Key Results

Go Blue aims at developing and mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of coastal urban and marine environment in planning and management at policy and behavioural level, especially for young people and women, in direct connection to sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and coastal tourism as well as adopting climate change mitigation and adaptation measures.

Key Targets
  1. The pilot interventions of this project will result in the protection of coastal ecosystems, improved waste management, as well as blue job creation in target areas
  2. 10,000 women and young people will have participated in blue economy relevant activities, as a result of Go Blue
  3. 100 jobs will be created in relevant blue economy sectors through the pilot activities
  4. 10,000 hectares of coastal ecosystems will be protected or under sustainable management
  5. 10,000 hectares of vulnerable areas will be included in land-sea plans for climate change adaptation and mitigation
  6. 10,000 hectares of areas of potential economic and social development will be included in the land-sea plans
  7. 8 innovative demonstration or replication projects related to land-sea planning will be implemented in JKP counties through the Jumuiya Innovation Lab
  8. Two public spaces will be (re-)designed and built in Kilifi and Mombasa that contribute to the blue economy
  9. One blue carbon project will be designed and implemented in Lamu, with 1,000 hectares of mangroves included in the designated project area, significantly highlighting positive impacts of the project regarding carbon sequestration and ecosystems protection
  10. Two solid waste recycling and collection facilities will be upgraded in Taita Taveta
  11. One constructed wetland will be developed and applied in Mombasa through an innovative technique and technology provided by the UN
  12. One fish landing site will be constructed or upgraded with significant land-sea planning elements