`Blue growth’ as a driver of economic development

By Michelle Nurse Last updated Sep 9, 2016

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is stressing the need to change how the planet’s marine and freshwater resources are managed. This is against the background of the major threats to the aquatic eco-system from pollution, illegal fishing, over-exploitation and climate change.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is also placing emphasis on the ‘blue economy’ for sustainable development via the reduction of environmental risks and ecological scarcities.

Lahsen Ababouch, Director of the FAO Fisheries and Agriculture Department and Rebecca Metzner, Senior Fishery Officer explain how the Blue Growth Initiative contributes to balancing food security, economic growth, social development and the sustainable use of aquatic living resources. They describe the FAO policy work, including key policy messages, to integrating all three. This video forms part of a series of policy and governance videos being produced by FAO in 2016.