Date: 30 March 2022 Time: 1:00 PM (GMT)

Finishes: 30 March 2022 Time: 3:00 PM (GMT)

Abstract
Africa has vast coastal and marine resources. These resources will need to be managed on both a national and regional level if they are to be used in a long-term, sustainable way.  This symposium will offer a discussion of the constraints and opportunities that the Blue Economy offers for Africa and how regional cooperation might foster a sustainable use of its ocean and coastal resources.

This event will be hosted via Zoom. Please book your tickets using the link below.

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Convenors: 

• Dr. Elisa Van Waeyenberge, Co-Chair, Department of Economics, SOAS University of London

• Dr. Nick Westcott, Director, Royal African Society

Speakers:

• Professor Adam Habib, Director, SOAS University of London

• Dr. Nick Westcott, Director, the Royal African Society

• Ms Sylvanna Antat, Director of Research, Blue Economy Research Institute, University of Seychelles

• Professor Victor Murinde, Director, Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London

Panellists:

• Hon. Jean-François Ferrari, Minister of Fisheries and the Blue Economy, Seychelles

• Dr. Nicholas Hardman-Mountford, Director, Oceans & Natural Resources, Commonwealth Secretariat, London

• Dr. Louis Rene Peter Larose, Former Minister of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning, Seychelles

• Professor Francis Mkwaijande, Senior Lecturer, Mzumbe University, Tanzania
  
  

Moderator: Professor Donald Sparks, Visiting Fulbright Professor of Economics, SOAS University of London

Hosted by:  SOAS University of London: The Department of Economics, The Centre for Global Finance, The Centre of African Studies, The Royal African Society, The Blue Economy Research Institute, and University of Seychelles.