This mapping of existing and previous initiatives and projects related to Ocean and Blue Economy complements the Scoping Report produced by the Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) on “Ocean Governance and Blue Economy: An Emerging Agenda for the Africa-Europe Partnership”. It is a non-exhaustive list of projects and initiatives implemented in Africa that have either shaped or could inspire the development of an Africa-Europe partnership on the ocean.

This mapping has been produced by the Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) to primarily inform the work of the Africa-Europe Strategy Group on Ocean Governance that is being set up with the support of the European Commission and in partnership with the African Union Commission. More precisely it will serve the Group to identify priority areas of focus for joint cooperation and co-design a roadmap for action that can enhance the ocean governance partnership.

This list has been built upon a series of meetings with relevant stakeholders interested in the Africa-Europe ocean relationship, and complemented by online research to identify a large array of projects and initiatives that currently shape the two continents exchanges. It lists a number of projects/initiatives supported by the EU or its Member States, African parties and international organisations working in Africa, as well as Africaled initiatives and projects that currently contribute to the continents’ aspirations towards the ocean.