Documents et rapports

Blueing the Black Sea: Turning the Tide of Pollution: Regional Marine Pollution Diagnostics (anglais)

This report is the first output of a multi-year ‘Blueing the Black Sea’ regional program to create a shared regional framework for sustainable management of the Black Sea with a focus on marine pollution...

Developing and Incentivizing Institutions : Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program - Operational Brief (anglais)

The Blue Economy in Africa, with its extensive aquatic and marine resources, is expected to play a major role in the continent’s climate adaptation. It presents distinct opportunities to generate jobs...

Coastal and Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems - Operational Brief (anglais)

The Blue Solutions for Africa series of operational briefs captures how a thriving Blue Economy can help African countries better manage the development challenges they face while supporting economic growth...

Morocco : Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (anglais)

Morocco’s coastal zones and associated marine environments form the backbone of Morocco’s economy. They face numerous threats including urbanization, pollution, resource depletion, and climate-related...

Harnessing Fishing Net Recycling in Coastal Bangladesh (anglais)

As Bangladesh’s economy grows and the country becomes rapidly urbanized, plastic pollution has become an escalating problem. Moving forward, the Government of Bangladesh aims for sustainable development...

Barbados - Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project (anglais)

The development objective of the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project for Barbados is to: (i) restore disaster-affected targeted sectors; (ii) enhance climate-resilient infrastructure; and (iii)...

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean Project : Implementation Support Mission - November 4-7, 2024 (anglais)

Kenya - Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project : Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for Improvement of Kilifi Central Fisheries Landing Site, Kilifi County (anglais)

The development objective of the Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project for Kenya is to improve the management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary...

Kenya - Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project : Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Project Report for Construction of Kidongo Fisheries Landing Site, Bamburi Ward, Mombasa County (anglais)

The development objective of the Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project for Kenya is to improve the management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary...

Kenya - Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project : Comprehensive Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for Improvement of Mokowe Fish Landing Site, Lamu County (anglais)

The development objective of the Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project for Kenya is to improve the management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary...

The Changing Wealth of Nations 2024 : Revisiting the Measurement of Comprehensive Wealth (anglais)

Gross domestic product (GDP) is widely recognized as an insufficient measure of economic progress and national success. Since GDP is nearly universally available and comparable across countries, it is...

The Changing Wealth of Nations - Building Coastal Resilience with Mangroves: The Contribution of Natural Flood Defenses to the Changing Wealth of Nations (Technical Report) (anglais)

In this study, we applied a methodological approach to assess the value of shoreline protection services provided by mangroves. Our approach involved using global flood risk models to simulate the impact of...

Blue Biodiversity : Investing in Our, and Our Ocean’s, Future (anglais)

Building on the World Bank’s Blue Economy approach, which calls for the sustainable and integrated development of economic sectors in a healthy ocean, this report presents lessons learned from expanding...

The Changing Wealth of Nations - Estimating the Global Contribution of Aquaculture Towards the Changing Wealth of Nations : Technical Report (anglais)

Aquaculture has not yet been included in the renewable natural capital accounts of the World Bank’s The Changing Wealth of Nations (CWON). This study explored the feasibility of including the wealth generated...

Mozambique - A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment (anglais)

Blue Carbon ecosystems, as powerful carbon sinks, can play a vital role in this change by supporting economies, jobs, and livelihoods. For these reasons, the World Bank Group prepared the flagship report...

Belize - A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment (anglais)

Blue Carbon encompasses the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems, including mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, macroalgae (such as kelp), and benthic sediments, recognized for providing...

Ghana - A Blue Carbon Readiness Assessment (anglais)

Blue Carbon ecosystems, as powerful carbon sinks, can play a vital role in supporting economies, jobs, and livelihoods. For these reasons, the World Bank Group prepared the flagship report Unlocking Blue...

Grenada - Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project : Implementation Support Mission - September 26-30, 2024 (anglais)

Western Africa - West African Coastal Resilience Investment Project : Implementation Audit of the Resettlement Action Plan of Coastal Protection Works from Agbodrafo to Aneho (français)

The Global Aquabusiness Investment Guide : A Living Framework to Guide Sustainable Development in the World's Fastest Growing Food Sector - Summer 2024 (anglais)

The global aquaculture industry has seen considerable expansion in recent years, driven by rising consumer needs, a lack of growth from capture fisheries, progress in production technologies, and augmented...