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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. They are only now being recognized as being key to Africa’s potential prosperity. As the region grows, it has, in general, not taken adequate safeguards to protect these valuable resources. That is partly because some of the problems (pollution, for example) are regional and know no borders. All too often, short-term gains are made at the expense of the long term (overfishing, for example). This book provides, for the first time, a study of the constraints and opportunities the blue economy offers for sub-Saharan Africa. It includes an introduction and overview; sectoral analyses (including tourism, fisheries, mineral resources, culture, shipping and maritime safety); country case studies; and analyses of regional and international efforts towards better coastal zone and marine management.
Donald L. Sparks, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of International Economics at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, and a university lecturer in International Business at the Management Center Innsbruck, Austria.
Foreword by The Honorable Vincent Meriton, Former Vice-President of SeychellesAcknowledgementsThe Editor and ContributorsIntroduction: The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan AfricaDonald L. SparksPart I: Elements of the Blue Economy 1 Culture, Communities and SocietyThean Potgieter Tourism, Ecosystems, Biodiversity and ThreatsAngela M. Lamptey Fisheries and Aquaculture in the West Indian Ocean StatesErika Techera and Abdi Fatah Hassan Coastal and Offshore Energy and Mineral ResourcesVivian Louis Forbes Maritime Safety and SecurityJade Lindley Ports, Shipping and TransportationVivian Louis ForbesPart II: Country Case Studies South Africa: The Blue Economy ExperienceThean Potgieter From Concept to Practice: The Blue Economy in SeychellesDominique Benzaken and Kelly Hoareau Managing the Blue Economy: A Case Study of TanzaniaFrancis Mwaijande Part III: Financing, Measuring and Governing the Blue Economy Innovative Financing for Africa’s Blue EconomyTorsten Thiele Measuring the Blue EconomyCharles Colgan, Vivian Louis Forbes and Iddi Mwanyoka International Ocean Governance as a Necessary Backdrop to Developing Africa’s Blue EconomyNick J. Hardman-Mountford, Jeff A. Ardron, Rosemarie Cadogan, Chilenye Nwapi, Alison Swaddling Making the Blue Economy HappenClever Mafuta Afterword: What is Possible? What is Likely?Donald L. Sparks