| by Sarah Kagingo
The Sustainable Blue Economy Conference is being co-hosted by Kenya and Canada in Nairobi, Kenya, November 26-28th, 2018. This article references the Center for the Blue Economy’s definition of a “Sustainable Blue Economy,” in reference to obstacles Uganda faces to make the Blue Economy a reality in that country.
| by Laurie Schreiber
A new report from Washington, D.C.-based American Geophysical Union says “bold investment” in scientific research by organizations like the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science is needed to effectively respond respond to rising sea levels and ocean temperatures and other changes that will impact coastal communities and their economies. Dr. Charles Colgan, Director of Research at the Center for the Blue Economy is quoted in this article.
| by Alexandra Shultz
The American Geophysical Union releases revised position statement that was first adopted in 2005.
| by Jason Warburg
The Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy is bringing leaders in ocean and coastal policy to Monterey for public talks weekly through December.
| by Avery Siciliano, Alexandra Carter, Shiva Polefka, and Michael Conathan
Center for the Blue Economy Advisory Council member Michael Conathan co-authors this piece sharing “Stories of Fishermen on the Front Lines of Climate Change.”
| by Michael Salerno and Daily Sun
The Center for the Blue Economy’s National Ocean Economics Program data cited in this article about how, despite hurricanes, red tides, and pollution, people just keep coming to Florida’s beaches.
Dr. Charles Colgan, Director of Research at the Center for the Blue Economy, authored two chapters in the newly published Blue Economy Handbook of the Indian Ocean Region.
