Atlantic Arc Cities

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Mr Costa to Mr Macron: “cities must be at the centre of the discussions on climate change”

September 6, 2017

Last July 2017, Mr José Maria Costa, President of the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC), addressed a letter to the President of the French Republic, Mr Emmanuel Macron, about the Climate Change Summit that will be held next December 12 in Paris. Mr Costa praised this initiative and demonstrated the relevance of including a… » read more

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Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Urban development

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Sophie Leroy: Being a woman generates respect in the maritime field

July 28, 2017

Sophie Leroy is the Director of “Armement Pêche Artisanale” (SARL Armement Cherbourgeois). She operates in the fishing area by managing 3 offshore trawlers (administrative and technical management) as well as staff on land and at sea. Her parents were wholesalers and at the age of 9, she would come with them to the fish market;… » read more

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Climate & Environment, She for Sea

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Anne Marie Treguier: Europe is now leader in ocean forecasting and climate modelling

July 13, 2017

Anne Marie Treguier is a researcher, specialist of ocean currents and digital ocean models for forecasting ocean circulation and climate. She is currently the head of a multidisciplinary institute, the European Institute for Marine Studies (IUEM) in Brest, France. Anne-Marie has a Ph.D. in oceanography. She has spent most of her career in Brest, but… » read more

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Climate & Environment, She for Sea

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Willemijn Peeters: You can make a difference in maritime affairs

May 24, 2017

Willemijn Peeters is Ocean Ambassador of the Netherlands and the Founding Director of Searious Business. Searious Business is a social enterprise committed to prevent plastic pollution in our ocean. She makes the difference in the world of plastics. Through ReThink and Redesign of plastics, she helps companies to achieve better results. Like for Gispen, a… » read more

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Climate & Environment, She for Sea, Sustainable Dev.

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Stéphanie Roos-Faujour: Women carry the sea

April 20, 2017

Stéphanie Roos-Faujour is the founder and the manager director of Sea to sea, a communication agency dedicated to maritime economy, maritime training and education and industry. Since she was a little girl she has the taste of languages and discovering new countries, culture and meeting people. After a degree in foreign languages, she studied tourism… » read more

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Climate & Environment, She for Sea

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She for Sea : Juliette Bourgain

April 6, 2017

Juliette Bidet Bourgain is a Chief Officer aboard Ro-Ro passenger ships. She studied at the French Merchant Navy School to get her Unlimited Master and Chief Engineer diplomas and at Le Havre University to get a Master in Law of the Sea and Port Activities. She sailed on different types of vessels including Container Ships… » read more

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Climate & Environment, She for Sea

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She for Sea : Mariana Lopez at The Ocean Corner

February 16, 2017

    Mariana López is the founder – C.E.O. of a social enterprise, The Ocean Corner, a platform to spread knowledge, collaborations, positive practices and love for the oceans. Her work, as a social entrepreneur is to ignite projects of international participation. Currently, she’s leading an education project, partly funded by Royal Society of Arts… » read more

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Climate & Environment, She for Sea

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Atlantic Arc Cities

Ideas on cohesion policy, Urban Agenda and urban excellence and territorial Cooperation and the Atlantic macro-region.

CAAC is a network of territorial cooperation, based on the particular identity and challenges of the cities of the Atlantic Arc in the European Union. Created in 2000, the Conference of the Atlantic Arc Cities has asserted its position as an Atlantic Urban Forum, facilitating both the cooperation among its members and with other European and Atlantic Arc actors, creating awareness in the European institutions about issues concerning the Atlantic Cities.


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