The document discusses the Sustainable Ocean for All initiative which aims to harness the benefits of the sustainable ocean economy for developing countries. It will produce a report by 2020 analyzing opportunities and challenges across developing nations. It will examine the contribution of ocean industries to jobs and value added, effective domestic policies, and development finance approaches. The initiative will also create case studies of sustainable ocean economies in countries like Kenya, Indonesia, and Cabo Verde. It will contribute to several international conferences on topics like sustainable blue economy finance and private finance for sustainable development.

1. SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOR ALL
Harnessing the Benefits of the Sustainable Ocean
Economy for Developing Countries
Water Governance Initiative - 13th Meeting, 9-10 January 2020
Dr. Piera Tortora, Programme Coordinator Sustainable Ocean for All - DCD

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The ocean
economy
will not be
inclusive
and
sustainable
by default

3. SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOR ALL
Harnessing the benefits of the sustainable ocean economy for developing countries
• The first OECD integrated and
multi-disciplinary approach to the
sustainable ocean economy, bringing
together:
 Ocean innovation and ocean
economy work – STI;
 Ocean conservation and
sustainable use work – ENV;
 Development finance and SIDS
work – DCD
• A specific focus on developing
countries

4. Deliverables by 2020:
1. A new comprehensive report with original research on the
opportunities and challenges of the sustainable ocean economy
across developing countries, identifying:
SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOR ALL
Harnessing the benefits of the sustainable ocean economy for developing
countries
The contribution of ocean-based industries to employment
and value added across developing countries and possible
trends
Effective domestic policy frameworks and economic
instruments for sustainable ocean economies
Development finance and effective development
co-operation approaches and instruments
To be launched at the U.N. High Level Conference on Ocean
co-hosted by Portugal and Kenya in Lisbon in June 2020

5. SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOR ALL
Harnessing the benefits of the sustainable ocean economy for developing countries
2. New case studies in small and large developing countries
‘Sustainable Ocean Economy Country Diagnostics’:
3. Contributions to regional and international dialogues and workshops:
Kenya, Indonesia, Cabo Verde, and
Antigua and Barbuda
• the World Ocean Summit - Abu Dhabi, March 2019;
• Our Ocean Conference – Cork, June 2019;
• the WWF-led consultations on the implementation of the Sustainable Blue Economy
Finance Principles – Barcelona, July 2019;
• Mobilising Capital for Ocean – Washington D.C., October 2019;
• WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit – Paris, November 2019 ;
• Regional Policy Dialogue on the Sustainable Ocean Economy – Bali 3-4 December 2019;
• Private Finance for Sustainable Development Conference – Paris 28-30th January 2020

6. Thank you
Piera.tortora@oecd.org
http://www1.oecd.org/ocean/topics/developin
g-countries-and-the-ocean-economy/