Improving Performance of EU Marine Governance
PERMAGOV sets out to improve EU marine governance so that it can better meet the goals and objectives established in the European Green Deal. The current largely fragmented nature of marine governance needs to evolve toward a more cross-cutting and agile arrangement, one that is in sync with wider developments taking place at sea, at shores and on land. PERMAGOV will achieve that by piloting a novel multi-level governance approach for various regional seas and national waters around Europe, targeting four areas of key importance to sustainable development: marine energy, maritime transport, marine life, and marine plastics.
Target Areas
Case Studies
PERMAGOV will streamline the performance of marine polices by conducting a deep-dive assessment of 9 cases that share thematic relevance to the European Green Deal
Integrated Approach
Part of the problem with EU marine governance is its disjointed nature, with fragmentation observed between institutions, regulations and sectors. PERMAGOV aims to streamline the implementation of sustainable marine management by focusing on cross-cutting policy priorities in the four regime complexes, and by analysing within them factors that cause fragmentation.
Achieving the ‘blue’ dimension of the EU Green Deal will require innovative, multi-level and crosssectoral governance approaches which break down long-standing institutional barriers and dependency on established paths.
Judith van Leeuwen
PERMAGOV Coordinator
Expected Results
State-of-the-art analysis of institutional and conceptual fragmentation at different levels, and the enabling and constraining challenges to improve performance of marine policies
A multi-level governance approach for the Adriatic, Baltic, Celtic and Mediterranean seas, as well as three national waters bordering Italy, Ireland, Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark, and Norway
Multi-layered collaborative e-governance strategies across the four regime complexes
Enhanced stakeholder capabilities to effectively implement new strategies and approaches in support of the EU Green Deal and wider international commitments e.g. 30-by-30 (COP15)
Sustainable exploitation of ocean resources that supports humankind and all other life on the planet long into the future
