Contact person
Jessica Hjerpe Olausson
Senior projektledare
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Mistra Co-Creating better blue (C2B2)
Fishermen, offshore wind power, the defense, transport vessels and more – many quite different activities focus on the Swedish sea basins. For the blue economy to function in a sustainable way, stakeholders in the field need to be able to cooperate and coexist, and also agree on a common overall perspective.
The Mistra Co-creating Better Blue (C2B2) research program covers a broad spectrum where academia, business, authorities and civil society are involved. Within C2B2, different stakeholders will jointly formulate what a sustainable marine environment that benefits everyone can look like – and where the result depends on each being able to put aside a more narrow-minded focus on their own advantages
The work is based on relevant research and is carried out interdisciplinary in a number of work packages: 1) ecosystems and climate, 2) data-driven innovation and new technology, and 3) governance and adaptive management.
In addition, there are three LivingLabs, focusing on the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea Proper and the Kattegat-Skagerrak. Those with interests in the Swedish sea basins who choose to participate in LivingLabs, do it to share their different perspectives on a sustainable blue economy in discussions and workshops.
C2B2 also runs its own communications activities with both internal and external focus. The work in the different packages takes place closely together with eleven different partners who all contribute expertise in research and technology.
In addition, there are the stakeholders, more than 20 organizations from different sectors, who all have at least one foot in the blue economy.
The research program lasts four years and has funding of SEK 50 million from the Mistra research foundation.
Summary
Project name
Mistra Co-Creating better blue (C2B2)
Status
Active
RISE role in project
Leads work package Open, data-driven innovation & emerging technologies, and leads LivingLab Väst.
Project start
Duration
2027-08-31
Total budget
50 million SEK, plus 10 million SEK co-financing from stakeholders.
Partner
University of Gothenburg, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Chalmers, Marine Environment Institute, Umeå University, Chalmers Industrial Technology, Stockholm Environment Institute, Swedish National Data Service, Stockholm University, IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, IHE Delft Institute of Water Education
Funders
Project website
Supports the UN sustainability goals
14. Life below water
