Blue economy valuation toolkit user manual

Abstract

The overall objective of the project was to provide a tested Blue Economy Valuation toolkit (BEVTK) and associated materials. The BEVTK has been applied in three pilot countries that are Djibouti, Rwanda and the Seychelles. These countries have been identified as representative of the various typologies found in East Africa which were narrowed down to landlocked, insular and coastal countries. The report presents, in Part 1, the Blue Economy Valuation Toolkit and, in Part 2, the user manual. In Part 1, the objective of the toolkit, its structure and capabilities are displayed. It shows how BEVTK integrates three modules which are the economic activities, social dimension and ecosystems’ services and their respective contributions to the blue economy. This part concludes with key recommendations for improving the BEVTK. In Part 2, the way to navigate with the tool, to elaborate input tables, pivot charts, summarizing tables and snapshot summarizing the contribution of the selected country to the Blue Economy is presented in detail.