Gênero, Pessoas Marginalizadas e Planejamento do Espaço Marinho : Melhorar os Meios de Subsistência, Empoderar Grupos Marginalizados, Reduzir a Lacuna de Desigualdade (Portuguese)
Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a public process that should be participatory, transparent, adaptive, inclusive, and balance social, economic, and environmental needs. An MSP process that includes women and marginalized groups is important because it can help create jobs and economic opportunities in new and existing coastal and maritime sectors, and enable governments to meet […]
Genre, Personnes Marginalisées et Planification Spatiale Marine : Améliorer les Moyens de Subsistance, Aider à l’Autonomisation des Segments Marginalisés, Combler le Fossé des Inégalités (French)
Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a public process that should be participatory, transparent, adaptive, inclusive, and balance social, economic, and environmental needs. An MSP process that includes women and marginalized groups is important because it can help create jobs and economic opportunities in new and existing coastal and maritime sectors, and enable governments to meet […]
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Marine Spatial Planning : Supporting Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystem Services in Oceans and Coasts
This report on Marine spatial planning (MSP) offers coastal countries a tool to address current challenges. MSP provides spatial mapping of BES and the threats they face, bringing together diverse users in a participatory, holistic approach that promotes the mainstreaming of BES into goals for other economic sectors. It allows for trade-offs between different oceanic […]
Climate-Informed Marine Spatial Planning: Supporting Mitigation and Resilience
This report presents an overview of climate-informed marine spatial planning (MSP), a participatory process that considers current and future climate risks and opportunities during design, planning, and implementation. Climate considerations in MSP harness the economic opportunities of the decarbonization pathway, while responding to the growing challenges of climate change through adaptive and integrated ocean management.
Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector in Tourism
The Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for the Public Sector in Tourism contain tools to support national, regional, local and other tourism institutions apply an approach to tourism planning, programming and implementation that integrates gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
Gender-Inclusive Strategy for Tourism Businesses
The business case for advancing gender equality are well documented. In tourism, the benefits are further amplified due to the high proportion of women working in the sector. The “Gender Inclusive Strategy for Tourism Businesses” contains tools to support private sector tourism enterprises of all types and sizes achieve effective and consistent strategies and programmes […]
Blue Economy Data and Tools
This World Bank report outlines the importance of data and tools in Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), examines different aspects data and tools, general challenges and identifies how project managers, planners and implementers can support and add value to MSP projects. The report further presents MSP data categories, data gaps, various MSP tools and data services, […]
Applying Economic Analysis to Marine Spatial Planning
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a key element of these efforts, yet it rarely includes a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact that interventions will have on the ocean and its wide range of stakeholders. This paper argues that adding robust economic analysis to the MSP process will increase buy-in, foster livelihoods, attract finance, and […]
Marine Spatial Planning for a Resilient and Inclusive Blue Economy : Key Considerations to Formulate and Implement Marine Spatial Planning
Marine spatial planning (MSP) provides a needed comprehensive and integrated investment framework for the public and private sectors by dealing with upstream environmental and social issues and by giving certainty to investors to access areas and resources. The World Bank and many of its client countries are increasingly interested in using MSP to develop their […]
The Economic Contribution of Tourism and the Impact of COVID-19
This report looks at the impact that Covid-19 had on the tourism economy.