Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/182078 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 2112
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
The Sustainable Development Goal for the oceans and coasts (SDG 14) as part of the 2030 Agenda can be considered as an important step towards achieving more comprehensive blue growth. Here, we selected a set of 18 indicators to measure progress against SDG 14 for EU coastal states in the Baltic and the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean since 2012. In our assessment we distinguish between a concept of weak and strong sustainability, assuming high and low substitution possibilities, respectively. Overall, we show that the majority of countries in our assessment fail to achieve comprehensive blue growth. Sweden, Spain, Ireland, and in particular Portugal experienced a considerable reduction in scores since 2012. The only exemption is Estonia which managed to improve its scores over time under both concepts of sustainability. The unsustainable development at the EU level is mainly driven by deteriorations in indicators related to fisheries.
Subjects: 
Sustainable Development Goals
Blue Growth
European Union
Fisheries
JEL: 
Q01
Q22
Q56
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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