New books launched to provide knowledge on blue economy
Chief Editor Prof George Outa addresses delegates during the launch of The Book of Abstracts’ and the “Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy” books in Gigiri, Nairobi on March 3, 2022. Looking on from left to right are CAS Ministry of Education Sara Ruto, Programme Management Officer of Sustainable Blue Economy Initiative Ole Vestergaard, CAS State Law Office Prof Micheni Ntiba, CAS Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives Lawrence Omuhaka and Stockholm Environment Institute Africa Director Dr Philip Osano.
Four years after Kenya hosted the first ever blue economy conference, two books detailing how the world can use science and research to attain marine sustainability have been unveiled.
The books, one titled Book of Abstracts: The Science and Research Symposium and the other Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy have been launched by the government of Kenya in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).