Webinar: Building a blue economy
Channel: Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge
Date: 2020-08-12

In this webinar, Nick Lewis (University of Auckland) discusses the Challenge's definition of a 'blue economy', a term which is being increasingly used around the world. This webinar bridges the blue economy research he did in Phase I (2014-2019) of the Challenge with what the Challenge is working on now for blue economy.
 
He discusses the idea that we need to rethink the way we measure and manage a blue economy - it is more complex than a set of monetary returns can reflect, and suggests that the blue economy could be thought about in terms of categories (eg, Māori or Community), rather than traditional sectors or values (eg, Aquaculture or Tourism). A series of system maps is presented to illustrate that a blue economy is more interconnected and complicated than we see from the outside. 

He introduces examples of New Zealand-based initiatives and activities that are beginning to show us a new way of approaching the challenge of a blue economy and introduces our Phase II (2019-2024) research projects that explore new approaches for a blue economy. The presentation finishes with a short discussion on the economic opportunities a COVID-19 context.

There is a 15 minute Q+A session at the end.

This webinar was held 11 am, Tuesday 11 August.

For more information about our research into the blue economy, see: www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/home/search/?topic%5B%5D=blue-economy