KENYA: China and African countries see the blue economy as an important engine for sustainable development and economic restructuring. Blue Economy Adviser Ali-Said Matano in Kenya, along with Associate Professor Zhang Yanru of African Studies, discuss the state of ocean governance and the blue economy in China and African countries, and how the two sides are working together to realize its full potential.
- The blue economy includes traditional and emerging maritime industries: fishing, maritime tourism, port logistics, shipbuilding (5:28)
- African countries expand the blue economy into inland waters (8:23) (15:38)
- Opportunities in research, nature conservation between China and Africa to involve Africans in the blue economy (16:26)
- Access to the African continental free trade zone for Chinese companies involved in the development of the blue economy (19:31)
