Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program Overview

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Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program Overview

dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-25T15:36:46Z
dc.date.available	2025-03-25T15:36:46Z
dc.date.issued	2025-03-25
dc.description.abstract	The Blue Economy is at the core of economic development and competitiveness for African coastal countries. Job-creating economic sectors like tourism and food-production sectors like fisheries depend on a clean and healthy coastal environment. Future development opportunities in sustainable blue energy and ocean mining are key to countries’ competitiveness. Ecosystem services from mangroves and coastal habitats, upon which coastal populations depend, can be supported by new revenue-generating instruments, like blue carbon. However, unsustainable infrastructure development, pollution, and the inadequate management of natural habitats and resources threaten the productivity of coastal marine ecosystems on the African continent. Climate change-related events such as sea level rise, land subsidence, storm surge, and coastal flooding are exacerbating the region’s vulnerability. The challenge today is: How can coastal countries manage their coastal landscapes to spur economic growth and reduce poverty while adapting to the effects of climate change? The World Bank produces Country Climate and Development Reports, a new series of core diagnostic reports that integrates climate change and development considerations. These reports help countries prioritize impactful actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost adaptation while delivering on broader development goals. In this series of briefs, the World Bank reflects on successful Blue Economy operations that support African countries as they pursue green, resilient, and inclusive recovery and development.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099031725152531749
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/42988
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/42988
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42988
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	CLIMATE ACTION
dc.subject	BLUE ECONOMY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	DECENT WORK
dc.title	Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program Overview	en
dc.type	Brief
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2025-03-25
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-14T11:55:37.479526Z
okr.date.lastmodified	2025-03-21T07:05:56Z	en
okr.doctype	Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099031725152531749
okr.guid	099031725152531749
okr.identifier.docmid	P180103-883e212c-e074-4ebd-b784-313b2801b494
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	40001348
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	40001348
okr.identifier.report	197918
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099031725152531749/pdf/P180103-883e212c-e074-4ebd-b784-313b2801b494.pdf	en
okr.region.geographical	Central Africa
okr.region.geographical	West Africa
okr.sector	FY17 - Other Public Administration,FY17 - Fisheries
okr.sector	Public Administration,Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry
okr.theme	FY17 - Infrastructure Finance,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Biodiversity,FY17 - Coastal Zone Management,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management,FY17 - Fisheries Policies and institutions,FY17 - Finance for Development,FY17 - Oceans
okr.theme	FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management,FY17 - Finance
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.topic	Environment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topic	Environment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Resources Development
okr.unit	MNA ENR PM (SMNEN)