Proceedings of the Blue Economy Assessment Inception Workshop

PUBLICATION DATE:

Monday, August 24, 2015

PUBLICATION TYPE:

Meeting Documents

STATUS:

Only Available Online

DESCRIPTION:

The Inception Workshop on Blue Economy Assessment was held on 28-30 July 2015 at the PEMSEA Building in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Compound in Quezon City, Philippines.

Representatives from seven countries in the East Asian Seas (EAS) region participated, and presented ongoing efforts on blue economy in their respective countries. Group exercises focused on identifying key ocean economic activities and investment opportunities, and examining issues related to data availability and accessibility.

Experts on ocean economy, economic and environment accounting, and valuation of ecosystems and biodiversity were invited as resource persons. They also provided important insights during the discussions.

Based on the definition of blue economy (from the Changwon Declaration 2012), agreement was reached on ways to move forward with the assessment of ocean economy and innovative investments for blue economy development.