{"id":5593,"date":"2026-06-23T09:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/context-and-challenges\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:37:30","slug":"context-and-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/context-and-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Context and challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Context<\/p>\n<\/div>

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What is the sustainable ocean economy<\/h2><\/div>
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The sustainable ocean economy encompasses ocean-related activities, policies and initiatives that seek to drive economic development in a way that is compatible with protecting marine ecosystems and social well-being.<\/p>\n

Within the framework of Ocean Decade Challenge 4, this approach promotes solutions capable of combining growth, resilience, sustainability and a more balanced distribution of benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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DCC-SOE and data<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Knowledge to drive better decisions: the importance of data<\/h2><\/div>
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DCC-SOE works to place high-quality knowledge at the heart of decision-making and effective action.
Its approach combines scientific research, applied knowledge, socioeconomic analysis and data sharing to generate useful intelligence that helps guide public and private decisions linked to the ocean economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Coastal cities and regions potentially involved in the Barcelona Manifesto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Territorial entities contacted on a preliminary basis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Priority themes for 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Experts contacted<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Horizon Europe projects submitted in April 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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International presentation planned at the Ocean Decade Conference in Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Challenges<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Current challenges<\/h2><\/div>
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DCC-SOE was created to help address some of the major challenges linked to the development of a more sustainable and resilient ocean economy. These include:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Transform<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

scientific knowledge into applicable actions and solutions <\/a><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Promote<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

economic models compatible with sustainability and resilience<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Facilitate<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

funding for innovative projects and initiatives<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Strengthen<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

collaboration between institutions, businesses, the scientific community and civil society<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Promote<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

a global vision capable of connecting territories, knowledge and opportunities<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Transform<\/a><\/h4><\/div>

scientific knowledge into applicable actions and solutions <\/a><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Promote<\/a><\/h4><\/div>

economic models compatible with sustainability and resilience<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Facilitate<\/a><\/h4><\/div>

funding for innovative projects and initiatives<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Strengthen<\/a><\/h4><\/div>

collaboration between institutions, businesses, the scientific community and civil society<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Promote<\/a><\/h4><\/div>

a global vision capable of connecting territories, knowledge and opportunities<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Engagement<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Alignment with international initiatives<\/h2><\/div>
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DCC-SOE aligns with the main international frameworks relevant to ocean governance, biodiversity, climate, sustainable fisheries, maritime spatial planning, blue innovation and the ocean economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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UNCLOS<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the 2030 Agenda (SDG 14)<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the Convention on Biological Diversity<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the Paris Agreement, IMO treaties<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the European Green Deal<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the European Ocean Pact<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the Mission Restore Our Ocean and Waters<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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the European blue economy strategy<\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5593","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5593"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5606,"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5593\/revisions\/5606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dccbarcelona.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}