By hosting the first ever Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in November 2018 attended by 16,000 delegates from 184 countries, Kenya emerged as a global champion of the blue economy. Available data reveals that Kenya’s blue economy is still undeveloped despite having a 600 kilometre coastline on the Western Indian Ocean. Ideally, the coastal counties should be spearheading the national blue economy agenda. From the foregoing, it is clear opportunities abound for youth to actively drive the blue economy agenda through entrepreneurship, employment and conservation projects. Youth participation in the blue economy can be integrated into ongoing programs on de-radicalization and countering violent extremism.

Source: The Star September 24, 2020 09:00 UTC