L ‘Blue economy He becomes the protagonist of local and national development strategies. Naples and the Italian coastal cities in the middle of a new model of sustainable development for marginal areas and marginal areas
During the Venice Climate Week 2025An international event organized by the Food Future Institute in Venice, the membership of the ANCI (National Association of Italian municipalities) was officially made Venice explanationA pact for the protection of the sea and the promotion of integrated climate policy for coastal cities.
Giving the announcement was Gaetano Manfredi, mayor of Naples and president of Anci
«The sea is an extraordinary economic, environment and information source that must be protected and managed with vision and responsibility. A network of “City of the Sea” can really make a difference“said Manfredi.
The statement has already been signed by the economist Jeremy Rifkin and from the municipality of VeneziaAnd lays the foundation for a new administration of the sea in which both the large city centers and the small marginal municipalities are involved.
Blue Deal and Blue Communities: The New Frontiers of Coastal Development
To the dedication of theAnci Also Stefano PisaniMayor of Pollica and delegated to relationships with theUNESCO For innovative development models in marginal areas. Pisani underlined the urgency to include local communities in the decision processes with regard to the economy of the sea.
The most important point, he explained, is that the Blue deal It must also include marginal areas, often excluded from large urban strategies. For this I have the establishment of the Blue communitiesAdministrative units specialized in the planning and management of funds for climatic transition and coastal peneration.
The Blue Communities are configured as territorial workshops for innovation, able to activate synergies between local authorities, universities, companies and European institutions. One of the most important objectives: create shared operational tools and access to the European structural funds devoted toBlue economyon the Environmentalism and on the climatic resilience.
A network to protect the sea and restart Coastal Italy
The dedication of ANCI and the signed mayors of Venice statement represents a strategic turning point for sustainable development policy in Italy.
The improvement of maritime capital, the strengthening of cooperation between municipalities and the inclusion of the suburbs in the ecological transition process are important elements to build an integrated model of blue economy.
Thanks to the explanation of Venice and the birth of the blue communities, it is aimed at transforming sea cities into green innovation engines, capable of entering into the challenges of climate change, environmental protection and sustainable economic growth.