MARINE CLUSTERS AS A TOOL TO ACHIEVE SDG14 IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

  • E. A. Kostianaia Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • S. M. Shapovalov Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • A. G. Kostianoy Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences; S.Yu.WitteMoscow University
DOI 10.29006/1564-2291.JOR-2018.46(3).15
Keywords marine clusters, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goal #14 (SDG14), the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Caspian Sea

Abstract

This article explores the possibility of using marine clusters in the southern seas of the Russian Federation (Black, Azov and Caspian Seas) as a tool to achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goal #14 (SDG14) on conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The article explains the concept of “cluster” and its benefits for achieving sustainable development. Further the authors provide information on the international experience of using marine clusters to achieve certain objectives of SDG14: exact examples of marine clusters in various countries are given, as well as their input in achieving SDG14. In the condunion, the authors give recommendations on formation of marine clusters on the Russian coast of the Black, Azov and Caspian Seas to achieve the objectives of SDG14. It is proposed to set up six clusters: the Sevastopol cluster, the cluster of the Southern coast of Crimea, the Rostov cluster, the Novorossiysk cluster, the cluster “Big Sochi”, and the Astrakhan cluster. The creation of such clusters will ensure closer cooperation between companies, organizations and educational institutions of the coastal regions of the southern seas of the Russian Federation under consideration, which will not only promote economic growth in these regions, but also create an effective platform for the exchange of views and search for optimal solutions for the creation of new practices, technologies, and activities to achieve the objectives of SDG14.

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Published
2018-12-26
Issue
Vol 46 No 3 (2018): Journal of Oceanological Research
Section
Ocean and sustainable development

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