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Charting Croatia's Blue Economy Pathways (English)

25 Mar 2024

With an accessible and attractive coastline of untouched natural splendor, Adriatic Croatia is a strategic driver of national economic development. It boasts rich cultural heritage and biodiversity and abundant coastal and marine resources providing the country with high socioeconomic value. A decade of strong growth of maritime tourism has fueled stable economic development in the coastal zone. Despite this progress, Adriatic Croatia faces multiple environmental challenges stemming from anthropogenic pressures and climate change. Negative impacts from over-tourism, urbanization, and pollution underline the urgency of adopting a sustainable maritime economy approach. The demographic decline and the lack of economic diversification could diminish future economic opportunities of Adriatic Croatia to grow sustainably and provide new jobs. The emerging challenges call for close attention in the context of the national development goals, sustainable development commitments and Croatia's aspiration to achieve blue growth. This report discusses the concept of blue economy while trying to understand and define the impacts of current challenges on the Republic of Croatia's transition to blue economy.
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Authors

World Bank

Disclosure Date
2024/03/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Charting Croatia's Blue Economy Pathways
Product Line
Advisory Services & Analytics
Published in
United States of America
Rel Proj ID
HR-Croatia Blue Economy Policy Note -- P179246
Sector
Other Public Administration
Theme
Public Private Partnerships,Mitigation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Oceans,Coastal Zone Management,Environmental policies and institutions,Climate change,Adaptation,Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management
Unit Owning
ECA ENR PM 2 (SCAE2),ECA ENR PM 1 (SCAE1)
Version Type
Final
Volume No
1

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