Blue Economy Mapping and Sector Strategies

With funding from Expertise France and AFD, we were retained by the he African Union to undertake a mapping of the Bleu Economy (BE) in Africa. With a long coastline of 47,000 km, a combined maritime zone (TW and EEZ) of 13 million sqm, and over 63 transboundary river basins, Africa's BE endowments offer huge opportunities for economic and industrial growth, yet no formal inventory or assessment of national or regional BE plans and strategies existed.  The study sought to close this gap by carrying out a structured mapping of the BE in Africa, assessing policy and regulatory frameworks, planning and financing tools, and implementation and monitoring instruments.  A dashboard matrix and action plan  were developed and formulated to provide inputs to the subsequent AU's wide BE strategy. We have worked with several Governments, policy makers, and sector businesses in developing sector or sub-sector blue economy projects in line with broad maritime spatial planning, sectoral trade-offs and other strategic considerations.