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Comoros
2 domains mapped · Code: KM
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Comoros is a three-island Indian Ocean nation with a GDP of roughly $1.4 billion (2024, World Bank), built on agricultural export crops (vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang), worker remittances, and the tuna-rich waters of its exclusive economic zone. Its most material market-failure domain is fisheries: Comoros sells fishing access to distant-water fleets under the EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership framework and regional tuna agreements, while its own coastal stocks and reefs face overexploitation. Coastal plastic pollution and small-scale beach sand and aggregate extraction for construction add secondary system-welfare costs.
DOMAINS (2)
Fisheries (Western Indian Ocean tuna and EEZ access)
βW = 1.11
Canonical domain beta-W
Canonical domain beta-W from Fisheries. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.
Axiom 1
Axiom 2
Axiom 3
PRIMARY ROUTE:Comoros licenses access to its EEZ for tuna purse-seine and longline fleets, so the gap between the access fees it collects and the true value of the catch landed elsewhere is directly computable from licence revenue versus port and trade statistics. Because the stocks are migratory and managed through a regional commission, the welfare cost is observable and the access game can be renegotiated rather than being a fixed physical limit.
4 actor-lane actions mapped
GAME-CHANGE ROUTES
A1Renegotiate EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and other access deals to raise fees, mandate observer coverage and electronic vessel monitoring, and tie payments to verified catch.
A2Strengthen national monitoring, control and surveillance through the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission and regional patrol cooperation to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
A3Invest the access revenue and donor support into domestic small-scale fisheries, cold chain, and value-added processing so more of the catch value stays onshore.
ACTOR-LANE ACTIONS
Insider / Whistleblower
insider
Onboard fisheries observers and port inspectors document under-reported catch, transshipment, and licence non-compliance.
Comoros Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Spatial Planning; national fisheries observer program
Investor / Capital Allocator
investor
Development financiers condition fisheries and port investment on traceability and observer coverage.
African Development Bank; World Bank; EU development finance; Marine Stewardship Council certification market
Regulator / Agency
regulator
Set and enforce catch and licence terms, deploy vessel monitoring systems, and require electronic logbooks.
Comoros Ministry of Fisheries; national fisheries authority; regional monitoring, control and surveillance cooperation
Policymakers / Treaty Forum
supranational
Set and enforce regional tuna quotas and reference points through the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC); FAO; European Union (Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement); Indian Ocean Commission (COI)
Plastics (coastal and marine litter)
βW = 5.42
Canonical domain beta-W
Canonical domain beta-W from Plastics and Petrochemical Waste. Local route severity is a country-route triage value and is not used in the aggregate portfolio.
Axiom 1
Axiom 2
Axiom 3
PRIMARY ROUTE:Comoros has minimal domestic waste-management infrastructure, so imported single-use plastics accumulate on beaches and reefs, and the cleanup, fisheries, and tourism damage is measurable against the low value of the plastic goods consumed. The leakage points are concentrated in a few urban centers and ports, making interventions tractable.
4 actor-lane actions mapped
GAME-CHANGE ROUTES
A1Enact and enforce a single-use plastic import and use restriction, following bans adopted across East African and Indian Ocean states.
A2Build basic municipal collection and recycling capacity in Moroni and other towns with donor and regional support.
A3Run producer and importer responsibility schemes that fund collection from the goods that generate the waste.
ACTOR-LANE ACTIONS
Insider / Whistleblower
insider
Customs and port staff report volumes of single-use plastic imports.
Comoros customs administration; municipal authorities of Moroni; local environmental NGOs
Investor / Capital Allocator
investor
Fund waste-collection and recycling infrastructure through climate and ocean finance.
Global Environment Facility; African Development Bank; UNEP Clean Seas funding
Regulator / Agency
regulator
Pass and enforce single-use plastic restrictions and import controls.
Comoros Ministry of Environment; Directorate General of Environment and Forests
Policymakers / Treaty Forum
supranational
Support national plastics action plans through UNEP and the Nairobi Convention for the Western Indian Ocean.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Clean Seas; Nairobi Convention; UN global plastics treaty process
REFORM PATHFINDER
Actor-lane actions and institutional infrastructure for Comoros
POLICY LAB
Country-specific policy options for the mapped domains in Comoros; full 61-domain coverage is the program table, not a claim about this route.
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