WELCOME TO PROJECT AWARE

BY PETROS MARINAKIS, UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN, UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT, P.G.MARINAKIS@GMAIL.COM, MYTILENE, LESVOS, GREECE
THIS PROJECT AIMS TO

 Raise AWAREness about the issues the ocean is facing & how it affects us

 Bring together experts, organizations and the general public promoting cooperation

 Organize coordinated efforts (among local communities and experts alike) to support the prosperity of our oceans

 Support research and blue-growth related initiatives by enabling active cooperation among peers

 Keep evolving. There are endless goals to be achieved once the primary steps have been established
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WHY PROJECT AWARE ? Fun Facts

More plastic in the

Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National
Oceans than fish
Jurisdiction
• After nearly 20 years of negotiations, a UN by 2050, OECD
treaty on BBNJ was reached earlier this year. 2021
• Aims to conserve 30% of the ocean by 2030

Coral reefs take up

SDG 14 – Life under Water 1% of the ocean floor
• 2023 marks the halfway mark for agenda 2030 yet are home to 25%
• UNSDG has convened an SDG Summit calling it of marine
the ”center piece event of the year” biodiversity, UNDP
2022
Ocean
Acidification
UN Water Conference
will within 20
• First UN water conference in 50 years
make life under
• 200 game-changing initiatives launched water unlivable,
IPCC 2022
PROJECT AWARE – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
UNLEASH
• A non-profit aiming to
accelerate positive change
towards the SDGs
• Organizes hackathons and
innovation labs in with
collaboration large partners.
• Potential funding opportunities
Unite 2030 The Conference of Peripheral
Maritime Regions
• UNITE2030 empowers young • 25 EU Countries and 150+
change makers to implement regions.
the 2030 agenda
• Target CPMR summits and
• Organize large innovation conferences for awareness
summits raising
• Funding opportunities & • Pursue public funding
customer outreach through official channels
APPROACHING CUSTOMERS & PARTNERS

Insight Credibility Visibility

• Utilize • Build a strong platform • Engage stakeholder
academic/professional that ensures meaningful platforms to promote
backgrounds for topic action. project AWARE
relevant knowledge & platform and secure
external opportunity • Utilize personal networks funding.
space to highlighting project
AWARE and build • Ensure relevance by
• Brainstorm with peers momentum towards deploying the
for feedback and second visibility piece. relevant global
opinions ocean naratives
IT STARTS WITH AN APP

 Accessibility

 Practicality

 Engagement

 Information
STAYING ALERT
 Monitoring
 Informing
 Acting

EVERYTHING COUNTS

 Support us
 Donations
 Goals
 Merchandise
 Dropdown menu
Profile icon
(includes tabs)
PRESENTING A
Search icon Favorites icon
LAYOUT
There are three main segments
• News
• Actions
• Questions & Answers More information
The rest of the features such as
• Alert
• Support us Comment
• Community forum
• Map
• Settings
Will be available from the drop down
menu in the upper right corner as
tabs. Segments
 ACTIONS

Actions will include events like:  Actions will also be displayed on

the map
• Beach clean ups
 Actions can be created by experts
• Workshops
& organizations
• Seminars
 Subscription option
• Webinars
 Point “reward system”
• Courses
 Healthy competition
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS

• The idea is simple

enough. People ask
questions and experts
answer them

• FAQ tab

• Avoid misinformation
 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION

Scratching the surface

 Evolve

 Expand

 Adapt