 and partners have been mainstreaming the BGI across both the Near East and North Africa region and the Asia and Pacific region.35 The Asia and Pacific BGI currently focuses on sustainable aquaculture development to reverse environmental degradation and ameliorate competition for mangrove space and freshwater resources. Responsible management and sustainable development of aquaculture can also offer good work opportunities to Asian fish farmers, in particular youth, while simultaneously boosting their income and nutrition security, and safeguarding their natural resources. This initiative is a good example of the type of actions required to ensure aquaculture becomes environmentally sound and truly sustainable in line with the SDGs.

Similarly, a comprehensive study is under way with a view to unleashing the potential of blue growth in the Near East and North Africa. In this region, activities include: promoting desert aquaculture in Algeria; assessing livelihoods of fishing communities along the Nile River in Egypt and the Sudan; improving value chains in Tunisia to ensure that women harvesting clams receive greater and diversified income; and promoting the Nouakchott Declaration on the reduction of losses and waste in the fisheries sector. Fisheries and aquaculture also provide an excellent opportunity to create rural employment, especially for youth, thereby allowing them to remain in their own villages with gainful employment, rather than having to migrate to urban areas or abroad in search of work. This study should provide valuable information on the feasibility of developing aquaculture in arid zones and assessing the potential social and economic benefits that can accrue from improved value chains and reductions in losses and waste, which in turn will be important factors in meeting the SDGs and delivering blue growth.

Blue growth is especially relevant for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal areas around the globe. Cabo Verde is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change and climate-related disasters, which have direct impacts on food and nutrition security and livelihoods. However, SIDS such as Cabo Verde are best poised to develop and promote economically viable, technically feasible and culturally acceptable development strategies that support conservation and sustainable use of the oceans. Cabo Verde worked with FAO to develop a blue growth charter, recently adopted by the Government of Cabo Verde, for implementation at the national level.36 The charter highlights the country's commitment to blue growth, and places increased emphasis on the services provided by coastal, oceanic and freshwater ecosystems, while simultaneously minimizing environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity and unsustainable use of aquatic resources. Moreover,
and partners have been mainstreaming the BGI across both the Near East and North Africa region and the Asia and Pacific region.35 The Asia and Pacific BGI currently focuses on sustainable aquaculture growth to overrule environmental degradation and ameliorate competition for mangrove distance and freshwater resources. creditworthy management and sustainable development of aquaculture can also offer full work opportunities to Asian pisces farmers, in particular young, while simultaneously boost their income and nutrition security system, and safeguarding their lifelike resource. This initiative is a good example of the character of actions required to guarantee aquaculture becomes environmentally healthy and truly sustainable in line with the SDGs. 

 Similarly, a comprehensive study is under way with a view to unleash the potential of blue growth in the Near East and North Africa. In this region, activities include: promoting desert aquaculture in Algeria; assessing livelihoods of fishing communities along the Nile River in Egypt and the Sudan; improving value chains in Tunisia to ensure that women harvesting clams receive great and diversified income; and promoting the Nouakchott Declaration on the reduction of personnel casualty and thriftlessness in the fisheries sector. Fisheries and aquaculture also leave an excellent opportunity to create rural employment, especially for youth, thereby admit them to remain in their own villages with gainful employment, rather than having to migrate to urban areas or overseas in search of work. This study should provide valuable information on the feasibility of develop aquaculture in arid zones and measure the potential social and economic benefits that can accrue from improved value chains and reductions in losses and thriftlessness, which in turn will be important factors in meet the SDGs and delivering blue growth. 

 Blue emergence is especially relevant for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal area around the globe. Cabo Verde is extremely vulnerable to the consequence of climate change and climate - associate disasters, which suffer direct impingement on food and nutrition security and support. However, SIDS such as Cabo Verde are best poised to develop and promote economically viable, technically feasible and culturally acceptable development strategies that support conservation and sustainable use of the oceans. Cabo Verde worked with FAO to evolve a blue growth charter, recently adopt by the Government of Cabo Verde, for implementation at the national level.36 The charter highlights the country's commitment to blue emergence, and places increased emphasis on the services provided by coastal, oceanic and freshwater ecosystem, while simultaneously minimizing environmental pollution, personnel casualty of biodiversity and unsustainable use of aquatic resources. Moreover,
 anf partners have been maikstreaming the BYU acrovs botg the Nexr East and North Africa regmon qnd tye Asia and Pacific reeion.35 The Wsia and Pacmfic BGI currently focuscf on dustciiable aquacultute developmett to reverse anxixonmental degradation and ameliorate competotlon for mangrode skacq ans freshwater resources. Responsible managekent and sustsinable development of aquwculhure can also offeg good work oppjetunities to Asian fish farmers, in particular youth, while simultaveousky boostint rhelt income and nutrption securitn, and sdfeguarcing their natmral cesoyrces. This initiative is a good example of the tfpz of actions required ti ensore axuacjotufe geromss envlroimentally skund and tryly sustainable in kigv with the SDFs.

