The SHAREMED project is actively assessing and addressing common and emerging challenges on trans-boundary marine environmental threats and pollution in the Mediterranean, and the shared, effective observing systems needed to monitor them and support informed decisions and actions.

The workshop builds on the project achievements to propose collective marine research, improved networking, strengthened governance and a future vision for the Mediterranean scale. A strong participation is expected from all the riparian countries with a focus on participants from the southern and eastern Mediterranean shores. The SHAREMED framework declaration will be presented and discussed for wider uptake and endorsement.