2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIM Strategy). Version 1.0. African Union (2012)
Africa’s inland waters, oceans and seas are under pressure. Over the years, traditional maritime activities, such as shipping or fisheries have intensified, while new ones, such as aquaculture or offshore renewable energy, emerged. However, the rise in intensity of activities at sea is taking place against the backdrop of insecurity, various forms of illegal trafficking, degradation of the marine environment, falling biodiversity and aggravated effects of climate change. In the past decades direct aggregate losses of revenue from illegal activities in Africa’s Maritime Domain (AMD) amount to hundreds of billions US dollars, not to mention the loss of lives.
2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIM Strategy). Version 1.0. African Union (2012).pdf
