Blue Economy Funds at a Glance

For 2024, the World Ocean Day theme is ‘Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate’. Despite covering more than 70% of the planet, producing half the oxygen we breathe, and absorbing 30% of emissions, the ocean has been largely ignored in the climate crisis discussion.

The concept of the blue economy, also known as the ocean economy , was introduced by the United Nations in 2012 to acknowledge the vast potential of marine and coastal ecosystems that are kept healthy and managed sustainably.

Understanding how interlinked the blue economy is to other SDG themes such as health, water, zero hunger and the energy transition, will be key to attracting investments in the blue economy,

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