Blue Economy : A Path for Krasnodar Krai
The policy note focuses on the well-established coastal- and marine-based sectors, such as recreational tourism and fisheries, that make a significant contribution to the economy of Krasnodar Krai and where challenges and unsustainable patterns cou...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/349731604039096975/Blue-Economy-A-Path-for-Krasnodar-Krai-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34756 |
| Summary: | The policy note focuses on the
well-established coastal- and marine-based sectors, such as
recreational tourism and fisheries, that make a significant
contribution to the economy of Krasnodar Krai and where
challenges and unsustainable patterns could undermine their
growth ambitions and translate into missed economic
opportunities. It also discusses the critical importance of
protecting the coastal and marine ecosystem from marine
litter as well as ways to preserve the substantial economic
opportunities that could be derived from a healthier coastal
and marine space. Information on pollution in the Black Sea
that stems from other sources, such as untreated effluents
and oil spills, is intentionally limited in order to expand
the focus on plastic litter as a global and regional
challenge that needs country-specific measures. The World
Bank has recently launched the ‘Blueing the Black Sea’
(BBSEA) program aiming to reduce pollution in the Black Sea
through a set of complementary activities that include a
thorough analysis of the sea’s current contaminants. The
BBSEA will support the Black Sea countries in the
implementation of the Common Maritime Agenda (CMA) for
prioritizing and catalyzing blue economy investments in the
Black Sea basin. More specifically, the program aims to
strengthen economic, technical, and communication tools to
promote regional collaboration and private sector engagement
in pollution prevention in the Black Sea. However, the
ambition of the BBSEA is to progressively include all the
Black Sea countries in this World Bank initiative beyond the
initial four, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova, through
additional resources. For Krasnodar Krai, there are multiple
opportunities for learning and knowledge exchange in the
technical assistance format of the BBSEA that could help
support the implementation of the specific recommendations
in this policy note. |
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