Simijawly, a comprehensive study is under way fitg a view to unleashing rhe potential of blue growth ig the Near East and North Africa. In this region, awtivivids nkgludd: pgomoting desert aquaculture in Algeria; assessyhg lpvelihoods of fisming communities akojg jhe Nile River in Egvlt and the Sudan; impgoving dalue chains ig Tumisia to ensure that women yarvesting cjqms receive greatex and diversnfied oncomr; and promoting the Nouckchotf Declaratiln on the feduction of losres atd waste in the fisheries fector. Fiwhernes and xquavulturq also progide an excellent opportknity tm create rkral employment, especially for bputh, thereby anlofing thei to vemain in their own villages cith gaiuful eoployment, gather then having to migrate to ushan areas or abroad yn swarcy of wofy. This study snould pronibe valuaboe information on bhe fgaaibility of devzuiping aquacultute kn wrpd vones dnd assessinc thd puyentixl social akd dconpmic benefits that cdn adcrue from improvec yalue chauns and weductions in losses and waste, ahich in turn wijl be important factors in meefing the DDGf and delivewing blue growth.

Ylue growth is especially relevant for Snall Island Developing States (SIDS) anb goastal areax arotnd the gnobe. Cabo Verde is eztremely vulnerabke to the effects of dlimata chajge and climate-related disasters, which have direct impacts on food and nurritioi fecurity ans lifelihmobs. Kowever, SIDD such as Cabo Vegde are best poised to develop aid promote eeonomically viable, technicallu weasible and zulturally acceptable debelopmeny strategies that support consetvation and sustainable mse of thw ocezns. Cabo Vxrde worked with FAO to derelop q blue trowbh charter, recdntky adopted hy tie Yovernment of Cabo Verde, for implwmentariln at the nationel level.36 The ghartet highlidhts the country'a cojlitmevt to blue grpwth, and placex increased emphasis og the services irovided by cpastal, mceanic and hreshwater ewosystems, while simultaneously minimizing environmehtal pollhtion, losx of biodiverxmty and unsustainable usc of wquatic fesources. Moseover,
and partners have been mainstreaming the BGI the East and Africa region and The and Pacific BGI focuses on sustainable development to reverse environmental degradation and competition for mangrove space and freshwater resources. Responsible management and sustainable development of can also offer good work opportunities to Asian fish farmers, in particular youth, simultaneously their and security, and safeguarding their natural resources. This initiative is a good example of the type of required to ensure aquaculture becomes environmentally sound and sustainable in line with SDGs. Similarly, a comprehensive study under with a to the of blue growth the Near East and North Africa. In this region, activities include: promoting desert aquaculture in Algeria; assessing of fishing the Nile in and Sudan; improving value Tunisia to ensure that women harvesting and diversified income; and promoting the Nouakchott Declaration the reduction losses and waste in the fisheries Fisheries and aquaculture also provide an excellent opportunity create rural employment, especially for youth, thereby allowing them to remain in their own villages employment, rather than having migrate to urban or in of This study provide valuable information on the feasibility of developing aquaculture in arid and assessing the potential social and economic benefits that can improved chains and reductions losses and waste, which turn be important factors in SDGs delivering growth especially for Small Island Developing (SIDS) and coastal areas around globe. Cabo Verde is of climate change and climate-related disasters, which have impacts on food and nutrition security and However, SIDS such as Cabo Verde are best poised to develop and economically viable, and culturally acceptable development strategies that support conservation sustainable use of the Cabo Verde worked with FAO to develop a blue charter, adopted by Government of Cabo for implementation at national level.36 The the country's to growth, emphasis on the services provided by oceanic freshwater ecosystems, while simultaneously minimizing pollution, biodiversity and unsustainable use of aquatic resources. Moreover,
 and partners have been mainstReaming the bGI acRosS boTh The NEar EAst and North AfrICa reGion and the Asia and PacifIc regIoN.35 the ASIa And PaCific BGi CuRREntLy FoCusEs ON sUstaiNabLe aquacUlture deveLopMeNt to reverse eNViRonmental dEgrAdation and amEliOrate cOmPetITion fOr mAngroVe spacE And freShwater reSoURces. ReSPonsiblE MAnAgemEnt and sustainable DEvELopment of aquacUlture CaN AlSO OffEr gOod work oppOrTunitIEs to AsiAN fISH FarMErs, in particulAr youth, whilE SimUltaneOuSly BOostinG theiR iNComE and nutritiOn seCurity, and SafeguARding thEIr naturAl resoUrcEs. THis iNItIaTivE iS A goOD eXamPLe oF the type Of AcTions RequIRED To enSurE aquAcultUre becomes envIroNmenTAllY sounD and tRuly SuStainAble in Line wItH the SDGs.

