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COASTAL COMMUNITIES
Unlocking Blue Finance
Leaders from coastal communities, investors and coral reef specialists discussed
this theme, as a counterpoint to a case study in collaborative reef management,
presented live from Kenya.
How can we ensure the resilience of coastal com-
munities and coral reefs on the front line of climate
change? The need to unlock transformative blue IN
finance for coastal resilience and elevate local solu- SIGHT
tions to a level of global impact clearly emerged du-
ring the session organised by the US NGO Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS) and the Global Coral “We want communities to come together in collaborative
Reef Fund (GFCR), held on 24 March 2023 at the management, calling on different stakeholders to share
Oceanographic Museum. solutions that take into account local conservation methods
and the vision of a beautiful and sustainable world”.
Remmy Safari, Kuruwitu Conservation and Welfare Association
