MEDIA ADVISORY

INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

What: Workshop on Blue Growth - Economic and Innovation Opportunities in Africa

When: 27-28 October 2022 starting 9:00am

Where: Hybrid

                                 - Physical participation at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;

                                 - Virtual participation: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtcuGrpzIvEtPd2uP46-mpG-NnVL7Nhd58

Background:

Global and regional challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, energy access, food security, especially in the context of a growing population, require us to develop new solutions and break away from ‘business as usual’. The proposed Workshop is a 2-day meeting regrouping key stakeholders in the blue economy, including AU Member States and RECs to discuss pathways to implement recommendations on the economic opportunities, innovation potential and climate solutions being offered by the blue economy including blue energy. Furthermore, the African Union Commission is conducting a mapping exercise on economic and innovation potential in the blue economy in Africa, which will be presented during the workshop for discussion. The Workshop will also provide the opportunity to set the stage for the development of sustainable, knowledge-based sectors related to the Blue Economy.

Participation:

The meeting will be attended by the representatives of African Union member states, experts, and stakeholders from academia, science, private sector and civil society.

For more information please contact:

Barkha Mossae I Blue Economy Advisor I Email: MossaeB@africa-union.com

Linda Etta I Blue Economy Coordinator I Email: EttaL@africa-union.org African Union Headquarters P.O. Box 3243, Roosevelt Street W21K19, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia au.int Tel: +251 (0) 11 551 77 00 Fax: +251 (0) 11 551 78 44

For media inquiries, please contact:

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke I Information and Communications Directorate I Africa Union Commission I Tel:+251-911- 630 631 I Email: molalett@africa-union.org I Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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