Busan International Fisheries ODA Symposium
Blue Globe-Blue Growth-Blue Goal
Árni M. Mathiesen Assistant-Director General
Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
3 February 2014Eighth session of the Open Working Group on
Sustainable Development Goals
BLUE GLOBE : HEALTH & WEALTH FROM OCEANS
• Healthy & nutritious food
• Poverty relief
• Jobs & livelihoods
• Trade and wealth
• Climate services
BLUE GLOBE : ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM OCEANS
Food and water
Transportation
Energy
Pharmaceuticals
Tourism,Culture
Means of social interaction
Shoreline protection
Climate regulation
Tradeable products
• Overfishing
• Overcapacity coupled with IUU fishing
• Climate change & oceans acidification
• Coastal degradation
• Biodiversity loss & habitat destruction
• Persistent poverty
BLUE GLOBE: THREATS TO OCEANS & ITS POTENTIAL
Blue Economy“The sustainable development of our island countries
relies on the health and vitality of the marine environment. For the Pacific SIDS, the ‘green economy’ is in fact a ‘blue economy.’”
Blue Growth“The Sustainable Contribution, and Conservation, of
Living Renewable Resources in the Marine and Fresh Water Ecosystems as well as adjacent Coastal and Inland Ecosystems, to Food and Nutrition Security and Poverty Alleviation.”
BLUE GROWTH: PROSPECTS FOR FEEDING & SUSTAINING A GROWING WORLD POPULATION
• Highly nutritious food to a growing population
• Rich & precious biodiversity
• Jobs / livelihoods–especially for women
• Energy source: wind, wave, tides
• Blue carbon / carbon sequestration
BLUE GROWTH: BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
• Sustainable management
• Transition to more sustainable economy – new & emerging sector
• Fair & equitable access
• Partnerships & initiatives
BLUE GOAL: Need for Blue Goal for Blue GrowthLong-term sustainability = long-term benefits
• Eradicate food insecurity and malnutrition
• Ensure better health of oceans through:• sustainable management of natural
resources • habitat preservation
• Improve equitable socio-economic development and human well -being.
Thank you!