Making Waves: An Evaluation of the World Bank’s Support for the Blue Economy (2012–23) Approach Paper

doi:10.1596/IEG181002

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Making Waves: An Evaluation of the World Bank’s Support for the Blue Economy (2012–23) Approach Paper

dc.contributor.author	Independent Evaluation Group
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-03T20:24:05Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-03T20:24:05Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05-03
dc.description.abstract	Marine and coastal resources are critical for human survival. The economies of many coastal developing countries and small island developing states rely heavily on maritime industries, associated trade, and tourism. In coastal and island developing countries, small-scale fisheries and other ocean sectors support a significant number of jobs and livelihood opportunities. Marine and coastal resources also provide critical ecosystem services on which the ocean economy relies. Yet historically, ocean-based sectors have expanded without sufficient consideration for sustainability, negatively impacting marine and coastal environments. Moreover, the negative impacts of climate change are exacerbating the serious threats posed to ocean economies. Coastal developing countries and small island developing state economies that heavily rely on tourism were negatively affected by COVID-19, and while there were some positive environmental effects, these have been short lived. Critical knowledge and skills gaps undermine the ability of many countries to sustainably manage their marine and coastal resources. Addressing the threats posed to marine and coastal resources is politically challenging since coastal areas attract many competing uses and diverging interests. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess how well the World Bank is supporting the sustainable and inclusive development of ocean and coastal economies to inform the future development of the blue economy approach.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099715504032318229/SECBOS07d932470730ae1e0800381dd7c36
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/IEG181002
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39779
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Approach Paper
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	RISK TO OCEAN ECONOMIES
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subject	OCEAN FREIGHT
dc.subject	MARITIME INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	GLOBAL PROTEIN SUPPLY
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE OCEANS
dc.title	Making Waves	en
dc.title.subtitle	An Evaluation of the World Bank’s Support for the Blue Economy (2012–23) Approach Paper	en
dc.type	Working Paper
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okr.crossref.title	Making Waves: An Evaluation of the World Bank’s Support for the Blue Economy (2012–23) Approach Paper
okr.date.disclosure	2023-04-03
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-04-03T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Project Documents::IEG Approach Paper
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/IEG181002
okr.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/IEG181002
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okr.identifier.report	181002
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okr.region.geographical	World
okr.topic	Environment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topic	Environment::Marine Environment
okr.topic	Water Resources::Coastal and Marine Resources
okr.topic	Environment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.unit	IEG
okr.unit	Fin
okr.unit	PS
okr.unit	Infra & SD Eval Un (IEGFS)