the sustainable d
 evelopment goals (SDGs) and recent developments at the global level on the
  Oceans Economy\;\nExamine the relevant legal and governance frameworks re
 gulating the Blue Economy\;\nFacilitate the exploration of the linkages be
 tween the Blue Economy and trade negotiations and trade rules\;\nFoster pa
 rticipants’ appreciation of opportunities provided for developing countr
 ies to sustainably develop the Blue Economy\;\nUsing case studies from the
  Caribbean region\, foster participants’ appreciation of the commercial 
 and business opportunities to sustainably develop the Blue Economy and sha
 re in its resources.\n\n\nMode of Delivery\nSynchronous/Online\; in-class 
 questions and interactive discussions\n\nTarget Audience\nPolicymakers\, g
 overnment employees\, practitioners\, project developers\, technical staff
 \, and academics in the Eastern Caribbean\; but open to all countries\n\nC
 ertification\nCertificate of attendance (min. 90% attendance).\n\n\n&lt\;p
 &gt\;This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue Econom
 y\, and how it is regulated under international\, regional and national go
 vernance frameworks\, with a particular emphasis on how the trade context 
 affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studies\, i
 t will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable development 
 has been and is best integrated into national and regional development pla
 ns\, identifying best practice and ultimately exploring how best the Blue 
 Economy can yield opportunities and benefits to small island development s
 tates\, like those of CARICOM.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;C
 ontent and Goals of the Course&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\
 ;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Promote an understanding of the Blue Economy\, scientific p
 rinciples\, its management\, conservation\, and protection\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\
 n&lt\;li&gt\;Facilitate understanding of the origins of the Blue Economy\,
  including links to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and recent de
 velopments at the global level on the Oceans Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;
 li&gt\;Examine the relevant legal and governance frameworks regulating the
  Blue Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Facilitate the exploration of th
 e linkages between the Blue Economy and trade negotiations and trade rules
 \;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Foster participants’ appreciation of opport
 unities provided for developing countries to sustainably develop the Blue 
 Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Using case studies from the Caribbean 
 region\, foster participants’ appreciation of the commercial and busines
 s opportunities to sustainably develop the Blue Economy and share in its r
 esources.&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mode o
 f Delivery&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nSynchronous/Online\; in-class q
 uestions and interactive discussions&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong
 &gt\;Target Audience&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nPolicymakers\, govern
 ment employees\, practitioners\, project developers\, technical staff\, an
 d academics in the Eastern Caribbean\; but open to all countries&lt\;/p&gt
 \;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Certification&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&g
 t\;\nCertificate of attendance (min. 90% attendance).&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;
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DTSTART:20230228T080000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20230228T160000Z
LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Short online course: Trade and the blue economy: Caribbean case stu
 dies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue 
 Economy\, and how it is regulated under international\, regional and natio
 nal governance frameworks\, with a particular emphasis on how the trade co
 ntext affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studi
 es\, it will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable develo
 pment has been and is best integrated into national and regional developme
 nt plans\, identifying best practice and ultimately exploring how best the
  Blue Economy can yield opportunities and benefits to small island develop
 ment states\, like those of CARICOM.\n\nContent and Goals of the Course\n\
 n\nPromote an understanding of the Blue Economy\, scientific principles\, 
 its management\, conservation\, and protection\;\nFacilitate understanding
  of the origins of the Blue Economy\, including links to the sustainable d
 evelopment goals (SDGs) and recent developments at the global level on the
  Oceans Economy\;\nExamine the relevant legal and governance frameworks re
 gulating the Blue Economy\;\nFacilitate the exploration of the linkages be
 tween the Blue Economy and trade negotiations and trade rules\;\nFoster pa
 rticipants’ appreciation of opportunities provided for developing countr
 ies to sustainably develop the Blue Economy\;\nUsing case studies from the
  Caribbean region\, foster participants’ appreciation of the commercial 
 and business opportunities to sustainably develop the Blue Economy and sha
 re in its resources.\n\n\nMode of Delivery\nSynchronous/Online\; in-class 
 questions and interactive discussions\n\nTarget Audience\nPolicymakers\, g
 overnment employees\, practitioners\, project developers\, technical staff
 \, and academics in the Eastern Caribbean\; but open to all countries\n\nC
 ertification\nCertificate of attendance (min. 90% attendance).\n\n\n&lt\;p
 &gt\;This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue Econom
 y\, and how it is regulated under international\, regional and national go
 vernance frameworks\, with a particular emphasis on how the trade context 
 affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studies\, i
 t will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable development 
 has been and is best integrated into national and regional development pla
 ns\, identifying best practice and ultimately exploring how best the Blue 
 Economy can yield opportunities and benefits to small island development s
 tates\, like those of CARICOM.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;C
 ontent and Goals of the Course&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\
 ;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Promote an understanding of the Blue Economy\, scientific p
