The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is recognized globally as one of the biodiversity hotspots with high ecological and socio-economic value. However, with increased global demand for natural resources, pollution, climate change and a diversity of unsustainable economic activities, the region’s fragile coastal and marine eco-systems are under threat. In response to this, efforts and innovative solutions were urgently required to address these challenges, business as usual scenario is likely to result to the depletion of coastal and marine resources and the associated socio-economic benefits. In 2020 to bolster collective leadership between states, private sector and civil society actors, discussions between key actors in the region were initiated with support from GIZ’s Western Indian Ocean Governance Initiative to develop a regional multi stakeholder initiative for an inclusive and sustainable Blue Economy in the Western Indian Ocean region. The proposal to develop a regional multi stakeholder initiative was presented and endorsed during the tenth Nairobi Convention Conference of Parties (Decision CP.10/12). Our Blue Future is being developed using a multi-stakeholder approach. (Read more). Our Blue Future’s vision is a healthy, prosperous, and resilient WIO region for all, underpinned by participatory governance, sustainable economies and thriving coastal and marine ecosystems. (Read more).