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Heads of State attending the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, November 26-28, 2018
Heads of State attending the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, November 26-28, 2018

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.  

Why call it blue economy?  Why don’t you call it life?  What we are talking here is about life because there is no life without water.”
— Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda since 1986

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Read the full article:  Industrial Pollution Inhibiting Efforts Toward a Blue Economy