Registration of contributions to the work on capacity-building under IPBES: Submission #29

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  type_of_contribution:
    - '2'
  contributing_to_other_elements:
    - '4'
  ipbes_assessments: {  }
  geographic_scope:
    - 'African States'
  countries:
    - '9094'
  objectives:
    - '1'
    - '3'
  objective_2_a_enhanced_learning_and_engagement:
    - '2'
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  objective_2_c:
    - '1'
  address:
    address: 'Richmond building'
    address_2: ''
    city: portsmouth
    country: 'United Kingdom'
    postal_code: po13de
    state_province: ''
  brief_description_of_contribution: |-
    The lack of knowledge of blue resources at stake is a major gap hindering the sustainable harnessing
    of Blue Economy resources, policy development and implementation on the Blue Economy. As an
    example, more than 80 per cent of the oceans remain completely unmapped. This is combined with
    an equally poor mapping of freshwater and groundwater resources on the continent. To address
    this, ECA has embarked on the development of a Blue Economy valuation toolkit aimed to guide
    data collection and analysis for the socio-economic assessment of blue resources, including goods
    and services generated; which in turn is expected to provide an accurate snapshot of the potential of
    the Blue Economy and to help inform decision-making.
    In addition, there is still lack of clear understanding of the concept and multisectoral approach of the
    Blue Economy by policy makers and stakeholders. ECA has played an instrumental role in the past
    few years in assisting member States and regional bodies in developing their first strategic policy
    frameworks using the methodology provided by the Blue Economy Policy Handbook for Africa (ECA
    flagship publication).
    Countries such as Seychelles have decided to fully focus on the Blue Economy to sustain their
    post-Covid19 recovery. Indeed, due to the vastness of its opportunities the Blue Economy repre- sents more and more a very promising outlet to build economies back better, for sustainable growth
    within the context of the socio-economic crisis generated by the Covid 19 pandemic.
    Hence, there is need to build and develop capacities on the Blue Economy concept, approach,
    related policy and valuation tools to raise awareness, disseminate knowledge and enable key players
    to apply it through tailor-made assessments as well as policy and regulatory frameworks and action
    plans. IDEP in partnership with the Centre for Blue Governance, University of Portsmouth, conside- ring its importance has decided to organize a second edition accommodating the participation of a
    Portuguese audience.
    This training falls under Cluster 4 (Integrated Natural Resource Management) of the training cata- logue adopted by the Technical Advisory Committee of UNIDEP and endorsed by its governing
    council.
  country: 'United Kingdom'
  email: pierre.failler@port.ac.uk
  end_year: '2022-01-01T00:00:00+0100'
  estimated_monetary_value: '70000'
  instagram: ''
  link_to_online_contribution: |+
    FR :  https://knowledge.uneca.org/idep/fr/node/115

    EN : https://knowledge.uneca.org/idep/node/115

    PORT : https://knowledge.uneca.org/idep/event/ferramentas-de-avaliacao-da-economia-azul

  name_of_contact_person: pierre.failler@port.ac.uk
  name_of_organization: 'Centre for Blue Governance / University of Portsmouth'
  other_organizations_involved_in_the_contribution: 'UNECA, IDEP, UNESCO'
  secondary_email: ''
  start_year: '2022-01-01T00:00:00+0100'
  telephone_number: '00442392848505'
  title_of_contribution: 'Training Course on Blue Economy valuation toolkit'
  twitter: ''
  website: 'https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/centre-for-blue-governance'