The Blue Economy Hub Webinar – Opportunities in Island Blue Economies (27 Aug)
The Blue Economy Hub and WOC Partner on Blue Economy Opportunities for Islands, 27 August
24 August 2020
The Blue Economy Hub is hosting a webinar on opportunities in the Blue Economy for SIDS, with a focus on Mauritius and Seychelles.
World Ocean Council (WOC) CEO Paul Holthus will be participating as speaker, alongside Angelique Pouponneu (CEO, The Seychelles Conservation & Climate Adaptation Trust), Seewraj Nundlall (Head of Cluster, Economic Development Board Mauritius), with Ranjan Naik (Co-Founder, The Blue Economy Hub) as moderator.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are the custodians of much of the world’s oceans. Through their exclusive economic zones, they control about 30% of all oceans and seas. Several SIDS have already developed national Blue (Ocean) economy strategies.
WEBINAR: Opportunities in the Blue Economy: Mauritius, Seychelles, World Ocean Council
Date: 27 August 2020
Time: 10:00 CET
For more information and to register, click here.
# Blue Economy by the Numbers #
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Amount of sea space under control of the 36 coastal and island states of the Indian Ocean: 7,000,000+ sq. km (1) Sources: Recent and Upcoming WOC Outreach and Engagement |
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