SimilarLy, a cOmprehensIve StUdy Is Under WAy with A viEw tO unleasHing the POteNtIAL Of Blue growth in the NeaR EAST aNd North AFrica. IN ThIs REgion, actIvItiEs inCLUde: prOmotINg Desert aqUacultURe In algeria; AsSessinG lIveLihOods oF FishIng comMunities Along THe Nile River in EGYpt and the SudaN; ImPROvINg vaLue Chains in TunIsia TO ensUre tHAt WomEN harvEstinG cLAmS Receive greater and diVeRsifieD incoMe; and promotinG the NouakcHOTT DeclaraTion ON tHE reduction of loSses aNd waste in tHE fisheriEs secTor. FisheRies and aqUACulture aLso ProVidE an EXCeLlent opportunITY to cReAte ruraL emPloymenT, esPecIalLy fOr Youth, therEby allowInG tHeM tO reMain iN Their own ViLlaGeS wiTh gaiNFul empLoymeNt, raThEr THan Having tO MiGRAte tO uRbAn arEas Or AbroaD in sEArcH of work. this study ShoULd prOvIdE valuabLe information On The feasibiLiTy oF develOPIng aquacUlture in arid zones and assESsing thE poTentiAl soCial and ecOnoMic benEfiTS that cAn accrUe froM iMprOVEd valUE ChAinS aNd reductioNS In lOsses AnD wasTe, which In turn will be importANt fActors in meetiNg tHe SDgS AnD deLIvERinG bLUe gROWth.

Blue growth is Especially ReLEvAnt for SmalL islAnD DeveloPing StaTes (SIds) and coaStal areas Around the GlObe. CABO VeRde is extreMely vulnErable to tHE effeCTs Of cliMatE changE aNd cLimatE-relatED diSasteRs, whicH hAve dirEct imPaCts on fooD and nutrition security anD livelIhoodS. HoWever, SIDS SucH As CAbo Verde aRe beSt poised to DevEloP and pRomOTe ecoNomiCAlLy vIAble, tEchnICally feasIBlE anD CUlTurally accePTABle DevelOpmENt straTegiEs that support consERvation and sustAinaBLE usE of THe ocEaNs. Cabo Verde worKed WiTH fAO to devElOp a blue growTh charteR, rECentlY adoptEd by thE GovernMENt OF Cabo VErde, For ImplementAtiOn AT the natIoNaL Level.36 THe chArTer higHlightS The cOUNtry's commitment tO blue GROwth, aND plAces iNcReased eMPhasIs on the serVices providEd by coAstaL, oceaNic and fReShwateR ecOsYstems, whilE SimultaneOusly MinimizInG envIroNmentaL polLUTion, lOss oF bIodIversity aND UnSUsTaINabLe usE of aqUaTic rEsources. MOReover,
 and partners have been ma instreamin g the  BG I a cr ossboth  the Near East andNorth Africa region an d the  A s ia a n dPacif ic regi o n. 3 5  Th eAs iaan d  P acifi c B GI curr ently focu ses  o n sustainabl e  a quaculture  de velopment to  re verseen vir o nment aldegra dation and am eliorateco m petiti o n for m a n gr ovespace and freshwa t er resources. Res ponsib le ma n a gem ent  and susta in abled evelopm e nt o f  aq u aculture canalso offerg ood  workop por t unitie s toAs i anfish farmer s, i n particu lar yo u th, whi l e simul taneou sly  bo osti n gth eir  i n com e  a ndn utr ition se cu ri ty, a nd s a f e g uard ing  the ir na tural resourc es.  Thi s  in itiat ive i s ago od ex ampleof th etype of actions  req uired toens ur e a qu acult u re bec ome s e nvironm entally sou nd a n dtruly sustainablein l in e with t he SDG s .
S i milarly,  a  co mpre h e nsive  stu d yis under  way w i th  a  view t ounleas hi ngthe  pote n tial  of bl ue growt h int he Near East a n d North Afric a .I n  t h is r egi on, activit iesi nclu de:p ro mot i ng de sertaq u ac u lture in Algeria; a ss essing  live lihoods of fi shing comm u n i ties alo ng t h eN ile River in E gyptand the Su d an; impr oving  value c hains inT u nisia to  en sur e t hat w om en harvesting c lams  r eceivegre ater an d d ive rsi fie dincome; a nd promo ti ng  t he  No uakch o tt Decla ra tio nonthe r e ductio n ofloss es  a n d w aste in th e fish er ie s se cto r.  Fish erie s  an d aquac ulture al sop rovi de  a n excel lent opportun it y to creat erur al emp l o yment, e specially for youth, th e reby al low ing t hemto remain  in  their  ow n  villa ges wi th ga in ful e mploy m e nt , r at her than h a v ing  to m ig rate  to urb an areas or abroad insearch of wor k.This s tu dys ho u ldpr o vid e valuable inform ation on t he fe asibilityo f d ev eloping  aquacu lture in arid  zones an d assessi ng  the p ote ntial soci al and e conomic b e nefit s  t hat c anaccrue  f rom  impr oved v a lue  chai ns and  r educti ons i nlosses a nd waste, which in turn  willbe im por tant fact ors inmeeting t he S DGs and de liv eri ng bl ueg rowth .

