The Blue Economy in Africa, with its extensive aquatic and marine resources, is expected to play a major role in the continent’s climate adaptation. It presents distinct opportunities to generate jobs...
The Blue Solutions for Africa series of operational briefs captures how a thriving Blue Economy can help African countries better manage the development challenges they face while supporting economic growth...
Morocco’s coastal zones and associated marine environments form the backbone of Morocco’s economy. They face numerous threats including urbanization, pollution, resource depletion, and climate-related...
As Bangladesh’s economy grows and the country becomes rapidly urbanized, plastic pollution has become an escalating problem. Moving forward, the Government of Bangladesh aims for sustainable development...
The development objective of the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project for Barbados is to: (i) restore disaster-affected targeted sectors; (ii) enhance climate-resilient infrastructure; and (iii)...
The development objective of the Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project for Kenya is to improve the management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary...
The development objective of the Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project for Kenya is to improve the management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary...
The development objective of the Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project for Kenya is to improve the management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary...
Gross domestic product (GDP) is widely recognized as an insufficient measure of economic progress and national success. Since GDP is nearly universally available and comparable across countries, it is...
In this study, we applied a methodological approach to assess the value of shoreline protection services provided by mangroves. Our approach involved using global flood risk models to simulate the impact of...
Building on the World Bank’s Blue Economy approach, which calls for the sustainable and integrated development of economic sectors in a healthy ocean, this report presents lessons learned from expanding...
Aquaculture has not yet been included in the renewable natural capital accounts of the World Bank’s The Changing Wealth of Nations (CWON). This study explored the feasibility of including the wealth generated...
Blue Carbon ecosystems, as powerful carbon sinks, can play a vital role in this change by supporting economies, jobs, and livelihoods. For these reasons, the World Bank Group prepared the flagship report...
Blue Carbon encompasses the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems, including mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, macroalgae (such as kelp), and benthic sediments, recognized for providing...
Blue Carbon ecosystems, as powerful carbon sinks, can play a vital role in supporting economies, jobs, and livelihoods. For these reasons, the World Bank Group prepared the flagship report Unlocking Blue...
The global aquaculture industry has seen considerable expansion in recent years, driven by rising consumer needs, a lack of growth from capture fisheries, progress in production technologies, and augmented...
Small and remote island nations in the Pacific are custodians of the last great ocean fishery, but face huge challenges in economic development and managing the impact of climate change. The Pacific fisheries...