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THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 2018
BOX 26
CABO VERDE: ADOPTING BLUE GROWTH POLICIES TO HARNESS THE
POTENTIAL OF THE OCEAN
Cabo Verde is a small island developing State
surrounded by ocean. Not surprisingly, the fisheries
sector plays a key role in its economy, contributing to
employment, livelihoods, food security and overall
GDP. In 2015, the Government of Cabo Verde
adopted a Blue Growth Charter to coordinate all blue
growth policies and investments and to ensure that
efforts cut across all ministries and sectors. Through
this formal commitment to achieving blue growth, the
country is working to create the necessary enabling
conditions to begin targeted interventions and
investments aimed at harnessing the potential of the
ocean to promote economic growth and create
employment for its population. In support of policy and
institutional reforms, FAO is providing capacity
building for the Strategic Intelligence Unit of the
Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for
implementing the transition strategy. With FAO
assistance in developing an investment plan and a
multi-annual programme for the transition, the Ministry
of Finance has secured a USD 2.98 million funding
grant from the African Development Bank Middle
Income Country Technical Assistance Fund.
BOX 27
MANGROVE CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN KENYA
To reverse trends in mangrove deforestation in Kenya’s
coastal areas, FAO helped to form community and
youth groups involving 162 men and 120 women to
raise awareness on the value of the ecosystem services
provided by mangrove forests. Between 2015 and the
end of the project in December 2017, target
communities and youth groups planted over 335 000
seedlings in about 45 ha of degraded mangrove
forests. The mangrove programme also developed a
number of knowledge products to provide reliable
information and strategic advice to government policy- makers, community stakeholders and potential donors.
These include economic valuations for key coastal
ecosystems, fish value chain appraisals of production
and post-harvest conditions in selected sites, and
marine spatial planning for mariculture. Furthermore,
increased knowledge of the project area and its
ecosystem have highlighted the potential for new
activities in addition to mangrove restoration, such as
fish processing and value addition, aquaculture,
beekeeping and mariculture associated with
ecotourism.
contribute to alleviation of povert y, hunger and
malnutrition and sound management of aquatic
resources while recognizing the need for
inclusive growth. to the Blue Growth Charter in Cabo Verde
(Box 26) to practical communit y efforts such as
communit y mangrove replanting in Kenya
(Box 27), restoring productivit y of freshwater
fisheries in Malawi and implementing the
fisheries and aquaculture component of the
Global Action Programme (GAP) on Food
FAO is now moving from concept to action, and
shifting from normative work such as support
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