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The Global Report brings together the evidence, perspectives and recommendations generated by the seven Ocean Centres during Phase 2 — connecting national realities with cross-country patterns, finance implications, opportunities and pathways for action.

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Ocean Centres
Global Report, Phase 2
Cross-country patterns, finance implications and the Annexes on the Cross-Country Dialogues and the Blue Finance Workshop Series.
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PHASE 2 · 2024–2026

Ocean Centres in numbers

A snapshot of the reach, engagement and collective evidence generated across the seven Ocean Centres in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

7
OCEAN CENTRES
Latin America · Africa · Asia
56
NATIONAL WORKSHOPS
237 hours · 299 speakers
4,104
WORKSHOP PARTICIPATIONS
2,086 in person · 2,018 online
553
OFFICIAL MEMBERS
more than 91% are organisations
540
SAFETY CHALLENGES
identified across five safety dimensions
1,043
RECOMMENDATIONS
across the four Action Areas
130+
ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
bilateral, sectoral, community, academic and media
31
COUNTRIES REACHED
342 participants in four Cross-Country Dialogues

Safety challenges by dimension

540 total
Worker Safety
169
Operational Safety
148
Regulatory, Governance & Compliance
102
Environmental & Climate-related
70
Finance & Investment
51

Recommendations by Action Area

1,043 total
Shipping & Ports
444
Fishing & Aquaculture
320
Finance & Investment
150
Offshore Renewables
129

Source: Ocean Centres Global Report, Phase 2.

A CALL TO ACTION

Key recommendations at a glance

Shared priorities for action emerging from the seven National Reports, highlighting the strongest areas of convergence across the Ocean Centres. Use the arrows to explore the key recommendations for Business, Government and Finance.

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Business
1 Embed safety into corporate governance, risk management and daily operations.
2 Invest in workforce skills, continuous training, worker protection, safety culture and emergency preparedness.
3 Use technology, data and stronger management systems to improve safety, monitoring and operational resilience.
4 Strengthen standards, responsible practices and workforce preparedness as ocean industries undergo technological and green transitions.
Government
1 Strengthen and enforce safety regulations and standards, aligned where relevant with international frameworks and good practice.
2 Improve coordination across responsible authorities and strengthen institutional, inspection and enforcement capacity.
3 Invest in safer and more resilient infrastructure and emergency-response capacity.
4 Strengthen safety data, incident reporting and monitoring to support evidence-based policy, incentivise prevention and effective risk management.
Finance
1 Integrate safety performance and risk into lending, investment, insurance and ESG due diligence.
2 Expand blue, blended and de-risking finance for safety-critical infrastructure, technology, skills and resilience.
3 Improve access to appropriate finance and insurance, particularly for smaller and more vulnerable ocean economy operators.
4 Develop financial products and incentives that reward stronger safety performance and support investment in safer operations.

The complete cross-country analysis is presented in the Global Report chapter A Call to Action: Recommendations by Action Area.

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All the results, conclusions and recommendations by Action Area
Plus the Annexes on the Cross-Country Interactive Dialogues and the Blue Finance Workshop Series.
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