Publications
Protecting Paradise: Opportunities for Insurance to Support Marine-based and Coastal Tourism in the Caribbean, February 2025
South Sudan - Natural Resources Review, February 2025
PROBLUE 2024 Annual Report, February 2025
Measuring the Local Economic Impacts of Nature-Based Tourism in Madagascar, February 2025
Lost at Sea : Combating Abandoned, Lost, and Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), November 2024
Integrating Social Protection and Economic Inclusion with Management of Sri Lanka’s Coastal Fisheries, November 2024
Opportunities for Linking Fisheries Management and Social Protection in Solomon Islands, August 2024
Creating a Green Marine Fuel Market in South Africa, September 2024
Waves of Plastic: A Snapshot of Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asia (English), August 2024
Connecting Social Protection, Labor Market Interventions and Fisheries Management in Viet Nam, June 2024
Roteiro de Implementação da Conta Satélite da Economia Azul em Moçambique, June 2024
The World Bank Group and the Marine Plastics Agenda, June 2024
Costas Colombians : Un Análisis Integral de la Erosión Costera - Reporte Síntesis (Español), May 2024
Municipal Solid Waste Cost Calculation Technical Guidelines for Low and Middle-Income Countries, April 2024
Blueprints for Private Investment in Ecosystem Restoration : Lessons from Case Studies (English), March 2024
Maldives Country Environmental Analysis: Towards a More Sustainable and Resilient Blue Economy, February 2024
Toward a National Single-use Plastics Roadmap in Vietnam: Strategic Options for Reducing Priority Single-use Plastics, April 2022 (available in Vietnamese)
Unlocking Blue Carbon Development: Investment Readiness Framework for Governments, November 2023
The AquaInvest Platform, November 2023
Hot Water Rising: The Impact of Climate Change on Indonesia’s Fisheries and Coastal Communities, November 2023
Voices of WACA in São Tomé and Príncipe (English), October 2023
Tangled Seas: A Snapshot of Abandoned, Lost, or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear in South Asia, September 2023
Behavior Change in Solid Waste Management - A Compendium of Cases, September 2023
Global Seaweed New and Emerging Markets Report 2023, August 2023
West Africa Circular Economy: Realizing the Potential of Plastics, July 2023
The Economics of Plastic Use and Cleanup Priorities for West African Coastal Countries, July 2023
Plastic Pollution in Coastal West Africa - Synthesis, July 2023
Building a Blue Economy Roadmap for Cambodia, July 2023
A Blue Transformation for Pacific Maritime Transport: Overarching Regional Transport, June 2023
Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies, June 2023
Distributing Carbon Revenues from Shipping, June 2023
Technical Report: Understanding the Nexus of Mangroves and Women in Ghana, March 2023
Technical Report: Understanding the Nexus of Mangroves and Women in Guinea-Conakry, March 2023
Gender Integration in the Blue Economy Portfolio: Review of Experiences and Future Opportunities, October 2022
Vietnam: Plastic Pollution Diagnostics, July 2022
Offshore Wind Roadmap for Azerbaijan, June 2022
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Fisheries and Aquaculture, June 2022
Guidance Note | Rapid Needs Assessment Tool: Checklist | User Guide
Plastic Waste Management in Rwanda: An Ex-post Policy Analysis, May 2022
Plastic-Free Coastlines: A Contribution from the Maghreb to Address Marine Plastic Pollution, April 2022
Toward a National Single-use Plastics Roadmap in Vietnam: Strategic Options for Reducing Priority Single-use Plastics, April 2022
(available in Vietnamese)
Linea de Base para la de Economia Azul del Perú (Spanish), April 2022
Offshore Wind Roadmap for the Philippines, April 2022
Get Clean and Green – Solid and Plastic Waste Management in Lao PDR, April 2022
Where Is the Value in the Chain? Pathways out of Plastic Pollution, March 2022
Plastic Waste Material Flow Analysis for Thailand, February 2022
Riding the Blue Wave: Applying the Blue Economy Approach to World Bank Operations, February 2022
Linea de Base para la de Economia Azul de Galäpagos (Spanish), February 2022
The Circular Plastics Economy in Mozambique: Challenges and Opportunities,
February 2022
Towards a Multisectoral Action Plan for Sustainable Plastic Management in Bangladesh, December 2021
Priorities for Sustainably Managing Sri Lanka’s Marine Fisheries, Coastal Aquaculture, and the Ecosystems That Support Them, September 2021
Market Study for Vietnam: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers, September 2021
Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results, July 2021
Financing Mechanisms for Sustainable Blue Economy Development in Mozambique, June 2021
Banking on Protected Areas: Promoting Sustainable Protected Area Tourism to Benefit Local Economies, June 2021
Vietnam: Plastic Pollution Diagnostics, June 2021
(avaiable in Vietnamese)
Potential of Zero-Carbon Bunker Fuels in Developing Countries, April 2021
The Role of LNG in the Transition Toward Low- and Zero-Carbon Shipping, April 2021
Market Study for Malaysia: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers, March 2021
Ocean Governance Summaries, March 2021
Market Study for Thailand: Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers, February 2021
Climate Change and Marine Fisheries in Africa : Assessing Vulnerability and Strengthening Adaptation Capacity, Deember 2019
Marine Pollution in the Caribbean: Not a Minute to Waste, March 2019
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future, January 2018
The Sunken Billions Revisited: Progress and Challenges in Global Marine Fisheries, February 2017
Plastic Credits at a Glance, November 2024
PROBLUE Impact Stories: Sierra Leone: Inspiring Innovation to Reduce Single-Use Plastics in Tourism and Beyond, May 2024
