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Table 1

Comparison of Bangladesh's blue economy strategies with other South Asian nations

Country	Key strategies	Focus area
Bangladesh	Blue Economy Roadmap and National Marine Fisheries Management Plan	Offshore energy, fisheries, maritime infrastructure and EEZ management
Maldives	National Fisheries Policy and Climate Resilience Strategies	Sustainable fisheries, marine biodiversity conservation and tourism
Pakistan	Gwadar Port Development under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Maritime Trade Expansion	Trade, port development, shipping and fisheries
Afghanistan	Landlocked terrain limits the scope, but riverine management strategies could be implemented	Sustainable water resource management and cross border collaboration
Bhutan and Nepal	Sustainable freshwater management policies and Eco tourism development	Inland fisheries, riverine ecosystem conservation and biodiversity preservation
Sri Lanka	Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour Policy and Marine Spatial Plan	Ocean resource management, fisheries, aquaculture and renewable energy
India	Draft National Blue Economy Policy and Sagarmala project	Port modernization, renewable ocean energy, fisheries and marine biotechnology

Country	Key strategies	Focus area
Bangladesh	Blue Economy Roadmap and National Marine Fisheries Management Plan	Offshore energy, fisheries, maritime infrastructure and EEZ management
Maldives	National Fisheries Policy and Climate Resilience Strategies	Sustainable fisheries, marine biodiversity conservation and tourism
Pakistan	Gwadar Port Development under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Maritime Trade Expansion	Trade, port development, shipping and fisheries
Afghanistan	Landlocked terrain limits the scope, but riverine management strategies could be implemented	Sustainable water resource management and cross border collaboration
Bhutan and Nepal	Sustainable freshwater management policies and Eco tourism development	Inland fisheries, riverine ecosystem conservation and biodiversity preservation
Sri Lanka	Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour Policy and Marine Spatial Plan	Ocean resource management, fisheries, aquaculture and renewable energy
India	Draft National Blue Economy Policy and Sagarmala project	Port modernization, renewable ocean energy, fisheries and marine biotechnology

Source(s): Authors’ compilation based on Alharthi and Hanif (2020), Government of India (2020), The World Bank (2019) and Sakhuja (2015)