 rinciples\, its management\, conservation\, and protection\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\
 n&lt\;li&gt\;Facilitate understanding of the origins of the Blue Economy\,
  including links to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and recent de
 velopments at the global level on the Oceans Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;
 li&gt\;Examine the relevant legal and governance frameworks regulating the
  Blue Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Facilitate the exploration of th
 e linkages between the Blue Economy and trade negotiations and trade rules
 \;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Foster participants’ appreciation of opport
 unities provided for developing countries to sustainably develop the Blue 
 Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Using case studies from the Caribbean 
 region\, foster participants’ appreciation of the commercial and busines
 s opportunities to sustainably develop the Blue Economy and share in its r
 esources.&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mode o
 f Delivery&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nSynchronous/Online\; in-class q
 uestions and interactive discussions&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong
 &gt\;Target Audience&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nPolicymakers\, govern
 ment employees\, practitioners\, project developers\, technical staff\, an
 d academics in the Eastern Caribbean\; but open to all countries&lt\;/p&gt
 \;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Certification&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&g
 t\;\nCertificate of attendance (min. 90% attendance).&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;
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DTSTART:20230301T080000Z
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TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20230301T160000Z
LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Short online course: Trade and the blue economy: Caribbean case stu
 dies
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue 
 Economy\, and how it is regulated under international\, regional and natio
 nal governance frameworks\, with a particular emphasis on how the trade co
 ntext affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studi
 es\, it will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable develo
 pment has been and is best integrated into national and regional developme
 nt plans\, identifying best practice and ultimately exploring how best the
  Blue Economy can yield opportunities and benefits to small island develop
 ment states\, like those of CARICOM.\n\nContent and Goals of the Course\n\
 n\nPromote an understanding of the Blue Economy\, scientific principles\, 
 its management\, conservation\, and protection\;\nFacilitate understanding
  of the origins of the Blue Economy\, including links to the sustainable d
 evelopment goals (SDGs) and recent developments at the global level on the
  Oceans Economy\;\nExamine the relevant legal and governance frameworks re
 gulating the Blue Economy\;\nFacilitate the exploration of the linkages be
 tween the Blue Economy and trade negotiations and trade rules\;\nFoster pa
 rticipants’ appreciation of opportunities provided for developing countr
 ies to sustainably develop the Blue Economy\;\nUsing case studies from the
  Caribbean region\, foster participants’ appreciation of the commercial 
 and business opportunities to sustainably develop the Blue Economy and sha
 re in its resources.\n\n\nMode of Delivery\nSynchronous/Online\; in-class 
 questions and interactive discussions\n\nTarget Audience\nPolicymakers\, g
 overnment employees\, practitioners\, project developers\, technical staff
 \, and academics in the Eastern Caribbean\; but open to all countries\n\nC
 ertification\nCertificate of attendance (min. 90% attendance).\n\n\n&lt\;p
 &gt\;This 3-day virtual course will explore the origins of the Blue Econom
 y\, and how it is regulated under international\, regional and national go
 vernance frameworks\, with a particular emphasis on how the trade context 
 affects and is affected by the Blue Economy Agenda. Using case studies\, i
 t will also consider how the blue economy and its sustainable development 
 has been and is best integrated into national and regional development pla
 ns\, identifying best practice and ultimately exploring how best the Blue 
 Economy can yield opportunities and benefits to small island development s
 tates\, like those of CARICOM.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;C
 ontent and Goals of the Course&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;ul&gt\
 ;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Promote an understanding of the Blue Economy\, scientific p
 rinciples\, its management\, conservation\, and protection\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\
 n&lt\;li&gt\;Facilitate understanding of the origins of the Blue Economy\,
  including links to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and recent de
 velopments at the global level on the Oceans Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;
 li&gt\;Examine the relevant legal and governance frameworks regulating the
  Blue Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Facilitate the exploration of th
 e linkages between the Blue Economy and trade negotiations and trade rules
 \;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Foster participants’ appreciation of opport
 unities provided for developing countries to sustainably develop the Blue 
 Economy\;&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;li&gt\;Using case studies from the Caribbean 
 region\, foster participants’ appreciation of the commercial and busines
 s opportunities to sustainably develop the Blue Economy and share in its r
 esources.&lt\;/li&gt\;\n&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Mode o
 f Delivery&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nSynchronous/Online\; in-class q
 uestions and interactive discussions&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong
 &gt\;Target Audience&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nPolicymakers\, govern
 ment employees\, practitioners\, project developers\, technical staff\, an
 d academics in the Eastern Caribbean\; but open to all countries&lt\;/p&gt
 \;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Certification&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br /&g
 t\;\nCertificate of attendance (min. 90% attendance).&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;
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