‘Ocean Promise’: UNDP’s Blue Economy Vision
At the recently held UN Ocean Conference at Lisbon, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced ‘Ocean Promise’- its vision for Blue Economy.
About the Promise
- UNDP’s Ocean Promise underscores that every penny invested in achieving the Paris Agreement is a penny invested in ocean health— the foundation of the sustainable blue economy.
- The Promise outlines actions in key sectors to accelerate economic growth, create jobs and livelihoods, improve food security, reduce poverty and inequity, and promote gender equality.
- The Ocean Promise emphasizes the restoration of the nearly $1 trillion in annual socio-economic losses due to ocean mismanagement.
- The promise ....

