Scaling up blue finance to support mangrove-based livelihoods in the Philippines

Alice Bian, Niko Howai, Cristobal Cayetano, Lota Creencia, Maxine Gibb and Elizabeth Robinson

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Abstract: 'Blue finance' is an emerging area of climate finance that aims to channel investment towards activities that promote the long-term health and sustainability of the ocean and the marine environment. Mobilising blue finance to scale up investment in the protection of mangroves in the Philippines can improve the health and livelihoods of coastal fishing communities and contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. Our analysis assesses the use of ‘debt-for-mangrove swaps’, and proposes a high-level conceptual framework for operationalising these swaps.

Keywords: adaptation; blue bonds; blue economy; blue finance; climate action; climate resilience; debt-for-mangrove swaps; debt-for-nature swaps; mangrove-based livelihoods; mitigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F3 G3 J01 R14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2026-05-22
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