The Continental President of African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA),Mrs Jean Chiazor Anishere in her goodwill message in marking the 6th African Day of the Seas and Oceans today July 25th 2020, which was made available to CEOAFRICA stated that protecting Africa’s oceans and seas, is no longer a debate but an actual necessity. She believes that sustainability in the context of a Blue Economy is all about our ability to use our ocean space as opportunities for development, new energy possibilities, protected areas that improves biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, and providing increased food security.
Recall that the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, declared July 25th as Africa’s Day of the Seas and Oceans in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2015, in order to foster increased wealth creation from Africa’s seas and oceans by urging African States to develop sustainable thriving blue economy in a secure and environmentally sustainable manner.
Today as maritime nations all over Africa celebrate this day, WIMAFRICA’s Continental President has also joined her voice with other nations in emphasizing the importance of sustaining a blue economy. She added that Africa has embraced the blue economy for the solution it proffers to the economic problems and development needs facing the continent’s states.
She further stated that the purpose of the blue economy is to provide a sustainable economic development of the oceans, seas, coasts, lakes, rivers, and underground water bodies to provide for resources that can satisfy human needs, create jobs and wealth, encourage tourism, increase global trading activities, and meet its energy demands. “Thus achieving the sustainability of the blue economy is vital to securing Africa’s prosperity,” she added.
Mrs Jean ChiazorAnisherewho is a legal practitioner and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, International Bar Association, Founding Member and Past President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA – NG), First Vice President of WIMAFRICA, Past President of the Nigerian Chapter of WIMAFRICA, now sits as the current Continental President of WIMAFRICA.
She enjoins all hands to be on deck, together in unity, peace and love in a bid to achieving the Africa that we desire to see in the nearest future.
