The document discusses blue economy, which refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving ocean ecosystems. It identifies 26 sectors in Bangladesh with potential for blue economy development, including shipping, fisheries, oil and gas, and coastal tourism. However, these sectors remain largely untapped. Challenges to developing blue economy include lack of investment in human capital and technology as well as inadequate protection of marine resources and ecosystems.
The document discusses blue economy, which refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving ocean ecosystems. It identifies 26 sectors in Bangladesh with potential for blue economy development, including shipping, fisheries, oil and gas, and coastal tourism. However, these sectors remain largely untapped. Challenges to developing blue economy include lack of investment in human capital and technology as well as inadequate protection of marine resources and ecosystems.
The document discusses blue economy, which refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving ocean ecosystems. It identifies 26 sectors in Bangladesh with potential for blue economy development, including shipping, fisheries, oil and gas, and coastal tourism. However, these sectors remain largely untapped. Challenges to developing blue economy include lack of investment in human capital and technology as well as inadequate protection of marine resources and ecosystems.
The document discusses blue economy, which refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving ocean ecosystems. It identifies 26 sectors in Bangladesh with potential for blue economy development, including shipping, fisheries, oil and gas, and coastal tourism. However, these sectors remain largely untapped. Challenges to developing blue economy include lack of investment in human capital and technology as well as inadequate protection of marine resources and ecosystems.
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WHAT IS BLUE ECONOMY?
“Sustainable use of ocean resources for
economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs while preserving the health of ocean ecosystem.” POTENTIAL IN BANGLADESH
26 sectors for potential exploitation of blue economy
have been identified by the BLUE ECONOMY CELL (BEC), and all of them remain vastly untapped till date. The major sectors are: Shipping
Passengers Ferry Services MAJOR SOURCES Inland Fishery Waterway Transports Oil and gas
Sea salt production
MAJOR SOURCES Recreational Coastal water sports tourism Bangladesh won two settlements of maritime disputes. One with India and the other with Myanmar on two sides of Bay of Bengal. The dispute was about the delimitation of territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and continental shelves of these two states in the Bay of Bengal Lack of Lake of investment in development in human capital for innovative blue employment economy sectors
Inadequate care Current economic for marine trends that have resources and been rapidly degrading ocean Challenges ecosystem Of services of the resources Developing ocean Blue Economy Ways To Develop Protection of illegal fishing
