UNIDO’s new video: Blue Industry, real SDG impact

Chennai, 13 February 2026 – UNIDO unveiled its new “Blue Industry & the SDGs” video, highlighting how Blue Industry interventions accelerate progress across the 2030 Agenda in developing countries. The launch was introduced by Alejandro Rivera Rojas, Chief of MSME Competitiveness, Quality and Job Creation and Chair of UNIDO’s Blue Industry Task Force, who underscored UNIDO’s commitment to building resilient, competitive and sustainable blue industries.

Premiered during the World Seafood Congress (WSC) 2026 in Chennai (8–11 February), the video illustrates practical solutions, from standards and traceability to innovation and gender‑responsive approaches, that help blue value chains become safer, more inclusive and climate‑resilient.

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Alongside the launch, Alejandro Rivera Rojas presented UNIDO’s Blue Industry Strategy for Developing Countries, setting out pathways for impact at scale through quality infrastructure, trade facilitation and innovation ecosystems. 

UNIDO at WSC 2026 

UNIDO experts contributed targeted insights across WSC sessions, sharing practical experience in standards, traceability, innovation and gender mainstreaming for sustainable value chain development. Ms. Yasmin Atun presented the Blue Industry Ports approach during regional workshops for developing countries, while Ms. Freya Gruenberg and Ms. Atun showcased UNIDO’s twin‑track approach to advancing gender equality across seafood value chains in a dedicated poster session.

Representing the United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative, Mr Nima Bahramalian discussed strengthening sustainable seaweed value chains and introduced UNIDO’s Standards Compliance Analytics Tool to support compliance, traceability and market readiness. Additional technical inputs covered: the nexus of trade facilitation and SPS harmonisation, lessons from aquaculture in Colombia and practical food‑safety challenges for competitive seafood exports in Mozambique. 

UNIDO looks forward to deepening collaboration with partners to scale solutions that create decent jobs, strengthen competitiveness and advance sustainable, inclusive blue industries.

For more information, please contact Yasmin Atun at y.langendoerferatun [at] unido.org