Lead institution:
Eco-union – Spain
This Blue Tourism Initiative promotes a holistic vision of maritime and coastal management in line with worldwide efforts to deliver the 2030 Agenda around marine regions.
It supports exchanges of knowledge, good practices, projects and experiences between three major marine regions sharing similar environmental and social challenges related to coastal and maritime tourism: the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. This initiative aims to improve the governance of coastal and marine tourism to ensure sustainable, inclusive and resilient development, and address the associated environmental, health, socio-cultural and economic challenges.
The Blue Tourism Initiative is co-led by the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) and the Spanish Think and Do Tank eco-union. The three partners responsible for the project’s activities in each region are: The Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN Med) in the Mediterranean; Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO East Africa) in the Western Indian Ocean; and the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) in the Caribbean.
The Initiative is co-funded by the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), and implemented with the support of Our Blue Future (GIZ), and the UNEP Environmental Programme.
Start Date: 30/05/2022
End Date: 30/05/2026
Lead Contact: Giulia Balestracci (giulia.balestracci@ecounion.eu), Angelo Sciacca (angelo.sciacca@iddri.org)