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Blue economy at center of upcoming island states summit
Indonesia was chosen to host the summit during the fourth AIS Forum ministerial meeting in Bali last December. This year's summit is scheduled to take place on the island on Oct. 10 and 11.
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Blue economy: Coastal ecosystems sequester as much as five times the amount of carbon as terrestrial forests. (Reuters/David Gray)
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he topic of maximizing the blue economy is expected to dominate talks among state leaders at the upcoming Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum summit in Bali in October.
Indonesia was chosen to host the summit during the fourth AIS Forum ministerial meeting in Bali last December. The summit is scheduled to take place on the island on Oct. 10 and 11.
The AIS Forum was established by the Indonesian government on the sidelines of the United Nations Ocean Conference in 2017. It gathers 51 archipelagic and island countries in the Pacific and Caribbean to cooperate on maritime issues, including climate crisis mitigation and marine pollution.
The summit is expected to produce five deliverables, including the AIS Forum Declaration with the theme of solidarity and the blue economy, said Abdul Wahib Situmorang, AIS program manager and senior advisor for climate and environmental governance.
The blue economy refers to the sustainable use and conservation of marine resources for economic growth and welfare improvement.
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The summit will also introduce several initiatives the forum has been working on, including the Blue Economy Development Index, which measures each country’s potential for blue economy development.
