Activities per year
Project Details
| Short title | EmpowerUs |
|---|---|
| Acronym | EmpowerUs |
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025 |
Collaborative partners
- Nordland Research Institute (lead)
- Queen's University Belfast
- Ruralis – Institute for Rural and Regional Research
- ERINN Innovation Limited
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
- Atlantic Technological University
- Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation
- Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute
- Development Agency of Lemesos LTD
- Kunnskapsparken Helgeland
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland
- The Fisheries Agency at the Government of Åland
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Blue Economy
- Empowerment
- nature-based solutions
- Co-creation
- Coastal communities
- Transition
- Inclusion
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Activities
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How to realize just, inclusive, and sustainable coastal transitions
Ounanian, K. (Lecturer)
23 Sept 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Transition Mechanisms: conceptualizing how coastal communities enact change
Ounanian, K. (Lecturer), Jacobsen, R. B. (Lecturer), Sørensen, J. (Lecturer) & Ekstedt, J. (Lecturer)
26 Jun 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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The MARE People and the Sea 2025 Conference: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and Beyond
Jacobsen, R. B. (Participant)
24 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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Centering coastal communities’ diverse economic practices in the blue economy
Antonova, A., Flannery, W., Gómez, S., Gustavsson, M., Hadjimichael, M., Murtagh, B., Ounanian, K., Solnør, S. M., Steiro, V. M. D. & Svels, K., Nov 2025, In: Geoforum. 166, 10 p., 104410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Coastal Transition Mechanisms: How to better integrate Europe's coastal communities and the Blue-Green Transition
Ounanian, K., Ekstedt, J., sorensen, J., Houbak, K. S., Jacobsen, R. B., Spiering, S. M., Hadjimichael, M., Svels, K., Halse, Å. & Bratt, C., 18 Sept 2025, 5 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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Participation through photography: altering the photovoice method to enable inclusion across Europe
Ekstedt, J., Ounanian, K., Sørensen, J. & Jacobsen, R. B., 17 Sept 2025, Handbook of Inclusive Methodologies: How methods and methodologies contribute to equitable coastal transition through empowerment and inclusivity. Gustavsson, M., Solnør, S. & Rønningen, K. (eds.). Zenodo, p. 52-56 5 p.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Downloads (Pure)