The Mozambican government hopes that the Blue Economy Development Strategy (EDEA), launched yesterday (12), will become a point of reference for all those interested in the marine and aquatic economy, and that it will serve as a legacy for responding to the challenges of climate change, including environmental degradation in the marine world.

According to Filipe Nyusi, this strategy must, above all, promote the sustainable exploitation of natural marine, coastal and inland water capital.

"We want to see marine and aquatic resources not only rationally exploited, but also used to promote our development agenda. We want to do this while respecting the agenda of consolidating biological diversity," said the Mozambican head of state.

Led by the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, the EDEA falls within the areas of energy transition, climate change, promotion of biodiversity, maritime safety, disaster risk management and forestry.

For the Mozambican Executive, the Blue Economy Development Strategy aims to provide Mozambicans with a concise and clear strategic guideline, which not only aims to promote the rational and sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources, but is also a way of materializing international commitments.

The Strategy is based on six pillars that summarize the areas to be transformed, namely fishing and aquaculture; renewable energies and the marine extractive industry; natural capital and the environment and the circular economy; tourism and culture; maritime transport and port and logistics infrastructures; and, finally, maritime safety.

Cited by AIMNyusi added that the document, to be implemented in a transversal manner, is supported by four axes of focus: good governance; knowledge, innovation and technologies; climate change; and community involvement.