The Effects Of Climate Change On The Blue Economy In Egypt

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Faculty of Law - Mansoura University

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The term "blue economy" was widely adopted as a strategy for the protection of the world's oceans and water resources. This concept emerged from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012. The United Nations has identified the blue economy as an ocean economy aimed at improving human well-being and social justice, while significantly reducing environmental risks and scarcity. In a world suffering from the effects of climate change and global warming, it has become important to move towards less harmful economic models, including the shift towards a blue economy. Egypt supports a sustainable blue economy with a view to mitigating the challenges of climate change and achieving sustainable development goals, particularly with regard to preserving biodiversity and ecosystem services, combating marine pollution of all kinds and maintaining environmental balance at sea and coastal areas. The study aims to analyze the effects of climate change on the blue economy with reference to Egypt as a case study. The study assumes that although economic and social indicators have improved in many States of the Middle East and North Africa region, including Egypt, over the past three decades, the region's blue natural assets, including seas and rivers, have deteriorated. Climate change threatens to negatively affect the biodiversity of the sea, affecting fisheries. This will jeopardize the region's blue economy agenda. 

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