RiskMan

RiskMan project is an Erasmus+CBHE (Capacity Building in Higher Education) with reference number 619384-EPP-1-2020-1-TR-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP.

The project aims to strengthen the Educational Capacity for Risk Management of Non Native Aquatic Species in the Western Balkan Region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro) by promoting the education of stakeholders and higher education students and stimulate cooperation among the target countries.

At the same time, it aims to strengthen cooperation between the consortium partners but also between stakeholders and higher education institutes.

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To achieve this aim, the specific objectives of the project are to:

  • Update the skills of higher education system about the management of aquatic NN species in the partner Countries of Western Balkans in line with the international directives given by FAO, IUCN and the strategies of European Policy Cooperation.

  • Support the Partner Countries to address the challenges facing their higher education institutions and systems concerning the management NN species, including risk assessment, stakeholders’ participation, planning and governance of aquaculture facilities and industries;

  • Promote communication and awareness of stakeholders (students, workers in aquaculture and tourism sectors, and fishers) about the threat posed by NN species to biodiversity;

  • Promote voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education and fisheries industry and contribute to cooperation among the Consortium Partners on the management of NN species;

  • Develop a risk management model for NN aquatic species for Western Balkans;

  • Produce a policy framework for creating new occupation through the suggestion of the new position “Risk Manager”.

iSea is a partner in the project along with Mugla Sitki Kocman University, University of Palermo, University of Zagreb, University of Sarajevo, University of Montenegro, University of Bihać, Hydrobiological Institute of Ohrid, Association for ecology EKOMENLOG of Ohrid, Albanian Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Aquaculture Alb-Adriatico2013 and University College of Business in Tirana.