PROBLUE Impact Stories: Decarbonizing Maritime Shipping Drives Results for People and Planet, May 2024
PROBLUE Impact Stories: Innovative Fisheries Insurance: Making the Fisheries Sector in the Caribbean Resilient to Climate Events, May 2024
WACA Impact Stories, May 2024
Assessment and Options Analysis of Climate and Nature Financing Instruments and Opportunities, May 2023
PROBLUE and Biodiversity, May 2023
BE4RAP: Blue Economy for Resilient Africa, Solutions Papers, November 2023
Circularity in Plastics in South Africa - 10 Brief Series, June 2022
Plastic-Free Coastlines: Addressing Marine Plastic Pollution in Morocco and Tunisia, May 2022
Strengthening Capacity on Ocean Governance
Oceans, Fisheries, and Coastal Economies
Infographics
Blue Carbon in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 2024
Oceans for Prosperity (LAUTRA), 2023
Connecting Social Protection and Fisheries Management for Sustainability, 2022
Addressing Plastic Pollution is Part of Tunisia’s Vision to Develop the Blue Economy, May 2022
Addressing Marine Plastic Pollution will Help Morocco’s Blue Economy, May 2022
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Fisheries and Aquaculture, March 2022
Blue Carbon Rapid Assessment for Pakistan, June 2021
Preventing Marine Plastics: A Circularity Approach, May 2020
Fact sheets
The World Bank Group's Support To The Global Plastic Pollution Agenda
Gender, Marginalized People and Marine Spatial Planning
(in French | in Portuguese)
Climate-Informed Marine Spatial Planning: Supporting Mitigation and Resilience
(in French | in Portuguese)
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Marine Spatial Planning: Supporting Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystem Services in Oceans and Coasts
(in French | in Portuguese)
PROBLUE’s Engagement with the Private Sector
Guidance Notes
Blue Tourism in Islands and Small Tourism-Dependent Coastal States : Tools and Recovery Strategies
Applying Economic Analysis to Marine Spatial Planning
Guidance Note for a Blue Public Expenditure Review
Marine Spatial Planning for a Resilient and Inclusive Blue Economy
Volume 1 | Volume 2
Blue Economy Data and Tools Catalogue
Blue Public Expenditure Review
Other Materials
StoryMap: Head Above Water, São Tomé and Príncipe's Path to Flood Resilience
Webpage: PROBLUE Global Engagement Forum, (last updated on June 2024)
Webpage: World Bank Group and the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution Process, January 2024
Podcast: Table for 10 Billion: The Global Potential of Seaweed Market, November 2023
Webpage: Blue Tourism Resource Portal, September 2023
Webpage: Integrating Landscape, Seascape, and Natural Capital Approaches for People, Planet, and Prosperity
eBook: WACA Plastics eBook
Webpage: Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program
Webpage: Marine Spatial Planning for a Resilient and Inclusive Blue Economy Toolkit, November 2022
Policy Note: Connecting Social Protection and Fisheries Management for Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework, May 2022
Program Overview: PROBLUE: Supporting Integrated and Sustainable Development in Healthy Oceans, September 2022
Brochure: BEDF | The Blue Economy Development Framework: A Toolkit for A Sustainable Ocean Economy (in French | in Spanish)
Externally Supported Work
Report: Taking Stock: Online Transparency of Fisheries Management Information, 2022
Infographic: Connecting social protection and fisheries management for sustainability, 2022
Press Release: ASEAN Member States Adopt Regional Action Plan to Tackle Plastic Pollution, May 2021
Video: The FiTI Standard - Defining what information on fisheries must be published online by governments, January 2021
Video: Sustainable fisheries need transparency! January 2021
Multimedia
PROBLUE Second Global Engagement Forum, June 2024
PLAST Toolkit User Training, June 2024
La zona costera en Colombia requiere de ayuda urgente, June 2024
Colombia, una potencia bioceánica sostenible, June 2024
Strengthening Coastal Resilience: West Africa Coastal Areas Program in São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese version), May 2024
Protecting Biodiversity in Ghana’s Wetlands: Planning, Land Titling, and Ecosystem Restoration, May 2024
Women in the Caribbean's Blue Economy, March 2024
Opportunities in the Caribbean's Blue Economy, March 2024
‘A Small Island Nation’: Pacific Island Fisheries Leaders Travel to Iceland, January 2024
How Is Plastic Pollution Linked to Poverty and Development?, November 2023
Raising awareness campaign "I am different" in Nepal, October 2023
Plastic Voices, July 2023
Blue Economy Resurgence: Revitalizing Ghana's Mangroves and Coastal Livelihoods, (5 minute version) June 2023
Blue Economy Resurgence: Revitalizing Ghana's Mangroves and Coastal Livelihoods, (8 minute version) June 2023
Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program, November 2022
How is the World Bank Addressing Marine Pollution in Africa?, November 2022
Why Do We Need Financing for the Blue Economy in Africa?, November 2022
What Are the Pros and Cons of Marine Spatial Planning in Africa?, November 2022
A Single Use Plastics Free Maldives: Turning the Tide of Waste into Wealth, July 2022
Tackling Single-Use Plastic Pollution and Solid Waste in the City of Lagos With a Strong Ecosystem, June 2022
Plastic Free Coastlines: Regional Overivew, Morocco and Tunisia, May 2022
Sustainable Plastic Management is key to achieve Green Growth for Bangladesh, December 2021
ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States (2021-2025), May 2021
Meet the winners of the Plastic Circularity Innovation Challenge!, May 2021
Peter Thomson: Message to the Financial Community, October 2020
Boosting Fisheries in Mozambique, March 2019