PROBLUE: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Economies, Healthy Communities

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Mozambique ProBlue Program (MozAzul)

P132123

National: Mozambique

Multi

Advancing Transparency in the Fisheries Sector through FiTI

P155642

National and global: Seychelles

1

To improve transparency and multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable and equitable fisheries management in Seychelles and other countries by supporting the Government of Seychelles to host the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) International Secretariat.

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Support Plastic Policies and Investments to Reduce Ocean Plastics in Vietnam

P167307

National: Vietnam

2

To support mapping of plastic waste and plastics’ value chains to identify and implement policies and public and private investments

Supporting sustainable fisheries development and resilient coastal economies in the Philippines

P171993

National: Philippines

1

To improve the knowledge base for the Philippines fisheries sector and for measures for improved coastal resilience, to inform the design of the planned Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resource Management (PFCRM) Project, and a potential Coastal Resilience Project.

Charting a coastal blue economy development path for Cambodia

P172461

National: Cambodia

Multi

To generate knowledge and data to inform policy and institutional development and identify investment opportunities to develop Cambodia's coastal blue economy in a sustainable and inclusive manner. Learn more

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Pollution Prevention in the Black Sea

P173334

Regional: Europe and Central Asia

2

To improve national and regional knowledge for mitigating eutrophication, deoxygenation, invasive species, emerging pollutants, and litter, including plastic, in the Black Sea. This work complements WBG's engagements in other countries around the Black Sea and will contribute to increase regional coordination on marine pollution interventions.

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Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Eastern Caribbean’ Project (UBEEC)

P171833

Regional:
The Caribbean

Multi

To support the OECS Commission and member states to identify policy gaps, organizational reforms, and capacity needs at national and regional levels within the OECS to improve competitiveness of the blue economy and strengthen the marine and coastal assets on which it depends. Learn more

Caribbean Regional Blue Port Connectivity Prefeasibility Study

P170860

Regional: Latin America and the Caribbean

3

To conduct analysis necessary to prepare a future regional investment operation, the Caribbean Regional Blue Port Connectivity Project, which would enhance port efficiency and resilience while reducing pollution, increasing energy efficiency and connectivity, and elevating compliance with MARPOL in selected Caribbean States.

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A Rapid Fishery Performance Indicators Diagnostic of the Gaza Strip Fishery along the Mediterranean

P172349

National: West Bank and Gaza

1

To (i) undertake a rapid diagnostic of the status of Gaza fishery along the Mediterranean coast, and (ii) make relevant recommendations for further analysis/activities to enhance the sustainability of the fishery and Gaza fishers’ livelihoods

Cleaner Marine and Coastal Ecosystems in North Africa

P170596

Regional: North Africa

2

On the regional level to contribute to raise common approaches and expand the influence to other Maghreb countries. On the national level to inform national strategies and investments for cleaner, plastic free, marine and coastal areas in Morocco and Tunisia.

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Circular Economy and Marine Plastic

P168024

National: Bangladesh

2

To support the Government to better understand the status of marine debris, especially plastics, and develop a roadmap/action plan to reduce marine plastics

Unlocking India's Blue Economy Potential

P097985

National: India

4

To identify a BE governance and institutional model applicable to India in order to enable the preparation of the proposed India: Enhancing Coastal and Ocean Resource Efficiency Project (ENCORE)