Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean

The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides a working definition of the ocean econom...

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Main Authors:	Patil, Pawan G., Virdin, John, Diez, Sylvia Michele, Roberts, Julian, Singh, Asha
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	ocean economy natural capital natural resources ocean health sustainable development ocean policy marine resources coastal environment
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26538513/demystifying-blue-economy-pathways-prospects-caribbean-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25061

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spelling	okr-10986-250612021-06-14T10:08:05Z Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean Patil, Pawan G. Virdin, John Diez, Sylvia Michele Roberts, Julian Singh, Asha ocean economy natural capital natural resources ocean health sustainable development ocean policy marine resources coastal environment The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides a working definition of the ocean economy and the blue economy concepts, and explains why these terms are growing in importance globally and specifically across the Caribbean. Chapter two deconstructs the ocean economy, suggesting that a significant portion of the economic value derived from the ocean is based on the natural resources and ecological systems that function in economic terms as the ocean economy’s natural capital asset base. Chapter three attempts to reconcile two global and Caribbean region-specific trends, a growing ocean economy and declining natural capital asset base, and suggests that reformed and integrated policy packages are necessary for sustainable development of countries’ ocean space and long-term growth from their ocean economies. Chapter four offers an approach for consideration by decision-makers to serve as a guide in enabling a transition toward a Caribbean blue economy. 2016-09-13T17:10:56Z 2016-09-13T17:10:56Z 2016-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26538513/demystifying-blue-economy-pathways-prospects-caribbean-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25061 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Grenada
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spellingShingle	ocean economy natural capital natural resources ocean health sustainable development ocean policy marine resources coastal environment Patil, Pawan G. Virdin, John Diez, Sylvia Michele Roberts, Julian Singh, Asha Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
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description	The report is structured in four chapters that together, responds to the fundamental questions raised by decision-makers within finance ministries and central banks across the Caribbean. Chapter one provides a working definition of the ocean economy and the blue economy concepts, and explains why these terms are growing in importance globally and specifically across the Caribbean. Chapter two deconstructs the ocean economy, suggesting that a significant portion of the economic value derived from the ocean is based on the natural resources and ecological systems that function in economic terms as the ocean economy’s natural capital asset base. Chapter three attempts to reconcile two global and Caribbean region-specific trends, a growing ocean economy and declining natural capital asset base, and suggests that reformed and integrated policy packages are necessary for sustainable development of countries’ ocean space and long-term growth from their ocean economies. Chapter four offers an approach for consideration by decision-makers to serve as a guide in enabling a transition toward a Caribbean blue economy.
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author	Patil, Pawan G. Virdin, John Diez, Sylvia Michele Roberts, Julian Singh, Asha
author_facet	Patil, Pawan G. Virdin, John Diez, Sylvia Michele Roberts, Julian Singh, Asha
author_sort	Patil, Pawan G.
title	Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
title_short	Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
title_full	Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
title_fullStr	Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed	Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean
title_sort	toward a blue economy : a promise for sustainable growth in the caribbean
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26538513/demystifying-blue-economy-pathways-prospects-caribbean-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25061
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Toward a Blue Economy : A Promise for Sustainable Growth in the Caribbean

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