Name:
Plan Littoral 21

Developed by:
France

Country(ies) involved:
France

Funding sources:
Regional Council Occitanie

General idea:
The Occitanie Region, in collaboration with the French State and the Caisse des dépôts et consignation (CDC), has developed the Plan Littoral 21 whose aim is to support the modernisation and the balanced development of Mediterranean costal areas.

Description:
Three main challenges have to be addressed by the Plan Littoral 21: make Occitanie an example of ecological resilience, make the Occitanie maritime economy innovative all over the territory and be a symbol of attractiveness, welcome and living together. This plan is seen has a driver for innovation and wish to develop ambitious projects implemented mainly by public authorities in Occitanie. In 2017, Plan Littoral 21 invested 246 million euros.
Blue biotechnologies are included in the regional plan, mainly with the objective to support breakthrough innovation development.

TRL:
NA

Sources:
https://www.laregion.fr/IMG/pdf/de_pliant_a4_plan_littoral_21-stc-hd.pdf