The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working for a Sustainable Future Sparks Donald
The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working for a Sustainable Future Sparks Donald The blue economy, comprising coastal and marine resources, offers vast benefits for sub-Saharan Africa: of the…
Specifikacia The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working for a Sustainable Future Sparks Donald
The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working for a Sustainable Future Sparks Donald
The blue economy, comprising coastal and marine resources, offers vast benefits for sub-Saharan Africa: of the 53 countries and territories in the region, 32 are coastal states; there are 13 million sq km of maritime zones; more than 90% of the region's exports and imports come by sea; and the African Union hails the blue economy as the 'new frontier of African renaissance'.Despite their importance, the region's coastal and marine resources have been neither fully appreciated nor fully utilized. As the region grows, it has, in general, not taken adequate safeguards to protect these valuable resources. They are only now being recognized as being key to Africa's potential prosperity.
All too often, short-term gains are made at the expense of the long term (overfishing, for That is partly because some of the problems (pollution, for example) are regional and know no borders.