The Caribbean will receive some sound advice on Activating the Blue Economy during next week’s Understanding Risk Conference.
Canada will co-lead the technical session with UK Department for International Development (DFID) during the conference. This follows Canada’s international engagement on ocean initiatives over the course of last year’s G7 presidency, including the country’s role in co-hosting the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) in Kenya.
The session will include a presentation from Bill Crosbie, Canada’s coordinator for SBEC, who will deliver remarks on observations and lessons for the Caribbean based on this experience. World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank officials will be present to profile Blue Economy initiatives within these institutions.
A representative from the UK Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Cefas) will also present two case studies to show how the use of data can support economic growth and increase climate resilience within the Caribbean.
Blue Economy will also be examined to see how it can help improve decisions about managing disaster risk; how to finance the Blue Economy and encourage private sector participation; how to prioritise initiatives; how to address limited capacity to implement initiatives; and how to link planning to risk management.
The High Commissioner of Canada, Marie Legault, will be present to open the session. (PR)
