Overview of Go Blue Project
The Go Blue project in coastal Kenya, funded by the EU, is a comprehensive initiative aimed at advancing the Blue Economy Agenda through Coastal Development. The project's objective is to unlock the potential of land-sea opportunities in coastal urban centers for sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth with employment impact, while conserving and sustainably using the coastal and marine environment and promoting effective maritime governance. The project is implemented across various pillars and locations.
Component 2 | Go Blue Environment (Implemented by UN-Habitat and UNEP)
Location: Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, Lamu, and Taita Taveta
Activities: Data center establishment, waste management, urban public space enhancement, and blue carbon projects.
Project Components Activities
- Objectives and activities related to environmental conservation and land-sea planning
- Achievements such as data center establishment, waste management strategies, public space enhancement, and ecosystem assessments.
Resource Library:
- Inception report
- Data management manuals
- Hola Municipality Local Physical & Land use Development Plan (LP&LDP)
- coastal and marine ecosystems assessment and valuation including vulnerability assessments of climate change impacts and adaptation measures
- Waste audit report for TaitaTaveta county
- Waste management strategy for Taita Taveta county
- Lamu Blue Carbon Project Identification Note
- Lamu Blue carbon project design document
- Cost-benefit analysis for establishing a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve, Kwale, Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve MPA management plan
- Marine Spatial Planning guidelines
- Land-sea planning guidelines
- Progress reports