A growing number of coastal nations are looking to the seas to bolster slowing growth in their terrestrial economies, unravel new opportunities for investment and job creation, and develop emerging industries such as deep-sea mining and marine biotechnology. New strategic ocean development plans and policies, most now referencing the idea of the "blue economy" or "blue growth", are being drafted to stimulate growth in and around countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
A growing number of coastal nations are looking to the seas to bolster slowing growth in their terrestrial economies, unravel new opportunities for investment and job creation, and develop emerging industries such as deep-sea mining and marine biotechnology. New strategic ocean development plans and policies, most now referencing the idea of the "blue economy" or "blue growth", are being drafted to stimulate growth in and around countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
How "blue" is the new blue economy? And how can you contribute in shaping a genuine blue economy investment framework?
Join The Economist editors, industry leaders and the global ocean community at the seventh World Ocean Summit as we identify practical solutions to the tension between economic development and environmental sustainability.
Also, participate in intimate and solution-focused Sea Change discussions to develop blue-tech clusters, coastal governance resilience plans and measure ocean GDP at national level.
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