The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working, SPARKS..

Taylor & Francis

The Blue Economy in Sub-Saharan AfricaWorking for a Sustainable Future\nAuthor(s): DONALD SPARKS\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367422127, 978-0367422127\nSynopsis\nThe blue economy, comprising coastal and marine resources, offers vast benefits for sub-Saharan Africa: of the 53 countries and territories in the region, 32 are coastal states; there are 13 million sq km of maritime zones; more than 90% of the regions exports and imports come by sea; and the African Union hails the blue economy as the new frontier of African renaissance.\n\nDespite their importance, the regions coastal and marine resources have been neither fully appreciated nor fully utilized. They are only now being recognized as being key to Africas potential prosperity. As the region grows, it has, in general, not taken adequate safeguards to protect these valuable resources. That is partly because some of the problems (pollution, for example) .