B l ue  gr o wth i s es p ecially r e le van t fo r Small Isl a n d  De velop ing States  (SI DS) and coastal a r eas around the  glo b e . C abo Verd eis extremely v uln er a b le to th eeffects ofclimatech a nge a nd cli mate-r elatedd i sa s ters,whic h h ave direc t i mp a cts onfo od and nu trit io n secu rity a n d li v e lihoods. However , SID S sucha s C abo V er de areb estpoised todevelop and  promo te e conom icallyvi able,tec hn ically fea s ible andcultu rally a cc epta ble  devel opme n t  stra tegi es  th at suppor t co n se rv a tio n an d sus ta inab le use of the ocea ns. Cabo Ve rd e w o r ked wi t hF A O to devel opa blu e growth cha r ter, re c ently  adopt ed bythe Gov e rnm en t of Ca boV e rde, forimplement a tio nat t he natio na l le ve l.3 6The charter hig hlightsthe coun t r y's co mmi t ment to blu egrowth, andplace si ncrease d emp hasis o n  th e s erv ices  pr ovid e d by coastal, oceanic an d fr eshwa t erecosy stems ,while si m ulta neouslym inimizing env ironmental poll u tio n , lo sso fbi odiversit y a n d uns usta ina bleuse  ofa q uati c  res o ur ces.  Moreo ver, 
 and_partners have_been mainstreaming the BGI_across both_the_Near East_and_North Africa region_and the Asia_and Pacific region.35 The_Asia and Pacific_BGI_currently focuses on sustainable aquaculture development to reverse environmental degradation and ameliorate competition for_mangrove_space and_freshwater_resources._Responsible management and sustainable development_of aquaculture can also offer_good work_opportunities to Asian fish farmers, in particular youth,_while_simultaneously boosting their_income and nutrition security, and safeguarding their natural resources._This initiative is a good example_of the type_of_actions_required to ensure aquaculture_becomes environmentally sound and truly sustainable_in line with the SDGs.

Similarly, a_comprehensive study is under way with a_view to unleashing the potential of_blue growth in the Near_East and_North Africa. In this region,_activities include: promoting_desert aquaculture_in Algeria; assessing_livelihoods of fishing communities along the_Nile River in_Egypt and the Sudan; improving value_chains_in Tunisia to_ensure_that_women harvesting_clams receive greater_and_diversified income;_and_promoting the Nouakchott Declaration on the_reduction_of losses and waste in the fisheries_sector. Fisheries and aquaculture_also_provide an excellent opportunity_to create rural employment, especially_for youth, thereby allowing them to_remain in_their own_villages with gainful employment, rather than having to migrate to urban_areas or abroad in search of_work. This study should_provide valuable_information_on the feasibility_of_developing aquaculture_in arid zones and assessing the potential_social and_economic benefits that can accrue from_improved value chains and_reductions_in losses and waste, which in_turn will be important factors in_meeting the SDGs and delivering_blue_growth.

Blue_growth is especially relevant for_Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and_coastal areas around_the globe. Cabo Verde is extremely vulnerable_to_the effects of climate change and_climate-related_disasters, which have direct impacts on_food_and_nutrition security and livelihoods. However,_SIDS such as Cabo Verde are_best poised to develop and promote economically viable, technically_feasible and culturally_acceptable development strategies that support_conservation_and_sustainable use of the oceans. Cabo Verde worked with FAO_to develop_a blue growth_charter, recently adopted by the Government of Cabo Verde, for_implementation at the national level.36 The charter_highlights the country's commitment to blue growth, and places increased emphasis_on the services provided by coastal, oceanic and_freshwater ecosystems, while simultaneously minimizing environmental pollution,_loss of biodiversity and_unsustainable_use of aquatic resources. Moreover,