Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism to Promote Fishery-Centered Blue Economy with JICA Collaboration
The Caribbean region is actively pursuing projects to advance its blue economy, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) playing a significant role. JICA is developing a strategy centered on co-benefits and knowledge sharing to drive this initiative. This strategy involves several stages: first, developing concrete examples through pilot activities; second, extracting and accumulating knowledge, including best practices and lessons learned, into a comprehensive database; third, facilitating knowledge sharing through seminars and workshops to foster multilateral cooperation among governments, donors, international organizations, and public-private-academic sectors; and fourth, developing an international strategy to promote the blue economy. This framework aims to create a positive cycle that enhances the priority of pilot activities in national development plans, increases budget allocation and donor funding, and implements additional pilot activities based on the initiative. JICA's approach ...
